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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.

Review: Emilio La Musa Mousa Corona Gorda (Prerelease)

After what seemed like years of inaction, Emilio cigars has exploded, announcing seven new blends that will be for sale soon or before the end of…

Mercer Pinar Del Río Pirámides

Back at the end of 2010, it came to my attention that there were some custom-rolled Cuban cigars being sold by Mercer Cigars out of…

My Father Federal Le Bijou Connecticut Edition Petit Robusto

After the runaway success of the original release of the My Father Le Bijou 1922 Federal Cigar 91 Cervantes Connecticut, Rick Gadway of Federal Cigar asked…

Los Hermanos Miami Edition Box-Pressed Robusto (Prerelease)

When reviewing the Los Hermanos Robusto in November of last year, one of the new vitolas that Atlantic Cigar was thinking of producing in 2012…

Redux: Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial (2011)

Since 2008, Oliva as released an incarnation of the Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial. Each year has seen a different size for the limited release, but…

Por Larrañaga Dunhill Selection Suprema No. 31 (1960s)

It has been said that Dunhill produced some of the best cigars in the world, and it has been theorized that the reason the cigars…

Review: Davidoff of London 25th Anniversary Series

On May 29, 2005, Davidoff of London, a British retailer, celebrated their 25th anniversary at Mosimann’s Resturant. At that same celebration, a new Davidoff blend was…

My Father S Special

In early 2011, rumors started flying that there was a special cigar being handed out at My Father cigars events. Dubbed the My Father S…

Padilla 1932 Oscuro Torpedo

Originally released in 2007, the aptly named Padilla 1932 Oscuro used the José “Pepín” García rolled 1932 blend, and covered it with a then five-year-old Nicaraguan corojo…

Tatuaje Avion 12 (Prerelease)

At the 2011 IPCPR show, Tatuaje introduced the Avion, a limited production box-pressed Perfecto version of the Fausto blend. Each vitola is named for the year…

Review: Viaje Late Harvest LH 648 (2012)

Last week, alongside a new Exclusivo Robusto, Viaje retailers began receiving the latest shipment of Late Harvest in the same two sizes it debuted in…