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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.

Crux Releasing Smoklahoma Edition Corona Gordas Today

In May, Crux Cigars announced a new sampler of Corona Gordas as an exclusive for ZT Cigars of Oklahoma City. Today, the samplers finally get…

Steve Saka Teases Muestra de Saka Unicorn

Steve Saka says he may not release the cigar, but there’s a new Muestra de Saka vitola that hasn’t been seen before. It’s called Unicorn,…

HVC Black Friday 2017

The Real Deal. I don’t know what that exactly means, but it’s been a part of the HVC Black Friday story for a while now…

D.J. Khaled-Backed Rich Cigars Leaves Cigar Industry

Rich Cigars, Inc., a publicly-traded company promoted by D.J. Khaled, is leaving the cigar business for the cryptocurrency business. The company will now be known…

Lavida Isla Renamed, Shipping as Nick & Jim’s P.B.E.

The collaboration from Nick Syris of LH Premium Cigars and “Island” Jim Robinson of Leaf & Bean will begin shipping next week. While it was…

Fort Worth Bans Smoking at Bars

In an 8-1 vote, the Fort Worth City Council voted to ban smoking at bars in the north Texas city, meaning smoking is outlawed at…

Ramón Allones Terra Magica (ER Adriático 2016)

In 1992, Camelot d.o.o was launched and became the first company to sell cigarettes in Croatia. Twenty-five years later, the company has expanded into a…

Gurkha Ships Havana Legend

Gurkha has announced that it has begun shipping its revamped Havana Legend. The four vitola line debuted in 1999 before it was phased out. It…

Austrian Smoking Ban to be Reduced

Austria’s new coalition government will roll back a planned smoking ban that was set to take effect next May. The far-right Freedom Party of Austria…

Liga Privada Único Serie Velvet Rat

They were sitting in a cart in the Drew Estate factory as we strolled by. An innocuous cart. What’s that? Something. No, it’s a Velvet…

Why The Government Spending Bill Is Important to Cigars, An Explainer

Omnibus. Continuing Resolutions. Agriculture Bill. DACA. Freedom Caucus. Those things are all important to cigars. It’s the end of the year and as has become…