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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.

Gurkha Releasing 15-Year Cellar Reserve at IPCPR

While the 2017 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show is still just over four months away, Gurkha has announced its first trade show release, the 15-Year…

Connecticut Legislators Seek Protection of State’s Name in Cigars

Three Connecticut legislators are seeking to protect the tobacco grown in their state from what they describe as unfair and deceptive mislabeling practices by foreign tobacco growers that…

San Cristobal Ovation Decadence (2016)

Walk into an average cigar humidor and I’m sure you could find some cigar brands that would be a challenge to name the owner and…

Texas Legislator Seeks to Ban Smoking on State-Owned Property, College Campuses

A college campus isn’t generally thought of as an ideal place to light up a cigar, but if a bill introduced into the Texas legislature…

Laranja Reserva Baixo

To kick off 2017, Thompson Cigar Co., the well-known online and catalog retailer, announced that it would be selling its own exclusive size of Espinosa Premium…

Arkansas Legislator Introduces Bill to Raise State’s Tobacco Age to 21

Make it 19 states that have had bills seeking to raise the tobacco purchase age to 21-years-old introduced in their legislatures this session, as Arkansas…

Weekly News (Feb. 27, 2017)

Cigar News Caldwell Expanding Midnight Express Sabotage Lancero La Aurora ADN Dominicano Debuts at Procigar 2017 Manuel Quesada 70th Announced Maya Selva Unveils Villa Zamorano…

Paso Robles, Calif. Passes Smoking Ban, Includes Parks

Paso Robles, Calif. has passed a thorough new smoking ban, codifying the prohibition on smoking in all city-owned, leased, or operated buildings; within all places…

Tobacco Age Increase Proposed in Florida

While it remains to see which state–if any–will become the third in the country to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21, a…

Illusione Rothchildes CT

Illusione doesn’t release new cigar lines every day, let alone every month. Yet in 2016, spurred by the rapidly approaching FDA regulation, Dion Giolito’s company…

Maya Selva Unveils Villa Zamorano Reserva

Bolstering its economically-priced Villa Zamorano line, Maya Selva Cigars has announced the release of the Villa Zamorano Reserva, which the company says uses a higher…