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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.

The Angel’s Anvil 2016

Over the last handful of years, the Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA) has become a more common name to many cigar consumers after long being…

MLB Cigar Ventures Ships Imperia Islero

The latest from MLB Cigar Ventures is heading to stores. Mike Bellody, owner of MLB Cigar Ventures, told halfwheel his newest line, Imperia Islero, has begun…

De Los Reyes Launches Short Tales Series

Rest assured, the book in the humidor is not for reading. Rather, it’s probably the newest cigar from De Los Reyes Cigars’ Saga brand. The…

La Flor Dominicana Creates Finck Cigars Exclusive

Earlier this month, at Finck Cigars’ annual Lone Star Cigar Bash, La Flor Dominicana brought an exclusive cigar for the event. View this post on…

MoyaRuiz Plan La Jugada Claro

Sometimes it’s easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. That was the caption of an image for a new cigar from MoyaRuiz. The company showed…

Ask halfwheel: Can You Recommend Some Strong Cigars?

Today on Ask halfwheel, a rarity. Reader Matt managed to get all four of us to answer the same question: what are some strong (nicotine-wise) cigars?…

Ernesto Perez-Carrillo/Caldwell Team Up For Anastasia

The planned collaboration between Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. and Robert Caldwell has a name. Anastasia. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jorge Ahued…

Switzerland Rejects Tobacco Advertising Ban

The Swiss Senate rejected a bill that would have further restricted tobacco advertising. Because Switzerland is not part of the European Union—it coincidentally also formally…

Recluse Adds Amadeus Lanceros

Next month, Iconic Leaf/Recluse Cigar Co. will add a new vitola to its Amadeus and Amadeus Habano Reserva lines, a 7 x 38 lancero. While…

Hunters & Frankau Previews New Juan Lopez Selección Superba

At last night’s annual Hunters & Frankau Summer Party, the U.K.’s distributor of Cuban cigars showed off the latest Edición Regional for the region. This…

Quality Importers Acquires Get-A-Grip Cigar Clip

Quality Importers has announced that it has acquired Get-A-Grip, the company behind the Get-A-Grip Cigar Clip. While Quality Importers has been the distributor of Get-A-Grip since…