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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.

Nicaragua’s Puro Sabor Festival Returns for Fourth Year

Nicaragua will once again have a cigar festival. The Asociación Nicaragüense de Tabacaleros (ANT) has formally announced the fourth annual Puro Sabor festival will take place…

La Hoja Revamping Portfolio

The brand formerly known as La Hoja de Flores is relaunching. Due to trademark issues the company has rebranded itself as La Hoja Cigar Co. 1962…

Davidoff to Open Flagship Store in Atlanta (Update)

Atlanta, arguably the city with more cigar shops in it than any other, will be getting another in the form of a very big name….

Room101 Uncle Lee Debuting at STOGIES

For those wondering when, if at all, we would see the Room101 Uncle Lee on shelves; next Thursday is your answer. Matt Booth will once…

New Davidoff Winston Churchill Coming in February

At an event last night in New York City, Davidoff showed off its latest makeover, Winston Churchill. In 2007, Davidoff launched the brand named after…

La Palina Goldie Laguito Especial

Of all the cigars I’ve reviewed this year, no cigar’s maturing process has been more intriguing to me than the La Palina Goldie Laguito Especial….

Weekly News (Dec. 8, 2014)

Cigar News 7-20-4 Ships Factory 57 Castro’s Back Room Gets Final Quesada España Crowned Heads Expanding J.D. Howard Reserve Line Cubanacan Releases HR Habano Davidoff…

Conway, S.C. Considers Workplace Smoking Ban

Soon, smoking at most workplaces in Conway, S.C. could become a thing of the past. The Conway City Council is considering a new ordinance that…

La Flor Dominicana Mr. Blonde

There were six cigars on hand for The Humidor Cigars and Lounge’s fifth anniversary celebration on Nov. 1. Three are new exclusives to the shop, one…

Crowned Heads Teases 2015 J.D. Howard Reserve Extension

Yesterday, Jon Huber tweeted yet another picture of a prototype of a cigar for 2015, but this time it was a bit clearer what was…

Cigar Oasis Wi-Fi Attachment

When I reviewed the Cigar Oasis Excel, I made it clear that the one feature that could separate that humidifier from the rest of the…