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Patrick Lagreid

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I strive to capture the essence of a cigar and the people behind them in my work – every cigar you light up is the culmination of the work of countless people and often represents generations of struggle and stories. For me, it’s about so much more than the cigar – it’s about the story behind it, the experience of enjoying the work of artisans and the way that a good cigar can bring people together. In addition to my work with halfwheel, I’m the public address announcer for the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks during spring training, as well as for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury and previously the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League. I also work in a number of roles for Major League Baseball, plus I'm a voice over artist. Prior to joining halfwheel, I covered the Phoenix and national cigar scene for Examiner.com, and was an editor for Cigar Snob magazine.

Matilde Cigar Co. Announces Price Increase for 2022

Matilde Cigar Co. has announced that it will be implementing a price increase in 2022, as like many companies in the cigar industry, it looks…

German Engineered Cigars Announces Price Increase

German Engineered Cigars, the company behind the RVGN Rauchvergnügen brand, has announced that it will be implementing its first increase since RVGN was introduced in…

PIV Robusto

I’m not a great watcher of television. I have a few shows set to automatically record on my DVR, but inevitably there are a number…

Cubacigar Benelux Changes Its Name to Laguito 1492

Cubacigar Benelux NV, the distributor of Habanos S.A. products in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, officially has a new name: Laguito 1492 NV. The new…

Pete Johnson Details Tatuaje’s Price Increases

In November, Pete Johnson of Tatuaje informed retailers that a price increase would be coming at the start of the new year, and now details…

StillWell Star English No. 27

One of the questions that I’m generally asked by people who don’t smoke cigars has to do with all tobacco being the same. Essentially, they…

Rojas Cigars Announces Unfinished Business as Spring 2022 Release (Update)

Noel Rojas of Rojas Cigars has a new cigar in the works that he’s calling Unfinished Business. It uses a Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper, Nicaraguan binder…

Black Star Line Cigars to Increase Prices Feb. 1

Black Star Line Cigars is the latest to announce that it will be increasing prices in the new year. The company will be implementing an…

J.C. Newman Appoints Aimee Cooks as General Manager of El Reloj

J.C. Newman has announced that it has appointed Aimee Cooks the new vice president and general manager of its El Reloj factory in Tampa, Fla.,…

Dissident Cigars Sold to Cynn & Joshua Coburn

The Dissident Cigar brand has new owners today, as the company announced it has been sold to Cynn and Joshua Coburn, a husband and wife…

Casa Turrent Origins Miami

As I think all of the halfwheel writers have mentioned at one point or another, when it comes our turn for a redux review, we…