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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.

Trinidad Vigía Arrives in Stores

There will be at least one more Cuban cigar released this year. Last Friday, the La Casa del Habano franchise in Toronto announced that the Trinidad…

Cuba Rica Ships Limitada, New Testarosso Vitola

Earlier this month, a trio of new cigars from Stephen Adib’s Cuba Rica began shipping to stores. One comes in the form of the 6 x…

Quesada Adding St. Patrick’s Day-Themed Keg Edition

With Oktoberfest already covered, Quesada Cigars is turning to arguably the next most noted beer-drinking holiday for its next release, the Quesada Keg Edition. “Being…

Weekly News (Dec. 22, 2014)

Cigar News New Alec Bradley Smoking New Blends this morning @alecbradley HQ! It's a tough job but somebody's got to do it! #LiveTrue @AB_SammyP pic.twitter.com/3Ck1JF99JC…

Quesada Tributo Short Robusto

The trend of releasing smaller cigars for the winter months is nothing new. Most of the time, companies announce a smaller corona size for a…

Arturo Fuente Ships Unnamed Reserve, Magnum Super 60

Two new Arturo Fuente 6 x 60s are on their way to retailers. For the third consecutive holiday season, Fuente will ship select retailers Unnamed…

U.S. Travelers Now Allowed $100 of Cuban Cigars

The importing of Cuban cigars to the U.S. is now legal, on a very small scale. Following a series of high level talks, the United…

Boveda Takes Back Distribution

As of Jan. 1, Boveda will once again be distributed by Boveda Inc. The Minnesota-based company makes small two-way humidity pouches for a variety of…

George Rico S.T.K. Miami Barracuda Maduro Begins Shipping

Even as the cigar begins shipping, the rough ride for the George Rico S.T.K. Miami Barracuda Maduro continues. In July, the limited edition cigar was announced…

Cabal Updates Event Cigar

Starting next year, there will be a new cigar passed out Chris Arolfo’s event. The Cabal brand owner was forced to make a change to his…

Flor Del Valle Las Brumas Slated for February

A few weeks ago, Kyle Gellis of Warped Cigars showed off a new extension to the company’s Flor Del Valle line that is scheduled to…