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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.

IPCPR 2012: Rocky Patel

The booth seemed bigger, and so did the crowd. Rocky Patel brought a host of new product to the show, and the retailers followed. While…

Tatuaje TAA 2012 Slated for September

Pete Johnson is preparing the second release of his popular exclusive release for the Tobacconists Association of America, the Tatuaje TAA 2012. Last year, Johnson…

IPCPR 2012: Casa Fernandez

The flagship brand of AGANORSA has had a busy time in the past year, including an entire shifting of production to Miami. IPCPR saw three…

IPCPR 2012: My Father

There were no surprises at IPCPR this year for My Father, largely because the Jaime Garcia Limited Edition 2012 shipped the week before. The focus…

Illusione Singularé 2012 Vimana

A week ago we reviewed the 2011 version of the Illusione Singularé, and today’s review is of its accompanying and subsequent release, the 2012 Vimana. We’ve already…

IPCPR 2012: Padrón

It finally arrived for the masses. After two soft releases, a name change and a delay, the Padrón 1964 No. 4 made its debut at…

IPCPR 2012: Prometheus

Fuente showed off new products at IPCPR 2012, Prometheus offered them for sale. While Keith Park had long described his 2012 trade show as something…

Weekly News (August 13, 2012)

Editor’s Note: Another light rendition of the news. Our IPCPR coverage will wrap up this week, including the big IPCPR round-up post. In the mean…

Press Release: Miami Cigar & Co. and Emilio Join Forces for #CHATweetup2012

August 13, 2012 — What started last year with the inaugural Tweetup event at Burns Tobacconist (@burnstobacco99) and was put together by the hard work…

Press Release: White and Gold in Perfect Harmony – the Davidoff “White Edition” 2012

August 1, 2012 (Pinellas Park, FL) — Davidoff is presenting its limited edition in the form of an elegant “White Edition” for the second time….

IPCPR 2012: Oliva

For the first time in five years, Oliva added a new eponymous regular production line; it just wasn’t readily available on the floor of IPCPR….