Cohiba Talismán (EL 2017)
A new Edición Limitada from Habanos S.A. is almost always a big deal, but add the fact that it is the first Edición Limitada release for the…
Weekly News (February 28, 2011)
And cigar news… (Going to have to find a way to keep the intros interesting, which might be difficult.) This past week was dominated by…
Partagas Decadas 2021
In 2019, General Cigar Co. brought back its Partagas Decadas line for a limited release. While the company released the Decadas from 2005-2009, it went…
Ramon Allones AJ Fernandez Torpedo
Late last year, General Cigar Co. and A.J. Fernandez made one of the more bizarre announcements the cigar industry had seen in quite some time: A.J….
IPCPR 2014: halfwheel Guide
Welcome to the 2014 IPCPR convention and trade show. As we have done the last few years, here’s a look at some of the nearly-500…
IPCPR 2016: The halfwheel Guide
Exhaustive. Our staff would like to make about two hours worth of exhaustion jokes, but exhaustive was the goal of this post. For months, our entire team has been making…
2017 Awards: The Consensus Top 25 Cigars
What were to happen if you took all the top 25 cigars lists and put them together. That’s the goal of The Consensus, a yearly feature…
Ten Questions for 2018
It’s almost 2018, which means it’s time for my annual article of speculation. For the last eight years, something that actually precedes halfwheel, I will ask…
Henry Clay Tattoo
Take a well-established cigar brand owner, pair him with a company who once took him to litigation over a trademark, but also owns one of…
Review: La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero Oscuro Natural A
Since its debut in 2003, La Flor Dominicana’s Double Ligero line has been home to some of the company’s more unique vitolas – including Litto Gomez’s…
La Mission L’Atelier 2020
In or around 2016, Pete Johnson of Tatuaje and L’Atelier Imports decided to create some unique cigars for members of the Saints & Sinners Club,…
El Centurion Toria
Every cigar brand with a bit of history has releases that are more highly coveted than others—limited releases, early projects, things that were supposed to…
Liga Privada Único Serie Velvet Rat
On October 19, 2012 Drew Estate held a special event at TESA Cigar Co. to sell Drew Estate’s newest Liga Privada for the first time,…
The Consensus Top 25 Cigars 2021
Imagine you had a friend who never smoked a cigar, but had lots of time on his or her hands. And also had a really,…
IPCPR 2013: The halfwheel Guide
Here it is. The biggest, most comprehensive and most exhaustive pre-show guide. This will be a fun show, an important show and a relevant one….
Graded: Ten Questions for 2020
The idea of the words graded and 2020 bring a bit of a smirk and sigh to my face. Certainly conventional wisdom—and an endless stream of social…
Ten Questions for 2020
Welcome to the 10th version of Ten Questions. In December 2009, I decided to write an editorial that previewed some of the big topics for the following…