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Strength vs. Body with Michael Herklots of Ferio Tego Cigars

April 25, 2025 by Tyler Caldwell

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I had the recent opportunity to sit down with Michael Herklots of Ferio Tego Cigars to discuss the portfolio and the distinct differences between the strength, body, mouthfeel, and intensity in cigars and how to select your cigar for your particular palate and preferences. Hopefully, you can learn ... Read More

In Appreciation of Lighters

April 25, 2025 by Rose Kiser

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Across every smoker's toolkit is some form of a lighter. From matches and gas-station Bics to Dunhill high rollers, a lighter is essential and often a representation of the smoker's personality. I'm rather fond of lighters. I've been collecting them ever since I discovered my dad's small collection of lighter mementos in high school. While my collection started ... Read More

Codger Country: Amphora Kentucky Blend

April 24, 2025 by Rose Kiser

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Welcome to Codger Country, the series where we'll be smoking every Codger blend — commonly found over-the-counter tobacco blends — we can find and ranking them in an effort to find the "definitive" Codger blend. From Carter Hall to Super Value, we're giving them all a fair shake. Today ... Read More

Tasting Notes: BriarWorks Smokehouse

April 22, 2025 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome to another episode of Tasting Notes. I was recently on location here in a very old tobacco barn probably from at least around the 1940s not only because the vibes are impeccable and because I love old tobacco barns but because I was smoking the new addition to BriarWorks' pipe-tobacco line to commemorate ... Read More

Franco Coppo: Castello's Driving Force Passes

April 18, 2025 by Chuck Stanion

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Castello pipes have represented innovation and quality since their inception by Carlo Scotti in 1947. Scotti's vision was to divert from the typical Italian pipe making of the time, which concentrated on inexpensive, high-volume factory pipes. Scotti transformed Italian pipe making ... Read More

In Appreciation of Lighters

April 25, 2025 by Rose Kiser

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Across every smoker's toolkit is some form of a lighter. From matches and gas-station Bics to Dunhill high rollers, a lighter is essential and often a representation of the smoker's personality. I'm rather fond of lighters. I've been collecting them ever since I discovered my dad's small collection of lighter mementos in high school. While my collection started ... Read More

The History of Meerschaum Pipes

April 18, 2025 by Kayla Ivan

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As a history lover, I actively seek out and absorb as much interesting information about the past as possible. Fortunately for me, that curiosity translates well into my current job and my interest in the pipe-smoking hobby as a whole. That endless, enthusiastic drive for wisdom is a foundational pillar for Smokingpipes ... Read More

Franco Coppo: Castello's Driving Force Passes

April 18, 2025 by Chuck Stanion

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Castello pipes have represented innovation and quality since their inception by Carlo Scotti in 1947. Scotti's vision was to divert from the typical Italian pipe making of the time, which concentrated on inexpensive, high-volume factory pipes. Scotti transformed Italian pipe making ... Read More

Five Things To Do While Smoking a Pipe

April 11, 2025 by Rose Kiser

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If you're like me, more often than not in the evening, or the weekend mornings, you've got some downtime to enjoy a pipe in relative peace. While I enjoy a good observation of the world, sometimes you have an itch to do something while you smoke. The obvious answers are something along the lines of read, write ... Read More

Letters to Sherlock Holmes

April 4, 2025 by Chuck Stanion

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A book of some interest to pipe smokers is Letters to Sherlock Holmes (1985), by Richard Lancelyn Green. Most of the correspondence was addressed to 221B Baker Street, the address first mentioned in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novel, A Study in Scarlett ... Read More

Tasting Notes: G.L. Pease Ellipsis Flake

April 29, 2025 by Shane Ireland

In this episode of "Tasting Notes," I was on location at 31 Farms in St. James Parish, Louisiana, to discuss G.L. Pease's fourth entry into his Zeitgeist Collection: Ellipsis Flake. This flake-cut, pressed mixture combines Virginias, Orientals, and a bit of Perique, tasty and naturally ... Read More

Codger Country: Amphora Kentucky Blend

April 24, 2025 by Rose Kiser

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Welcome to Codger Country, the series where we'll be smoking every Codger blend — commonly found over-the-counter tobacco blends — we can find and ranking them in an effort to find the "definitive" Codger blend. From Carter Hall to Super Value, we're giving them all a fair shake. Today ... Read More

Tasting Notes: BriarWorks Smokehouse

April 22, 2025 by Shane Ireland

4 Comments

Welcome to another episode of Tasting Notes. I was recently on location here in a very old tobacco barn probably from at least around the 1940s not only because the vibes are impeccable and because I love old tobacco barns but because I was smoking the new addition to BriarWorks' pipe-tobacco line to commemorate ... Read More

Top 10 Best-Selling Cornell & Diehl Pipe Tobaccos

April 17, 2025 by Kayla Ivan

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Cornell & Diehl has provided pipe smokers with handcrafted tobacco blends made from the highest-quality leaf and processes available for over 30 years. The premium blending house has cultivated an expansive portfolio of tobaccos that offer sublime smoking experiences tailored to any palate — from their famous Burley flakes, to their widely appreciated Small Batch releases, C&D ... Read More

