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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.

Wunder|Lust Robusto

Last year, RoMa Craft Tobac released a cigar only in Europe: Wunder|Lust. The versions sold last year had a simple white band that read WUNDER|LUST on the top…

Asylum 13 Oblongata 50 × 5

During the 2017 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Asylum 13 showed off a unique release named Medulla Oblongata, named after the part of the brain…

XIKAR VX2 V-Cut

During the 2017 IPCPR Convention and Trade Show, XIKAR showed off a bigger brother to its VX, appropriately named VX2 V-Cut. While it still uses…

Tatuaje The Michael

Despite attempts from Pete Johnson and others, there is no cigar more associated with the Halloween holiday than those part of Johnson’s Tatuaje Monster Series….

Saint Luis Rey Incas (ER Peru 2014)

While some regions of the world have received many different Edición Regional releases from Habanos S.A. over the years since the program debuted in 2005—think Asia…

Romeo y Julieta Aniversario Maduro Robusto

Thompson Cigar is not new to exclusive blends, and last month the Tampa-based retailer added another one to is portfolio. The Romeo y Julieta Aniversario Maduro is…

Rocky Patel Vintage 2006 San Andreas Robusto

At the 2017 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Rocky Patel Cigars showed off a cigar that featured two firsts for the company. That cigar is…

Pappy Van Winkle Tradition Coronita

In 2015, Drew Estate announced a partnership with Pappy & Co., the merchandising side of the Pappy Van Winkle bourbon brand. The resulting creation was the two-vitola…

Punch Gran Robusto (ER España 2009)

The year 2009 was a monster year for Habanos S.A.’s Edición Regional series, with a total of 23 different cigars announced or released, the second most…

The Oscar Maduro Robusto

There have been many gimmicks in the cigar industry over the years; some help to actually sell those cigars and some just help to make…

Plasencia Alma del Campo Madroño

For decades, the Plasencia family has produced cigars for a large number of different manufacturers out of its factories in Honduras and Nicaragua, including Rocky Patel…