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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.

PCA 2021: Day 2 Recap

I’ve gotten to the point where I’ve attended just enough trade shows to stop losing count of them; I believe this is my 11th, with…

Weekly News (July 12, 2021)

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PCA 2021: Alec Bradley

The Alec Bradley booth is a bit scaled down this year, but still retains much of the same feel as years past, with its signature…

PCA 2021: ACE Prime

As you might know, ACE Prime is distributed by and has a partnership with Crowned Heads, so it makes sense that the two companies would…

PCA 2021: Tatuaje

In a year when many manufacturers seemed to be zigging towards not releasing many—if any—new products, Pete Johnson zagged and continued what has already been…

PCA 2021: What’s In My Bag — Patrick Lagreid

If there’s one thing I’ve come to learn over several trade shows—and a recent move to a new home—is that unnecessary stuff is heavy to…

PCA 2021: Padrón

Padrón is among the handful of booths that always have a steady stream of retailers and this is no different shortly after the doors opened…

PCA 2021: My Father

My Father Cigars, Inc. updated its booth space to a more open concept that we’ve been seeing throughout the show floor this year, with a…

PCA 2021: AJ Fernandez

The AJ Fernandez booth is notably smaller than in years past, as the company took a booth that design that you’ll likely be seeing a…

E.P. Carrillo Adding Pledge Apogee at PCA 2021

When the 2021 PCA Convention & Trade Show opens on Saturday morning, E.P. Carrillo will be showing off a new size of its Pledge line…

Humidor Supreme Balthazar Premiering at PCA 2021

Humidor Supreme, part of the Quality Importers Trading Co. portfolio of brands, is taking a modern design approach to furniture-style humidors with the upcoming release…