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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.

Royal Agio Cigars Joins Procigar

Procigar, the association of top Dominican cigar manufacturers, has a new member: Royal Agio. While Agio is headquartered in Duizel, Holland, in 1990 the company…

Weekly News (Feb. 19, 2018)

Cigar News adorini Launches Cigar Cabinet Trolley Humidor Asylum Plans Medulla Oblongata 7 x 70, Maduro Atabey Launching Three New Vitolas in March AVO 22,…

Oscar Valladares Ciseron Edition

Art and cigars are familiar bedfellows, and whether it be modern, classical or street, it seems there’s a cigar designed to be paired with it….

New Hampshire Tobacco Purchase Age Increase Tabled

A bill in New Hampshire to raise the minimum purchase age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21-years-old has been tabled, and effectively killed…

Rocky Patel Adds Eight Finishes to Laser Lighter

Rocky Patel has added eight new finishes to its popular Laser lighter, each representing one of the company’s popular cigar lines. The single flame lighter…

Gurkha Introduces Lounge Exclusive

Gurkha is the latest company to get into the lounge exclusive cigar segment, as today the company announced a pair of new cigars that will…

South Dakota Legislators Reject Tobacco Purchase Age Increase

Valentine’s Day might be a good day for lovers, but it was a bad day for those looking to raise the minimum age to purchase…

C.Gars Ltd.’s Latest Auction Open for Bids

The latest auction of rare and vintage cigars by C.Gars Ltd. is now online, highlighted by a mixture of Edición Limitadas, Edición Regionals, and mature…

Colibri Adds Four Finishes to Monaco Lighters

There are some new designs of the Colibri Monaco lighter on their way to retailers, as today Colibri announced that it has added four new…

Idaho Tobacco Purchase Age Increase Fails

A bill seeking to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in Idaho has been defeated, dying in the Senate State Affairs Committee, the…

Curivari Achilles La Iliada No.2

For a cigar company who has products on the shelves of a fair number of retailers, few are as otherwise quiet as Curivari. The company…