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Mystery Cigar Review: December 2022

December 29, 2022 by Shane Ireland

Welcome back to the Mystery Cigar Review, our final episode of 2022. And to ensure we end things with a bang, we asked John McElheny — one of our talented Copywriters here at Smokingpipes (whose voice was, indeed, made for radio) — to serve as our Inquisitor for this month's review. Tune in as Tyler, Alan, and I smoke ... Read More

Mystery Tobacco Review: December 2022

December 22, 2022 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome back to the Mystery Tobacco Review! For this last installment of 2022, we decided to do something a little different and bring back an old Inquisitor from the series' early history. That's right, for the first time in many years, our Inquisitor this month is our own Andy Wike. Tune in to see how we fared against Andy's Mystery Blend! ... Read More

Sixty Second Cigar Review: Warped's Upper Realm

December 8, 2022 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome back, everyone, to another 60 Second Cigar Review. If this is your first time joining us, in this series Truett and I challenge ourselves by reviewing a new cigar each episode in under 60 seconds. For this installment, we've taken on Warped's highly anticipated Upper Realm cigar, which just shipped to retailers at the end of November. ... Read More

Mystery Cigar Review: November 2022

November 30, 2022 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome back to the Mystery Cigar Review! This month, we're pleased to introduce Mr. Samuel Bowden, one of our intrepid Customer Service Representatives to the Inquisitor position. Fans of the Mystery Tobacco Review will recognize Sam from his trickery and guile with pipe tobacco, but this month, we're enlisting his wit regarding cigars. ... Read More

Mystery Tobacco Review: November 2022

November 23, 2022 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome back to the Mystery Tobacco Review, and Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. We certainly have a number of things to be grateful for this year, including a new member joining our review panel: Mr. Alan Britt. Tune in as Truett, David, Alan, and I attempt to guess this month's mystery tobacco. ... Read More

Tasting Notes Review: Wintertime Reserve 2022 - The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future

November 17, 2022 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome back to Tasting Notes, everyone. On today's episode, my good friend and long-time pipe smoker Saint Nicholas will be taking my place and reviewing some very special holiday tobaccos. That's right, join Santa as he samples and discusses this year's selection of Wintertime Reserve blends by Cornell & Diehl, which are free with the purchase of any new Peterson pipe through the rest of the year. ... Read More

Mystery Tobacco Review: October 2022

October 26, 2022 by Shane Ireland

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We filmed this month's episode live at the Las Vegas International Pipe Show, where Truett and I reviewed multiple blends submitted by convention attendees alongside our special guest panelist, head blender of Cornell & Diehl, Mr. Jeremy Reeves! With multiple, rapid-fire rounds and no takebacksies, this was probably our ... Read More

Mystery Cigar Review: October 2022

October 20, 2022 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome back to the Mystery Cigar Review! This month is special — very special — because of Halloween, yes, but also for our inquisitor this month. In the past we've had Rocky Patel on the show as a brand, but today, our guest inquisitor is none other than the man himself: Mr. Rocky Patel! Born in 1961, Rocky was an entertainment lawyer in Los Angeles ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Low Country Atalaya

October 12, 2022 by Shane Ireland

Welcome back to Tasting Notes, everyone. On this episode, I'll be reviewing something really interesting and unique: the first limited-edition blend in the Low Country line of pipe tobaccos. For those unfamiliar with the line, Low Country's stable of mixtures are manufactured by Cornell & Diehl exclusively for Smokingpipes and ... Read More

Sixty Second Cigar Review: La Palina Goldie Laguito No. 2

October 6, 2022 by Shane Ireland

Hello, everyone, and welcome back to the 60 Second Cigar Review — a show that gives you some of the most detailed cigar reviews you'll get, in 60 seconds or less. For our second episode we have something special and heralded by the cigar community: La Palina's Goldie No.2. ... Read More

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