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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.

Garden City, Kan. Raises Minimum Age to Purchase Tobacco

Garden City, Kan. has raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco form 18 to 21. The Garden City Commission approved the increase 4-1, which goes into law this…

La Aurora 1903 Cameroon Ships

Miami Cigar & Co. has begun shipping the La Aurora 1903 Cameroon. It’s the third of La Aurora’s Time Capsule Series, a new series of value-priced…

L’Atelier Identité Begins Shipping Nationally

L’Atelier Imports has begun shipping Identité. As the name implies, the French word for identity, the cigars tied to the brand’s identity, Sancti Spiritus, a specific type of tobacco…

La Flor Dominicana Begins Offering Factory Tours

La Flor Dominicana has announced a formal program that allows people to visit the company’s Dominican tobacco growing and cigar rolling operation. The La Flor…

Flavor Tobacco Ban Proposed in Oakland

Oakland, Calif. is expected to debate whether it should become the fourth major city to ban flavored tobacco. City Council members Annie Campbell Washington, D-4, and Larry…

Anniston, Ala. Considering Expanding Cigar Bar Rules

Last year, Anniston, Ala. kept a law allowing for cigar bars within the northeastern Alabama city—now it’s already considering loosening the rules about where cigar bars can be…

La Flor Dominicana Texas Cigar Festival 2016 Returns

At this year’s Texas Cigar Festival there will be a familiar cigar. The La Flor Dominicana Texas Cigar Festival 2016 will be released once again at…

FDA Nominee Says He Won’t Ban Flavored Tobacco, Could Sit Out Deeming Regulation Discussion

Earlier this month, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the nominee to head the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), testified in front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor…

TAA Retailers Getting Box-Pressed Asylum 13 Next Week

Next week, retailers part of the Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA) will be receiving a new Asylum 13. Like many of Asylum’s most popular cigars,…

General Cigar Co. Offers “Final Release” of Partagas 150 & 160

According to multiple retailers, General Cigar Co. is selling its last remaining Partagas 150 and Partagas 160 boxes. The Partagas 150 Signature Series was released…

Viaje Announces 2017 Zombie Super Shot, Antidote Collector’s Edition

There will be two new Viaje Zombie-related releases heading to stores. The company has announced that it is shipping Zombie Super Shot 2017, a combination…