Considering the country’s history with tobacco, it may be tempting to assume that just about any brand of Cuban cigar has been in existence for...Read More

One thing that we at halfwheel are trying to do is be better about what cigars we are reduxing. We only do about 12 of these per...Read More

When I got the first press release for a new company called ACE Prime, which at that point was getting stylized as A.C.E. Prime, it...Read More

Late last year, Cavalier Genève announced that it would have a 2020 version of its annual Limited Edition. Simply called the Cavalier Genève Limited Edition...Read More

A good chunk of the cigar industry is made up of family businesses like J.C. Newman is. Regardless of the ownership situation, a good number...Read More

Companies that let fans name products have led to some interesting results in the past, with the R.R.S. Boaty McBoatface moniker chosen in an online...Read More

In June 2019, Fratello released a sampler that contained two new blends. At the time, the company said it was hoping to get feedback about...Read More

There’s not much in the way of innovation when talking about cigar vitolas. The reality is, there’s only so much you can do to a...Read More

Most of the time when cigar companies add new sizes to existing lines, it’s usually a new size as far as the dimensions of the...Read More

There are no shortages of sayings and quotes about the merits and value of patience. In the case of one of Crowned Heads’ newest releases,...Read More

It’s a story that’s been told on CNBC. The year was 1995 and a Los Angeles-based attorney named Rakesh “Rocky” Patel teamed up with Phil Zanghi to...Read More