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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.

El Niño Wreaks Havoc on Cuban Tobacco Crop

More so than any other year, the phrase “climate change” is becoming a consistent theme in the cigar industry. Heavy rains late last year in…

Weekly News (Feb. 1, 2016)

Cigar News Alliance Cigar Adds Laranja Reserva DeSocio Arturo Fuente Announces Price Increase Balmoral Year of the Monkey Released Cornelius & Anthony Adds Todd Vance…

Suriel Cigars Launches in U.S. With New Toro Majestuoso Pig Tail Edition

This week, Dominican Republic-based Suriel Cigars began shipping cigars to U.S. retailers for the first time. Suriel debuted in the Dominican market in October 2014…

Spence Drake Launching White Hat Tobacco to Distribute Hirochi Robaina’s HR

It’s a bit full circle. Spence Drake will once again be selling HR Habano. Drake, the former Cubanacan vp of sales, is launching White Hat…

Alliance Adds Laranja Reserva to DeSocio Series

Alliance Cigar’s stable of DeSocio exclusive releases is getting bigger. The New York-based distributor has released the Laranja Reserva DeSocio, a 5 5/8 x 54 perfecto,…

Julio & Justo Eiroa Launch JRE Tobacco Co.

Christian Eiroa of CLE Cigar Co. has announced that his father, Julio Eiroa, has started a new company, JRE Tobacco Co. JRE Tobacco Co. is…

Viaje Hangover Heads to Anthony’s Cigar Emporium

First there was Drinking Age for its 21st anniversary, now Anthony’s Cigar Emporium is celebrating its 22nd anniversary with the Hangover. The Tucson, Ariz.-based store…

Surrogates AC550 Coming in Spring

“Because you asked over and over,” is how Dan Welsh, one of L’Atelier Imports’ co-founders, Instagram post announcing the cigar began. Inevitably people wanted a…

Drew Estate to Distribute Debonaire

Earlier this month, Philip Zanghi of Debonaire was curiously at the Drew Estate sales meeting. It’s not because he’s joining the company, but because Drew Estate…

Davidoff Remaking Zino Platinum

If you are wondering what’s next on the Davidoff of Geneva USA’s makeover list, it’s Zino Platinum. Following the company’s sales meeting, it became known…

Fable Cigars Debuts

The latest client brand from Fabrica de Tabacos NicaSueño S.A. has hit the market. Earlier this month, Fable Cigars debuted its Fourth Prime line at a…