Cigarfest 2020, the largest cigar event in the world, has been postponed due to coronavirus COVID-19. Cigars International, which hosts the event, announced that it...Read More

It’s in the mid-50s, the skies are gray and the space heater is fired up on the balcony, which means only one thing: it’s time...Read More

Sarah Santos will be the next head of Cigars International, the world’s largest retailer. Officially, Santos’ title will be president of North American Online and...Read More

Joya de Nicaragua has announced that the fifth line its JOYA Series of cigars will be an exclusive to Cigars International. The newest line is...Read More

Astonishing. It took me a while to find the correct word to describe it. Astonishing—not incredible—is the correct word. Also, scary. Yesterday’s confirmation that Craig Reynolds...Read More

Craig Reynolds, the leader of the Cigars International—the world’s largest cigar retailer—will be retiring in May 2020. That is when his contract ends, though Reynolds...Read More

Cigars Intertnational has announced the location of its first Florida store: Pasco County. The world’s largest cigar retailer has submitted plans for a 9,500-square-foot standalone...Read More

Like many companies, Viaje has released its share of single-store exclusive cigars. One could even make the case that a good bit of the company’s...Read More

Bugatti Group has announced the upcoming launch of two new lighters that the company says solves two of the main problems cigar smokers face: clogged...Read More

Thompson Cigar, one of the oldest and largest retailers in the country, will be shutting down most of its U.S. operations on June 29. Last...Read More

A belated welcome to 2019. As is the tradition at halfwheel—and actually before this website started—each year I ask 10 questions that will face the cigar...Read More