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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.

Room101 Serie HN to Launch in June

Room101’s newest cigar is set for a late-June launch. The Room101 Serie HN is the latest limited edition from Matt Booth, featuring a Honduran Criollo…

Press Release: Griffin’s Launching 2013 “Casino” Special Edition

June 17, 2013 (Basel, Switzerland) — The new Griffin’s 2013 “Casino” Special Edition will attract enthusiastic gamblers and aficionados alike, united in their desire to be…

Press Release: International Group Cigars Proudly Announces the Launch of their Inaugural Line Under the Moniker of Manolo Estate Handmade Cigars

June 12, 2013 (Hoboken, N.J.) – From the mile square city located on the banks of the Hudson River, best known as the birthplace of…

Ezra Zion Eminence to Debut at IPCPR 2013

Ezra Zion’s latest line is set for its debut next month. Eminence, the company’s first non-Nicaraguan puro, will debut at the 2013 IPCPR trade show…

Viaje Exclusivo Super Lance

A little more than a year ago, we posted information about one of Viaje’s newest cigars, the Exclusivo Super Lance. At the time, it was…

Barry Stein’s KILO to Debut at Chattanooga Tweet-Up

Barry Stein had two dreams for the cigar industry. The first was to work in the industry, which he does as Assistant Director of Marketing…

European Trade Show Avoids Smoking Ban

For at least another year, attendees of the annual Inter-tabac trade show will be allowed to smoke in the convention hall. Inter-tabac 2013 will once…

Press Release: Ortega Re-Introducing Cubao at 2013 IPCPR Show in Las Vegas

June 6, 2013 (Sunrise, Fla.) — Ortega Premium Cigars officially announced today that the company will be re- introducing the CUBAO line at the IPCPR…

Press Release: Christian Eiroa Opens Aladino Factory

June 12, 2013 (Miami, Fla.) — Fabricas Unidas is pleased to announce that the Aladino Factory in Danli, Honduras has been opened and is now…

Press Release: Ezra Zion Adds Two Sizes to JAMAIS Vu

June 10, 2013 — Ezra Zion Cigar Company, recipients of multiple Cigar of the Year Awards in 2012, announces the release of 2 new vitolas…

Weekly News (June 10, 2013)

Editor’s Note: We are little more than a month out from the trade show and the most shocking trend in the industry is the growing…