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Mystery Tobacco Review: July 2020

Mystery Tobacco Review: July 2020

July 29, 2020 by Andrew Wike

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Welcome back to another episode of the Mystery Tobacco Review, the friendly game of "Guess Who" that leaves even our most experienced pipe smokers questioning their skills (and life choices). This month, we decided to shake things up and have our Cigar Specialist Tim Vanderpool select one pipe tobacco for us to blind review. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Chacom No. One

Tasting Notes: Chacom No. One

July 2, 2020 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome back to another episode of Tasting Notes. In this installment, I take a closer look at Chacom's #1 blend, which is a mellow English mixture comprised of Virginia, Black Cavendish, and Oriental tobaccos with a touch of Latakia. ... Read More

Mystery Tobacco Review: June 2020

Mystery Tobacco Review: June 2020

June 25, 2020 by Andrew Wike

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Welcome back to another episode of the Mystery Tobacco Review, once again brought to you from our humble living rooms and home offices. This month, we were privileged to have Jeremy Reeves of Cornell & Diehl sit in the Inquisitor's Chair again and select one unnamed tobacco for us to smoke and review. The Mystery Tobacco Wagon rolls on! ... Read More

A Closer Look at Perique

A Closer Look at Perique

June 19, 2020 by Jeffery Sitts

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Perique is an incredibly versatile blending component and one of the most interesting and complex types of tobacco. It's used to create numerous mixtures, often serving as a condimental tobacco to add nuance or complexity to a blend. Perique is steeped in tradition, having endured for centuries, its curing process passed ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Chacom #4

Tasting Notes: Chacom #4

June 18, 2020 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome back to another episode of Tasting Notes. In this installment, I take a closer look at Chacom's #4 blend, which features various Virginias combined with a small portion of Perique for some added strength and a touch of fruity spice. One of four new recent additions to Smokingpipes' portfolio of Chacom blends, this ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Savinelli Juno

Tasting Notes: Savinelli Juno

June 10, 2020 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome to another episode of Tasting Notes. Today I am talking about the third of the three latest additions to the Savinelli line of pipe tobaccos: Juno. Much like Jupiter and Janus, which I've covered previously, Juno continues a collaboration between Jeremy Reeves, Cornell and Diehl and Savinelli. ... Read More

Tobacco Curing Methods

Tobacco Curing Methods

June 5, 2020 by Jeffery Sitts

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While tobacco is a necessity for pipe and cigar smoking, it's easy to overlook its preparation and how the leaf begins its journey. Tobacco is an extremely sensitive crop and the soil, climate, and curing process it's exposed to all play crucial roles in its production. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Savinelli Jupiter

Tasting Notes: Savinelli Jupiter

June 4, 2020 by Shane Ireland

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Today, I'm taking a closer look at one of the most recent additions to the Savinelli tobacco portfolio: Janus. Often depicted as having two opposing faces, Janus was the Roman god of beginnings and endings, phases and transitions, and gates and doorways; Savinelli's tribute to his mythology is a fitting one ... Read More

G.L. Pease: The Man Behind the Blends

G.L. Pease: The Man Behind the Blends

May 29, 2020 by Chuck Stanion

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At a Columbus pipe show in the late '90s, I found myself talking with a very tall, very articulate gentleman wearing a fool's cap. He was brilliant and interesting. He knew more about tobacco than I could ever hope, and he was knowledgeable about the intricate details of pipes, from engineering to design and from classics to modern artisan interpretations. ... Read More

Mystery Tobacco Review: May 2020

Mystery Tobacco Review: May 2020

May 28, 2020 by Andrew Wike

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Welcome back to the Mystery Tobacco Review, the pipe tobacco taste-testing game that just won't quit! On this month's episode, Shane, Truett, and I put our palates to the test against a secretive blend chosen by yet another first-time Inquisitor: Steve Mawby from our Customer Service team. ... Read More

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