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I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.

IPCPR 2018: Day 2 Live — Jon Huber (Crowned Heads) (11:15 A.M. CDT)

Live from Day 3 of the 2018 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, it’s Patrick Lagreid and Brooks Whittington. The duo will talk about the trade…

IPCPR 2018: Nat Sherman

Nat Sherman has new packaging and new carpeting. Thanks to a small electrical fire on the show floor, Nat Sherman’s booth was soaked in sprinkler…

Contest: Davidoff Winston Churchill Travel Humidor

It’s day three of the 2018 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show and that means it’s time for another contest. Today, Davidoff has agreed to give…

IPCPR 2018: Arturo Fuente

While the Arturo Fuente booth might not be new, there is a surprising amount of new cigars and many sought-after limited editions from the company’s…

IPCPR 2018: Tatuaje

Tatuaje is celebrating its 15th anniversary, though you wouldn’t really know it until you looked in a display case. There are no banners, no birthday…

IPCPR 2018: HVC Cigars

There are many debates about whether the placement of a company’s booth truly matters for the purposes of sales. I’ll argue that if a company…

IPCPR 2018 Updates Day 2, Day 3 Hours

Due to a small fire and sprinkler damage at the Las Vegas Convention Center, the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) has announced…

IPCPR 2018: J.C. Newman

There’s technically nothing new at the J.C. Newman booth this year. The American — the company’s new release — was actually shown off last year,…

Davidoff Delays Golden Band Awards 2018 Due to Fire

Davidoff’s Golden Band Awards will now begin at 7 p.m. local time, with the award ceremony beginning at 8 p.m. The company is making the…

IPCPR 2018: Boveda

There is no company in the cigar business that does as many trade shows as Boveda. Between the company’s interest in selling the humidification products…

IPCPR 2018: Ashton

Just because there are not any new cigars at the Ashton booth doesn’t mean there’s nothing new: the entire booth is new. For the first…