Weekly News (Aug. 21, 2023)
We would like to extend our condolences to the family and friends of Ben Stimpson, who passed away earlier this month. Over the years, Stimpson worked for various cigar magazines, most notably Cigars & Leisure and Tobacco Business. At Tobacco Business, he served as the managing director of both the magazine and of Tobacco Media Group, a Kretek subsidiary that also includes the TPE trade show. All of us at halfwheel had the pleasure of sharing cigars, drinks and conversations with Ben over the years. For more about Ben, we recommend reading these words from his longtime colleague and friend, Antoine Reid.
Cigar News
- AJ Fernandez’s New World Dorado Corona Begins Arriving
- Black Star Line’s Rosewood 1923 Arrives in Stores
- CAO Flathead V23 Pays Tribute to the 24 Hours of Le Mans
- The Cohiba Experience Opens at Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara
- Don Pepín García 20th Anniversary Limited Edition Heads to Stores
- Dunbarton Stops Production on Muestra de Saka #NLMTHA and Sin Compromiso Varita Májica
- FDA Official to Become CEO of Truth Initiative — via Vaping 360
- Fratello The Texan Toro Boxes Begin Shipping
- Howard G Ships The Perfect Round
- Powstanie Connecticut Heading to Stores Tomorrow
- RoMa Craft Tobac Updating CroMagnon Line in 2024
- Two New Sizes of Fosforo Connecticut Head to Stores
- Universal’s Fritz Bossert Retiring Next Summer, Richard Wood Named Successor at Lancaster Leaf
- Vector Speed, VTorque, and Vantage Coming to Stores in Mid-September
- VegaFina Exclusivo USA Patriot Begins Shipping
- Viaje Satori Returning This Month
- Warped’s Moon Garden Especial Coming Later This Month
Regulations
State
- Colorado Voters to Decide if State Can Keep Excess Tobacco Revenue — via KSUT.org
Reviews
- American Chest WoodTop 75 Count Cigar Humidor
- Asylum Sensorium Asen 60
- Freud Limited Edition: Sigmund – Chapter One: The Disruptor
- Tatiana Groovy Blue Belicoso TAA Exclusive
- Tatuaje Cojonú 2018
Deals From Our Sponsors
- Atlantic Cigar Co. — Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial Gordo Extra (Box of 14, $156.24)
- Cigar Hustler — Fosforo Connecticut Robusto (Pack of 5, $37.95)
- Cigars Direct — Don Pepin Garcia 20th Anniversary Limited Edition Toro Extra ($40)
- Corona Cigar Co. — Don Pepin Vintage Edition Toro Gordo (Box of 10, $130.95)
- Famous Smoke Shop — Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial Gordo Extra (Box of 14, $156.99)
- Gotham Cigars —New World Dorado The Gold Standard Sampler (Sampler of 5, $42.99)
- JR Cigars — $30 Percent Off (CODE: NOW)
- LM Cigars — Montecristo 1935 Edición Diamante Icon (Box of 10, $147.80)
Charlie Minato
I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.
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