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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 Preshow Live: 20 Questions (1 P.M. CDT)

You got questions, we got answers. Charlie Minato will answer 20 reader questions regarding this week’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show. CLICK HERE to submit…

Crux Adds Roy MacLaren as EVP of Sales

Roy MacLaren is back. Crux Cigars has announced that it has hired Roy MacLaren as the company’s executive vice-president of sales. MacLaren is best known…

Total Flame Puts Iranian Tobacco in Persia Release

A few years ago Total Flame released a cigar with Russian tobacco, now it’s a got a cigar with tobacco from Iran. The cigar is…

Karl Malone Enters Cigar Business

A couple years ago Karl Malone was at the Procigar festival in the Dominican Republic. Now the NBA legend is entering the cigar business. Malone…

Montecristo Artisan Series III Debuting At IPCPR 2018

The third release in Altadis U.S.A.’s Montecristo Artisan Series will be shown off later this week. It’s called the Montecristo Artisan Series III, a 6…

IPCPR 2018 Preshow Live: Top 5 Accessories We Want to Try (1 P.M. CDT)

Electric lighters, skeleton cutters, $3,000 humidors—they’re all coming to this week’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, but do we want to use? Join Brooks Whittington…

Drew Estate Plans Liga Privada 10 – Aniversario, H99

There are two new Liga Privadas coming. Drew Estate will release Liga Privada 10 Aniversario and Liga Privada H99, the first two new Liga Privada…

Tropical (AGANORSA Leaf) Wins Mombacho Trademark Dispute

Tropical Tobacco, Inc.—a company best known by its AGANORSA Leaf and Casa Fernández names—has won a ruling over who its trademark for the word Mombacho…

Montecristo Grupo de Maestros Private Batch IV at IPCPR 2018

The next installment of the Montecristo Grupo de Maestros Private Batch will debut this week. Altadis U.S.A. has announced that it will show off the…

Cavalier Genève Moving to the U.S., Taking Over Distribution

Cavalier Genève will be launching a new U.S.-based distribution company and as such taking over its own American distribution. The new company, Cavalier Premium Cigars USA…

Onyx Reserve Getting Packaging Update

Altadis U.S.A’s Onyx Reserva is getting a packaging update. The vertical ONYX text that graced the band has now been turned 90-degrees to read horizontally….