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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.

East Point, Ga. Bans Smoking in Parks

The Atlanta suburb of East Point has banned smoking in its parks. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution all of Fulton County parks are now smoke-free….

Vato Cigars Celebrates Seven Years With F5

Vato Cigars will celebrate its seventh anniversary later this month and there will be a new cigar. It’s called F5, a nod to the classification…

Thompson Adding Aging Room Mi Tierra

Beginning next week, Thompson Cigar will formally begin the sales of its latest exclusive, the Aging Room Mi Tierra. The three-size line uses a habano…

Flor de Selva Colección Aniversario Nº20 Heading to the U.S.

Maya Selva Cigars has announced that the Flor de Selva Colección Aniversario Nº20 will be heading to the United States after spending nearly a year available…

Cigars International Woes Force STG to Downgrade Guidance

Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S (STG), the parent company of General Cigar Co. and Cigars International, has issued a revised guidance for investors revealing that 2017 will…

Cavalier Genève Black Series II Debuting at IPCPR 2017

Cavalier Genève, the company best known for the distinctive gold leaf on its cigar wrappers, will add a box-pressed line to its portfolio this summer….

Las Calaveras Returns for 2017

Crowned Heads fans, get ready. The Las Calaveras Edición Limitada 2017 will head to stores in about a month. It’s the fourth year the company has released…

Massachusetts Senate Considers Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase

Nowhere in the United States has there been more debate and action about raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco than in the state of…

Ezra Zion Leaves Boutiques Unified, Announces Self-Distribution

Ezra Zion has announced that it will be taking over its own distribution. The Texas-based company becomes the latest brand to leave the Boutiques Unified distribution…

Altadis U.S.A. Taking Over Aging Room Distribution (Update)

Altadis U.S.A. is the new distributor for the Aging Room/Boutique Blends brands. The tobacco giant will be the new distributor for Aging Room, which includes…

La Palina Ships Bronze Label to TAA Retailers

La Palina has begun shipping its 2017 exclusive cigar for the Tobacconists’ Association America. It’s called the Bronze Label and comes as part of a collaboration…