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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.

Delaware Tax Hike Tabled

Yesterday, the Delaware House Revenue & Finance Committee tabled H.B. 138, a bill that would have increased the taxes on a variety of tobacco products,…

Casa Miranda Chapter Two to Debut at IPCPR 2013

The follow-up version of the Casa Miranda Chapter One will debut two years later and in the exact same place as the original: Las Vegas,…

CroMagnon Fomorian

On March 15, RoMa Craft Tobac’s most limited publicly-released cigar debuted, a green version of the company’s CroMagnon EMH. The cigar came about because the…

Flor de las Antillas Lancero Arrives at Up In Smoke

On October 8, 2012, Dallas-based Up In Smoke was sold to new owners. Acquiring the retail chain was something Dan Schmitt and his father, Louis…

Press Release: Ortega Mini Cigars Coming in June

June 4, 2013 (Sunrise, Fla.) – Ortega Premium Cigars officially announced today the June release of their new Mini Cigar line. Unlike their current flagship…

Fonseca 150 Heads to Texas

Fonseca’s biggest cigar is headed to Texas. The Fonseca 150 measures a whopping 9 x 60 making it the largest in the SAG Imports-distributed brand’s…

Winner: The Newsletter (May 4, 2013)

Last month, we gave away a box of Angelenos Limited Edition 2011 cigars as part of our monthly newsletter giveaway. The winner was number 458,…

Weekly News (June 3, 2013)

Editor’s Note: Over the weekend William Cooper of Cigar Coop posted a defense of big ring gauges. Cooper is a noted fan of the format,…

Sosa Adds Underground Connecticut to IPCPR 2013 Plans

In addition to the company’s Limitado Stout Torpedo, Antillian Cigars is planning an extension to the Sosa Underground line in the form of the Sosa…

Sosa Plans Stout Torpedo for IPCPR 2013

The Sosa brand of cigars will be getting a big addition at the IPCPR trade show and convention, the Sosa Limitado Stout Torpedo. Antillian Cigar…

Oliva Details Melanio Maduro Release

Oliva’s newest Serie V limited edition will be much like many of the company’s other limited releases, a Torpedo. David Wagner told Cigar Insider the Oliva…