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Pipe Smoking Desktop Backgrounds: September 2020

September 2, 2020 by Andrew Wike

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It's time for another round of beautiful pipe smoking desktop backgrounds! As in previous months, we've compiled some of our favorite shots and artwork to share with you. Below you'll find six unique images, split between desktop and mobile orientations and available for download in two high-resolution ... Read More

Raymond Chandler: Author, Screenwriter, Pipe Smoker

August 28, 2020 by Jeffery Sitts

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Raymond Chandler was a complex and talented man, an author, and a Hollywood screenwriter who many consider to be one of the founders of the hard-boiled school of crime fiction, a genre that centers around detectives battling organized crime and a legal system that was often just as corrupt. ... Read More

Mystery Tobacco Review: August 2020

August 27, 2020 by Andrew Wike

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Welcome back to the Mystery Tobacco Review, the wackiest pipe-smoking reality game show on the interwebs! For this month's episode, Truett Smith served as our Inquisitor, selecting one blend for the us to blind review. Unfortunately, we were at a slight disadvantage this time around (even more so than usual) ... Read More

Warped Cigars: The Core Portfolio

August 26, 2020 by Truett Smith

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In an earlier article, we profiled Kyle Gellis, detailing how he grew and developed in the cigar industry and discussing the history and vision of Warped as a brand. It highlighted Kyle's respect for traditional Cuban production methods and flavor profiles and lauded Warped's achievements and reputation — its cigars ... Read More

Cellaring Tobacco and Factors that Influence the Aging Process

August 21, 2020 by Jeffery Sitts

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Acquiring tobacco and letting it age for years is one of the most rewarding aspects of pipe smoking, granting us the opportunity to appreciate how the flavor profile of our favorite blends can change or improve with time. Often referred to as "cellaring," purchasing tobacco with the intent to let it age is a somewhat newer ... Read More

Elements of the Pipe: Rims

August 20, 2020 by Chuck Stanion

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Every pipe has one. Pipes have tobacco chambers; chambers have rims of one sort or another, and there are many sorts. Some smokers are particular about rims, especially given that, after the internals of a pipe, they require the most care and cleaning, and the different styles provide different levels of care to keep carbon ... Read More

Mystery Cigar Review: August 2020

August 19, 2020 by Andrew Wike

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Welcome back to the Mystery Cigar Review, a stogie-focused spin-off series of our popular Mystery Tobacco Reviews. ... Read More

Bertrand Russell: Mathematician, Philosopher, Pipe Smoker

August 14, 2020 by Chuck Stanion

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Bertrand Russell's parents, Viscount and Viscountess Amberley, were progressive for their era in the late 1800s. They were advocates of birth control, for example, and Lord Amberley was an atheist. The couple asked John Stewart Mill, an English philosopher and political economist, to be their son's "secular godfather." Theirs was an ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Rattray's Bagpiper's Dream

August 13, 2020 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome back to another episode of Tasting Notes. For this installment, I'm stepping outside of my comfort zone and revisiting Aromatic blends, starting with Rattray's Bagpiper's Dream. I've long overlooked Aromatic mixtures in favor of Virginia/Perique or pure Virginia tobaccos, but I've recently realized ... Read More

Warped Cigars: Exclusively Different

August 11, 2020 by Andrew Wike

From the sizes and vitolas, to the overall construction and flavor, Warped Cigars are made the Cuban way, using techniques like the Cuban triple cap, historic covered foot, or entubado bunching, at either El Titan de Bronze factory in Miami or at Casa Fernandez's Tabacos de Valle de Jalapa S.A. in Nicaragua. ... Read More

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Pipe Smoking Desktop Backgrounds: September 2020

Raymond Chandler: Author, Screenwriter, Pipe Smoker

Mystery Tobacco Review: August 2020

Warped Cigars: The Core Portfolio

Cellaring Tobacco and Factors that Influence the Aging Process

Elements of the Pipe: Rims

Mystery Cigar Review: August 2020

Bertrand Russell: Mathematician, Philosopher, Pipe Smoker

Tasting Notes: Rattray's Bagpiper's Dream

Warped Cigars: Exclusively Different

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