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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.

Dissident HOME (Prerelease)

In June, Dissident Cigars announced a new release that would be officially launched at the 2015 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show. Dubbed HOME, the cigar…

Espinosa Especial No. 4

In early April, Espinosa Cigars announced a new regular production cigar that is being rolled at the La Zona factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. Dubbed the Espinosa…

Crowned Heads Adding Las Mareas Next Year

Next year, Crowned Heads will be add its sixth regular production line; next week, you might be able to smoke some. That line is Las Mareas,…

Viaje Summerfest 2015

Originally released in 2010, Summerfest was one of Viaje’s most consistent releases until last year, when it was dropped from the companies release schedule. In…

Crowned Heads Adding Jericho Hill Lancero

Crowned Heads has added a sixth size in the Jericho Hill line. The new cigar is a 7 1/2 x 38 lancero named 12 Honest…

Bolívar Super Coronas (EL 2014)

Every year since 2000, Habanos S.A. has released specific cigars under its Edición Limitada program, a series that includes cigars not seen in the regular production…

LH Cigars Colorado Robusto

After introducing its Claro and Maduro lines in the U.S. last summer, LH Cigars debuted a new blend at the 2015 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show….

CAO Flathead Steel Horse Apehanger

In 2013, CAO released a new blend inspired by car enthusiasts. Named Flathead, after the engine style made famous by Ford and Harley-Davidson, the cigar…

Juan López Don Juan (ER Benelux 2014)

Early last year, Habanos S.A. released the list of cigars that were expected to be a part of last year’s Edición Regional releases, and on that…

Room101 Ichiban Roxxo

In January, Room101 announced a new line of cigars named Ichiban, which translates to first from Japanese. Eight retailers around the county will receive an…

Joya de Nicaragua Cuatro Cinco Reserva Especial Doble Robusto

In November 2013, Joya de Nicaragua released the Cuatro Cinco Edición Limitada, a 6 x 54 toro extra that commemorated the 45th anniversary of the…