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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 Flor Dominicana Ships TCFKA M Collector’s Edition, New Ashtray

December will be a busy month for La Flor Dominicana. It starts with the shipping of the The Cigar Formerly Known As “M” (TCKFA M)…

My Father Le Bijou 1922 The Martino

As part of its 20th anniversary celebration, Anthony’s Cigar Emporium in Phoenix and Tucson received a pair of exclusive cigars last month. One of those…

Final Quesada España Ninfa Cabinet Goes to Castro’s Back Room

If you’ve missed out on the other 11 cabinets of Quesada Selección España Ninfa, your last opportunity will be in New Hampshire. Castro’s Back Room,…

Rep. Boehner, McCarthy & Upton Ask FDA to Move Grandfather Date

Three of the most powerful members of the House of Representatives have requested the grandfather date used for the proposed regulations of tobacco products by…

Warped Expanding Flor Del Valle in February

Earlier today, Kyle Gellis of Warped Cigars posted a picture of what he describe as “the newest vitola” for Flor Del Valle. While Gellis isn’t…

Framingham, Mass. Raises Minimum Purchasing Age to 21

Yet another Massachusetts town has made it illegal to purchase tobacco products for those under the age of 21. Framingham, Mass. announced that the minimum…

Weekly News (Dec. 1, 2014)

Cigar News A.J. Fernandez Announces New World Connecticut Casa Fernández Bringing Back Mombacho View this post on Instagram A post shared by Paul Palmer-Fernandez (@casafernandez1)…

Major Smoking Ban Coming to Beijing Next Year

Last week, the Chinese government took one of its most aggressive steps against tobacco, an expensive smoking ban in Beijing. Chinese state media has announced…

M. Tobacos Inc. Files Suit Over Kristoff’s Galerones Sentido

The Kristoff Galerones Sentido is no more, but that’s just the start of things. Yesterday, M. Tobacos Inc., the Virginia company best known for the…

Cohiba Robusto Supremos Arrives in Stores

The 2014 Cohiba Edición Limitada release has arrived in stores. It’s the third and final Edición Limitada release for the year following the Partagás Selección…

Davidoff Finalizes Oro Blanco Release

Earlier this year, Davidoff quietly announced that it had a new release it was working on, a vintage cigar that would be the most expensive…