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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.

IPCPR 2017: JetLine

While JetLine isn’t known for making many, if any, announcements about new products for IPCPR, this year the company shared news about a couple of…

IPCPR 2017: Chinnock Cellars Cigars

Chinnock Cellars is back at IPCPR showing off a new size of the Terroir blend for those looking for a shorter, quicker smoke.The rest of…

IPCPR 2017: Battleground Cigars

The Battleground Cigar tent is back this year.Inside the tent, the Connecticut-based company showed off several new things, including a revamped look of its OPK…

IPCPR 2017: Esteban Carreras

Other than letting us know that they had a new line coming, Esteban Carreras didn’t announce the new cigar until show doors opened. Craig Cunningham likes…

IPCPR 2017: Colibri

Colibri came to the trade show with a number of products aimed squarely at the mid-range price points of cigar accessories, namely the $50 –…

IPCPR 2017: Pure Aroma Cigars Inc.

Located at the back of the show floor, Pure Aroma Cigars Inc., the company behind the D’Crossier blends and its subsets, had several new products…

IPCPR 2017: We’re on Facebook Live — Day 2

Join us for a Facebook Live broadcast from the Davidoff booth on the IPCPR Trade Show floor before day two of the starts. The halfwheel team will…

IPCPR 2017: Tabacalera Falto

Tabacalera Falto was one of the companies that didn’t bring any new product to this year’s trade show, choosing instead to focus on existing products,…

IPCPR 2017: Padrón Cigars

As of late June, a Padrón representative said the company would have nothing new to show off at IPCPR 2017, and that was indeed the…

IPCPR 2017: La Sirena

La Sirena didn’t have any new products this year. The company is currently focusing on its existing portfolio, as well as waiting to see how…

IPCPR 2017: MoyaRuiz Cigars

MoyaRuiz kept things fairly simple in the booth this year. While all of the company’s lines were displayed, there was a special focus on its…