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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.

Caldwell’s Eastern Standard Maduro Shown Off Before July Release

The Caldwell Eastern Standard Maduro is set to be released at this summer’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show in July, but one size has already arrived…

Viaje Releases New Zombie, Zombie Antidote & Zombie Super Shot

The latest batch of Viaje Zombie and Zombie-related products is shipping to retailers this week. Viaje is releasing new versions of its Zombie, Zombie Antidote…

Cusano Dominican Maduro Shipping Next Month

Last month, Oettinger Davidoff AG announced the first new product for Cusano since it acquired the brand in 2009, the Dominican Connecticut. With that announcement came…

Davidoff Ships Nicaragua Box Press

Davidoff’s latest releases in its unofficial terroir series is on its way to stores. The company is shipping Nicaragua Box Press, a new two-vitola take on its…

Weekly News (March 21, 2016)

Cigar News Davidoff Regency Cigar Emporium Exclusive 2016 Released Davidoff Up In Smoke 25th Anniversary Exclusive Released E.P. Carrillo Federal Cigar 95th Announce Eighty5 Cigars…

Davidoff Winston Churchill Limited Edition 2016 The Raconteur

Last year, Davidoff released its new version of the Winston Churchill line. Unlike some of its other makeover attempts with brands like AVO and Camacho,…

L’Atelier Surrogates Animal Cracker AC550 Shipping This Week

Tomorrow, L’Atelier Imports will release the Surrogates Animal Cracker AC550 at The Smoking Tent Event 2016, an event hosted by Tinder Box Easton. The good news…

Visol Night Carbon Fiber 2 Finger Cigar Case

Carbon fiber has been around for decades. And yet, it still sort of seems like something that up until very recently was reserved for advanced…

Viva Republica Releases First Cloak & Dagger, Ojos Verdes

Viva Republica has a new series of cigars and it’s purposely covered in mystery. Cloak & Dagger is a new program that the company has…

Ask halfwheel: Can I now legally ship Cuban cigars to the U.S.?

Welcome back to perhaps the most timely version of our Friday feature, Ask halfwheel. Each Friday, we tackle a question (or two) from one (or more)…

MoyaRuiz Pickle Juice

It’s St. Patrick’s Day, which of course means there’s a few candela cigars that are on the market just for the occasion. This year, MoyaRuiz threw…