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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.

Weekly News (Oct. 26, 2015)

Cigar News Camacho Announces Revamped Machitos Dissident’s Gorden Crippen & Ryan Johnson Leave Don Pepin Garcia Original Demi-Tasse Heading to Six-Packs Four Kicks H-Town Goes…

Las Mareas (4 1/2 x 48)

When it comes to regular production cigars, Crowned Heads has had a fairly predictable approach: one per year, introduced at the IPCPR Convention & Trade…

Warped Ships Corto

If you’ve been waiting on Warped’s newest line, it’s now on its way to stores. Kyle Gellis of Warped told halfwheel that Corto will begin shipping…

Senators Push for Quicker Action on Proposed FDA Regulations

Yesterday, 11 Democratic senators sent a letter to Shaun Donovan, the director of White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pushing for a quick decision…

Steve Ysidron Sues House of Emilio

On Tuesday, Steve Ysidron, the owner of the Epicurean cigar brand, filed suit against his former distributor, House of Emilio. In the complaint, filed at…

Griffin’s Nicaragua Launching in Europe

Shortly before the 2015 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show in July there were murmurs of a new Griffin’s Nicaragua, but ultimately Davidoff of Geneva USA…

Fratello Announces Boxer Series

Last year’s limited Fratello Boxer is back and now with friends. Omar de Frias has announced the box-pressed version of the company’s debut Fratello line…

Viaje Renames Collaboration to Juntos

Viaje’s Collaboration is getting a name change. In an interview, company founder Andre Farkas told Cigar Insider that the company has found a fourth, undisclosed, factory…

La Flor Dominicana La Nox

La Flor Dominicana’s Tony Gomez has had a successful run over the last few years. After training in both the U.S. and the Dominican Republic,…

Proposed FDA Cigar Regulations Move to OMB

The date when smokers find out whether or not the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) will regulate the cigar industry is getting closer and…

Davidoff Plans Exclusive Cigar for New Tampa Store

Later this year, the largest Davidoff-branded store will open in Tampa, Fla. and as with the rest of its new stores, there will be an…