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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.

Minimum Purchasing Age Hike for Tobacco Debate Back on in Nassau County

In March, a proposal to raise the minimum purchasing age for tobacco from 19 to 21 in Nassau County, N.Y. was tabled. Now, the same…

Rodrigo Ships The Corona Project

In January 2012, George Rodriguez of Rodrigo Cigars announced The Corona Project, yesterday, it finally began shipping. View this post on Instagram A post shared…

Cigar Tax Proposed in Philadelphia

A new proposal in Philadelphia could increase the cost of cigars within city limits. Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown has proposed a series of taxes on tobacco…

JFR Goes Bigger with 8 x 80 Lunatic

If you thought 6 x 60 was too much and 7 x 70 was too big, you might just go crazy with the newest release…

Roy MacLaren & Fabian Barrantes Out at Villiger

Earlier today, Villiger Cigars North America announced that Roy E. MacLaren, president, and Fabian Barrantes, North American director of marketing, have “severed” from the company….

Undercrown Flying Pig (2014)

Our redux reviews take on two different forms. Most of the time, we take a look back at a cigar that we previously reviewed with…

New BSB Sampler from Rocky Patel Honors Bernie Parent’s Historic Seasons

Forty years ago, the Philadelphia Flyers were dominating hockey. Manning the net for the Broad Street Bullies was Bernie Parent, who put together one of the…

Weekly News (November 10, 2014)

Cigar News Buenaventura BV654 Arrives at Binny’s Corona Cigar Gets Next Box of Quesada España Ninfas Drew Estate Announces Pappy Van Winkle Cigar La Flor…

Brigantine, N.J. Bans Smoking on Municipal Property

Smoking on city property on the beachside town of Brigantine, N.J. is now illegal.  Last week, the Brigantine City Council passed ordinance 15-4 which prohibits…

Ontario, Canada Bans Smoking at Outdoor Bar, Restaurant Patios & More

Canada’s second largest province has banned smoking at outdoor patios at bars and restaurants, sports fields, playgrounds and ice rinks. The law, which goes into…

Mount Airy, N.C. Park Smoking Ban Dies

Last week, the Mount Airy Board of Commissioners could have voted to ban smoking in public parks and recreation areas, instead, they didn’t even hold a…