Tobacco Talk

Mystery Review: March 2024

March 27, 2024 by Andrew Wike

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Welcome to another captivating installment of Mystery Review, a monthly series in which our panel of experts attempts to identify a mysterious tobacco deliberately submitted to stump them. This month's inquisitor is Tyler Caldwell, who has sat on the panel for Mystery Cigar Reviews and works as our Junior Cigar Specialist. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Small Batch Palmetto Balkan

March 26, 2024 by Shane Ireland

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Hey everybody, I'm Shane Ireland. Welcome to another episode of "Tasting Notes." Today I am talking about the latest Small Batch from Cornell and Diehl, Small Batch: Palmetto Balkan. Palmetto Balkan was originally released in 2022. This is a really labor-intensive product. It now returns for 2024 with the same components as the original but with a new Latakia varietal. ... Read More

Palmetto Balkan by Cornell & Diehl Returns

March 22, 2024 by Kayla Ivan

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Known for many things, including barbecue, Myrtle Beach, the Blue Ridge Mountains, Hilton Head Island, sweet tea, college football, Charleston, boiled peanuts, and golf courses aplenty, South Carolina is also famous for its history of tobacco production. The balmy weather encourages the growth of tobacco crops and is also the home of Cornell & Diehl pipe tobacco, committed to crea ... Read More

10 Blends for the Spring Season

March 21, 2024 by Rose Kiser

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Spring is here and with it comes warm weather, fresh blooms, and much rejoicing from outdoor smokers huddled around the firepit. If you're like me, your tobacco rotation changes with the season. To serve as inspiration this spring season, here are 10 blends that are mainstays in my 2024 spring tobacco rotation. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Erik Stokkebye 4th Generation Max Erik 1989

March 20, 2024 by Shane Ireland

Welcome to another episode of "Tasting Notes." I had the opportunity to talk with a special guest, Erik Stokkebye of 4th Generation, about the latest core-line addition to the brand: Max Erik 1989, in honor of Erik's son, Max. We hope you enjoy this episode and give the blend a try for yourself. ... Read More

What is Deertongue?

March 13, 2024 by Rose Kiser

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Sometimes it pays to know what you're smoking. As much as one can love a robust straight Virginia or a complex English, you get used to seeing the same couple of components mentioned. But then you look at a component list and see something new and are left asking: what the hell is that? One recent example for me ... Read More

Top 10 Best-Selling Mac Baren Blends

March 6, 2024 by Kayla Ivan

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Mac Baren began in 1826 as a small snuff and chewing-tobacco production facility in Svendborg, Denmark. Originally dubbed S. Bønnelyckes Tobaksfabrik, the factory continued for 60 years with little renown before its proprietor lost ownership in a poker game in 1887. The winner, then, traded it to Harald Halberg for a horse ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Small Batch Sansepolcro by Cornell & Diehl

February 27, 2024 by Shane Ireland

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Ciao, ragazzi. Welcome back, everyone, to another episode of Tasting Notes. Today, I'll be reviewing a tobacco that just feels like it was made for me personally — I'm talking about the latest edition of Cornell & Diehl's Small Batch: Sansepolcro. ... Read More

The Refinement of an Inspiring Tobacco: Sansepolcro

February 23, 2024 by Chuck Stanion

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Nestled into the fertile hills of Tuscany in the province of Arezzo, Italy, is a small town of about 16,000 residents. It's been there for over 1,000 years, built on the site where a pair of pilgrims returned from the Holy Land and founded a monastery. They had with them a stone from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, and ... Read More

Top 10 Best-Selling Virginia Blends

February 22, 2024 by Rose Kiser

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Updated for Spring 2024. The most popular Virginia blends we offer, along with a few suggestions here and there, should you be looking to try something new or find blends similar to your favorites. ... Read More