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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.

Miami Cigar & Co. Announces Hfbarcelona Distribution

Miami Cigar & Co. has announced that it will take over U.S. distribution for the Spanish-based accessory company, Hfbarcelona. The deal brings lighters, cutters, ashtrays…

Weekly News (June 23, 2014)

Cigar News 7-20-4 Factory 57 Announced Aquitaine Atlatl & CroMagnon Atlatl Going to Fine Ash Cigars — Review of the CroMagnon here. Buena Vista Relaunches Creedo…

Cigar Federation Store Launches Factory Direct Series With Project 7 by Noel Rojas

The Cigar Federation Store is launching a line of its own exclusives, the Factory Direct Series. The first debuted earlier this month, Project 7 by…

Viaje Skull and Bones Cloudmaker

Last month, Viaje added three more releases to the already gigantic family that is its Skull and Bones Series. Two of the cigars—FOAB and MOAB—were…

Ortega Launches The Glynn Loope Project at Tobaccology

Glynn Loope’s bow tie collection is famous within the cigar industry, now it’s on a cigar. Eddie Ortega and Virginia-based retailer Tobaccology have launched the…

La Flor Dominicana Introduces Mystery 2014

La Flor Dominicana’s event-only cigar has gotten a yearly update. The company has begun to offer the 2014 Unreleased Event Only Mystery Cigar, a follow-up…

Tarazona Ships Guerrilla 305

The latest from Eddie Tarazona has begun shipping. The Tarazona Guerrilla 305 began shipping to retailers on Friday, a month delayed from the original May…

What the FDA Comment Extension Means

When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a 30-day extension to the comment period regarding the proposed regulation of cigars, e-cigarettes, pipe and…

Western Humidor Caliber 4R Hygrometer

Like so many cigar accessories, hygrometers are judged almost solely on their ability to work and little else. Fortunately, the Western Humidor Caliber 4R ($29.99)…

CAO America Sinister Sam

General Cigar Co. had a very successful launch this past winter. Rick Rodriguez, who is more or less the face of CAO, modified the CAO…

FDA Extends Deeming Regulation Comment Period 30 Days

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a 30-day extension to the public comment period regarding the proposed regulation of cigars, e-cigarettes and…