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Mystery Review: October 2024

October 30, 2024 by Andrew Wike

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Welcome to another spine-chilling iteration of Mystery Review, a monthly series in which our panel of experts attempts to identify a mysterious tobacco. This month's inquisitor is our very own Lukas Denham, a Pipe Specialist here at Smokingpipes. Will his mysterious submission leave us dumbfounded, or will we correctly ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Best Brown No.2

October 24, 2024 by Shane Ireland

Welcome to another episode of "Tasting Notes." I'm back on track here with the promise that I made to myself to smoke through all of the flakes made in Kendall by Gawith Hoggarth & Co. and Samuel Gawith ... Read More

Blowing Smoke: The Medicinal History of Tobacco Smoke Enemas

October 18, 2024 by Chuck Stanion

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Not many people knew how to swim 250 years ago, and drownings were a leading cause of death, especially in the canals of Venice and the river Thames in London. Had you lived in those locations back then and were unfortunate enough to fall into the water and lose consciousness, chances were pretty fair that someone would try to resuscitate you with a tobacco smoke enema. ... Read More

Semois Tobacco: Old World Tobacco

October 17, 2024 by Rose Kiser

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In the world of fine dining bartending, wine is the king. It's either wine or cocktails but wine seemed to be more likely to impress your date by looking at a menu with a pondering finger on the chin to look like you're contemplating the vintage when really you're just looking at the prices trying to find something ... Read More

Warped Scarecrow 2024

October 11, 2024 by Andrew Wike

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I had the opportunity to sit down with Jeremy Reeves, Head Blender of Cornell & Diehl, to talk about something super special: 2024's edition of Warped Scarecrow. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Cornell & Diehl's Carolina Red Flake 2024

September 20, 2024 by Shane Ireland

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Autumn is upon us. We are getting into the cooler months. I think a lot of people get excited about this time of year; the weather's cooling off, we're getting pretty close to Halloween, and pumpkin spice is back. But around here, there's a different reason that we get very excited about this time of year, and that is because Cornell & Diehl's Carolina Red Flake is coming out again. ... Read More

The Versatility of Red Virginia: Carolina Red Flake 2024

September 20, 2024 by Chuck Stanion

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Carolina Red Flake originated eight years ago when Jeremy Reeves, Head Blender at Cornell & Diehl, was researching new leaf to be the main component for C&D's Red Virginia blends. He needed something that was similar enough to the previous Red Virginia that it would not alter the blends, but ... Read More

How to Rehydrate Pipe Tobacco

September 12, 2024 by Chuck Stanion

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Tobacco is sensitive to its environment, readily adopting ambient scents and moisture levels. Once a tin is opened, even if the lid is tight, the tobacco is subject to changes. Its aging potential will be arrested, for example, but the most imminent issue is a reduction in mixture content. Whatever closet, shelf, or cellar we use for storing our tins will have a lower moisture level than is best ... Read More

Mystery Review: August 2024

August 28, 2024 by Truett Smith

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Welcome to another thrilling installment of Mystery Review, a monthly series in which our panel of experts attempts to identify a mysterious tobacco. This month's inquisitor is fellow panelist Andy Wike, Vice President of Marketing. Will his mystery mixture leave us struck by our confusion, or will we nail the blend he's presented to us? Also joining us today is guest panelist Pete Prevost of BriarWorks. Join us ... Read More

The Legend of the Sun Bears

August 9, 2024 by Chuck Stanion

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Long ago and far away, deep in the Black Locust Forest of the Solvation Mountains, there lived a bee colony that, for thousands of generations, had specialized in the most delectable honey ever known. The nearly immortal black locust trees of this enchanted forest were of singular quality. Their wood was dense, hard as ... Read More

Mystery Review: October 2024

Tasting Notes: Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Best Brown No.2

Blowing Smoke: The Medicinal History of Tobacco Smoke Enemas

Semois Tobacco: Old World Tobacco

Warped Scarecrow 2024

Tasting Notes: Cornell & Diehl's Carolina Red Flake 2024

The Versatility of Red Virginia: Carolina Red Flake 2024

How to Rehydrate Pipe Tobacco

Mystery Review: August 2024

The Legend of the Sun Bears

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