OpusX Pussy Juice
(Editor’s Note: Some will find the name of this cigar to be inappropriate. If you are using a family or work computer, you might want…
Room101 Announces Master Collection Three
First black, then gold and now white. In February, the third and final installment of the Room101 Master Collection will arrive on shelves, this time…
Casino Gold HRS The Whale Shipping Tomorrow
The lone new release from Royal Gold Cigars at the 2014 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show is ready to ship. The Whale, a 7 x 70…
2014 Awards: New Company of the Year
It was an interesting year for new cigar companies. We as a staff probably spent more time determining what the rules were for eligibility than…
Regular Production Reviews Coming in 2015
(Editor’s Note: A version of this post first appeared in the December version of The Newsletter.) Ashton Symmetry, Padrón Family Reserve No. 50 and the…
2014 Awards: Announcement
We aren’t into turning any of these yearly awards into any more posts than they need to be, although we do appreciate breaking it up,…
Weekly News (Jan. 5, 2015)
Cigar News New Camacho? http://instagram.com/p/xSsYmRggTW/ E.P. Carrillo Names New VP of Sales Espinosa Ships The Alibi JM Tobacco Adds Humidified Packs Maya Selva Revamps Villa…
Davidoff Diademas 100
Earlier this week, I reviewed the Davidoff Oro Blanco, the brand new halo product for the Swiss company. It was somewhat coincidental timing given that…
E.P. Carrillo Names New VP of Sales
As mentioned in the Ten Questions for 2015 editorial a few days ago, E.P. Carrillo will be announcing a new vp of sales and marketing,…
Another (Holy Grail Week)
Three years ago today, halfwheel.com went live. A lot has changed since then, but there are a few traditions we’d like to keep alive. One…
Davidoff Oro Blanco
Of course we are. Earlier this year, Davidoff head Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard gave a presentation updating the media and public on the state of the Swiss…