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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.

OpusX ForbiddenX 13 Nacimiento 1912

Midway through December of 2011, select Fuente retailers received a surprise release of a brand new ForbiddenX blend to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Arturo Fuente brand….

Headley Grange Estupendos (Prerelease)

Way back in February of this year murmurs started flying about the followup to Crowned Heads’ popular debut, Four Kicks. Jon Huber announced the cigar,…

Review: Joya de Nicaragua Cuenca y Blanco Lonsdale Club (Prerelease)

Ask any number of cigar smokers what their most anticipated cigar of the year is, and you will get any number of answers. But near…

Review: Sosa Classic 6 x 60 Natural (Prerelease)

Sosa Cigars recently announced it was jumping on the large ring gauge bandwagon by releasing a 6 x 60 Gordo vitola in its Classic line. Blended…

Tatuaje Mexican Experiment Belicoso Heads to Virginia

Pete Johnson’s Havana Cellars has shipped a third size of the Tatuaje Mexican Experiment to two Virginia stores. The Tatuaje Limited Series Mexican Experiment Belicoso…

Review: Romeo y Julieta Réplica de Humidor Antiguo Romeo (2008)

In 2006, Habanos S.A. introduced the Réplica de Humidor Antiguo (Replica Antique Humidor) series, which consists of extremely well-made and expensive replicas of antique humidors. Inside…

Illusione Singularé 2011 Vimana

In August of 2010, Illusione cigars released their first limited edition cigar, a 6 x 50 Toro dubbed the Singularé Phantom. Only 1,000 boxes of 15…

Redux: Coronado Maduro Corona Especial

Released way back in April of 2009, the Coronado by La Flor Maduro Corona Especial never really caught on with consumers. Intended as an experiment of sorts,…

Review: Viva Republica Rapture Harasha (Prerelease)

Tucked inside the La Aurora booth at IPCPR 2012 will be a new brand, Viva Republica. The company is owned by Jason Holly and over…

Crowned Heads Plans Five Sizes of Headley Grange

Headley Grange, the second release from Crowned Heads, will have five sizes as part of its full 2013 release according to Jon Huber. The cigar…

STUDIO TOBAC Ships 2,000 Boxes of Cain F Lancero

STUDIO TOBAC is shipping an additional shipment of 2,000 boxes of the limited Cain F Lancero to retailers. The shipment is actually from the initial…