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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.

HF Barcelona Gelly60

There is no product that receives more universal praise from the members of halfwheel than Boveda. It’s not because people from Minnesota are nice, though they…

AVO Syncro Nicaragua Fogata Ships

The newest AVO is on its way to stores. Davidoff of Geneva USA has begun shipping the AVO Syncro Nicaragua Fogata, an extension to the…

Cusano Nicaragua Estelí Ships Today

Davidoff of Geneva USA will begin shipping its third line in the rebranded Cusano portfolio. The Cusano Nicaragua Estelí follows a trend seen in the…

Hirochi Robaina’s H.R. Adding Blue & Claro Lines at IPCPR 2016

The H.R. Habano line that bears the initials of Hirochi Robaina will be getting to new siblings. At next month’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show,…

Tatuaje Black Label Begins Shipping as Regular Production Line

After a few events at select stores, the extended version of the Tatuaje Private Reserve, better known as the Black Label, is shipping nationwide. View…

Davidoff Unveils Yamasá

After a month of teasing, the Davidoff Yamasá, the formal name for the company’s newest cigar, has been unveiled. The new line, which will debut…

Weekly News (June 27, 2016)

Cigar News Black Works Studio Adding Green Hornet C.Gars Ltd Auction Tops $770,000 in Sales Cigar Dojo, Famous Smoke Shop & RoMa Craft Tobac Announce…

Padrón 1926 Serie No. 48 Natural

It’s been barely a week since I reviewed a TAA exclusive, so rather than attempting to rewrite something I’ve described dozens of times before, here’s…

La Flor Dominicana Sends Special Baseball Edition to SG Roi

The College World Series has arrived in Omaha, Neb. and so has a new cigar that keeps with the baseball theme. La Flor Dominicana has…

Ask halfwheel: What Happens to New Cigars post-FDA?

I’m not sure I could have picked a better question. In May, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced its finalized version of the…

H. Upmann No.2 Reserva Cosecha 2010

While Cuba is likely not the birthplace of the cigar, it certainly is the place we most associate cigars and cigar tradition with. Cuba brought…