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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.

L’Atelier Selection Spéciale Robusto Headed to Events

Fans of the L’Atelier LAT46 Selection Spéciale will have one more reason to attend L’Atelier events, the company is making a robusto version of its…

Miami Cigar & Co. Super Selection Football Events Coming To NY/NJ

Aiming to capitalize on Super Bowl XLVIII, Miami Cigar & Co. has planned 10 events and a special sampler for stores in the New York…

Grand Prairie, Texas Passes Smoking Ban

Smoking in restaurants, arenas and city facilities in Grand Prairie will be banned after the Dallas suburb’s City Council voted unanimously in favor of the…

Montecristo Sublimes (EL 2008)

In 2008, Habanos S.A. released the sixth of what is now eight Edición Limitadas for the Montecristo brand., the Sublimes. The 6 1/2 x 54…

Streetsboro, Ohio Divided On Proposed Smoking Ban

The city of Streetsboro, Ohio is split on a possible ban on smoking on all city property. Councilman John Ruediger has asked the City Council to…

Price Increases Not Expected For Ten Companies

While it might seem like cigar prices are increasing across the board, for every company that is raising prices, about one seems to be avoiding…

St. Joseph, Mo. Voters To Decide Smoking Ban

The fight over smoking in St. Joseph, Mo. will go on. Less than a month after the City Council refused to enact a smoking ban,…

Miami Cigar & Co. 25th Anniversary Coming From La Aurora & My Father Factories

For the second year in a row, Miami Cigar & Co. will release a limited amount of cigars from two different factories. According to a…

Room101 Master Collection Two Targeted for February

The second part of the Room101 Master Collection is on track for a release next month. Matt Booth told halfwheel that packaging delays forced him…

Casa Magna Domus Magnus II Adds Caligula & Tiberius

Next month, Quesada Cigars will ship two new sizes of Domus Magnus, Caligula and Tiberius. News of the sizes was first reported on the Kiss…

Gran Habano Raises Prices

Add Gran Habano to the list of companies raising its prices. The 2014 changes will add 25 cents to the MSRP of the vast majority…