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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.

Revamped Murciélago Heading to Retailers

The bat is back, again. Muciélago is once again heading to stores, this time coming from an A.J. Fernández factory It’s the third incarnation of…

Weekly News (Oct. 23, 2017)

Cigar News Cuba Begins Planting Expanded Crop Gurkha Begins Shipping Master Select La Palina Ships LP Number 1 & LP Number 2 Mombacho Ships Cosecha…

H. Upmann The Banker Ingot Rosé

Cigars and Champagne have somewhat of a storied history. There is of course the Davidoff Dom Perignon, named after the world’s most famous Champagne house….

Tatuaje Ships Tattoo Needles

Tatuaje has begun shipping one of its smallest cigars: Tattoo Needles. The Tattoo Needles are the fifth cigar the company—and its sister operation L’Atelier Imports—has…

Hutchinson, Kan. Bans Smoking at Parks

Hutchinson, Kan. is banning smoking at the city’s parks. The City Council approved the measure and said it expects to have signs posted regarding the…

Tatuaje The Michael Arrives in Stores

The penultimate Tatuaje Monster Series release has arrived in stores. Retailers around the country are now receiving The Michael, the 10th—or 12th—release in Tatuaje’s legendary…

Java Red Robusto

There are two types of cigars: those that sell and those that don’t. While the consumers that read this site are probably not regular customers…

FDA Extends Ingredient Listing Deadline Six Months Because of Hurricanes

One way or another, almost every cigar manufacturer just got another six months to file their ingredient listing and health document as part of the…

Court Rejects Health Groups Attempt to Enter FDA Cigar Lawsuit

In July, six health groups asked to be named as co-defendants in a lawsuit regarding the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulation of premium…

Gurkha Begins Shipping Master Select

At this year’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show Gurkha brought back two blends from the company’s past: Havana Legend and Master Select. Now the latter…

Cuba Plans Expanded 2018 Crop

After a successful 2016/2017 harvest, Cuba has begun planting an even larger tobacco crop for 2017/2018. Grupo Empresarial de Tabaco de Cuba has announced that…