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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.

Viaje Honey & Hand Grenades The Rapier

The first time we heard of the interestingly named Honey and Hand Grenades from Viaje was at the IPCPR show in Las Vegas in mid-2011….

Redux: E.P. Carrillo New Wave Connecticut Divinos

Back in March of 2011, E.P. Carrillo put his entry into the ever-fluid marketplace that is Connecticut-wrapped cigars, the E.P. Carrillo New Wave Connecticut. While it was…

My Father Atlantic Cigar Co. 15th Anniversary Box-Pressed Robusto

In February of 2012, site sponsor Atlantic Cigar Co. released the second in their four part 15th Anniversary Series. Made by My Father, it was a box-pressed Robusto measuring…

Foundry Wells (Prerelease)

One of the most interesting releases of the IPCPR show in Orlando was a new line from General Cigar called Foundry. It is described as…

Review: Rocky Patel The Edge Habano Toro (Prerelease)

At the IPCPR show at the beginning of August, Rocky Patel showed off seven new cigars that will be released on various dates before the…

Review: Quesada Oktoberfest Kaiser Ludwig

Today we will be taking a look at a cigar that I have been very much anticipating, the Quesada Oktoberfest Über. We reviewed the wonderful…

Redux: Arturo Fuente Hemingway Short Story Maduro (2011)

The Arturo Fuente Hemingway Short Story Maduro has been one of the hardest cigars to find over the last fifteen years. That changed a bit…

Viaje Skull and Bones White Daisy Cutter

In May of 2010, Viaje cigars released their first in what would eventually become an almost comically large number of Skull and Bones cigars. Named…

Tatuaje The Old Man and the C (Prerelease)

One of Tatuaje’s most revered blends is the Private Reserve, otherwise known as the Black Label blend. Ever since the original release of the Corona…

Review: La Flor Dominicana Limitado V (Prerelease)

In 2002, Litto Gomez released the first Limitado cigar, a 6 1/2 x 54 Toro that used an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper over Dominican filler and…

Review: Viaje Roman Candle

In mid-2010, Viaje released its first summer release, the aptly named Summerfest. Following closely behind was the first release of the TNT, a cigar that…