Miscellaneous

So you want to know what the TPE trade show floor looks like. Here’s a 360° view walkthrough of the cigar portion of the trade show…

I expected my first trip to cover an event in 15 months to encounter issues. I was not wrong. My travel days always seem to start out early, and…

As part of my multiple former careers and my current one as co-owner of this website, I have attended more conventions and trade shows than…

Today, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed that it was moving forward with plans to ban the sale of menthol cigarettes and at…

Today and tomorrow, the Fuente & Meerapfel Present: Meet The Professor live show is hosting a 26-hour live stream. At 9:00 P.M. EDT I will…

If you’re looking to hear someone other than Charlie Minato talk about The Consensus, year-end lists, and a whole bunch of other things related to…

In case you haven’t seen enough of me on video in the last week, I’ll be appearing on Developing Palates’ media panel show this evening….

Welcome to The Consensus, No. 10. This is simultaneously the most complete and most flawed top 25 cigars of 2020 list you will see. While the…

For the 10th consecutive year, halfwheel presents The Consensus. A decade ago I wondered what would happen if I took all of the various best cigars…

As you can see below, this is a very different Top 25 cigars list from most. At halfwheel, the 25 best cigars are the 25 best…

The time has come. Seemingly everyone does a list, we decide unveil our list live on video—what possibly could go wrong. Watch as Brooks, Patrick…