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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.

Riverside Cigar Shop & Lounge Gets Second Tienda Exclusiva by Willy Herrera

The second Tienda Exclusiva by Willy Herrera will head to Indiana next month. Riverside Cigar Shop & Lounge of Jeffersonville, Ind. has announced that it will…

Davidoff Expanding With Brazilian-Inspired Escurio (Update)

Two years ago, Davidoff went to Nicaragua for its boldest expansion of its flagship brand; now it’s heading to Brazil. Some retailers who have recently…

HVC Cerro Line Expanding at IPCPR 2015

HVC’s second line is getting its fourth size. The company will unveil HVC Cerro Robusto Gordo (5 1/2 x 58) at next month’s IPCPR Convention…

Davidoff Opens New Basel Store

Ahead of next week’s Art Basel, Davidoff has opened up a new Davidoff of Geneva — since 1911 store in Basel. The new store opened…

Warped’s Don Reynaldo Becoming Regular Production

Earlier this year, Warped Cigars announced that its Don Reynaldo would return for another year in the same blend, but a different size. Turns out,…

Cigar Tax Hike Stopped in Louisiana

The International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) has announced that it has successfully defeated a proposed tax hike on cigars and pipes in…

New World Connecticut Toro

Late last years, only a few months after the debut of the New World, A.J. Fernandez Cigars announced that it would be making a Connecticut…

Neanderthal SGP Released

If you are still getting over the nicotine punch from your first Neanderthal HN, another one is on the way. RoMa Craft Tobac has announced…

Two Limited Editions Headline Quesada Oktoberfest 2015

The Quesada Oktoberfest is back—and this time with two new vitolas. Since its introduction in 2011, the Quesada Oktoberfest has returned before the Oktoberfest holiday—which…

David Sather Joining Foundation Cigar Co.

Foundation Cigar Co. is making its first hire, David Sather. Sather, the former sales director at Drew Estate, is joining Foundation Cigar Co. as its…

Ortega & Williams Releasing Miami Stash This Month

The next release from Eddie Ortega of Ortega premium Cigars and Sean Williams of El Primer Mundo is due out this month. As we reported…