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Challenges In Tobacco Cultivation

March 14, 2025 by Kayla Ivan

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When it comes to pipe-tobacco information, we like to provide the full story as we know it, with no facts or facets spared. Today I will be shedding light on some of the struggles in delivering the highest-quality, unique tobacco varietals imaginable. Between tricky farmer-cultivator ... Read More

Smoke Rings: Fratello Cigars

March 13, 2025 by Tyler Caldwell

I recently had the opportunity to chat with Omar de Frias, the founder and CEO of Fratello Cigars, about the brand's inception, the core lines, and some of their special NASA-inspired exclusives, as well as hearing the story of how Fratello landed on the moon. Discover the pioneering spirit of Fratello Cigars ... Read More

Words Every Pipe Smoker Should Know: Pipe Terms

March 13, 2025 by Kayla Ivan

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If you're new to pipe smoking, you've probably already noticed we have some pretty unique jargon. When we write our pipe descriptions, blog posts, and newsletters, we try to describe the pipes as accurately as possible; often that means using a specific set of terms recognized by the pipe community to mean very ... Read More

Top 11 Best-Selling G.L. Pease Blends

March 12, 2025 by Rose Kiser

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Few names within the field of pipe tobacco are as renowned as that of Greg Pease. His journey began in the late 1970s at the famed Drucquer & Sons tobacco shop in Berkeley, California. A college student at the time, Pease quickly became enamored with Drucquer's tobacco selection as well as the shop's atmosphere and tight-knit community. Soon he was working there, helping to restore, clean, and repair pipes ... Read More

How to Care for Vulcanite Stems

March 7, 2025 by Rose Kiser

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Pipes are deceptively simple. They're blocks of wood, for the most part, carved into a bowl with a stem. That's the simplest description of a pipe, it may even be the description you used when you started smoking. But as we begin to learn about the technical parts ... Read More

Zen and the Art of Pipe Maintenance

March 7, 2025 by Rose Kiser

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Ritualism is part of being human, and that doesn't mean drawing arcane symbols on the floor of the basement. The definition of ritual greatly varies depending on the context of the researcher, but for our purposes we'll define a ritual as a specific act or series of acts performed in a precise manner and often repeated. That definition provides a wide range of what ... Read More

Top 10 Best-Selling Aromatic Tobaccos

March 6, 2025 by Kayla Ivan

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Updated for 2025. Aromatic blends, unlike Virginia, English, or Burley mixtures, aren't defined by their particular components. Instead, Aromatics are characterized by their flavoring and distinctive room note, a categorization that can be somewhat misleading for newcomers. While it's true that many tobaccos ... Read More

Smoke Rings: On Location at Aromàtico Farms with Henderson Ventura

March 6, 2025 by Shane Ireland

I recently had the unique opportunity to visit Henderson Ventura on location at the Aromático farms in the Dominican Republic and learned some of the facets of growing this special tobacco and how it is used in Ventura's ... Read More

Pipe-Smoking Desktop Backgrounds: March 2025

February 28, 2025 by Kayla Ivan

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A new month's beginning calls for a new collection of desktop backgrounds featuring the most stunning photos of the month from our talented photographers. Deck your desktop screensavers and mobile device backgrounds with eight gorgeous images available for download in two high-resolution formats, showcasing ... Read More

Pipe Smoking Field Marshal Gebhard von Blücher

February 28, 2025 by Chuck Stanion