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Brooks Whittington

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I have been smoking cigars for over eight years. A documentary wedding photographer by trade, I spent seven years as a photojournalist for the Dallas Morning News and the Fort Worth Star Telegram. I started the cigar blog SmokingStogie in 2008 after realizing that there was a need for a cigar blog with better photographs and more in-depth information about each release. SmokingStogie quickly became one of the more influential cigar blogs on the internet, known for reviewing preproduction, prerelease, rare, extremely hard-to-find and expensive cigars. I am a co-founder of halfwheel and now serve as an editor for halfwheel.

Illusione La Grande Classe Rex

Exclusive creations for specific stores are nothing new in the cigar world, but things change a bit when the manufacturer owns the store they are…

Viaje Exclusivo Leaded Petite Lancero

Last month, Viaje began shipping a new box of cigars that is notable for a couple of different reasons. First, the Exclusivo Petite Lancero Collection is…

Southern Draw Jacobs Ladder Lancero

Over the years, various cigar companies and charitable organizations have gone hand in hand and a new series of limited editions from Southern Draw Cigars…

1502 Serious Cigar (Prerelease)

Over the years, specific cigars have been produced to commemorate any number of things: people, events, dogs and specific places; a new blend from 1502…

Intemperance EC XVIII Humility

Almost four years ago, RoMa Craft Tobac released the first of what would eventually become six different samplers named after the vitolas that are included in…

Viaje Juntos 2018 Torpedo

In February, Viaje Cigars shipped the latest version of Juntos, a series of cigars produced in collaboration with other prominent cigar makers that is named…

Four Kicks Mule Kick Limited Edition 2018

Last month, Crowned Heads shipped the third incarnation of its first limited editions. As with the blends that were released in 2012 and 2017, the…

Portraits: Drew Newman

Drew Newman’s been working for the family business for over two decades, but he didn’t become a full-time employee of J.C. Newman Cigar Co. until…

La Flor Dominicana Factory Press (2017)

Take two. Four years after the last official release, a new version of La Flor Dominicana’s Factory Press shipped to retailers just before Christmas last…

Colibri SV-Cut

For nearly a century, cigar smokers have faced a choice: straight cut or v-cut. Carrying a small punch, oftentimes built into lighters, in addition to…

Macanudo Inspirado Red Robusto

General Cigar Co.’s Macanudo brand is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with a number of releases, the first of which is the Inspirado Red….