M by Macanudo Toro
This year General Cigar Co.’s Macanudo brand celebrates its 50th anniversary. Typically, the approach to the celebration would be a high-priced limited edition release to…
Crowned Heads Adding Drew Estate-made Ohio Exclusive
For the first time ever, a Crowned Heads cigar will be made by Drew Estate; but you are going to have to get it in…
Island Club Ships
Island Lifestyle Importers has announced that its latest release, the Island Club, is shipping nationwide. The Island Club uses an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper over a…
Agio to Distributes La Flor Dominicana in Germany & The Netherlands
La Flor Dominicana has a new German and Dutch distributor. Royal Agio Cigars—makes of Balmoral, Panter, Mehari’s and other brands—will now distribute La Flor Dominicana…
Oliva Adding Serie V Melanio Limitada, Cain Daytona 7 x 70 for International Markets
Later this week, the international cigar industry will gather in Dortmund, Germany and while there, Oliva will show off two European exclusives. One is the…
HutcH Studio Adds Terminator Cutter
In advance of a new installment of The Terminator movie franchise, Rick Hutchings of HutcH Studio is paying tribute the central character played by Arnold…
Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure de Luxe
One of the questions I’m frequently asked about cigars has more to do with travel than tobacco. Inevitably, a cigar-smoking friend or colleague will head…
Maya Selva Year of the Pig Shipping in November
At this week’s Intertabac Trade Fair in Dortmund, Germany, Maya Selva Cigars will show off its Limited Edition Year of the Pig. As the name…
Weekly News (Sept. 17, 2018)
The halfwheel staff sends its condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Ronald F. W. Fox, who passed away recently. Mr. Fox was the…
Bellas Artes Maduro Robusto
Ask a tobacco grower whether the job is art or science, and you’ll likely hear that it’s both. It’s more a matter of knowing when…
Arsenio Ramos, 83, AGANORSA Blender, Dies
Arsenio Ramos, the longtime blender for AGANORSA and its associated Casa Fernández and Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. (TABSA) entities, has died. Like many, Ramos’…