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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.

La Aurora Reserva Especial 2008

If there is one company that enjoys releasing high-priced cigars that aren’t parejos, it’s La Aurora. While belicosos, perfectos and salmones have fallen out of…

TPE 2019 Dates Announced, Third Day Added

The Tobacco Plus Expo will grow next year. For TPE 2019, there will be three trade floor days instead of two, which has been previously…

JSK Kralot Heading to IPCPR 2018, Shipping in Winter

Jas Sum Kral will allow retailers to place orders for its upcoming new cigar called Kralot. The cigar has been the works for the better…

Eiroa First 20 Diadema TAA Ships

The CLE exclusive for the Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA) has begun shipping. Last Friday, the company began shipping the Eiroa First 20 Years Diadema…

Camacho Announces Liberty 2005 Throwback

The Camacho Liberty 2005 is back. Later this month, Davidoff of Geneva USA will begin shipping the Camacho Liberty 2005 Throwback will begin shipping to…

Black Label Trading Co. & Island Jim Collaborate for Leaf by James

Island Jim’s Leaf by Series will be getting another entry later this week in the form of Leaf by James, a cigar made in collaboration with James…

FDA Extends Comment Period for Premium Cigar ANPRM to July 25

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the comment period for three Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemakings (ANPRM), including the one regarding whether…

FDA Appeals Court Ruling Denying Transferring of Texas Lawsuit

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is appealing a court decision that denied the agency’s request to combine two lawsuits files over cigar regulations…

Gurkha Announces Price Increase

Gurkha Cigar Group, Inc. has raised prices on a variety of its brands. The new prices went into effect on June 1 and affected a…

Topper Expanding 120th Anniversary Line

At next month’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Topper will once again show off two new sizes of its 120th Anniversary line, the same as…

Ventura Adding Archetype Fantasy Miniseries

At next month’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Ventura Cigar Co. will be expanding its Archetype Series with the Fantasy Miniseries. According to Cigar Insider, the…