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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.

AGANORSA Leaf Signature Series Debuting at IPCPR 2018

And now we know the details of the AGANORSA Leaf Signature Series. It will be a four-size limited edition designed to show off the company’s…

La Aurora Teases Puro Vintage 2007

There was a La Aurora Puro Vintage 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and now there will be a 2007. https://www.instagram.com/p/BjnMfI0F5uB/?taken-by=laauroracigars La Aurora has shown off a…

Noel Rojas Plans New Texas Factory

It’s not often a new cigar rolling operation opens in the U.S., but next month, Noel Rojas plans to open a small rolling operation called…

Nassau County, N.Y. Raises Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21 (Update)

Nassau County, N.Y. has raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21. The Nassau County legislature voted to raise the minimum age to purchase…

Amadeus Los Cabos Slated for National Release at IPCPR 2018

Two years ago, shortly before the new FDA regulations went into effect, Iconic Leaf showed off nine new lines each with 14 vitolas. What the…

VegaFina Gran Reserva 20 Aniversario

It is the year of anniversaries. As I noted last weekend, there are multiple major brands celebrating their 50th anniversary, companies celebrating 130 and 200…

NewAir CC-100H

When I was in college I had a problem. I had spent a fair bit of money on cigars, it was spring and the central…

Davidoff Adds Master Blend Selection Series 1-15

Last year, Davidoff released six of Eladio Diaz’s birthday blends to retailers as part of the company’s Master Selection Series honoring its master blender. Now,…

Tatuaje Little Boris Returning

The Tatuaje Little Boris will be released again. Over the weekend, Pete Johnson posted a picture of an unbanded Little Boris. Johnson told halfwheel the cigar…

A.J. Fernández Adding Bellas Artes Maduro for IPCPR 2018

Two years after the original Bellas Artes debuted, A.J. Fernández will add a Maduro version. At the 2018 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, the company will…

Cornelius & Anthony The Mistress Debuting at IPCPR 2018

There is The Gent, and there will also be The Mistress. Cornelius & Anthony’s second new line for the 2018 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show…