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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.

Arizona Legislators Introduce Tobacco Purchase Age Increase Bill

A pair of Arizona state legislators have introduced a bill that seeks to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco and nicotine delivery products from…

Onondaga County, N.Y. Tobacco Purchase Age Increasing

A proposal to increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in Onondaga County, N.Y. has cleared its final hurdle, as County Executive Joanie Mahoney…

Archetype Strange Passage Robusto

In 2016, Ventura Cigar Co., the premium cigar division of Phillips & King, released an absolutely massive amount of new cigars at IPCPR Convention &…

Southern Draw Jacobs Ladder Toro

Flash back to August 2016, and you might remember Southern Draw Cigars announcing two new lines, Rose of Sharon and Jacobs Ladder. Both were released…

Muestra de Saka Nacatamale

It’s amazing how a word can stick with a person for one reason or another, for me, one of those words is nacatamale. I first…

Viaje Releases Circa ’45 Maduro

Viaje has quietly released an extension to its Circa ’45 line, adding a maduro version that has begun showing up at stores recently. For this…

Florida Legislature Will Consider Tobacco Age Increase in 2018

The Florida legislature will once again consider a statewide increase in the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, as Sen. David Simmons, R-Altamonte Springs, has…

Gurkha’s Blendmaster’s Cask En Route to Retailers

Gurkha has announced that another one of its releases from this summer’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, the Blendmaster’s Cask, is on its way to…

Weekly News (Dec. 18, 2017)

Cigar News Gilberto Oliva Sr. Passes Away Black Label Trading Co. Ships Deliverance Nocturne Boveda Launches Smart Sensor C.Gars Ltd. Gets Exclusive Davidoff Lancero Casa…

La Flor de Cano Casanova (ER Italia 2016)

Of all the countries and regions that have had Edición Regional cigars produced for them by Habanos S.A., few have been as intriguing to me…

Casa Turrent Releases 1880

Casa Turrent is closing out 2017 with the release of 1880, a new line that pays tribute to the year the Turrent family entered the…