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Desktop Backgrounds: May 2025

May 1, 2025 by Kayla Ivan

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Our pipe photographers have done it again for the month of May. Greet the warmer weather and longer days with these nine gorgeous images available for download in two high-resolution formats for your desktop and mobile backgrounds. Be sure to check back here next month for another round of photos designed ... Read More

Mystery Review: April 2025

April 30, 2025 by Andrew Wike

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 April's edition, our guest inquisitor is our very own Ben Price, Assistant Manager of Merchandizing at Smokingpipes. Will his mysterious submission leave us bewildered, or will we correctly guess ... Read More

All Pipes Considered: Castello 25th Anniversary Pipes

April 30, 2025 by Andrew Wike

Sykes Wilford and I are back at it again today for another very special episode of "All Pipes Considered," talking about the next installment of our 25th Anniversary project, this time collaborating with Castello. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: G.L. Pease Ellipsis Flake

April 29, 2025 by Shane Ireland

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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

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

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

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

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

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Desktop Backgrounds: May 2025

Mystery Review: April 2025

All Pipes Considered: Castello 25th Anniversary Pipes

Tasting Notes: G.L. Pease Ellipsis Flake

In Appreciation of Lighters

Strength vs. Body with Michael Herklots of Ferio Tego Cigars

Codger Country: Amphora Kentucky Blend

Tasting Notes: BriarWorks Smokehouse

The History of Meerschaum Pipes

Franco Coppo: Castello's Driving Force Passes

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