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Tasting Notes: Cornell & Diehl Small Batch: Carolina Red Flake with Perique

October 13, 2021 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome back to another episode of Tasting Notes! Today, I'll be taking a look at and reviewing Cornell & Diehl's latest Small Batch Carolina Red Flake with Perique! Today, I'll be discussing and reviewing the latest run of Cornell and Diehl's Small Batch: Carolina Red Flake with Perique — available Wednesday, October 20th. For this year's edition, C&D has combined stoved and ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Warped Scarecrow

September 29, 2021 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome back to another episode of Tasting Notes. Today, I'll be reviewing a very special mixture, just in time for Spooky Season: Warped's 2021 Halloween blend, Scarecrow — available Friday, October 1st, 2021, only at Smokingpipes. The diabolical minds of Kyle Gellis of Warped Cigars and Jeremy Reeves of Cornell and Diehl have come together again to release a limited-edition blend ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Sillem's Commodore Flake

September 9, 2021 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome back to another episode of Tasting Notes. If you've been following this series recently, you'll know that I've been smoking my way through the entire Sillem's portfolio. I started with the Aromatic mixtures — the Green, Blue, Red, and Black — and I've now moved on to the flakes. Today, I'll be reviewing a blend that I'm confident you Latakia fans out there are going to enjoy. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Sillem's Councilor 1695

September 2, 2021 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome to another episode of Tasting Notes and the next stop on my journey to smoke through all of Sillem's pipe tobacco portfolio. If you've been following this series lately, you've likely noticed that I've been slowly smoking my way through the Sillem's pipe tobacco portfolio. I started with the Aromatic mixtures (the ones in the solid-colored square tins) and found some new favorites, ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Sillem's Blue

August 12, 2021 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome to another episode of Tasting Notes and the next stop on my journey to smoke through all of Sillem's pipe tobacco portfolio. For this project, I decided to start with the brand's Aromatic range, which includes all of the colored tins: the Sillem's Red, Black, Green, and Blue. These mixtures have been cult classics since their release, and each of them brings something unique to the world of Aromatic pipe tobaccos. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Sillem's Green

August 5, 2021 by Shane Ireland

Welcome to another episode of Tasting Notes and the next stop on my journey to smoke through all of Sillem's pipe tobacco portfolio. For this project, I decided to start with the brand's Aromatic range, which includes all of the colored tins: the Sillem's Red, Black, Green, and Blue. These mixtures have been cult classics since their release, and each of them brings something unique to the world of Aromatic pipe tobaccos. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Sillem's Red

June 2, 2021 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome to another episode of Tasting Notes and the next stop on my journey to smoke through all of Sillem's pipe tobacco portfolio. For this project, I decided to start with the brand's Aromatic range, which includes all of the colored tins: the Sillem's Red, Black, Green, and Blue. These mixtures have been cult classics since their release, and each of them brings something unique to the world of Aromatic pipe tobaccos. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Cornell And Diehl Small Batch Eight State Burley

May 25, 2021 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome back to another episode of Tasting Notes. Today I'll be reviewing the latest Small Batch blend from Cornell & Diehl: Eight State Burley. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Warped Sarto

May 14, 2021 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome back to another episode of Tasting Notes. Today I'll be reviewing the latest entry into the Warped portfolio of exclusively different pipe tobaccos: Sarto. If you're familiar with Warped as a brand, you're perhaps most acquainted with their cigars, which is where Warped's founder Kyle Gellis got his start in this business. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Sillem's Black

May 5, 2021 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome back to another episode of Tasting Notes. Today marks the first episode in a new mini-installment. Over the next several videos, I will be reviewing the entire Sillem's portfolio, starting with Sillem's Black. I've been a fan of Sillem's mixtures for a long time, but honestly, I haven't explored everything that the blending house has to offer. ... Read More

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Tasting Notes: Cornell & Diehl Small Batch: Carolina Red Flake with Perique

Tasting Notes: Warped Scarecrow

Tasting Notes: Sillem's Commodore Flake

Tasting Notes: Sillem's Councilor 1695

Tasting Notes: Sillem's Blue

Tasting Notes: Sillem's Green

Tasting Notes: Sillem's Red

Tasting Notes: Cornell And Diehl Small Batch Eight State Burley

Tasting Notes: Warped Sarto

Tasting Notes: Sillem's Black

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