Tobacco Talk

The Modern Equivalents to Famous Smokers and Their Preferred Blends

January 7, 2026 by Rose Kiser

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A few weeks ago, I made a post about famous smokers and their preferred blends, and I gave the warning that many of these blends are no longer available. While lurking in the comments, I saw several people asking for modern equivalents to these blends, and who am I to deprive the people of what they want? ... Read More

2026 New Year's Blends

January 6, 2026 by Kayla Ivan

Ring in the New Year with us as we celebrate 2026 and fresh beginnings. After the joy of the holiday season, it can be good to reset and refresh with some new smokes. We've picked 12 tobaccos, perhaps one for every month of the year ... Read More

Mystery Review: December 2025

December 29, 2025 by Stephen Mawby

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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 or cigar. For December's edition, our guest Inquisitor is Micah Cryder of Yeti Pipes. Will his mysterious submission leave us bewildered ... Read More

Cozy Reading & Smoking 2025

December 26, 2025 by Kayla Ivan

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For many pipe and cigar smokers, whether intentionally or by delightful accident, reading and pipe smoking pairings are made. Some like to pair genres with certain tobacco styles, dive into an old favorite book with a classic tobacco, or try something new with a fresh book ... Read More

Famous Pipe Smokers and their Preferred Tobacco

December 19, 2025 by Rose Kiser

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The pipe-smoking community has no shortage of celebrities; From famous authors to actors and even presidents, the briar and leaf is beloved by many. If you're like me — incredibly curious and slightly nosey — then you may find yourself asking what your fellow pipe smokers enjoy. I've shared my ever-changing rotation several times over the years, and I love hearing ... Read More

Cornell & Diehl Small Batch: Fires on the Levee Roundtable

December 12, 2025 by Andrew Wike

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Welcome back to another roundtable chat, and today we are chatting about a super special Small Batch from Cornell & Diehl, inspired by a Christmas Eve tradition from Louisiana: Fires on the Levee, available on December 16 ... Read More

Codger Country: Sail Regular (Yellow)

December 12, 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 Borkum Riff, we're giving them all a fair shake. Today, we're setting out on the open sea once again with Sail Yellow, or Sail Regular ... Read More

Tasting Notes G.L. Pease Silver Jubilee

December 10, 2025 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome to another episode of Tasting Notes. I'm here to discuss something really special today. Greg Pease of G.L. Pease is celebrating his silver jubilee, 25 years, and today I am smoking Silver Jubilee. ... Read More

Smokingpipes University: Ready-Rubbed Tobacco

December 4, 2025 by Andrew Wike

Today I'm gonna be discussing what I think is probably the most underrated cut in the tobacco world: ready-rubbed tobacco, or as we call it here, particularly when we're talking about C&D, chop block ... Read More

Mystery Review: November 2025

November 26, 2025 by Shane Ireland