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Words Every Pipe Smoker Should Know: Tobacco Terms

April 9, 2025 by Kayla Ivan

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When it comes to understanding the multifaceted world that is pipe smoking, there is a whole arsenal of words that will come in handy as you peruse our website and others in this industry. We here at Smokingpipes like to help spread our knowledge. Today I am going to share some of the key tobacco terms to better understand the nuances of this hobby. ... Read More

Letters to Sherlock Holmes

April 4, 2025 by Chuck Stanion

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A book of some interest to pipe smokers is Letters to Sherlock Holmes (1985), by Richard Lancelyn Green. Most of the correspondence was addressed to 221B Baker Street, the address first mentioned in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novel, A Study in Scarlett ... Read More

Smoke Rings: United Cigars

April 3, 2025 by Tyler Caldwell

Welcome to another edition of "Smoke Rings." I had the opportunity to sit down with Oliver Nivaud, Director of Operations at United Cigars to chat about the brand's history, Oliver's experience in cigars, and the variety of selections United carries. ... Read More

Pipe-Smoking Desktop Backgrounds: April 2025

April 2, 2025 by Kayla Ivan

Spring has arrived, and with it, a new batch of desktop backgrounds blooms here on our Daily Reader featuring lovely photos of the month from our expert photographers. Deck your desktop screensavers and mobile device backgrounds with eight gorgeous images available for download in two high-resolution formats. ... Read More

Anyone Can Become Filthy Rich Just By Smoking Some Pipes

April 1, 2025 by Chuck Stanion

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On paper, I'm a wealthy man, and I owe my riches to one thing: pipe collecting.

When I started smoking pipes, I didn't realize how lucrative it could be. In fact, I was at first concerned about the expense: Nice pipes ... Read More

Mystery Review: March 2025

March 28, 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 March's edition, our guest inquisitor is Scott Lewis, Director of Sales at Warped Cigars. Will his mysterious submission leave us bewildered, or will we correctly ... Read More

Aleister Crowley: The Beast That Inspired The Beast

March 28, 2025 by Rose Kiser

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Aleister Crowley has to be one of the most interesting humans of the 20th century. His resume includes being a ceremonial magician, poet, novelist, mountaineer, painter, a rumored spy for British Intelligence, and an occultist. He is also a terrible human being with a flagrant disregard for ... Read More

Spring Whiskey and Tobacco Pairings

March 27, 2025 by Rose Kiser

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I've spent a lot of time behind the bar, and working as a bartender in Kentucky, you're expected to know a thing or two about whiskey. As a tobacco writer, I'm expected to know a thing or two about tobacco. Bash those two qualifications together, and I think I'm fit to tell you some of my favorite whiskey and tobacco pairings, particularly for the spring ... Read More

Smoke Rings: Oz Family Cigars

March 25, 2025 by Tyler Caldwell

In this episode of "Smoke Rings," I had the opportunity to chat with Tim Ozgener of Oz Family Cigars. Learn more about the brand, the blends they offer, and more in this informative interview. ... Read More

The Why and How of Estate Pipe Purchases

March 22, 2025 by Chuck Stanion

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When I first learned about estate pipes, back when I didn't know a Billiard from a bathysphere, I was horrified. Used pipes? Pipes that had spent years in the mouths of who knows who smoking who knows what while fraternizing with who knows who from who knows where? Why would these pipes have any value? Sanitizing a used pipe, I deduced, must require an hour in boiling water. ... Read More

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