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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.

CAO Estelí Arrives at Retail

The CAO Estelí has begun to arrive in stores, a full four months early than originally announced. When General Cigar Co., the parent of CAO,…

Davidoff Wagner Limited Edition 2004 Returns for Vault Series

On Friday, the Davidoff Wagner Limited Edition 2004 will return as part of the company’s ongoing Vault Series. The 7 1/4 x 60 perfecto was…

CAO Zócalo

CAO has nearly 25 years in the cigar market, consecutively at least, and yet, the brand’s library of releases has never included a cigar with…

CroMagnon Mandible Mastodon Shipping

The box-pressed version of the CroMagnon Mandible is shipping to stores. It’s called the CroMagnon Mandible Mastodon, a 4 1/2 x 60 version of the…

AGANORSA Leaf Signature Planned

The company formerly-known-as Casa Fernández has a new cigar in the works. It’s called the AGANORSA Leaf Signature, part of the company’s new AGANORSA Leaf…

Las Calaveras EL 2018 Shipping in June

For the first time in its five-year history, the Las Calaveras will use Mexican tobacco. Next month, Crowned Heads will ship the Las Calaveras Edición…

Alaska Statewide Business Smoking Ban Heads to Governor’s Desk

A statewide smoking ban that would affect most businesses in Alaska now heads to the desk of Gov. Bill Walker. On Saturday, the Alaska House…

New Jersey Beach Smoking Ban Bill Introduced Again

Yet another bill—at least the second of this year—has been introduced that will try to ban smoking at all public beaches in New Jersey. Last…

Weekly News (May 14, 2018)

Cigar News Don Pepin Garcia 15th Anniversary Arrives at Retail Imperial Brands, plc Plans $2.8 Billion Divestment Pure Aroma Cigars Ships Two New D’Crossier Lines…

Viaje Bales On Bales

The most controversial cigar of 2018: Viaje Bales on Bales. It’s the leading candidate to-date, albeit, you’ll need to be following a RoMa Craft Tabac-related…

Imperial Brands, plc Plans $2.8 Billion of Divestments

Imperial Brands, plc—the parent company of Altadis U.S.A., JR Cigar, Casa de Montecristo and others—has announced a planned £2 billion ($2.78 billion) divestiture of various parts of…