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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.

Chogüí Dos77 Toro

Last month, Chogüí’s lone regular production line added its third vitola. The line is named after the box number of Chogüí’s original Primera Edición—number 277—that was…

Graycliff Espresso Elegante

There are not many times that I can do two redux reviews spanning six years of cigars that were purchased at the same time, but…

Cuesta-Rey Centro Fino Sungrown 110th Anniversary

In 2005, J.C. Newman Cigar Co. celebrated its 110th anniversary by releasing a limited number of humidors filled with very unique cigars. Each humidor contained 40…

Sancho Panza Ducales

Sometime in the 1980’s Cubatabaco—the predecessor of Habanos S.A., which did not exist at that time—gave a special license to Tabacalera Spain, now known as Altadis,…

Gurkha Cellar Reserve 15 Year 10th Anniversary

In 2007, Gurkha Cigars launched the Cellar Reserve brand with a blend made entirely of Dominican tobacco. The line was expanded in 2011, when the company released the…

Edmundo Dantes Conde Belicoso (ER Mexico 2016)

As with any really great Cuban cigar release, the Edmundo Dantes marca has a great story behind it. The new line debuted in 2007 as a collaboration…

Espinosa Red River Valley

City, state or regional exclusive cigars are nothing new, but a debut blend from Espinosa Premium Cigars celebrates a particular area of the country as well…

Viaje GP 10.31

While Tatuaje’s Monster Series has become arguably the best known Halloween cigar release in recent years, there have been other cigars released around the holiday…

My Father La Opulencia Petite

During the 2017 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, My Father Cigars showed off a brand new box-pressed extension to the company’s core My Father line….

The T. Short Churchill

It is said that the truth will set you free, and while that may be the case, the name The Truth caused some headaches for Robert…

Debonaire Daybreak Corona

During the 2017 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Debonaire House showed off just one new release: the Debonaire Daybreak. The regular production brand is the third line…