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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.

IPCPR 2014: AKA Cigars

AKA Cigar has grown-up, at least if you are determining life by where you get to sit at the lunch table. Jay Lundy went from…

IPCPR 2014: La Palina

La Palina always brings one of the most-furnished booths to the annual IPCPR convention and trade show, and this year, they seemed to have a…

IPCPR 2014: Illusione

It’s a busy year for Illusione at this year’s IPCPR convention and trade show both in products and the physical booth. Dion Giolito’s company now…

IPCPR 2014: Oliva & Padilla

The booth looks very familiar. There’s some slight changes, including the addition of a coffee bar to coincide with the launch of NUb Café. In…

IPCPR 2014: Casa Fernández

Casa Fernández now shares a booth with Illusione, although the companies retain their own respective distribution networks. As for product, there’s a new JFR, which…

IPCPR 2014: Day 0 Recap

And so it begins. If you are reading this, the IPCPR convention and trade show has kicked off. Expect live reporting throughout the next four…

Win a Box of Standard Issue Robusto

Turns out we have one too many boxes (so we have two) of the Standard Issue Robustos (review here), the first cigar from television producer…

PDR Creates AFR-75 Reserva Limitada Paka Ali’i for Hawaii

Hawaii will be getting another exclusive. PDR Cigars announced that the A. Flores AFR-75 Reserva Limitada Paka Ali’i (7 x 46) has been shipped to…

Nomad Delays C-276 to IPCPR 2014 (Update)

Fred Rewey’s plans for a new line this month have hit a snag. The Nomad C-276 has been delayed until the 2014 IPCPR convention and…

L’Atelier Five-Packs Coming at IPCPR 2014 (Update)

In addition to its previously-announced extensions for L’Atelier and Surrogates lines, L’Atelier Imports will introduce small cigars in five-packs in L’Atelier, Surrogates, El Suelo and Trocadero…

Drew Estate Adds ACID Blondie Maduro

The popular ACID Blondie line is getting a new wrapper option, for those who want a slightly bolder version of the popular infused cigar from…