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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.

H. Upmann No.2 Reserva Cosecha 2010 Finally Arrives

Roughly one year late, the 2014 Reserva series release from Habanos S.A. is finally starting to hit markets. But that doesn’t exactly mean many will…

Davidoff Announces New Chinese Joint Venture

Davidoff’s expansion in Asia is continuing. Today, the company announced a new joint venture with Sparkle Roll Group Limited, a publicly listed Hong Kong-based company, that…

Dignity Slates Dignidad Elite Reserva & Iceberg Slim for November

Last year, Dignity Cigars announced that it would celebrate its fifth anniversary with a cigar named the Dignidad Elite Reserva. The cigar, which is a Costa Rican…

Tatuaje Announces Unlucky 13 Retailers for 2015 Monster Series

The Unlucky 13 list for 2015 is out. As has become tradition, Pete Johnson of Tatuaje Cigars has announced—via his private Saints & Sinners forum—the…

Casa Fernández Ships Aniversario 2015

On Monday, Casa Fernández began shipping its limited edition release for the year, Aniversario 2015. It’s available in two different sizes: Voleur, a 7 1/2 x…

Thompson Lands Quesada Oktoberfest Präsident

It’s Oktoberfest and now there’s another Oktoberfest cigar. Quesada has created an exclusive size of its Oktoberfest blend for Tampa, Fla.-based Thompson Cigar. The new…

Bolívar Poderosos (ER Belux 2013)

In 2010, Habanos S.A. released the Bolívar Gran Belicoso as part of the Colección Habanos series, a high-priced and highly sought-after limited edition series that…

Bolivar Belgravia Nears Release

In June, Hunters & Frankau, the U.K.’s importer of Cuban cigars, held a party to celebrate the release of the Ramón Allones Hunters & Frankau Aniversario…

Zino Graphic Leaf Humidors Debut in Europe

At this month’s InterTabac trade fair in Dortmund, Germany, Davidoff of Geneva showed off a new line of humidors for its Zino brand. The Zino…

Crowned Heads Ships Jericho Hill 12 Honest Men

The Jericho Hill lancero is on its way to retailers. The eagle has landed…shipping nationwide 2morrow–#JerichoHill #12HonestMen #lancero #cigars #CrownedHeads #CYOP pic.twitter.com/X2nWusHdpI — Jon Huber…

PDR Cigars Adds Frankie Santos as Marketing Director

PDR Cigars is continuing to grow. The company has announced that Frankie Santos has been appointed its new marketing director. The news comes less than…