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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.

IPCPR 2018: Dominion Cigar Inc.

After releasing two new blends at last year’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show—one of which was a Canadian exclusive—Dominion Cigar, Inc. followed that up this…

IPCPR 2018: Fratello

Fratello has never been known as a brand to release a multitude of new blends all at once, so it was no great shock that…

IPCPR 2018: Casa Turrent

Other than moving around some of the display cases, Casa Turrent’s booth for this year’s IPCPR show was pretty much the same as last year….

IPCPR 2018: Serino Cigar Co.

Although Serino Cigar Co. was added to our list of companies that did not have anything new to show off at this year’s IPCPR show,…

IPCPR 2018: Illusione

There are quite a few companies at the 2018 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show that either released a host of new products of their own…

IPCPR 2018: Jeremy Jack Cigars

After debuting at the 2017 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show with a host of different lines,  Jeremy Jack Cigars had nothing new that was specifically…

IPCPR 2018: Global Premium Cigars

There are a large number of people in the cigar industry that bring a smile to my face every time I see them, and Enrique…

IPCPR 2018: Top 3 Things – Brooks Whittington

If there is one question that I get asked the most during and after the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show every year, it is some…

IPCPR 2018: Drew Estate

Drew Estate always brings its A-Game to the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show and this year was no different. While the booth was pretty much…

IPCPR 2018: MBombay

Although MBombay had just one new release to show off at its booth during this year’s IPCPR show, it had announced earlier in the year that…

IPCPR 2018: Villiger Cigars North America

This year has been full of changes for Villiger, notably the company opened a new Brazilian factory named Villiger do Brasil in May. Located in a city…