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Brooks Whittington

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I have worn many hats in my life up to this point: I started out as a photojournalist for the Dallas Morning News and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, then transitioned to photographing weddings—both internationally and in the U.S.—for more than a decade. After realizing that there was a need for a cigar website containing better photographs and more in-depth information about each release, I founded my first cigar blog, SmokingStogie, in 2008. 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, and it was one of the predecessors to halfwheel, which I co-founded.

Griff and Dave’s Vanguard Goes on Sale

The new release is a 5 1/8 x 48 robusto that will be released annually.

Plasencia Ships Cosecha 149 Cortez

The figurado vitola is the fourth vitola for the regular production line.

Weekly News (May 13, 2024)

The news and reviews of the past week, plus some commentary and cigar deals.

Stolen Throne Crook of the Crown Corona on the Way to Stores

The new cigar was created to commemorate the company’s fifth anniversary.

B.A.M.F. Cigars Ships PTSITA & Area 51 Alien

The name of the first new line is an acronym which stands for Put That Smoke In The Air while the second cigar includes a glow-in-the-dark band.

United Connecticut, La Gianna Havana 30th Anniversary Begin Shipping

The first is a new regular production line, while the other was created to celebrate a major anniversary.

Y Panda Sublime

The cigar line was co-blended by Linxu “Panda” Yan and Luciano Meirelles, founder of Luciano Cigars.

General Adds Punch Dad’s Home Movies For Father’s Day

The new cigars are packaged in 10-count boxes that are designed to look like a VHS tape, complete with sleeve.

NM80 Lancero

Created to commemorate Miami Cigar & Co. co-founder Néstor Miranda’s 80th birthday, the NM80 cigars are Nicaraguan puros made at My Father Cigars S.A.