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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.

AVO Adds Tubos to Four Lines

Davidoff of Geneva USA will be adding five new tubos packaging offerings to its AVO Brand. Already shipping nationwide are: AVO Domaine <10> Tubo (5…

Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial Limited Edition Returns for 2017

The Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial Limited Edition is back—white box, earth blue secondary band, dark wrapper and all. For the first time since the cigar…

Edina, Minn. Raises Minimum Age to Purchase Tobacco to 21

Last night, the Edina City Council raised the minimum age to purchase all tobacco products from 18 to 21. Edina is the first city in…

Warped’s La Colmena Black Honey Returning

Warped Cigars has confirmed one of its most sought after releases is coming back. In 2015, it launched La Colmena Black Honey. Described as a hybrid…

La For Dominicana Ships TAA Exclusivo 49

The latest exclusive for retailers part of the Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA) is on its way to stores. On Monday, La Flor Dominicana shipped…

Rocky Patel Ships Vintage 1999 Minis

Rocky Patel Premium Cigars has begun shipping the newest and smallest size in its Vintage 1999 line, aptly called Minis. The Vintage 1999 Minis measure 4…

FDA Is Not “Suspending Enforcement” of Cigar, E-Cigarette Regulation

Earlier today The Washington Post published an article titled, FDA suspends enforcement of stricter standards for e-cigarette, cigar industry. While that would be a big win for…

Quesada Q d’etat Returns

The molotov cocktail is back. Quesada has announced that its Q d’etat line will return in limited quantities at this year’s 2017 IPCPR Convention &…

Tatuaje Releases Skinny Monsters Cazadores & Lanceros

It might be the first week of May, but the newest Tatuaje Monster Series releases are heading to shelves at your local retailer. Tatuaje has…

XIKAR Adds Linea Single Flame Lighter, High Performance Triple Envoy

XIKAR has a new single flame lighter. The XIKAR Linea has the same basic curvature of the company’s Cirro lighters, but features a traditional single…

FDA Pushing Back All Regulation Deadlines By Three Months

It’s been almost a year since the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) unveiled its plans to regulate premium cigars, pipe tobacco, e-cigarettes and other tobacco…