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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.

HVC La Rosa 520 Encantos

In 2015, HVC Cigars released the first what would be come a line of new cigars named after the address in Havana, Cuba where founder Reinier…

Oliva Gilberto Reserva Blanc Corona

Last year, Oliva announced it would be releasing a new line—its first since 2012—using the same moniker as one of the family’s ancestors, Facundo Oliva. Appropriately…

La Aurora ADN Dominicano Robusto

During this year’s Procigar, La Aurora showed off a brand new line named ADN Dominicano, which translates into Dominican DNA from Spanish. While the majority of…

Jeremy Jack Libelula

At the 2017 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, a new brand named Jeremy Jack Cigars debuted five different lines, all of which are the brainchild…

La Flor Dominicana TAA Exclusivo 49

Last year, La Flor Dominicana began selling a cigar exclusively at Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA) events around the county. Named the TAA Celebration, the blend was…

Casa Cuba Divine Inspiration

Last August, the cigar world was shaken by news that Carlos Fuente Sr. had passed away, leaving behind a cigar company with an amazing legacy of…

Tatuaje Reserva SW Broadleaf

There are many Tatuaje releases with interesting backstories, but the Tatuaje SW Reserva Maduro is one of the most personal. Originally released in March 2009, the…

Las Calaveras Edición Limitada 2017 LC50

The year 2014 was a turning point for Crowned Heads for various reasons, but the main one was the release of what has arguably become…

Camacho Nicaraguan Barrel-Aged Toro

How did Camacho Cigars follow up to 2015’s extremely successful brand launch of American Barrel-Aged? The answer is simple: different tobacco aged in barrels that…

Vato F5

Vato Cigars has released a number of cigars involving a tornado theme in the past, so it was no surprise when the company decided to commemorate…

L’Atelier Identité Mélange Special No. 2

If there is one thing that L’Atelier Imports is known for—other than the fact that it was co-founded by Tatuaje Cigars owner Pete Johnson—it is the…