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 the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League. I also work in a number of roles for MLB.com, plus I'm a voice over artist. I previously covered the Phoenix and national cigar scene for Examiner.com, and was an editor for Cigar Snob magazine.
A bill in the South Carolina Legislature that would leave all tobacco-related legislation to be decided at the state ...
On February 14, 2019 / By Patrick LagreidFresh off of passing a ban on the sale of flavored tobacco in December, the mayor and vice mayor of ...
On February 14, 2019 / By Patrick LagreidA bill introduced into the Iowa Legislature on Wednesday is seeking to not only remove the state’s 50-cent cap ...
On February 14, 2019 / By Patrick LagreidVirginia will likely join a small but growing group of states to raise the minimum age to purchase, possess ...
On February 14, 2019 / By Patrick LagreidStop me if you’ve heard this one before: someone’s releasing a cigar in celebration of an anniversary. It has become ...
On February 13, 2019 / By Patrick LagreidWhile the list of municipalities raising the tobacco purchasing age to 21-years-old continues to grow, the city of Hudson, ...
On February 13, 2019 / By Patrick LagreidUtah has its first city to have raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old, as on ...
On February 13, 2019 / By Patrick LagreidA bill to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products is advancing through the West Virginia legislature, as ...
On February 13, 2019 / By Patrick LagreidAmong the group of cigars slated for a 2018 release that didn’t make it out before the year was ...
On February 13, 2019 / By Patrick LagreidQuesada will be celebrating the upcoming Procigar Festival with a new cigar celebrating the company’s first year of producing ...
On February 12, 2019 / By Patrick LagreidEspinosa Premium Cigars has launched a new collection of cigars called Rare Species, with the first cigar, Wendigo, debuting ...
On February 12, 2019 / By Patrick Lagreid