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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.

Bloomington, Minn. To Ban Flavored Tobacco Sales, Limit Tobacco Retailer Licenses

The Bloomington City Council has voted in favor of an ordinance that will both ban the sale of flavored tobacco products and limit the number…

AGANORSA Leaf Adding Lunatic Habano Hombre Libre at TPE 2021

The Lunatic Habano line will soon be getting its first toro vitola, as today AGANORSA Leaf announced that it would be adding the Hombre Libre…

#Chargerash by Aladino Heading to Limited Cigar Association Retailers This Week

The next cigar headed to retail members of the Limited Cigar Association will be the #Chargerash by Aladino, which will begin shipping on Friday, April…

Weekly News (April 26, 2021)

Cigar News AGANORSA Sues Mombacho Cigars S.A. Over Trademark AJ Fernandez’s Enclave Connecticut Heading to Non-U.S. Retailers Alex Spencer Reserve Adds The Mansa Habano, Magnum…

Nestor Miranda Private Reserve Lancero

Nestor Miranda of Miami Cigar & Co. has never shied away from putting his name on cigars; in fact, for as long as I’ve been…

Hiram & Solomon and Cigars for Warriors Collaborate on Live2Serve

Hiram & Solomon and Operation: Cigars for Warriors have announced Live2Serve, a new collaboration cigar that is slated to be released on May 5. It’s…

Another U.S. Senate Bill Seeks Massive Federal Tax Increase on Cigars, Other Tobacco Products

Another bill seeking to “close loopholes” in the federal tax code on tobacco products has been introduced into the U.S. Senate, and if passed, could…

AJ Fernandez’s Enclave Connecticut Heading to Non-U.S. Retailers

AJ Fernandez has announced plans to release a new Ecuadorian Connecticut-wrapped version of its Enclave line to retailers that aren’t based in the United States….

Nevada Assembly Approves Bill Increasing Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21-Years-Old

On Tuesday, the Nevada Assembly gave its approval to AB 59, a bill seeking to raise the state’s minimum age to purchase tobacco products to…

Florida Bills Seeking Beach Smoking Bans Fails to Advance

A pair of bills seeking to allow cities and counties to restrict smoking within the boundaries of their public beaches and parks have failed to…

Black Works Studio Hyena Lonsdale

A term that has come into my vocabulary as of late is inflection point, that spot where the trend bends and changes direction. It’s come…