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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.

IPCPR 2016: Quesada

In terms of approaches, Quesada seemed to take the conservative approach with its new products. There is one new regular production line, one IPCPR exclusive line…

IPCPR 2016: Daniel Marshall

While Daniel Marshall is primarily known for his humidors, the company’s booth this year is mainly focusing on two cigar lines not named Red Label. The…

IPCPR 2016: Cigar Oasis

After running into some of the Cigar Oasis crew at a bar the previous night I decided to swing by the Cigar Oasis booth to…

IPCPR 2016: Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust

Steve Saka’s Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust continues to be one of the most challenging booths to cover. When I walked by on days two and…

IPCPR 2016: Ohana

Ohana is located in the Tabacalera NOA family, which is headlined by Guayacan but includes three other brands that Noel Rojas produces for others. One…

IPCPR 2016: Davidoff of Geneva USA

Like many larger booths, Davidoff of Geneva USA’s physical footprint seemed to grow slightly this year, even though the look of the booth is much…

IPCPR 2016: Que Vida

Que Vida is a brand I’ve been somewhat familiar with, but honestly beyond a bit of name recognition, I couldn’t tell you much. Turns out,…

IPCPR 2016 – Day 4 Contest: Davidoff Yamasá Star + Sphere

Update: Winner announced. What happens when you put a sphere and a star together? I don’t know, but that’s what you will get if you…

IPCPR 2016: Day 3 Recap

Its 2:52 a.m., I am sort of packed, my alarm inevitably goes off in five hours and I once again wonder why I decided to…

IPCPR 2016: Boveda

For the first time in a while there was something new at the Boveda booth, and that oddly might have not even been the most…

IPCPR 2016: De Los Reyes

The good news of being next to the Drew Estate booth is that you are towards the front of the show and near one of…