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Tobacco Selections: Cornell & Diehl Eight State Burley

May 13, 2026 by Kayla Ivan

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The re-release of Cornell & Diehl's Small Batch: Eight State Burley is available now. Jeremy Reeves, Head Blender of Cornell & Diehl, shared more about this exciting blend; a celebration of old-style blends, what might be called codger blends these days, but takes that concept and brings it into a connoisseur range as an elevated style blend ... Read More

Beyond Aromatics: Five Pipe Tobaccos To Try Next

May 5, 2026 by Andrew Wike

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Today we're gonna talk about some of our recommendations for those who have smoked some pipe tobaccos before, particularly Aromatics, and are looking to jump into some other pipe-tobacco families. ... Read More

Discussing Burley with Head Blender Jeremy Reeves

May 1, 2026 by Andrew Wike

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Today, we're going to be talking about one of our favorite varietals — Burley. How it's used, what our favorite blends in the category are, and maybe some little Easter eggs for what might be coming up soon. ... Read More

Top 5 Aromatics for Beginners

April 23, 2026 by Andrew Wike

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Today we're gonna be talking about some of our recommendations for Aromatics for those just getting into the pipe-smoking hobby. We get this question a lot. Let's get into where we recommend starting. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Hoodoo Ridge

April 7, 2026 by Shane Ireland

Welcome to another episode of Tasting Notes. I'm still on a mission to smoke my way through the entirety of the new Summit series by Cornell & Diehl and Jeremy Reeves. Now I am moving on to the second one of the four blends from the series ... Read More

Palmetto Balkan by Cornell & Diehl Returns

March 31, 2026 by Kayla Ivan

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Tobacco production adapts and shifts over time based on many global factors — social, political, environmental, and ecological — impacting availability and consistency in the leaf tobacco blenders utilize. One of these long-lost varietals, Syrian Latakia, was the inspiration for Palmetto Balkan — a blend harkening to Balkan mixtures of old through Cornell & Diehl's proprietary Latakia processing ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Cornell & Diehl Small Batch Palmetto Balkan

March 31, 2026 by Shane Ireland

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Today I'm here to talk about the long-awaited return of Cornell & Diehl's Small Batch: Palmetto Balkan. Palmetto Balkan is, for me personally, one of the more memorable English blends that Jeremy and his team at C&D have put out ... Read More

Mystery Review: March 2026

March 30, 2026 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. For March's edition, our guest Inquisitor is Steve Norse of Vermont Freehand. Will his mysterious submission leave us bewildered, or will we correctly guess the tobacco he's presented to us? Join us ... Read More

The Barrels That Built An Industry

March 27, 2026 by Truett Smith

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Humans have enjoyed tobacco for literal millenia — just years ago researchers found evidencethat prehistoric peoples chewed tobacco seeds. However, its trade is a comparatively much more recent venture. Native Americans were known to carry pouches of tobacco for personal consumption and bartering, but there isn't any evidence of widespread tobacco trade ... Read More

Tobacco Selections: Cornell & Diehl Palmetto Balkan 2026

March 25, 2026 by Kayla Ivan

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Cornell & Diehl's latest Small Batch, Palmetto Balkan, returns, and Jeremy Reeves, Head Blender of C&D, shares some insights about the blend and the unique varietals utilized to achieve the experience of smoking long-lost Syrian Latakia. ... Read More

Tobacco Selections: Cornell & Diehl Eight State Burley

Beyond Aromatics: Five Pipe Tobaccos To Try Next

Discussing Burley with Head Blender Jeremy Reeves

Top 5 Aromatics for Beginners

Tasting Notes: Hoodoo Ridge

Palmetto Balkan by Cornell & Diehl Returns

Tasting Notes: Cornell & Diehl Small Batch Palmetto Balkan

Mystery Review: March 2026

The Barrels That Built An Industry

Tobacco Selections: Cornell & Diehl Palmetto Balkan 2026

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