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Shane takes on the ninth blend in Cornell and Diehl's Cellar Series, Speakeasy, a New Orleans inspired Navy Flake of Virginia, Perique, Turkish, dark-fired, and a healthy dose of rum— back in stock January 25th at Smokingpipes.com. ... Read More

Do you remember last year's Golf pipe from Savinelli's Sports Edition line? It was essentially a scaled down version of the ever-popular "320" Author, featuring all that shape's inherent curves and voluptuousness, only in a much smaller, handier package. As you might expect, the idea really took off. ... Read More

Shane continues his video reviews of the Drucquer & Sons lineup with this Tasting Notes video of Trafalgar: a rich mixture of exotic Orientals, red and bright Virginias, and a dash of creamy Latakia. Check out the video and try this luxurious English blend yourself. ... Read More

The compact, chubby style of pipe shaping now so ubiquitous among contemporary artisans and workshops is no new concept. These abbreviated, stout forms actually nod to a much earlier style, one common around the early 20th century. And it's from that older style that Ropp's Vintage Stout line was born. ... Read More

In my time here at Smokingpipes.com I've worn a number of hats: copywriter, photo processor, photographer, and now social media specialist. Currently, when I'm not neck deep in forums, social media sites, and spreadsheets, I do maybe 90% of the content you see on social media. ... Read More

A while back we discussed Jared Coles' visit to Adam's workshop. At the time, we focused on a sandblasted Disk that Adam produced, but Jared also crafted a pair of pipes himself — a smooth Disk, and a sandblasted asymmetric Tomato — both of which are available in today's update. ... Read More

Speaking upon the subject of the two-pipe Bulldog set featuring in a recent update, Michail Kyriazanos said his goal was to create "the most elegant designs of a rigid and structured shape." ... Read More

Nearly a year ago, we kicked off 2016 with a number of our own resolutions. No, they didn't involve going to the gym more (though, that was on another list); they were, simply put, pipe smoking resolutions. ... Read More

2016 has been a very strange year. And while that is true of the world outside of pipes as well, it is particularly true of our little hobby. ... Read More

Amber: What is it, why was it used for pipe stems, and why isn't it still used for pipe stems? These questions come up because recently we had a special batch of pipes from Peterson, all bearing, yes, actual amber stems. ... Read More