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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.

Dunhill Aged Centenas 1989

In 1893, the business now known as Alfred Dunhill Ltd. was officially launched under the name Dunhill’s Motorities selling a line of automobile accessories. That entity…

Joel Sherman 75th Celebration

In August 2014, Nat Sherman released a brand new cigar to commemorate the 75th birthday of Joel Sherman, who began working full-time at his family’s business in…

Portraits: Tony Gomez

Tony Gomez is in the family business. The younger, taller Gomez started with La Flor Dominicana a handful of years ago working as the company’s Florida…

Festival del Habano XX: Getting Home & Final Thoughts

Another Habanos festival is in the books and as has been the case in the past, I have some random observations and thoughts not just…

Festival del Habano XX: Day 5

My final full day in Cuba started pretty much the same as the rest of my stay, with me getting up early—in this case, around…

Festival del Habano XX: Day 4

Unlike the three days before this, I was woken up not by my phone alarm, but by some dogs howling close by. View this post…

Colibri Quasar Desktop Cutter

One of the most interesting humidors to debut at the 2014 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show was the Quasar, a joint effort between Colibri and humidor…

Festival del Habano XX: Day 3

The third day I spent in Havana, Cuba covering the Festival del Habano XX started much like the proceeding ones, with breakfast and some work…

Festival del Habano XX: Day 2

While it was not quite as early a start on Tuesday, I was still up by 7 a.m. to have some breakfast and do a…

Festival del Habano XX: Day 1

It turned out my first full day in Cuba was full of events, but first, a few notes on the reason I am in the…

Festival de Habano XX: Day 0

As I have for the past two years, I will be covering the Festival de Habano XX in Havana, Cuba over the next six days. My…