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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.

Dignity Cigars Takes Pizzeria Out of the Oven

Don’Juan Gross told halfwheel he had been keeping the concept for his latest cigar in the proverbial oven for five years; but this spring, it will…

2015 Awards: New Company of the Year

Launching a new company is a significant challenge, a big part of which is making sure that what you promise gets delivered and that there…

La Palina Excellentes (1920s)

If you’ve been in a humidor or read pretty much any cigar publication in recent years, you’re undoubtedly familiar with La Palina, the brand owned by…

LUJ Kuro Corona Gorda Announced as Store Exclusive for Smokin’ Joe’s

Smokin’ Joe’s in Alcoa, Tenn. has announced that they will be receiving a store exclusive size of LUJ Cigars’ Kuro, a 6 x 46 corona…

Rocky Patel Creates Gold Series II for Cigar King (Update)

Rocky Patel has created The Gold Series II, a new limited edition cigar made for Cigar King in Scottsdale, Ariz. that is a follow-up to the store’s…

E.P. Carrillo Elencos Oscuro Elites

In late 2011, it became known that E.P. Carrillo was planning an extensions to its limited Elenecos line, Elencos Oscuro. That December, the company shipped…

Hawaii Raises Tobacco Purchase Age Today

With the stroke of midnight, Hawaii became the first state in the country to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products and nicotine delivery…

Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. Moves to Former Oliva Factory

While many spent the Christmas holiday relaxing, Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. spent it moving into a bigger factory, with an eponymously named cigar as…

The Seven Five Cigars Coming from Tabacalera Palma (Update)

Tabacalera Palma has announced that it is producing The Seven Five Cigars, a new line that gets its inspiration from a 2014 documentary about a drug kingpin and…

Nomad H-Town San Andres Lancero

When Jorge Ahued of STOGIES World Class Cigars in Houston announced his plans to commission a 10-cigar series of lanceros, it became a waiting game…