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Charlie Minato

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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.

IPCPR 2015: Day 2 Contest — Davidoff Escurio Robusto Tubos

One day and four nights are in the books, but there’s plenty more IPCPR Convention & Trade Show Coverage to enjoy, which also means another…

IPCPR 2015: Valentía Cigars

Valentía Cigars was founded in 2013, and it’s easy to find some understanding in the young company just two years later. Valentía is trying, but you…

IPCPR 2015: Ted’s Cigars

Last year, the Ted’s booth was all about a new cigar called Farris. This year, the Ted’s Cigars’ booth was all about a cigar called Farris….

IPCPR 2015: Global Marketing & Distribution

It’s another sizable booth from Global Marketing & Distribution (GMD), the European company that came to last year’s show with over nine lines. In short,…

IPCPR 2015: Day 0 Recap

As we did last year, we are providing daily blogs from our staff at the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show highlighting their own individual observations. In…

IPCPR 2015: Day 1 Contest — Davidoff Escurio Petit Robusto

And we’re off. This year’s coverage of the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show is sponsored by Davidoff. Each day, the company will be sponsoring a…

Room101 Launching Johnny Tobacconaut

“One small puff for man, one giant cascade of flavor for mankind…” That’s the beginning of the marketing material for the newest limited Room101 release….

What is IPCPR 2015?

It’s back. That time of the year when every other post you read on halfwheel mentions something about the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show. It’s the…

Alec Bradley Tempus Nicaragua, Nica Puro Rosado Coming to IPCPR 2015

After plans for a quiet IPCPR Convention & Trade Show on the new product front, Alec Bradley now has plans to show off two new…

Quality Importers Taking Over Ortega Distribution

While Eddie Ortega won’t be in the Quality Importers booth at this week’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, if you want to order Ortega Premium…

L’Atelier’s Racine Returns for Third Year

Another IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, another L’Atelier Extension de la Racine. For the last three years, as an incentive for retailers to visit the company’s…