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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.

Davidoff Royal Release Salomones

Last month, Davidoff shipped a new line that seemed to have quite a bit in common with an older release. Dubbed the Royal Release, the line consists…

CAO Amazon Basin (2016)

The 2014 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show brought news of a unique new release for General Cigar Co. Named CAO Amazon Basin, the blend included a…

Tatuaje The Krueger

The Tatuaje Monster Series needs no introduction, but an explanation wouldn’t be a bad idea. In 2008, Tatuaje released The Frank, the first of what is…

Viaje Juntos Torpedo

In 2014, Viaje announced a brand new annual release that would be comprised of a different cigar blend produced with a unique manufacturer every year….

STOGIES World Class Cigars A.J. Fernández Exclusive

While you would not be blamed for lancero being the first thing you think of when you hear STOGIES World Class Cigars, the Houston, Texas-based retailer…

Herrera Estelí Edición Limitada H-Town Lancero

By now, STOGIES World Class Cigars’ H-Town Lancero Series should need no introduction. There is no store that is known for selling lanceros, typically the slowest…

Anastasia Caspia

In June, Robert Caldwell showed off a new collaboration cigar between himself and Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. for the first time. Dubbed Anastasia, the cigar is meant to…

Matilde Serena Corona

In August, Matilde Cigar Co. shipped a brand new blend to just 10 stores around the U.S.. Named Serena, the line is composed of four different vitolas, and…

Ramón Allones Belicoso

Before Habanos S.A. officially had the Edición Regional program that is so ubiquitous now, there was the Ramón Allones Belicoso. Debuting in 2005 and only available in…

Neanderthal OM

In mid-August, Houston-based retailer STOGIES World Class Cigars received 53 boxes of the newest addition to its H-Town Lancero Series from RoMa Craft Tobac, the Neanderthal…

Portraits: Javier Estades Saez

Last month, I watched numerous consumers chat with Javier Estades Saez and eventually ask: so what do you do for the company. Javier Estades Saez is the…