Patrick Lagreid

Regular readers of halfwheel will likely have picked up on a growing trend of cigars previously released only in the Dominican market coming to the U.S….

To celebrate his 67th birthday, José Blanco has announced that he will be joining E.P. Carrillo as of Nov. 1 as a senior vice-president with a primary focus…

The minimum age to purchase tobacco products is about to be raised in Medford, Mass., as last Tuesday the council passed an ordinance to make…

The Borough of Haledon, N.J. is increasing the age to purchase tobacco products today from the state minimum of 19 to 21-years-old. The increase, which…

The Ypsilanti Township (Mich.) Board of Trustees have brought and end to smoking in township parks, approving the second reading of the ordinance during its…

Another day, another new cigar line stealthily appears at retail. The cigar: the Alec Bradley-distributed Medio Fuerte Liga de Reyes from Raíces Cubanas; the retailer:…

Cigar News A.J. Fernández Adds Tampa Cigar Bash Exclusive Alec Bradley Medio Fuerte Liga de Reyes Arrives at Retail Black Label Trading Co. Announces Throw…

One avenue that cigar makers have to bring new cigars to market is to take an existing blend and modify it somehow – make it…

Occasionally in one of our cigar reviews, the lineage of a cigar gets mentioned; for instance, the vast chain of Oliva Serie V releases or…

The Kerman, Calif. City Council has brought an end to tobacco use in its city parks, passing an ordinance on Wednesday that will go into…

J.C. Newman has released several new cigars into the wild that have started getting promotion by retailers in the past week, though the company isn’t saying…