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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.

Rocky Patel Vintage 2006 San Andreas Robusto

At the 2017 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Rocky Patel Cigars showed off a cigar that featured two firsts for the company. That cigar is…

Pappy Van Winkle Tradition Coronita

In 2015, Drew Estate announced a partnership with Pappy & Co., the merchandising side of the Pappy Van Winkle bourbon brand. The resulting creation was the two-vitola…

Punch Gran Robusto (ER España 2009)

The year 2009 was a monster year for Habanos S.A.’s Edición Regional series, with a total of 23 different cigars announced or released, the second most…

The Oscar Maduro Robusto

There have been many gimmicks in the cigar industry over the years; some help to actually sell those cigars and some just help to make…

Plasencia Alma del Campo Madroño

For decades, the Plasencia family has produced cigars for a large number of different manufacturers out of its factories in Honduras and Nicaragua, including Rocky Patel…

Don Pepin Garcia Original Maduro

A little more than three years ago, My Father Cigars, Inc. released a new version of its Blue Label blend, which carries that name due to…

Saga Short Tales: Tomo 5 L.A.V.

During the 2017 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, De Los Reyes Cigars showed off three new violas in its Saga Short Tales Series, which will eventually be…

Edition One Cloud Hopper No. 53

Tucked away inside the Warped Cigars booth during the 2017 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show was a brand new line started by owner Kyle Gellis…

Highclere Castle Toro (Prerelease)

Tucked into the Foundation Cigar Co.’s booth during the 2017 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show was a unique project that brought together Foundation owner Nicholas…

Partagas 1845 Extra Fuerte Robusto

In 2014, General Cigar Co. debuted a new line named Partagas 1845 Extra Fuerte that was available in four different sizes and incorporated an Ecuadorian habano…

Macanudo Mao No. 10

Macanudo is one of General Cigar Co.’s best selling brands, so it is a pretty big deal when a new line is released. One such…