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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.

PDR Joins Procigar

The association of Dominican cigar makers has a new member. PDR Cigars will be the 12th member of Procigar. The company, founded by Abe Flores,…

Nomad Releases H-Town Lancero

Fred Rewey wants in on the Houston lancero party. Today, Rewey announced that his Nomad Cigar Co. will be the eighth release in STOGIES World…

Four Kicks Black Belt Buckle Heading to Famous Smoke Shop

So you wanted a Four Kicks with broadleaf. Crowned Heads made no qualms about where the inspiration for its debut cigar came from, a song by…

Fratello Launches Boxer Series

At an event tonight at W. Curtis Draper in Washington D.C., Fratello will debut its latest releases, Boxer Series. The line expands on the idea…

E.P. Carrillo Ships Edición Limitada 2015

A few weeks ago, E.P. Carrillo began shipping Ernesto’s Humidor, now the other limited edition shown off at this year’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show…

Julio Eiroa’s Aladino Ships

Julio Eiroa is back. At this year’s trade show, the elder Eiroa showed off three new lines from his Las Lomas Factory in Honduras. The flagship…

MBombay Vintage Reserve Coming Next Month

Earlier this year MBombay expanded its Kēsara line to include cigars in tubes. As part of that announcement, the company teased a new series called Vintage Reserve,…

San Francisco Eyes Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age Hike

Today, a formal proposal to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21 was introduced in San Francisco. Supervisors Scott Wiener and…

Flor de Selva El Figurado

In August, Maya Selva released a new exclusive cigar for Underground Cigar Shop in Fort Worth, Texas. Only, it wasn’t a new cigar. Rather, the 6…

Craig Reynolds Appointed New Head of Premium Cigars for STG

It won’t just be General Cigar Co. receiving a leadership change in the wake of Dan Carr’s dismissal as president of the company. General’s parent,…

CLE Ships Eiroa The First 20 Years

Christian Eiroa’s anniversary cigar is on its way to stores. Today, CLE Cigar Co. announced it was beginning to ship Eiroa The First 20 Years,…