Editor’s Note: Award season is over, hopefully.

  • General Cigar Co. Discontinues Over 250 SKUs — Story here.
  • Casa Magna Dominican Released — Story here.
  • Villiger Introducing Three New Lines — Story here.
  • Neanderthal, The Newest From RoMa Craft Tobac:
  • Intemperance Breach of the Peace & Brotherly Love Delayed — Story here.
  • Cabaiguan Lonsdale Heading to Leesburg Cigar & Pipe This Summer — Story here.
  • Tatuaje Gran Maravilla Delayed Until May — Details here.
  • Viva Republica Guerrilla Warfare Corona Coming in March — Story here, review here.
  • Por Larrañaga Secretos Arrives in Spain — Details here.
  • Alec Bradley Prensado DeSocio Heads to Alliance Cigar Co. — Story here.
  • Padilla 10th Anniversary Cigar in the Works — Here.
  • Epicurean Gonzo Santeria Close to Shipping — Details here.
  • Nomad S-307 Adds Two Sizes — Press release is here.
  • Sindicato Bundle Maduro Coming — Via Cigar Coop.
  • Miami Cigar & Co. Teases 25th Anniversary, Redesign — Here.
  • MUWAT KFC Just a Friend Getting Packaging Redesign — Via Jonathan Drew.
  • Padilla 1932 Returns as Meier & Dutch Exclusive — Here.
  • Debonaire 1st Degree Coming — Via Cigar Coop.
  • General Cigar Co. Prices Increase — Majority of lines going up, details here.
  • Quesada Adjusts Pricing — Story here.
  • E.P. Carrillo Moves More Sales Jobs In-House — Story here.
  • Cigar Oasis Introduces New Humidification Devices — Press release here.
  • Min Ron Nee’s Second Edition Update — An absolutely fascinating read via Nino.
  • FDA Launches Tobacco Safety Reporting Portal — You can view the system here.
  • Statewide Smoking Ban Proposed Again in Kentucky — Details here.
  • 21-Year Age Limit Targeted in Maryland — Story here.
  • Baltimore County Smoking Ban to Be Proposed — Here.
  • St. Joseph, Mo. Rejects Smoking Ban — Story here.
  • Ridgewood, N.J. Sidewalk Smoking Could be Banned — Here.
  • Bullitt County, Ky. Public Building Smoking Ban Remains in Effect — Details here.
  • Rehoboth, Del. Eyes Beach Smoking Ban — Here.
  • Kennett, Mo. Voters to Take Up Smoking Ban — Details here.
  • Boulder, Colo. Continues Debating Public Smoking Ban — Here.
  • Playground Ban Moving Forward in Florida — Here.
  • Adams, Mass. Bans Pharmacy Tobacco Sales — Details here.
  • Suffolk County, N.Y. Age Increase Proposed — Details here.
  • Franklin, Mass. Rejects Purchasing Age Increase — Story here.
  • Keller, Texas Smoking Ban Proposed — Here.
  • Salisbury, N.C. Bans Park Smoking — Story here.
  • United Arab Emirates Bans Advertising, Sales to Under 21 — Details here.
  • University System of Georgia to Debate Smoking Ban — Here.
  • LSU-Eunice — Now tobacco-free.
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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.