I’m not exactly sure what it was, but I woke up Friday morning thinking that this week has gone way too fast. Not in the...Read More

So far, my visits to factories in Estelí have all been return visits: J.C. Newman PENSA, which I visited on Wednesday, as well as My...Read More

We were supposed to be on the busses at 7:50 a.m., leaving Managua for Estelí at 8 a.m. And sure enough, at 8 a.m. or...Read More

Puro Sabor is back, and boy am I happy about it. After an unfortunate political situation that made things unsafe to bring in a significant...Read More

And now for something completely different. If the halfwheel staff was asked to rank its collective favorite restaurant, my money would be on Tei-an. And if I...Read More

Patrick Lagreid suggested my coverage of the InterTabac Trade Fair could be improved, particularly when it came to focusing on the new products that debut...Read More

Cigars. Champagne. Whisky. Japanese cuisine. Dallas. These are a few of my favorite things. Also, there is an event that involves all of them and halfwheel....Read More

I’m a bit pressed for time, but here’s a very quick rundown of some first impressions of InterTabac 2019 before I head to a dinner...Read More

I don’t think there’s ever been a build up to InterTabac quite like the first four days of this week. For the eighth year in...Read More

And so another Festival del Habano has come and gone. In some aspects, my fourth trip to the tiny island of Cuba was not my...Read More

Unfortunately, my final full day in Havana started much the same as the last day did: with me throwing up. I was still sick—albeit not...Read More