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Tasting Notes: Two Friends Homeward Bound

February 6, 2024 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome to another episode of "Tasting Notes." Today I am talking about the latest and greatest, in fact, the first new addition to the Two Friends line of pipe tobacco in some time, Two Friends Homeward Bound. For those of you that may not be aware, the Two Friends line of pipe tobaccos represents a long-standing ... Read More

The Evolution of Two Friends Pipe Tobaccos

February 2, 2024 by Chuck Stanion

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People start smoking pipes for any number of reasons. Some remember a grandfather, parent, or favorite uncle who smoked a pipe and, evoking the comforting aroma and the satisfaction it nourished, revisit those significant experiences. Others may switch from cigarettes or seek only nicotine delivery. Still others ... Read More

Mystery Review: January 2024

January 18, 2024 by Andrew Wike

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Welcome to another thrilling installment of Mystery Tobacco Review, a monthly series in which our panel of experts attempts to identify a mysterious tobacco submitted purposely to stump them. For the first time in years, we are joined together in the same room to attempt to discern what we are smoking, and who made ... Read More

How to Prepare Cake-Cut Tobacco

January 5, 2024 by Truett Smith

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Hello everyone. Truett Smith here with Smokingpipes. We're going to be doing another how-to video regarding, specifically, cake-cut pipe tobacco. ... Read More

Codger Country: Granger

January 4, 2024 by Rose Kiser

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Welcome to Codger Country, the series where we'll be smoking every Codger blend 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 taking a look at Granger Pipe Tobacco, which if the tin is to be believed, will give ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Full Virginia Flake Burnt Ends

December 27, 2023 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome to another episode of "Tasting Notes." I have a unique new product to discuss today, and for that I have a guest with me: Sykes Wilford, the Founder, CEO, and President of Laudisi Enterprises and Smokingpipes. Today we are discussing Samuel Gawith's Full Virginia Flake Burnt Ends. ... Read More

Mystery Tobacco Review: December 2023

December 27, 2023 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome to another exhilarating installment of Mystery Tobacco Review, a monthly series in which our panel of experts attempts to identify a mysterious tobacco submitted purposely to stump them. This month features a Mystery Cigar Review crossover Inquisitor with Robert Caldwell of Caldwell Cigars and Lost & Found Cigars. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Anthology 2023

December 15, 2023 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome to another episode of "Tasting Notes." Getting to the end of the year here through the holiday season, and I have one of my personally most anticipated releases for the year of 2023: Cornell and Diehl's Anthology 2023. ... Read More

Anthology 2023: A Compendium of Virginias

December 8, 2023 by Chuck Stanion

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Most of us, when hearing the term "anthology," are likely transported to high-school English and the Norton Anthology of World Literature or Best Poems of the English Language. Others may gravitate to thoughts of music anthologies, and still others may think of collections of films, artwork, podcasts, or TV shows. ... Read More

How To Prepare Plug Tobacco

December 7, 2023 by Truett Smith

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Hi, everyone. Truett Smith here with Smokingpipes, and today we're going to be talking about plug pipe tobacco — specifically how to prepare it and how to pack it in your pipe. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Two Friends Homeward Bound

The Evolution of Two Friends Pipe Tobaccos

Mystery Review: January 2024

How to Prepare Cake-Cut Tobacco

Codger Country: Granger

Tasting Notes: Full Virginia Flake Burnt Ends

Mystery Tobacco Review: December 2023

Tasting Notes: Anthology 2023

Anthology 2023: A Compendium of Virginias

How To Prepare Plug Tobacco

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