In 1983, during the bizarre days of being an L.A. recording studio owner and personal manager to Butch (Eddie Munster) Patrick, I met the movie icon while in the green room of The Mike Douglas Show. This is the story:… Read More ›
On Nov. 7, halfwheel’s favorite restaurant hosted a prerelease tasting of the Davidoff Limited Edition 2025 Year of the Snake. Here’s our normally biennial attempt at food blogging. The post Davidoff Year of the Snake Launch at Tei-An appeared first on halfwheel.
E.P. Carrillo Cigars introduces Endure, the inaugural offering in the Perez-Carrillo Premier Collection, with preorders beginning Jan. 2 for shipping later that month. It will be available in Robusto ($18) and Toro ($20) vitolas. Endure features a Meerapfel Cameroon wrapper with binder and fillers tobaccos from Nicaragua. The name of the cigar draws from the […]
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo Rosado Binder: Nicaraguan Corojo ‘99 Filler: Nicaraguan Criollo ‘98 (aged 10 years) & Corojo ‘99 Size: 4.5 x 48 (Box Pressed) Strength: Medium/Full Price: $7.99 My cigars received 3 months of naked humidor time. BACKGROUND: From Andrew… Read More ›
The new line from Viaje took eight years to develop and involved a more rigorous tobacco selection process than the company’s other creations. The post Viaje Private Bale Bird on a Branch Pajarito appeared first on halfwheel.
Following months of rumors that there might be a new BHK 58, or even 59, Habanos S.A. says that the Friday night gala dinner will be dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the Cohiba BHK. In addition, the Cuban cigar monopoly will celebrate 150 years of Romeo y Julieta. The post Festival del Habano XXV: […]
Earlier this year, Les Fines Lames announced it was entering the lighter category with the Le Feu lighter. Two new Le Feu lighters are now shipping to stores, but neither look anything like what the company showed off in March. The post Les Fines Lames Releases Le Feu Lighters appeared first on halfwheel.
LES FINES LAMES announces the Le FEU – BRICK and SVELT torch lighters. The Brick ($139) features a gas tank window and adjustable flame and is available in Black, Red, Blue, OD Green, and Champagne. The Svelt ($119) is the smaller version with a gas tank window and adjustable flame. It is available in Black, […]
Across the country, anti-tobacco efforts are gaining momentum, with a growing movement to impose stricter regulations on tobacco products and their use taking shape and spreading rapidly. Massachusetts serves as a prime example of this trend. What began as localized Generational Tobacco Bans in the suburbs of Boston has now evolved into a statewide initiative. […]
The Surgeon General released a sweeping report on November 19th, outlining persistent disparities in tobacco use and health outcomes across the United States. The report, which builds on findings from a 1998 study, acknowledges significant progress in reducing smoking rates and secondhand smoke exposure over the last several decades but highlights the significantly different outcomes […]