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A Closer Look at Connecticut Shade-Grown Tobacco

November 7, 2025 by Kayla Ivan

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Connecticut shade-grown tobacco is one of the most sought-after leaves for cigar wrappers. It's beloved for the complex smoking experience it creates while remaining creamy and mild. The process utilized to create this tobacco leaf is quite ... Read More

All Pipes Considered: Peterson Pub Pipes

November 6, 2025 by Andrew Wike

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In today's episode of All Pipes Considered, I am proud to share the latest addition to Peterson's illustrious portfolio — the Pub pipe line expands ... Read More

Festive Tradition: Cornell & Diehl's Wintertime Reserve 2025

November 5, 2025 by Rose Kiser

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As we descend into the cold winter months, when the holidays begin to manifest with plans of visiting family and friends and rushed gift shopping ensues, it can be helpful to slow down and take time for ourselves. Tradition is what binds us together in the next few months, whether it be a Thanksgiving football match in the backyard, decorating the tree ... Read More

Pipe-Smoking Desktop Backgrounds: November 2025

November 4, 2025 by Kayla Ivan

Beyond November's autumn chill and the approaching Thanksgiving holiday, with turkey dinners, homemade pies, and family-time galore, this month serves as a wonderful opportunity to truly appreciate all of the blessings in our lives. From bountiful harvests to togetherness ... Read More

Scarecrow

October 31, 2025 by Rose Kiser

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Charles stood at the edge of the cornfield waiting for his new friends. He shuffled awkwardly as he waited, kicking the tip of his Converse on the ground. He wasn't used to being alone with no one around. In the city, there was always someone within a reasonable distance but here it was just him, the corn, and Farmer Anne's scarecrow. He kept swiveling his head ... Read More

Lost & Found's The Layover: A Big Smoking Experience in a Short Format

October 30, 2025 by Tyler Caldwell

Recently Robert Caldwell of Caldwell Cigars and Lost & Found Cigars was here with us to chat about the latest release from Lost & Found: The Layover, a compact smoke tailored for travel day ... Read More

Spooky Halloween Pipes for 2025

October 29, 2025 by Kayla Ivan

Attention ghouls, goblins, and ghastly pipe smokers. It's the most spooky season and we here at Smokingpipes enjoy a good scare. In honor of Halloween haunts, here are my picks for Halloween pipes to celebrate the most haunted night of the year with a smokeable treat...no tricks here ... Read More

Mystery Review: October 2025

October 29, 2025 by Alan Britt

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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 October's edition, Tyler Caldwell joins the panel in his first-ever Mystery Tobacco Review. Our guest Inquisitor this month is Shane Ireland dressed as ... Read More

Codger Country: Sir Walter Raleigh

October 24, 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 Captain Black, we're giving them all a fair shake. Today, we're smoking a Sir Walter Raleigh ... Read More

A Look Behind-the-Scenes at Cornell & Diehl's Machinery

October 24, 2025 by Kayla Ivan

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Every tin that goes out into the world from Cornell & Diehl is backed by the hard-working efforts of the entire team, from blending to production and everything in between. Recently, I had the pleasure of chatting with Jeremy Reeves, Director and Head Blender of C&D, and Bretton "B" Otto, Cornell & Diehl's Industrial Mechanic, about the unsung heroes of the blending house's production process: Antique, custom-made machinery. While C&D has always maintained a hand-blended ... Read More

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