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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.

Atabey Gets New Foot Band to Combat Fakes

United Cigars has announced that it is adding a new secondary foot band to its Atabey line in an attempt to combat counterfeiting. “Over the…

Boutique Cigar Association of America Partners with FAZCO for Middle East Distribution

The Boutique Cigar Association of America (BCAA) has signed a partnership agreement with Faieq Alzayani Co. W.L.L. (FAZCO) that will bring the organization’s cigars to Middle…

Weekly News (Feb. 4, 2019)

Cigar News New England Patriots Celebrate Super Bowl Win With Padrón 50th Anniversary Limited Edition — via Yahoo! Sports   AGANORSA Leaf Raising Prices Feb. 1…

Micallef Cigars Adding New Vitolas to Three Lines

At the upcoming Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) trade show, Micallef Cigars will release six new vitolas spread across three of its lines. The company’s Experiencia…

CLE Cigar Co. Plans TAA Release

Christian Eiroa has announced the first set of details about a cigar that he will be releasing as an exclusive to the Tobacconists Association of…

CLE Cigar Co. Announces Price Increase

CLE Cigar Co. has announced a 30-cent increase on the retail price of all of its cigars, continuing a policy that Christian Eiroa has had…

Room101 STOGIES 2018 Micro Batch by Matt Booth

In 2018, Matt Booth of Room101 announced plans to create a series of small, micro-batch releases for individuals, groups and retailers, with the first such…

Aging Room Bin No. 2 Slated for March Release

Since Aug. 2014, there’s been Aging Room Bin No. 1. This spring, there will be Bin No. 2. Rafael Nodal has announced the upcoming release…

PDR Cigars Sends AR Cigar Collective The Four Star Society to Binny’s Beverage Depot

The PDR Cigars team has dipped into the factory’s aging room to pull out the next release in its AR Cigar Collective series, The Four…

Pekin, Ill. Deadlocks on Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase

The Pekin City Council couldn’t reach a majority on a proposal to raise the tobacco purchasing age to 21-years-old, deadlocking at 3-3 with one member…

Albert Lea, Minn. to Hold Hearings on Raising Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21

At its meeting on Monday, the Albert Lea City Council decided to proceed with consideration of an ordinance that would raise the minimum age to…