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Tasting Notes - HU English Breakfast

September 9, 2025 by Shane Ireland

Welcome to another episode of Tasting Notes. I am back on my quest to smoke through all of the HU tobaccos, and today I am smoking HU's English Breakfast. ... Read More

Top 10 Best-Selling Flake Tobacco

September 5, 2025 by Rose Kiser

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Like spun-cut or coin-cut tobaccos, flake tobacco began at sea as a means of preserving a blend's moisture content. Pressed tobacco dried out less quickly because less surface area was exposed to air, ensuring that sailors could enjoy smoking their pipes over the course of long voyages. ... Read More

What Makes A Great Beginner Pipe?

September 5, 2025 by Kayla Ivan

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When you're just beginning your pipe-smoking journey, it's easy to become overwhelmed by the myriad brands, sizes, shapes, and styles of pipes available. Do you start with a straight or bent pipe? Briar or meer? And which stem material? While selecting your first pipe ... Read More

Introducing the Per Jensen Legacy Collection

September 4, 2025 by Andrew Wike

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In this unique video, I was able to connect with Per G. Jensen, Jeremy Reeves, and Shane Ireland to discuss an exciting new collaboration we are proud to present to you: the Per Jensen Legacy Collection, now available on-site with four incredible blends we can't wait ... Read More

Pipe-Smoking Desktop Backgrounds: September 2025

September 3, 2025 by Kayla Ivan

You can feel it in the air — A cool breeze, the aroma of pumpkin spice and apple pie, and the zoom of school buses in your neighborhood. That's right, we are on the cusp of autumn's arrival and we are readying ourselves for the hustle and bustle of all the holidays ... Read More

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Master of Poetry and Pipe Smoker

August 29, 2025 by Rose Kiser

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson is one of the most influential poets of all time. At the minimum, you've heard the words "Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all" from his poem, In Memoriam. Tennyson's life was so much more than a few quotes. He was a thoughtful and compassionate man, if a bit erratic, and saw a sort of whimsy ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Cornell & Diehl We Three Kings

August 28, 2025 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome to another episode of Tasting Notes. Today I'm revisiting an old friend, Cornell & Diehl's We Three Kings, available now. It's one of three Cornell & Diehl holiday blends meant to commemorate the holiday season, and actually We Three Kings ... Read More

Mystery Review: August 2025

August 26, 2025 by Tyler Caldwell

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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 August's edition, our guest Inquisitor is Aganorsa Leaf's Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Terence Reilly, who joins us on the panel as we attempt to guess the cigar he presented us and learn about his background ... Read More

Top Pocket Pipes for Everyday Carry

August 22, 2025 by Kayla Ivan

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Pipes come in all different shapes and sizes, ranging from giant, palm-filling briars to compact, muscular pieces. This range reflects the diverse taste of pipe smokers and what they want from their smoking instruments. For some, giant ... Read More

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

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Tasting Notes - HU English Breakfast

Top 10 Best-Selling Flake Tobacco

What Makes A Great Beginner Pipe?

Introducing the Per Jensen Legacy Collection

Pipe-Smoking Desktop Backgrounds: September 2025

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Master of Poetry and Pipe Smoker

Tasting Notes: Cornell & Diehl We Three Kings

Mystery Review: August 2025

Top Pocket Pipes for Everyday Carry

Codger Country: Royal Comfort

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