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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.

A Visit to Finca Corojo & Las Lomas

I’ve been to at least 40 different tobacco growing operations. Like anything in nature, each one is a bit different. None of them have been…

JetLine Adds JS-100

JetLine has a new affordable single torch lighter. It’s called the JS-100 and uses two side action triggers to light. It features a coiled flame…

Cavici & Co. Limited Sues Quesada, S.A.G. Imports

Cavici & Co. Limited, which claims to be the legal name of Regius Cigars Ltd., has filed suit against its former distributor S.A.G. Imports and…

Providencia Trinitas

There aren’t a ton of cigar companies I have not heard of, but Providencia is one of them. Founded by Jim Faber, Reed Grafke and Raymond Zinar,…

Asylum Plans Medulla Oblongata 7 x 70, Maduro

In the coming months, there will be more versions of the Medula Oblongata heading to stores. Asylum is working on a 7 x 70 extension…

Le Carême Belicosos Finos Slated for March

There’s a new limited edition version of the Le Carême heading to stores next month. The Le Carême Belicosos Finos is based on the most famous cigar…

adorini Launches Cigar Cabinet Trolley Humidor

adorini, a German cigar accessory manufacturer, has announced the Cigar Cabinet Trolley Humidor ($3,000), a new humidor that is designed to look like a trolley…

Montecristo Ciudad de Música Heading to TAA Stores

The city of music is heading to TAA stores. Altadis U.S.A. has announced that its collaboration with Crowned Heads—the Montecristo Ciudad de Música—is now being…

AVO Improvisation 30 Years Slated for March

This year the AVO brand celebrates its 30th anniversary. It is doing so with a handful of new releases—including bringing back two former lines and…

Atabey Launching Three New Vitolas in March

Last year, Atabey showed off five new vitolas marked as future releases, next month three of those cigars will head to stores. On March 7,…

AVO Maduro, Signature Returning for 2018

In 2015, Davidoff of Geneva USA trimmed the AVO portfolio in half, discontinuing the AVO Maduro and AVO Signature lines. Now—as part of the brand’s…