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Peterson St. Patrick's Day Pipes 2025

January 28, 2025 by Andrew Wike

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Welcome to another special episode of All Pipes Considered, where myself, Josh Burgess, and Glen Whelan are here to discuss Peterson's St. Patrick's Day pipes for 2025, now available on-site. The longest-running limited-edition series from Peterson, it's a very important release for the Irish marque to uphold the tradition of celebrating the Irish holiday each year with classic shapes ... Read More

The Legend of Hugh Glass: Pipe-Smoking Frontiersman

January 24, 2025 by Chuck Stanion

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Geniuses like Einstein, Hubble, Jung, Tolkien, Sartre, and others have contributed to a stereotype of pipe smokers as intellectual and contemplative personalities, puffing gently, developing theories, and achieving art that changes the world. Yet pipe ... Read More

The New Pipe Smoker's Buying Guide

January 24, 2025 by Rose Kiser

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At Smokingpipes we know how overwhelming it can be for a new pipe smoker. With hundreds of tobaccos, thousands of pipes, and a plethora of accessories, the pipe-smoking hobby can be daunting to enter. To help, we've designed ... Read More

All Pipes Considered New Savinelli Pipes For 2025

January 22, 2025 by Andrew Wike

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In this episode of All Pipes Considered, I'm back again this year with Kaz Walters to discuss Savinell's new series for 2025. With six unique lines joining the Italian marque's illustrious portfolio — Bosco, Sasso, Colombina, Dune, Whisky, and the Collection 2025 — there are plenty of stunning designs and intriguing shapes to discover from these new additions. These new Savinelli pipes are now available ... Read More

In Appreciation of the New 2025 Savinelli Pipes

January 17, 2025 by Rose Kiser

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Savinelli is one of the oldest and most respected marques in pipe making. They've been in the pipe and tobacco game since 1876 and they've been operating their pipe factory since 1948. Every year since then, they've pushed the boundaries of aesthetically pleasing pipes that are built to be smoked for generations. I'm rather fond of Savinelli pipes — they've made up the bulk of my non-estate purchases over the years due to their quality, aesthetic, and price. My beloved ... Read More

2025 Pipe-Smoking Resolutions

January 10, 2025 by Kayla Ivan

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A new year calls for new goals. More time spent reading, less time on our devices, more exercise, less sugar. The list can go on and on. Here on the Daily Reader, we like to share the resolutions in pipe smoking from some of the faces behind our company. Their responses were thoughtful and might provide you with some inspiration for your own pipe-smoking resolutions in 2025. ... Read More

Lee Van Cleef: Beady-Eyed Villain and Pipe Smoker

January 10, 2025 by Rose Kiser

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When I was a young girl, I had an uncle who was obsessed with spaghetti westerns. His entire man cave looked like a set from Bonanza and on the rare occasion that we visited, he would talk about whatever spaghetti western was on the tube. I don't remember a lot from these visits but I do remember one with him showing me the standoff between Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, and the unforgettable Lee Van Cleef in The Good, the Bad, and The Ugly. Lee's beady eyes ... Read More

Pipe-Smoking Desktop Backgrounds: January 2025

January 1, 2025 by Kayla Ivan

New beginnings are fresh and full of promises for better days to come. Many will write out new year's resolutions, with lofty goals to achieve (even though after a few days of striving, they can be easily neglected and launched to the next year's list of dreams). Some will look to alter themselves, whether that be their appearance, their disposition, or their careers. You may have heard many exclaiming, "New year, new me!" Another year of hopeful ambitions and goals to achieve. We'll help you decorate your backgrounds with ease. ... Read More

The Best of the Daily Reader 2024

January 1, 2025 by Kayla Ivan

2024 has been quite a year here on the Daily Reader. With plenty of exciting releases and captivating stories to tell, we have continued striving to create content that we hope you have enjoyed and learned from. In this unique industry, there are plenty of rabbit holes to fall down in research, and plenty of voices to hear from, with many years of knowledge in the art of tobacco blending, pipe making, cigar making, and much more. ... Read More

2024 In Review

December 31, 2024 by Sykes Wilford

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The year 2024 has been the single most tumultuous period for the pipe-tobacco industry since the beginning of my career in the late 1990s, even more so than in 2016 when the publication of FDA's Deeming Regulations upended the regulatory environment for pipe tobacco in the U.S. ... Read More