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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.

Arturo Fuente Unnamed Reserve 2012

In December of 2012, Arturo Fuente released a new blend seemingly out of the blue. Called the Arturo Fuente Unnamed Reserve 2012, the cigar was a 5…

Samsara Robusto (Prerelease)

In development for over four years, Samsara Cigars—which translates to circle of life—is the brainchild of owner Narinder Kumar, who also owns the NK Cigar Lounge in Westlake…

601 La Bomba Sake Bomb (Prerelease)

Erik Espinosa started posting photos of a new 601 La Bomba vitola on social media last month called the Sake Bomb, a 4 1/2 x 42…

Miró Momentos (Prerelease)

In April of 2013, the Kuuts Distribution Center in Florida opened, which prompted the introduction of three new brands for the American market: Placeres Reserva, Tabacalera…

Portraits: Litto Gomez

Very rarely seen without his signature hat, Litto Gomez of La Flor Dominicana embodies everything there is to love about tobacco, and the history of…

1502 Black Gold Lancero (Prerelease)

The 1502 Black Gold is the strongest of the company’s three lines. Currently offered in four vitolas, the company will be adding a 5 1/2…

Viaje Exclusivo Lancero Returns to Atlantic Cigar Co.

Atlantic Cigar Co. will be getting a second release of the Viaje Exclusivo Lancero. Originally sold to commemorate the Pennsylvania based retailer’s fifteenth anniversary in…

CroMagnon Fomorian (2014)

In March 2013, RoMa Craft Tobac released a new cigar called the Fomorian, which used the internal blend of the CroMagnon EMH while replacing the…

Undercrown Dogma (Prerelease)

On March 24, Drew Estate announced a new vitola in the Undercrown line called Dogma. The 6 x 56 box-pressed cigar is a project being…

Blessed Leaf Kairos (Prerelease)

In mid 2013, Kyle Hoover and Chris Kelly of Ezra Zion fame announced Blessed Leaf, described as “non-denominational Christian ministry utilizing technology to evangelize, encourage, and…

Cain F Lancero

Originally announced in 2011, the Cain F Lancero made quite a splash as a blend that combined a complex profile, a lancero vitola and excellent…