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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.

Newark, N.J. Eyes Park Smoking Bans

On Wednesday, the Newark Municipal Council will hold a public hearing on a proposed extension of the city’s smoking ban which would ban smoking at…

Tennessee Waltz

Crowned Heads does not hide the fact that they are from Tennessee. Numerous lines of cigars have had their names inspired by various characters of…

Rocky Patel Shipping Decade Cameroon & Super Ligero

Next week, two new Rocky Patel cigars will arrive on shelves nationwide. The company informed halfwheel that it will begin shipping the new Rocky Patel…

Reduced Dells, Wis. Smoking Ban Advancing

In August, the small city of Dells, Wis. saw attempts at a smoking ban halted after numerous citizens and government officials raised concern about the…

La Aurora Untamed Shipping

The new look La Aurora is heading to shelves. Miami Cigar & Co., the distributor for the Dominican Republic’s oldest cigar brand, has informed retailers…

Davidoff’s Expensive, Vintage Cigar Gets a Name

In June, as part of the company’s annual reports for 2013, Oettinger Davidoff AG teased a new cigar. There was no name given, but it would…

Minimum Purchasing Age Requirement Advances in Evanston, Ill.

Soon, Northwestern students under the age of 21 could be charged with a criminal offense for possessing tobacco around their college. Last night, the Evanston…

Bolívar Super Coronas Expected This Week

Only a few weeks after the first of the 2014 Edición Limitadas arrived in stores, the second cigar of the trio of limited editions is…

Casa Magna Domus Magnus II Caligula

Earlier this year, Quesada Cigars announced two new vitolas to its Casa Magna Domus Magnus II line, both in unique shapes. While the Tiberius, a…

Weekly News (October 6, 2014)

 Cigar News 601 Steel Heads to Famous Smoke Shop Antillian Cigars to Distribute Swinger AVO Greatest Hits Sampler Arrives in Stores Caldwell Cigar Co. Announces…

Roberto P. Duran Hires Miguel Schoedel as National Sales Manager

Roberto P. Duran Premium Cigars has announced that Miguel Schoedel has been hired as the company’s national sales manager. Schoedel previously held the same position at…