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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.

La Corona Factory Parts Ways With Cubanacan

Only 48 hours after it was announced that Hirochi Robaina was ending his relationship with Cubanacan, the Nicaraguan factory responsible for producing the company’s lines…

La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Maduro Becomes Regular Production

After appearing in a limited edition humidor and then as an exclusive for retail members of the Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA), La Flor Dominicana’s…

La Hoja Edición Crema 1962 Heads to IPCPR 2015

At next week’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, La Hoja Cigar Co. will be introducing its third core line. It’s called the La Hoja Edición Crema…

El Cedro Expands, Moves Production & Distribution to Cesar Cigars

Two years ago, El Cedro Cigars debuted as one of the first clients of Hendrik Kelner Jr.’s Kelner Boutique Factory, now Anwar Elboustani is moving El…

Camacho Strongbox Humidor Goes On Sale

Earlier this year, Camacho showed off a new—relatively large—desktop humidor using the company’s bold design language. It has been used as a promotional piece, but…

La Flor Dominicana Goes Dark With La Nox

It means night in Latin and the theme is dark. Dark everything. La Flor Dominicana’s main trade show release, La Nox, is dark and different….

Tarazona Guerrilla 305 BlackSheep Returns, Limited Sangreal Planned

Fresh off a new production and distribution agreement with T.L. Johnson, Eddie Tarazona is ready to bring a revamped version of the Guerrilla 305 to…

Foundation Cigar Co. Announces First Release, El Güegüense

Nicholas Melillo’s Foundation Cigar Co. has announced its first release, El Güegüense. As has been mentioned earlier, Melillo’s first new cigar will not use any broadleaf,…

Klin Tobacco Releasing Peat Fire-Cured Cigar

There have been whiskey-infused cigars, cigars aged in whiskey barrels, cigars made to pair with whiskey, cigars with whiskey branding and cigars with tobacco aged…

California Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age Bill Stalls

After sailing through the California Senate, a bill that would raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products stalled in the legislature’s other chamber. Yesterday,…

Rocky Patel The Edge A-10

Last year marked the 10th anniversary of the release of one of the bestselling cigars in the world, The Edge by Rocky Patel. In a…