Compare & Share June Reveal!
Compare & Share for July will be posted tomorrow, July 1. Places to discuss: Facebook Discussion Group Instagram Another fine month of mystery tobacco tasting! The blends for June 2022? Mystery...
View ArticleThe Tobacco Files 13 - Chris Morgan Jackalope & Missouri Meerschaum...
The last two weeks I've been enjoying a brand new blend, and an on theme blend for the week to come—Chris Morgan's Jackalope and Missouri Meerschaum Independence Day. On top of that, I've had a few...
View ArticleDrew Estate Cigars—A Comprehensive Guide Through the Visionaries of Premium...
La Vieja Habana ACID Ambrosia Java Undercrown Herrera Estelí Deadwood Kentucky Fire Cured Factory Smokes There's something special—something timeless—about smoking a premium cigar, hand-rolled by...
View ArticleThe Tobacco Files 14 - Sutliff Crumble Kake No. 4 & Cobblestone Knight
We have another brand new blend in this Tobacco File, the latest in Sutliff's Barrel Aged Series—Crumble Kake No. 4. Instead of doing another recently release or themed pick, for our second tobacco...
View ArticleCompare & Share June Reveal!
Compare & Share for July is now live! Places to discuss: Facebook Discussion Group Instagram Another fine month of mystery tobacco tasting! The blends for June 2022? Mystery Blend #1 - Samuel...
View ArticleThe Tobacco Files 15 - G. L. Pease Westminster & Cornell & Diehl Pegasus
Another two weeks enjoying two great blends, G. L. Pease Westminster and Cornell & Diehl Pegasus. This is one of those rare Tobacco Files where I’m actually revisiting a blend and not having...
View ArticleCornell & Diehl's Small Batch Series—Exploring Small Batch and Limited...
We’ve seen many small batch and limited run blends from a number of brands lately. It seems each has a story of its own, so we wanted to explore these releases and the blending houses behind them....
View ArticleThe Tobacco Files 16 - Samuel Gawith Fire Dance & Hearth & Home Louisiana Red
Another excursion into two fine pipe tobaccos and one premium cigar. This column we have Samuel Gawith Fire Dance Flake and Hearth & Home Louisiana Red. Samuel Gawith Fire Dance FlakeDeveloped...
View ArticleThe Tobacco Files 17 - Sutliff Whimsical & Planta Presbyterian Reformation
This is a Tobacco File I’ve been looking forward to—two new releases. First we have Whimsical, the second blend in the Birds of a Feather series. Of course, this is the collaboration between Sutliff...
View ArticleThe Tobacco Files 17 - Sutliff Whimsical & Presbyterian Reformation
This is a Tobacco File I’ve been looking forward to—two new releases. First we have Whimsical, the second blend in the Birds of a Feather series. Of course, this is the collaboration between Sutliff...
View ArticleBest Smelling Pipe Tobaccos (Top 10 Non-Aromatic Mixtures)
We recently put together a list of the best-smelling Aromatic pipe tobacco blends, but of course, you don’t have to go to Aromatics for a great room note. Plenty of pipe blends can fill the air with...
View ArticleCharatan Pipe Tobaccos—5 New Pipe Blends to Try
Introducing Charatan Pipe Tobaccos! Charatan has a long, rich history in the world of pipes and tobacco. Frederick Charatan began carving Meerschaum pipes in mid-1800s London, and in the following...
View ArticleThe Tobacco Files - Seattle Pipe Club Give Me Liberty
So in the last Tobacco File, I wrote that I would be changing the main column from biweekly to monthly, and would write short, bonus blogs highlighting a single blend—likely something new or special in...
View ArticleThe Tobacco Files 13 - Chris Morgan Jackalope & Missouri Meerschaum...
The last two weeks I've been enjoying a brand new blend, and an on theme blend for the week to come—Chris Morgan's Jackalope and Missouri Meerschaum Independence Day. On top of that, I've had a few...
View ArticleCompare & Share September Reveal!
Compare & Share for October is now live!Another fine month of mystery tobacco tasting! The blends for September 2022? Mystery Blend #1 - Arango Balkan Supreme Mystery Blend #2 - Sutliff Dunhill 965...
View ArticleCompare & Share September Reveal!
Compare & Share for October is now live! Another fine month of mystery tobacco tasting! The blends for September 2022? Mystery Blend #1 - Arango Balkan Supreme Mystery Blend #2 - Sutliff Dunhill...
View ArticleThe Tobacco Files 18 - Rattray's Marlin Flake & Sillem's Commodore Flake
Here we go, the first Tobacco File since going from bi-weekly to monthly for the regular column (there will be bonus posts for some new blends). I have to say, I’m very happy with this format, I had...
View ArticleArturo Fuente - A History of the Legendary Cigar Makers
For over a century, Arturo Fuente has been dedicated to premium cigars and the preservation of the romance and heritage of the pastime. From the days of working out of a small home-factory to where...
View ArticleThe Tobacco Files - Sutliff Aberrant (Birds of a Feather)
Another mid-month Tobacco File ushering in a new blend—Aberrant, from Sutliff tobacco.This is the third installment of the Birds of a Feather Series, a collection of six special mixtures that were...
View Article5 of the Best Whiskey Flavored Blends Pipe Smokers Ought to Try
Solani Red Label Cobblestone High Spirits Whiskey Peterson Irish Whiskey Sutliff Dutch Masters Cornell & Diehl Vieux Carre Liquor flavored pipe tobaccos are very popular, whiskey blends being...
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