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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.

Tatuaje Pork Tenderloin

We are looking at one of the best Tatuaje releases of all time, the Pork Tenderloin. Big brother to the Porkchop, it is a blend…

Review: Arturo Fuente Don Arturo Gran AniverXario Gran Corona (Natural)

At the 2011 IPCPR show, Prometheus showed off the 2011 Limited Edition Fuente Story Humidor, a special release of the previously released Arturo Fuente Don…

My Father Limited Edition 2010

At the 2010 IPCPR show, My Father Cigars S.A. showed off a few cigars, but the star of the show was the My Father Limited…

Intemperance EC XVIII The Faith (Prerelease)

Last week, Charlie reviewed the Intemperance BA XXI The Intrigue, a new cigar from RoMa Craft Tobac. As was mentioned in the review, there were…

Review: Viaje White Label Project Winter Classic

In early February of 2012, Viaje announced that the first White Label Project of 2012 would be shipping with the Super Shot 10 Gauge and…

Viaje Friends and Family

Last week, Viaje began shipping the long-awaited WLP Winter Classic and Super Shot 10. In addition, numerous retailers indicated that they were being sent a…

Redux: Reynaldo Lancero (2010)

Back in August of 2010, I reviewed a custom Lancero from Reynaldo Gonzáles Jimenez that was rolled at the La Casa del Habano at Hotel…

Review: La Aurora 107 Maduro Gran 107 (2011)

The La Aurora 107 Maduro was formally announced shortly after IPCPR 2010. After a fairly successful La Aurora 107 launch, Guillermo León, José Blanco and…

Review: 262 Manifesto

On February 7, 2012, 262 Cigars (formally Revolution Cigars) released a limited edition cigar that had been announced back in 2011. Dubbed the “Manifesto”, the…

La Escepción Selectos Finos (ER Italy 2011)

In 2011, Habanos brought back an old Cuban brand La Escepción. as an ER for Italy. The size is a 6 1/2 x 38 Panatela called Selectos Finos,…

Review: EloGio Excepcionales

At IPCPR 2011, the boutique brand EloGio announced the limited edition Excepcionales, a 5 5/8 x 82 (yes, you read that correctly) Double Perfecto. The…