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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.

Weekly News (March 7, 2011)

A week after Jerry Cruz proclaimed that the only one who did news was CA, and everyone else shouldn’t really try; Jerry did a bit…

Rocky Patel Decade Edición Limitada Released

The Rocky Patel Decade Edición Limitada will be released next week. The cigar first debuted last year around spring, and since it’s a new year…

Viaje Skull & Bones Red & Oro Reserva Announced

Updated (March 6, 2011) — Pictures via Paul Palmer. The New Skull & Bones The Viaje Facebook logo went red, and rumor has it, so…

New Bands for 601

Eddie Ortega has promised new 601 bands for a while, and here they are. Earlier today, Patrick Vivalo of Rocky Patel, the company who has…

Weekly News (February 28, 2011)

And cigar news… (Going to have to find a way to keep the intros interesting, which might be difficult.) This past week was dominated by…

Zino Platinum Specter Z-Class & Other Davidoff News

Zino Platinum Specter Z-Class This is a new Nicaraguan blend for the Zino Platinum line and will debut in May. Twenty-count boxes of the four…

Weekly News (February 21, 2011)

At the end of each Monday, I wonder what cigar news we could possibly have for next week, each week we seem to deliver. It’s…

Contest: Guess the 2011 List (Open)

Earlier today I published el niño diablo’s masterpiece, a fairly comprehensive and lengthy list of new releases, extensions, brands, cancellations and all the other updates…

Weekly News (February 14, 2011)

The Tatuaje CMF5 was announced. The newest limited edition to honor a retailer’s anniversary, this time Fresno, CA’s Cigars Más Fino. It’s a closed foot…

Cain Daytona Announced

While I had mentioned the new Cain Daytona in previous massive list of press releases from Oliva, it seemed appropriate to take all of the…

Tatuaje CMF5 Announced

Another new Tatuaje Limited Edition, the CMF5, made for the fifth anniversary of Cigar Más Fino. I haven’t gotten any permission for photos yet, so…