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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.

Jas Sum Kral Crna Nok Robusto

While there are a number of new cigar brands that pop up every year, very few of them have the backstory of Jas Sum Kral, which…

El Criollito Double Magnum

Last year, PDR Cigars released a blend made specifically for the European market: El Criollito. While it was released in Europe last year as a…

Tommy Bahama Signature & Marlin Cutter

At the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Island Lifestyle Importers showed off some of its latest products, which included new cutters, lighters, cigar cases…

Tatuaje Tainos Reserva Broadleaf

As you may have read on this site by now, Tatuaje released the Reserva Broadleaf Collection during the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, an…

La Flor Dominicana Petite La Nox

In 2015, La Flor Dominicana released another cigar blended by Tony Gomez, son of owner Litto Gomez. The new 6 1/2 x 50 toro was named…

Tatuaje Havana Cazadores Reserva Broadleaf

During the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Tatuaje Cigars showed off what is easily one of the largest releases the company has ever attempted,…

Nomad Martial Law

At the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Nomad Cigars showed off a new release that had been in development for a while. In fact,…

Punch Descobridores (ER Portugal 2011)

In 2011, Habanos S.A. released a total of 25 different Edición Regional cigars, a number that has yet to be matched within any year before or since. Four of…

Viaje Exclusivo Leaded Double Edged Sword

Last month, Viaje shipped the Exclusivo Leaded Double Edged Sword, a new cigar that is a combination of two different Viaje releases: the 5 x 52…

Montecristo Linea 1935 Maltés (Preproduction)

During the XIX Festival del Habano in Havana, Cuba, earlier this year, Habanos S.A. announced that it would be debuting three new vitolas under the Montecristo marca….

Crux Limitada Show Exclusive 2016

As part of the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Crux Cigars released a brand new limited edition that could only be purchased by retailers…