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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 2017: Top 3 Things – Brooks Whittington Edition

Last year, we debuted a new feature as part of halfwheel’s coverage of the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show where each member of the staff…

IPCPR 2017: Prometheus

While Prometheus celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Fuente Fuente OpusX brand at last year’s IPCPR, this year’s convention was largely about Prometheus’ 25th anniversary, with several…

IPCPR 2017: Drew Estate

Drew Estate seems to bring its A-game to IPCPR every year and this year was no different. In addition to completely changing up its booth—the…

IPCPR 2017: Cheap Bastard Cigar Co.

Cheap Bastard Cigar Co. is no stranger to the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, and decided to show off one new line at this year’s…

IPCPR 2017: Debonaire House

After signing up last year with Drew Estate to distribute their cigars in the U.S., Debonaire House was once again located inside the Drew Estate booth,…

IPCPR 2017: Cavalier Genève

Last year was a big one for Cavalier Genève after the company entered the U.S. market as part of a distribution agreement with Dallas-based Cigar Art. In…

IPCPR 2017: Dominican Big Leaguer Cigars

A smaller brand that is becoming a bit more well known, Dominican Big Leaguer Cigars was founded in 2013 by Francisco Almonte, who was introduced…

IPCPR 2017: Don Kiki Cigars

While Don Kiki Cigars did not have any new product to show off at the 2017 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, there was a new…

IPCPR 2017: Crossfire Cigars

Crossfire Cigars had no new product for this year’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show. Instead, the company decided to concentrate on its already existing core brands as well…

IPCPR 2017: Blanco Cigar Co.

Unlike a number of cigar companies, David Blanco of Blanco Cigar Co. came stocked with new blends to show off. While one of those was a bundle cigar available…

IPCPR 2017: Joya de Nicaragua

The Joya de Nicaragua brand debuted in 1968—it was orgiainlhy named the Nicaragua Cigar Co.—and was the country’s first cigar manufacturer. A lot has changed since…