The original Fuente Fuente OpusX 2020 was a three-vitola line created to coincide with the United Arab Emirates Expo 2020. The second incarnation was released in the same three sizes last December, but this time boxes were sent to retailers across the U.S. The post OpusX 2020 Sol d’Amor (2024) appeared first on halfwheel.
The new warehouse is also home to Caribbean Sunrise Spirits. The León family launched Caribbean Sunrise last year to import and sell the company’s León Jimenes rum in the U.S. The post La Aurora Opens Miami Warehouse appeared first on halfwheel.
Last year Jordan was meant to make its Cigar Smoking World Championship debut, but the situation in the Middle East forced the organizers to cancel. A year later they finally got to enter the global arena of competitive slow smoking, and it definitely didn’t go by unnoticed. Held in the luxurious surroundings of the Cigar […]
In 2022, Kuwait entered the Cigar Smoking World Championship. It became a close race with exclusively first time competitors and in the end Sary Aboudaya beat Ahmed Aljery by two minutes, securing the title as the first Kuwaiti slow smoking champion. After a two-year hiatus, Kuwait now has a new champion. On a warm evening […]
Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés Binder: Indonesian Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6.5 x 54 Box Pressed Strength: Medium/Full Price: $13.00 Quantity Released: 1000 boxes of 20 Date Released: April 2024 Factory: Tabacalera Von Eicken S.R.L. Santiago, Dominican Republic My cigars received 6… Read More ›
The news, reviews and more from the past week. The post Weekly News (June 9, 2025) appeared first on halfwheel.
Alejandro Turrent, the face of the Turrent’s operations and the company’s head of international sales, has concluded his tenure with the company. His duties will be temporarily filled by Ricardo Carioni and Gerardo Pérez. The post Alejandro Turrent Exits Grupo Turrent appeared first on halfwheel.
This blend debuted in 2023 as a single-size exclusive for Nasser’s Lounge, a store in Haiti. Now it’s offered in three vitolas and sold at stores around the world. The post Nasser The Goat Robusto appeared first on halfwheel.
For his Boy Band project, Darren Cioffi of Principle Cigars brought together five legendary Dominican cigar makers. Each was tasked with creating a cigar, all inspired by an album from 1965. The post Principle Cigars Boy Band Vol. 1 Jochy appeared first on halfwheel.
In 1965, I was tasked by ISIS to be a covert agent. My first assignment was to masquerade as a Jew and to infiltrate a B’nai B’rith dinner. I blended in seamlessly: My second assignment was to go undercover at… Read More ›