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Pipe Survival Guide: When Your Situation Is Dire and All You've Got Is Your Briar

Pipe Survival Guide: When Your Situation Is Dire and All You've Got Is Your Briar

November 29, 2019 by Truett Smith

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While we may not have the survivalist knowledge of Bear Grylls or the ingenuity of MacGyver, we know pipes. Pipesmokers everywhere need to be taught wilderness survival, specifically how to survive when all that's available is a pipe. ... Read More

2019 West Coast Pipe Show

2019 West Coast Pipe Show

November 15, 2019 by Truett Smith

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In general, the city of Las Vegas isn't particularly known as a place for calm relaxation and rest. Instead, Vegas is celebrated for its endless supply of entertainment, from lavish casinos and hotels, replete with show venues and shopping centers, and a diverse range of quality culinary delights. ... Read More

Pipe Cleaner Woes

Pipe Cleaner Woes

October 24, 2019 by Truett Smith

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Let's face it: Pipe cleaners are something of a necessary evil within the pipesmoking hobby. (Well, "evil" might be a tad hyperbolic, but at the very least, they're a tool that's more tolerated than enjoyed.) ... Read More

Why Smoke a Meerschaum

Why Smoke a Meerschaum

October 17, 2019 by Truett Smith

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Pipemakers most commonly use briar to fashion smoking instruments; however, in the centuries' long history of tobacco and pipesmoking, briar is actually a relatively new material — clay and meerschaum both predate the introduction of briar in the mid-1800s. ... Read More

Burley Bias

Burley Bias

September 24, 2019 by Truett Smith

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I've never liked Burley-based blends. All the mixtures I've tried seem to fall flat, never delivering on those "nutty chocolate" flavors that so many reviews lauded. To me, Burley tobaccos offered only what I could describe as a burning flavor; I could taste something burning, but that's all I could perceive, the lack of discernible flavor ... Read More

Recommendations For Building A Pipe Rotation

Recommendations For Building A Pipe Rotation

September 17, 2019 by Truett Smith

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When I first started smoking a pipe and encountered the phrase "pipe rotation," the vagueness and degree of personal preference confused me and incited questions. How many pipes do I need in my rotation? How often do I need to rotate those pipes? And why is rotating my pipes even important? ... Read More

The Bubble Of Contentment

The Bubble Of Contentment

September 10, 2019 by Truett Smith

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I like wearing sunglasses. Not because I look especially "cool" in them (though I do) and not because Top Gun happens to be one of my favorite flicks (though it is). I like wearing sunglasses for the obvious, sun-blocking reasons, but I also value the buffer they create between me and the world. ... Read More

Smoke Rings: Aganorsa Leaf Cigars

Smoke Rings: Aganorsa Leaf Cigars

August 30, 2019 by Truett Smith

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On this episode of Smoke Rings, our cigar specialist Tim Vanderpool sits down with Aganorsa rep Robert Morris to discuss the Aganorsa Leaf brand in general, as well as some of the renowned farm and blender's most recent offerings. ... Read More

The Inauguration

The Inauguration

August 20, 2019 by Truett Smith

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The young man stepped through the doorway with an accompanying gust of air. To any non-regular, the stranger would have seemed relaxed and unassuming, but I could tell he was unfamiliar with the place and self-conscious by the way he briefly paused in the foyer to get his bearings, glancing skittishly from left to right. ... Read More

Raising Orlik

Raising Orlik

August 15, 2019 by Truett Smith

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When time meets Virginia tobaccos, the results are smooth, deep, and delicious flavors, and few things are more enjoyable than opening a decade-old tin and experiencing the olfactory goodness it produces. Notes of figs and molasses greet the nostrils, prompting the mouth to water as the chamber is filled with delicately ... Read More

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