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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 Corona Gorda Collection at Smoklahoma 2017

Crux Cigars has announced it has produced an exclusive sampler for ZT Cigars’ Smoklahoma event. The Crux Cigars Corona Gorda Collection – 2017 Smoklahoma Edition…

Mombacho Cigars S.A. Adds Mo Maali as National Sales Manager

Mombacho Cigars S.A. has announced that Mo Maali will be the company’s new national sales manager. Mali has worked as the manager of Casa de…

Weekly News (May 1, 2017)

Editor’s Note: On Saturday, April 29, a story was published indicating that Frank Santos had resigned at A.J. Fernandez Cigar Co. That story was based on…

Cubariqueño Adding Protocol Themis, Probable Cause Lancero at IPCPR 2017

Cubariqueño Cigar Co. has a new line, an extensions and event exclusive. All of the cigars will be available on May 13 at the company’s…

Fratello Oro Corona

Omar de Frias is Dominican. And yet, his cigars are made in Nicaragua. Until now—or last year, rather. At the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade…

Boveda 320 Gram

For many years, I’ve joked that Boveda should create a bed pillow-sized packet for cabinet humidors. It seems my efforts might have paid off as…

Crowned Heads Ships The Angel’s Anvil 2017

There’s another TAA release heading to stores. Crowned Heads has begun shipping The Angel’s Anvil 2017, the company’s exclusive release for retailers part of the…

FDA Nominee Scott Gottlieb Confirmed by Senate Committee

Earlier this morning, Dr. Scott Gottlieb was confirmed by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee 14-9 to be the next commissioner of U.S. Food…

New York Tobacco Purchasing Age Bill Advancing in Senate

The effort to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21 in the state of New York cleared its first hurdle yesterday…

Tatuaje Especiales Reserva Broadleaf

There have been a lot of legendary releases wrapped in broadleaf, but, in my opinion, no manufacturer deserves more credit for bringing it back into…

PDR’s El Criollito Lands Stateside

PDR Cigars is bringing one of its European blends to the U.S. for a limited release. It’s called El Criollito, a four-size line, centered around criollo…