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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.

Weekly News (Nov. 7, 2016)

Cigar News Ciguardian Adds C150 Fat Packs Davidoff Announces Year of the Rooster Limited Edition 2017 Dan Carr Appointed President of ITG Brands HVC Black…

XIKAR Cigar Locker

Earlier this year, I stopped by RoMa Craft Tobac’s new offices and on a desk in the conference room was a new XIKAR product, the…

La Gloria Cubana Glorias Arrives at German Retailers

The 2015 Edición Regional for the German market is now on German shelves. Christoph Puszkar, director of marketing for 5th Avenue, the German distributor for…

Five Reasons Why Cigar Companies Will Acquire More Retailers

Following the news that Imperial Brands, plc—the same company that owns Altadis U.S.A., JR Cigar and the Casa de Montecristo retail chain—purchased Serious Cigars, a…

Announcement: Daily Emails Have a New Look

If you are a subscriber to halfwheel‘s daily email list, you’ve probably noticed a few tweaks in the past couple weeks. Today, you should notice a…

La Aurora Preferidos Double Barrel Ships Nationally

Miami Cigar & Co. has announced that it has begun shipping the La Aurora Preferidos 1903 Edition Double Barrel Aged. View this post on Instagram A…

ITG Brands Appoints Dan Carr as President

The former head of General Cigar Co. is going to a sister company of General’s largest competitor. Dan Carr has joined ITG Brands, LLC, a subsidiary…

Montecristo Pilotico Pepe Mendez Robusto

There are a lot of important people that touch your cigar before you finally cut and smoke it. Without any of them, it’s unlikely you…

Quesada Sends A- to Premium 70/70 Cigars

Premium 70/70 Cigar Shop & Lounge of Westport, Mass. will be the latest recipient of the Quesada España A-. The  8 1/2 x 48 vitola is a…

Tabacalera USA Acquires Serious Cigars

The company behind Altadis U.S.A. and the JR Cigar and Casa de Montecristo retail stores has acquired Serious Cigars, the Houston, Texas-based chain of retail…

Rocky Patel Dark Dominican Debuting at Retailers

Rocky Patel Premium Cigars has announced that it has begun the formal release for the Dark Dominican. View this post on Instagram A post shared…