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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.

Juan López Ideales (ER Austria 2011)

I will be the first to admit that I don’t remember every cigar that I have ever smoked or every word I have written for…

JetLine Ships Four New Lighters to Retail

After some delays with production and shipping, JetLine has begun shipping a quartet of new lighters to retailers after showing them off last summer: the…

Stogie Road Cigars’ Sweet Grass Gringo to Ship This Week

After some delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Stogie Road Cigars is set to begin shipping the first cigar in its new Sweet Grass Gringo…

Department of Defense Banning Tobacco Sales to Those Under 21

This summer, the U.S. Department of Defense will join the Tobacco 21 movement, as it announced today that as of Aug. 1, it will no longer allow…

Indian Motorcycle Connecticut Shade Toro

It really is amazing what can change in a year. In May 2019, Phil Zanghi’s Debonaire House released a new blend for its Indian Motorcycles…

Weekly News (May 4, 2020)

News Drew Estate Adds Undercrown Toro Especial for Catalog Retailers Imperial Sells Premium Cigar Business for $1.3 Billion Lost&Found Launches No Free Lunch Cigars to…

Tatuaje Anarchy Kaos

As avid readers of this site have undoubtedly noticed, we’ve made it a point to photograph families of cigars, or as we like to call…

STG Discontinuing Agio’s Balmoral, San Pedro de Macorís in the U.S.

The Balmoral line of premium cigars will no longer be sold in the U.S. Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) is selling the remaining American inventory of…

Tatuaje Series P Miami Short Robusto Begins Shipping

The third size in Tatuaje’s Series P Miami line has begun shipping, as Pete Johnson told halfwheel that he has sent the first boxes to retailers who…

Perdomo Firecracker Slated for June Release

Perdomo Cigars will be making the newest cigar for United Cigars’s Firecracker series, as the cigar was announced on The Cigar Authority this past weekend. View…

Diesel Delirium

Since Diesel made the move from a catalog- and internet-only brand to one that is available to all retailers in 2017, there’s certainly been no…