Showing results for

Charlie Minato

Avatar photo

About the author

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.

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…

CroMagnon Fomorian Returns For 2014

RoMa Craft Tobac will decuple the release size of the CroMagnon Fomorian for this year. Decuple, increasing by a factor of 10, is not a…

A.J. Fernandez Cigars Promotes Spence Drake To National Sales Manager

Spence Drake has been promoted to the position of national sales manager for A.J. Fernandez Cigars, the company responsible for San Lotano, Pinolero, El Mayimbe…

Weekly News (January 20, 2014)

Editor’s Note: It would appear we are heading back to New Orleans for IPCPR 2015, and I am okay with it, sort of. It’s nothing…

Bullitt County, Ky. Bans Smoking In Public Buildings

For now, smoking in private businesses in Bullitt County, Ky. will be allowed, but smoking in public buildings will become illegal. After months of speculation…

601 La Bomba Bunker Buster Takes Shape

The newest Smoke Inn Microblend Series has emerged from its bunker, literally. Over the weekend, both Smoke Inn and Espinosa Cigars showed off images of…

Weatherford, Texas Moves Forward With Smoking Ban

Smoking inside businesses that serve food as well as in parks in Weatherford, Texas will likely become a thing of the past. In separate moves,…

Beach Smoking In Rehoboth Beach, Del. In Jeopardy

Rehoboth Beach is discussing a change in the city’s laws that would ban smoking on the beach and boardwalk on the Delaware coast. The proposal comes…

New Orleans Targeted For IPCPR 2015

The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) is targeting a return of its trade show to New Orleans in 2015. The IPCPR Board…

Ortega Teases Serie D Black

Eddie Ortega showed off a band of what is said to be a potential new line. First came a tweet regarding something referred to as…

Oliva Serie V Melanio Double Toro Pushed Back To February

For those wanting a 6 x 60 version of the Oliva Serie V Melanio, you are going to have to wait just a bit longer….