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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.

Casa Magna Robusto

Ok, so I am just a bit late with this review, since the controversy has died down somewhat, but as my father always told me,…

OpusX ForbiddenX BBMF (Natural)

If you asked 100 cigar smokers for their ten cigars they would someday like to smoke, the odds are that the OpusX “Big Bad Mother…

Tatuaje Petit Reserva

I found out through some of the forums online about a very limited Tatuaje stick being sold over at New Havana Cigars, the Tatuaje Petit…

Illusione Cuchillos Cubanos ~47~

When I heard that Dion Giolito was releasing a cigar for under $4 per stick, I had to order a few to try out. The…

Tatuaje Porkchop

While perusing some of the boards, I found out that Pete Johnson of Tatuaje had released a very limited stick to a good friend of…

Arturo Fuente Hemingway Short Story

The Arturo Fuente Short Story is one of those cigars that everyone should try at least once. One of the smallest cigars that Fuente makes,…

La Flor Dominicana El Museo

You know how bored you get when you go to get your tires rotated, and the tire people find “a little problem” with one of…

Tatuaje SW Reserva Maduro

The Tatuaje SW Reserva Maduro is yet another limited edition stick, made for a specific purpose and store, and consists of only 200 boxes of…

Coronado Maduro Corona Especial

I recently found out that La Flor Dominicana had released a very limited number of the Coronado by La Flor with a Maduro wrapper as…

Casa Fuente Pyramid #2

After keeping these Casa Fuentes under lock and key in the Vinotemp for about a year and a half, I decided to bust one out…