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Tobacco Pipes: Expectations vs. Reality
Every pipe smoker remembers the first time they spotted a fascinating character smoking a pipe. Maybe it was Gandalf in the cartoon version of The Hobbit. Or perhaps you fell prey to Sherlock Holmes as...
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7 Mac Baren Blends to Try
What do you get when you marry two hundred years of business stretched over four generations of family ownership, keen attention to heritage, expert tobacco knowledge, and a commitment to innovation at...
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7 Top Rated English Blends
A mainstay in many a discerning tobacco rotation, English blends are not without their disputes. At least definitionally. The story is one of history. Until 1986, England did not permit additives in...
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10 Tips About Pipes and Tobacco from Industry Experts
The piping community is one indebted to the unmatched wisdom of history. While we celebrate newcomers who have just picked up their first Missouri Meerschaum, or those greenhorn shapers who are testing...
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9 Top Rated Aromatic Blends
The great rivalries: Packers vs. Bears, Montagues vs. Capulets, Churchill vs. Chamberlain, blonde vs. brunette. And to this storied list of squabbles, we can tack on Aromatic vs. Non-Aromatic and...
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20 Resources to Improve Your Pipecraft
Piping – the pastime with endless vistas. You can smoke morning, noon, and night for decades on end, but the blends keep coming out, the palate continues to improve, your collection of briar,...
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Fight Night: European vs. American Blends
Alright, let’s have a little fun here. There’s excellence to be found in tobacco blends from all over the globe but categorizing our favorites in varied ways provides the piper a method of talking...
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A Comprehensive Guide to Men’s EDC Kits
When it comes to the items men carry around on a day-to-day basis, no two guy’s pockets look exactly the same. As men, we only have so many ways to personalize our style and accessories, so everyday...
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11 Essential Blends from Cornell and Diehl to Try
Silicon Valley may be famed for its garage-to-riches success stories, but tech isn’t the only place where a modest household beginning signals great heights. The tobacco community has our own narrative...
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5 Memorable Pipe Smoking Characters in Movies
One of the exciting things about getting into pipes is the way you start to notice and appreciate when they turn up on the screen. They offer a nuanced insight into a character—not just their being a...
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How to Start Smoking a Pipe
With so many things in life, getting started can be the hardest part. No doubt that applies to pipe smoking. So if you’ve ever wondered how to start smoking a pipe, this guide is for you.One of the...
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The 33rd Annual Pipe Smokers Gathering Is Coming Back to Richmond
CORPS Show SpecificsWhen?The 33rd Annual Pipe Smokers Gathering will be held on Friday October 1 - Saturday October 2. Friday’s festivities will be between 9:00 am to 7:00 pm and will include factory...
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Richmond Pipe Show - The 33rd Annual Pipe Smokers Gathering Is Coming Back to...
CORPS Show SpecificsWhen?The 33rd Annual Pipe Smokers Gathering will be held on Friday October 1 - Saturday October 2, 2021. Friday’s festivities will be between 9:00 am to 7:00 pm and will include...
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How to Start Smoking a Pipe (Only 4 Things to Get You Going!)
With so many things in life, getting started can be the hardest part. No doubt that applies to pipe smoking. So if you’ve ever wondered how to start smoking a pipe, this guide is for you.One of the...
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Should you use a filter in your pipe, if so, what kind of filter should you use!
Choices, choices, choices. Sometimes it seems that’s all pipe smoking is, and we love it (despite the whirl it can sometimes put our heads in). But once we do our research, the fog is lifted and we can...
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Holiday Shopping Guide for Pipe Smokers (12+ Easy Gift Ideas)
The holidays are just around the corner, and some folks can be harder to shop for than others. With pipe smokers, it can be frustrating because you know they love their pipes and tobacco, but you’re...
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All About Seattle Pipe Club - A Dive Into the Club's History and the Blends...
In the two decades since its founding in 2000, the presence of the Seattle Pipe Club (SPC) has spread far beyond the regional notability one might expect from a pipe club. To many of us, the name...
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The 2021 Tobacco Pipes Halloween Spotlight (A Collection of Pipes, Tobacco,...
Like it or not, summer has come to an end and the season of falling leaves, gourds, horror, and sweets is upon us. The autumn season brings some of my favorite yearly traditions—hay rides, pumpkin...
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Corn Cob Pipes: 7 Reasons to Try One
Briarwood, meerschaum, and a good ol’ corn cob—though there are any number of materials a tobacco pipe might be made from, these three comprise a trilogy essential to most modern pipe smokers’...
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8 Best Cigars for Beginners (Premium Cigars We Recommend for the Budding...
Here's a quick list of cigars for beginners to try: Ashton 8-9-8 Parejo Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Corona Arturo Fuente Curly Head Panatela Perdomo Habano Epicure CAO CherryBomb Corona Acid by Drew...
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