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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.

A Visit to Procesadora de Tabaco Palmarejo & Jicomé (Davidoff)

Last month, Brooks Whittington and I were invited to visit Davidoff’s expansive operations in the Dominican Republic as part of the company’s semi-regular trips for…

Quesada España Churchill Tabbed as Federal 94th

Federal Cigar has long been known for its multitude of limited edition releases and you can now add another one to the list. The New Hampshire-based…

Headlines 2nd Edition Page 2

Originally created by Dee Aguasvivas and blenders Don Amadiz and Radhames Perez of Tabacalera Real, the Headlines brand was revitalized earlier this year, and is now a collaboration…

Illusione ~eccj~ 20th

In 2008, Illusione released an exclusive cigar to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the European Cigar Cult Journal magazine, which has since been changed to Cigar…

Portraits: Fred Rewey

Fred Rewey woud prefer you not take him seriously. That’s at least the general impression you get from Rewey’s online descriptions of himself. Rewey is…

Quesada Keg Edition

After blending the Oktoberfest to be paired with beer, Quesada is at it again, this time releasing a new blend in a somewhat unconventional packing…

601 La Bomba Sake Bomb

In the early part of last year, Erik Espinosa made it clear through social media postings that there was another size of his popular 601…

La Flor Dominicana 1994 Beer Stein

Last year at the 2014 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, La Flor Dominicana showed off the 1994, a line that incorporates a Mexican San Andrés wrapper…

Crowned Heads Sending Paniolo Especiale 2015 to Hawaii

The first new exclusive release from Crowned Heads this year will be an exclusive for a retailer in Hawaii. Paniolo Especiale 2015 is the newest cigar from…

Portraits: Noel Rojas

At the 2013 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show there was a crowd of people constantly surrounding a corner of the larger House of Emilio. In…

Crowned Heads Shows Off J.D. Howard Reserve Single Action LE 2015

After weeks of teasing a new J.D. Howard Reserve release, Crowned Heads is ready to finally show off its latest. The J.D. Howard Reserve Single Action LE…