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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.

OpusX Phantom

Rare is a subjective word. In the cigar industry, it doesn’t get a whole lot more subjective than when discussing products from Tabacalera A. Fuente…

Review: Tatuaje Brown Label Especiales

So Thursday was supposed to be Tatuaje/Pepín day, but then an airline got in the way and threw some things off, anyways, here we are,…

Review: Pinar Del Río 1878 Cubano Especial Capa Madura Lancero

Do not fear, Charlie (Ray) Stahl’s status of “resident PDR whore” is not in jeopardy. Unlike the Kentuckian, I’m not one hundred percent sold on…

Review: Illusione ~hl~ (Natural)

It’s Dion’s Lancero. That’s about all I got for the intro. It’s one of the most highly touted cigar lines that a lot of people…

Weekly News (May 2, 2011)

Late cigar news is better than no cigar news? Apologies, it’s been a hectic day, shouldn’t happen again. Now for things you care about… A…

Review: Montecristo 75th Aniversario Lancero

Montecristo is a relatively young brand given it often is mentioned in the same breath as Romeo y Julieta, Partagás and H. Upmann. Amongst the…

Review: My Father No. 4

But you already reviewed the My Father No. 4? True. Is the review still up? Nope. My thoughts on the cigar haven’t changed, but I…

A Primer: Lancero

With the Lancero50 about to begin, it seemed appropriate for a primer on my favorite vitola. Without a doubt, one of the less popular cigars…

Manuel García Confirmed in Jail

Back in September of last year, Frank Herrera of CigarLaw and La Caridad del Cobre wrote a piece that highlighted some internet chatter regarding the…

Weekly News (April 25, 2011)

It hasn’t been the same sort of week as last week in regard to new releases, but there’s still quite a bit of cigar news….

My Father Le Bijou 1922 Corona Gorda Announced

The My Father Le Bijou 1922 Corona Gorda has been mentioned a few times before, but it seems time as come for the next limited-edition…