Types of Tobacco Cuts

April 16, 2025 by Truett Smith

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Today we have an introductory video that I think will be helpful to newer pipe smokers, though I hope some veterans may glean some information from this as well. We're gonna be talking about different types of tobacco cuts. ... Read More

Strength vs. Body with Michael Herklots of Ferio Tego Cigars

April 25, 2025 by Tyler Caldwell

1 Comment

I had the recent opportunity to sit down with Michael Herklots of Ferio Tego Cigars to discuss the portfolio and the distinct differences between the strength, body, mouthfeel, and intensity in cigars and how to select your cigar for your particular palate and preferences. Hopefully, you can learn ... Read More

Smoke Rings: Smokingpipes Exclusive La Palina Blue Label Lancero

April 9, 2025 by Stephen Mawby

In this episode of Smoke Rings, Tyler Caldwell and I have the opportunity to share the latest Smokingpipes exclusive cigar: La Palina Blue Label in the special Lancero size, only available at Smokingpipes ... Read More

Smoke Rings: United Cigars

April 3, 2025 by Tyler Caldwell

Welcome to another edition of "Smoke Rings." I had the opportunity to sit down with Oliver Nivaud, Director of Operations at United Cigars to chat about the brand's history, Oliver's experience in cigars, and the variety of selections United carries. ... Read More

Mystery Review: March 2025

March 28, 2025 by Tyler Caldwell

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Welcome to another episode of Mystery Review, our monthly series in which our panel of experts attempts to identify a mystery tobacco or cigar. For March's edition, our guest inquisitor is Scott Lewis, Director of Sales at Warped Cigars. Will his mysterious submission leave us bewildered, or will we correctly ... Read More

Smoke Rings: Oz Family Cigars

March 25, 2025 by Tyler Caldwell

In this episode of "Smoke Rings," I had the opportunity to chat with Tim Ozgener of Oz Family Cigars. Learn more about the brand, the blends they offer, and more in this informative interview. ... Read More

A Pipe-Smoker's Guide to Everyday Carry (EDC)

March 21, 2025 by Truett Smith

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Today we're going to be talking about pipe smoking EDC, or everyday carry. EDC is a theme across numerous industries, but it's especially applicable to pipe smoking for those of us who like to smoke a pipe every day; We need a setup that allows us to do that as easily as possible. These are my essential tips ... Read More

Words Every Pipe Smoker Should Know: Pipe Terms

March 13, 2025 by Kayla Ivan

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If you're new to pipe smoking, you've probably already noticed we have some pretty unique jargon. When we write our pipe descriptions, blog posts, and newsletters, we try to describe the pipes as accurately as possible; often that means using a specific set of terms recognized by the pipe community to mean very ... Read More

How to Care for Vulcanite Stems

March 7, 2025 by Rose Kiser

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Pipes are deceptively simple. They're blocks of wood, for the most part, carved into a bowl with a stem. That's the simplest description of a pipe, it may even be the description you used when you started smoking. But as we begin to learn about the technical parts ... Read More

A Tobacco Cellarist's Best Friend: The Sharpie

October 10, 2024 by Chuck Stanion

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They say that the pen is mightier than the sword, but for pipe smokers, it depends on the pen. If it can write on glass, plastic, and metal so that we can accurately date our tobacco tins, then it is mighty indeed. Besides, carving a date onto a Mason jar with a sword is a clumsy and finger-menacing proposition. ... Read More

The Secrets to a Non-Offensive Smoking Room

August 29, 2024 by Chuck Stanion

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Because pipe and cigar smoking are accompanied by aromas that are underappreciated by the uninitiated and uncivilized, some of us restrict our smoking to the outdoors. The outdoors is great, but it isn't perfect. We sometimes deal with blizzards, floods, hurricanes, lightning, mosquitos, bears, pterodactyls — I had a friend named Levi Jenkins who stepped outside for a pipe one night and never returned. His wife swears ... Read More

Tasting Notes: G.L. Pease Ellipsis Flake

Strength vs. Body with Michael Herklots of Ferio Tego Cigars

In Appreciation of Lighters

Codger Country: Amphora Kentucky Blend

Tasting Notes: BriarWorks Smokehouse

Franco Coppo: Castello's Driving Force Passes

In Appreciation of Lighters

The History of Meerschaum Pipes

Franco Coppo: Castello's Driving Force Passes

Five Things To Do While Smoking a Pipe

Letters to Sherlock Holmes

Tasting Notes: G.L. Pease Ellipsis Flake

Codger Country: Amphora Kentucky Blend

Tasting Notes: BriarWorks Smokehouse

Top 10 Best-Selling Cornell & Diehl Pipe Tobaccos

Types of Tobacco Cuts

Strength vs. Body with Michael Herklots of Ferio Tego Cigars

Smoke Rings: Smokingpipes Exclusive La Palina Blue Label Lancero

Smoke Rings: United Cigars

Mystery Review: March 2025

Smoke Rings: Oz Family Cigars

A Pipe-Smoker's Guide to Everyday Carry (EDC)

Words Every Pipe Smoker Should Know: Pipe Terms

How to Care for Vulcanite Stems

A Tobacco Cellarist's Best Friend: The Sharpie

The Secrets to a Non-Offensive Smoking Room

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