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The Benefits of Nicotine

The Benefits of Nicotine

June 28, 2024 by Chuck Stanion

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Nicotine has been demonized in virtually every culture, perhaps with good reason. As every pipe smoker knows, it has some benefits. We enjoy pipe smoking for the flavors, for the relaxing aspects of smoke rising around us, for the craftsmanship and history of the pipes, for the rituals of smoking, and, it must be ... Read More

Tasting Notes: G.L. Pease Horizons

Tasting Notes: G.L. Pease Horizons

June 25, 2024 by Shane Ireland

Hey everybody, it's Shane Ireland. Welcome to another episode of "Tasting Notes." I am here to tell you about the latest edition to the Zeitgeist series by G.L. Pease: Horizons. Horizons is the third edition in the Zeitgeist series by Greg, who is affectionately known in the community as the Dark Lord ... Read More

What's Happening Lately with Greg Pease

What's Happening Lately with Greg Pease

June 21, 2024 by Chuck Stanion

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Greg Pease has garnered accolades for his blending since the inception of G.L. Pease tobaccos in 2000. Even before then, he was admired for his photography, writing, tobacco, and pipe expertise, and his reputation has continued to multiply. He's been entrenched in premium tobaccos and pipe smoking since his start at Druquer's ... Read More

Top Summertime Smokes

Top Summertime Smokes

June 14, 2024 by Kayla Ivan

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Some people consider summer to be the best time of the year: lots of sun, outdoor excursions, beach trips aplenty, and barbecues with your favorite people. Others despise the summer for all that sun making them hot and burnt, sweating during outdoor time, messy beach days with seagulls ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Fathers, Friends and Fire Blends

Tasting Notes: Fathers, Friends and Fire Blends

June 11, 2024 by Shane Ireland

Welcome to another episode of "Tasting Notes" Today I'm tasting four new blends by Erik Stokkebye 4th Generation. This is an exciting collaboration between Erik Stokkebye and Jeremy Reeves, Master Blender at Cornell & Diehl: Fathers, Friends & Fire. We have batches one through four here and I'm going to get into all four of them today and break down a little bit of my impressions ... Read More

The Semantic Discord of Tobacco Classifications

The Semantic Discord of Tobacco Classifications

June 7, 2024 by Chuck Stanion

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You're probably thinking, what a pretentious title for a tobacco article. It's what I'd be thinking. To be honest, it took me a while to find the term "semantic discord," but it was necessary for an economy of words. The concept takes too long to write out and titles require brevity. I found it by Googling various ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Bob's Chocolate Flake

Tasting Notes: Bob's Chocolate Flake

June 5, 2024 by Shane Ireland

Welcome to another episode of "Tasting Notes." If you've been following the Tasting Notes series recently, you might already be aware that I have decided to revisit a lot of old friends from Kendal. I'm planning to smoke through all of the flakes produced by both of the Gawith houses, Samuel Gawith and Gawith Hoggarth ... Read More

Mystery Review: May 2024

Mystery Review: May 2024

May 29, 2024 by Alan Britt

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Welcome to another enthralling installment of Mystery Review, a monthly series in which our panel of experts attempts to identify a mysterious tobacco. This month's inquisitor is Pete Prevost of BriarWorks. Will his selection stump the panel? ... Read More

A Smoker's Guide to Palate Refinement

A Smoker's Guide to Palate Refinement

May 17, 2024 by Rose Kiser

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If you've ever watched "Tasting Notes" and wondered how Shane Ireland identifies those complex flavors during a smoke, when all you can taste is "tobacco," then this is the guide for you. There is nothing more intimidating than refining your palate except possibly drunkenly signing up for a Russian bear wrestling competition. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Gawith Hoggarth & Co's Ennerdale Flake

Tasting Notes: Gawith Hoggarth & Co's Ennerdale Flake

May 16, 2024 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome to another episode of Tasting Notes. I wanted to do something a little bit different today: It's time for me to revisit some of my old favorites. I thought that I would begin with smoking through all of the flakes produced by both of the Gawith houses, Samuel Gawith and Gawith Hoggarth. So if you've been ... Read More

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