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Brooks Whittington

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I have worn many hats in my life up to this point: I started out as a photojournalist for the Dallas Morning News and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, then transitioned to photographing weddings—both internationally and in the U.S.—for more than a decade. After realizing that there was a need for a cigar website containing better photographs and more in-depth information about each release, I founded my first cigar blog, SmokingStogie, in 2008. 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, and it was one of the predecessors to halfwheel, which I co-founded.

Portraits: Pete Johnson

When Pete Johnson of Tatuaje Cigars came to Cigar Shop and More for an event, I asked to see if I could photograph him for…

Cohiba Siglo VI Gran Reserva Cosecha 2003 (Prerelease)

As long as I have been smoking, I have not seen the Cuban hype machine go as crazy for a cigar as I have for…

Romeo y Julieta Perfectos (1968)

I recently purchased a four-pack of Romeo y Julieta Perfectos from 1968 to see what they would smoke like over 40 years after they were…

Litto Gomez Diez Chisel Puro Oscuro

Introduced in 2003, the Chisel is one of the innovative vitolas to hit the cigar scene. The story goes that Litto Gomez was driving into…

Tatuaje The Drac Retailers

Well, it has finally happened, the 13 lucky stores that will get the vast majority (but not all) of the Tatuaje The Drac boxes has…

El Rey del Mundo Especiales (ER Italy 2008)

I had high hopes for this cigar and it had everything going for it. Great looking cigar with a light brown wrapper, an interesting shape and…

Tatuaje The Drac (Prerelease)

You would literally have to be living on a deserted island, with seaweed stuffed in your ears, humming a few random bars from “Piano Man” while…

Liga Privada T52 Parejo

Another of the new releases by the reinvented Drew Estate, the Liga Privada T52, has quite a bit going for it. It is a multi-country…

Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro

For as long back as I can remember in my smoking life, the name Padrón has been synonymous with three things: quality, flavor and expensive as…

Don Pepin Garcia Firecracker

In my quest to try every cigar that Pepín García makes, I ran across the Don Pepin Garcia Firecracker, which is a cigar that is…

Icons of Cigars: José “Pepín” García

Being a photographer by trade, I decided to try and start shooting portraits of some of the Icons of Cigars when I am able to get…