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Codger Country: Royal Comfort

Codger Country: Royal Comfort

August 21, 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 Super Value, we're giving them all a fair shake. Today, we're smoking a very recently revived Codger: Royal Comfort ... Read More

Switching It Up

Switching It Up

August 15, 2025 by Rose Kiser

Pipes and cigars can feel like different worlds at times. Pipe smoking offers a contemplative ritualistic experience with the process of drying and preparing tobacco, packing the pipe, and getting into a steady rhythm. Cigars on the other hand are a little more straight forward with most simply requiring a cut and light. A love for the art of blending is what unites these two, the master blenders who create truly unique smoking experiences that are unrivaled by anything ... Read More

Concerning Codgers

Concerning Codgers

August 7, 2025 by Rose Kiser

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If you're a regular reader of the Daily Reader, then there is a decent chance you've seen my review series Codger Country, a series dedicated to highlighting the blends from yesteryear and giving my honest opinions. I think these classic blends are an important touchstone in our hobby, and for many served as a gateway into our hobby. Whether it was a family member smoking ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Cornell & Diehl Small Batch Sun Bear Navy Cask

Tasting Notes: Cornell & Diehl Small Batch Sun Bear Navy Cask

August 5, 2025 by Shane Ireland

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In this episode of Tasting Notes, I was able to discuss something very special. Sun Bear season has arrived, and Jeremy Reeves and his team at Cornell & Diehl have outdone themselves with a new iteration on this fan-favorite pipe tobacco. Today I will be smoking Small Batch: Sun Bear Navy Cask ... Read More

Small Batch: Sun Bear Navy Cask

Small Batch: Sun Bear Navy Cask

August 1, 2025 by Chuck Stanion

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Cornell & Diehl's most popular Small Batch blend, Sun Bear, is back for enjoyable summertime smoking. This year's submission is named Navy Cask, evoking the ancient practice of sailors who preserved tobacco by twisting it, moistening it with rum, and ... Read More

Mystery Review: July 2025

Mystery Review: July 2025

July 31, 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 July's edition, our guest Inquisitor is our very own Cassie Davison, Director of Merchandizing, in her first video as Inquisitor. Will her mysterious submission leave us bewildered ... Read More

Top 10 Best-Selling Cornell & Diehl Bulk Pipe Tobaccos

Top 10 Best-Selling Cornell & Diehl Bulk Pipe Tobaccos

July 24, 2025 by Rose Kiser

Cornell & Diehl offers a wide range of their esteemed offerings in bulk, giving smokers the flexibility and convenience to cellar favorites or try new offerings at thrifty prices. With 101 bulk blends in their portfolio, knowing some recommendations from your fellow smokers can make that shopping a little easier. Here's the top ... Read More

Visiting 31 Farms in St. James Parish, Louisiana: C&D's Perique Partners

Visiting 31 Farms in St. James Parish, Louisiana: C&D's Perique Partners

July 18, 2025 by Kayla Ivan

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In this special video, Jeremy Reeves, Director and Head Blender of Cornell & Diehl, is on-location at 31 Farms in St. James Parish, Louisiana, where the Roussel family continues to grow and process Perique tobacco. The family continues the legacy of their family's trade as the third ... Read More

Microwaves, Coffee Grinders, and Pipe Tobacco

Microwaves, Coffee Grinders, and Pipe Tobacco

July 18, 2025 by Chuck Stanion

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Mary McNiel of McClelland Tobacco once asked me how I prepped my tobacco, and when I told her, she didn't grimace, but her microexpressions were impossible even for such a graciously well-mannered lady to conceal. She disapproved. She wouldn't say that because she's ... Read More

XXV Reserve Dawn and Dusk Blends: Celebrating 25 Years of Smokingpipes

XXV Reserve Dawn and Dusk Blends: Celebrating 25 Years of Smokingpipes

July 11, 2025 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome to another episode of Tasting Notes. As usual, today I'm here to discuss something very exciting. This has been in the works for a long time and it is a commemorative project to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Smokingpipes.com: XXV Reserve Dawn and XXV Reserve Dusk, both featuring ... Read More

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