James Suckling Retires from Cigar Aficionado
Per Cigar Aficionado…
James Suckling, who has been the European Editor of Cigar Aficionado magazine since it was launched in 1992, has retired from the company.
His primary coverage responsibility was Cuba. His assignments will be shared by the magazine’s senior staff including Executive Editor Gordon Mott and Senior Editor David Savona.
“James Suckling was a key contributor to the success of Cigar Aficionado,” said editor and publisher Marvin R. Shanken. “He will be missed, but we are fortunate to have a capable and knowledgeable staff regarding all aspects of the world of Cuban cigars.”
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Brooks Whittington
I have worn many hats in my life up to this point: I started out as a photojournalist for the Dallas Morning News and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, then transitioned to photographing weddings—both internationally and in the U.S.—for more than a decade. After realizing that there was a need for a cigar website containing better photographs and more in-depth information about each release, I founded my first cigar blog, SmokingStogie, in 2008. 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, and it was one of the predecessors to halfwheel, which I co-founded.
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