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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.

Gurkha Shipping Royal Humidor Collection This Month

Gurkha Cigars has announced that it will formally release its Royal Humidor Limited Edition Collection this month. There are three different styles of humidor—black, green and burl—each…

Quesada Reserve Privada Churchill Celebrates Federal Cigar’s 96th Anniversary

Next month, Federal Cigar will celebrate its 96th anniversary. As has become customary for the New Hampshire chain of stores, it will play host to…

Saga Short Tales: Tales of the Land Cotuí Emerges

The second book in Saga’s Short Tales Collection is beginning to appear on shelves around the country. Saga Short Tales: Tales of the Land Cotuí…

FDA Announces Grandfathered Product Database

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the creation of a grandfathered submissions database, a new tool that—as the name implies—will show a…

Quesada and Cigar Dojo Team Up for Dojo de Luxe

Quesada Cigars and Cigar Dojo have announced the latest collaboration for the cigar social network app: Dojo de Luxe by Quesada Cigars. The 5 3/4…

Burlington, Vt. Bans Smoking in Parks

A little more than a year after it rejected a smoking ban in parks, the Burlington City Council voted to ban smoking in the city’s beaches…

General Adds Temple Hall Estates to Foundry

Add Temple Hall to the list of brands General Cigar Co. is remaking as part of the Foundry Tobacco Co. portfolio. Temple Hall Estate is…

Casa de Montecristo Franchise Coming to Tampa

The cigar city is getting another cigar store. Casa de Montecristo, the high-end brick and mortar retail operation of Imperial Brands, plc—will be partnering with…

Weekly News (Feb. 6, 2017)

Cigar News Altadis U.S.A. Appoints Rob Norris as General Manager Crowned Heads Announces Paniolo Especiale 2017 Drew Estate Appoints David Lazarus as SVP of Sales…

Guáimaro Corona

Esteban Disla might be the most famous cigar factory manager. Disla is a co-owner of the Fabrica de Tabacos NicaSueño S.A. factory, which is best known for…

Romeo y Julieta Capuletos (EL 2016)

Each year, Habanos S.A. releases three cigars under the Edición Limitada name. The cigars feature a distinctive black on gold secondary band, though that’s not…