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Charlie Minato

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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.

Zev Kaminetsky Joins Royal Agio Cigars USA

Zev Kaminetsky has joined Royal Agio Cigars USA as the company’s new national sales director. It is, in more ways than one, going to be…

Davidoff Culebras Limited Edition Escurio

Lanceros don’t sell well. The long and thin size doesn’t appear to most as a good value and the small ring gauge makes it more…

Rafael González 88 (ER Asia Pacific 2016)

The number eight is considered lucky in China. In 2008, the number inspired one of the most unique Edición Regional releases of all time, the…

CAO Estelí Slated for TAA Release

General Cigar Co.’s release for TAA members will be a CAO. Later this month, the company will offer the CAO Estelí as an exclusive to…

Davidoff Adds Mundano to Vault Series

Tomorrow, a new Davidoff Vault release will go on sale. It’s called Mundano—which has a variety of translations, though Davidoff is going with worldly—a reference to…

Room101, Lost&Found Collaborate for SuperStroke

First there was a Caldwell Cigar Co. and Room101 collaboration, now there is a Lost&Found and Room101 project. Matt Booth has teamed up with Lost&Found…

Camacho Coyolar Returning

Camacho’s Coyolar will return. The brand was phased out in 2013 as part of Camacho’s big rebrand, but now it is set to return with the…

La Flor Dominicana Special Football Edition 2018

Fly Eagles Fly. As I noted two years ago, I am an Eagles fan and as such, the above is rather relevant. Since 2015, La Flor…

Dalay Zigarren Adds Affentanz for German Market

Dalay Zigarren, a German distributor with an associated retailer, has a new cigar under its Zauberberg label: Affentanz. Described as a German translation for “armed with monkeyness,” Affentanz…

Michael Giannini Promoted to General Manager of Ventura Cigar Co.

Michael Giannini has been promoted to general manager of Ventura Cigar Co., the premium cigar division of Kretek International, Inc. Giannini joined the company in…

Tatuaje Adds Gov’t Cheese Steak for Events

There’s a new Tatuaje event-pack, though someone else is going to have to tell you exactly what is in it. It’s called “Gov’t Cheese Steak”…