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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: Carmelo Cigars

Desiree Udell is still here. She would like you to know that and if you are looking for cigars, or perhaps even liquor, it seems…

IPCPR 2014: Guayacan

It was a busier year of Noel Rojas and that follows what has been an incredibly busy year. Rojas’s Tabacalera Aromas de Jalapa is open…

IPCPR 2014: Warped Cigars

Kyle Gellis’s Warped Cigars has been around since 2008, but many may have forgotten as the brand took a few years off due to Gellis’s…

IPCPR 2014: Valeroso

Valeroso, a California-based cigar company, was tucked away inside the Quesada booth, although both companies were quick to point out that Quesada only makes the…

IPCPR 2014: Global Premium Cigars

Enrique Sánchez, owner of Global Premium Cigars, is smiling. It’s probably due to the success of 1502 Nicaragua—which is going quite well if the empty…

IPCPR 2014: A.J. Fernandez

There’s a New World for A.J. Fernandez, literally. The reality is the booth looks much the same, but the name of the company’s newest release…

IPCPR 2014: PDR Cigars

It’s a new look for PDR Cigars at this year’s trade show with the booth adding a lot of red. The star of the show…

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…