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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.

Weekly News (Oct. 29, 2018)

Cigar News Alec Bradley Fine & Rare JRS10=(86) Returning to Stores California Cracks Down on Dual Distributor/Wholesale Licenses Crowned Heads’ Buckeye Land Arrives in Ohio…

Sinistro Ships Last Cowboy, Pre-Release Honor Among Thieves

A trio of new releases from Sinistro Cigars will be hitting store shelves in the coming days, though one is much more limited than the…

Jas Sum Kral Toothpicks 2.0 Maduro

In June 2018, Jas Sum Kral announced that the Toothpicks line would be making a return via the aptly named Toothpicks 2.0, a pair of…

Barrington, Ill. Passes Tobacco 21 Ordinance

The Chicago area has another municipality joining the Tobacco 21 movement, as on Monday the Barrington Village Board of Trustees passed an ordinance that will…

Hartford, Conn. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

The Tobacco 21 movement has found its first victory in Connecticut, as on Monday the Hartford City Council approved an ordinance that will raise the…

Espinosa 20th Anniversary Heads to Retailers

The Espinosa 20th Anniversary is on its way to retail shelves this week, as Erik Espinosa took to Facebook to announce that the 500 boxes…

Weekly News (Oct. 22, 2018)

Cigar News Balmoral Serie Signaturas Dueto Ships Café Crème Renamed In Certain Markets Davidoff Adds Gran Torpedo for Discovery Pillar Davidoff Puro Dominicano Belicoso Returning…

Atabey Hechizos

When it comes to the Atabey line of cigars, it seems like there’s as much unknown about them as there is seemingly known. Nelson Alfonso—who…

Oscar Valladares Releases Vintage 2012 by Oscar Reserva Original for Serious Cigars

Oscar Valladares has dug into his personal vault of cigars inside his Honduran factory to release a limited edition batch of one of his first…

The T. Connecticut Double Robusto

In the summer of 2017, Matt Booth continued his return to the cigar industry after he and his Room101 brand parted ways with Davidoff of…

Ventura Ships Archetype Crystals, Curses and Cloaks

Ventura Cigar Co.’s new Archetype Fantasy Miniseries is now en route to retailers. It’s a collection of three cigars: Crystals, Curses and Cloaks. Each is…