Articles by Shane Ireland | Smokingpipes Daily Reader

Tasting Notes: Carolina Christmas

December 10, 2024 by Shane Ireland

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Ho ho ho and happy holidays, boys and girls. It's Santa here, filming on location at his favorite tobacconist, Low Country Pipe & Cigar in South Carolina, the sister store to Smokingpipes. Today I'm smoking a very special holiday blend in the Low Country Pipe & Cigar line of tobaccos produced by Jeremy Reeves and Cornell & Diehl: Carolina Christmas. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Wintertime Reserve

December 4, 2024 by Shane Ireland

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Hey boys and girls. It's Santa here today to talk to you about the new limited-edition Cornell & Diehl Wintertime Reserve blends, just in time for the holiday season. From now until the end of December, all the good girls and boys out there who treat themselves to a brand new Peterson pipe can pick one of four new limited-edition Wintertime Reserve blends ... Read More

Tasting Notes: HU Louisiana Broken

November 21, 2024 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome to another episode of Tasting Notes. I am working my way through all of the HU tobaccos that are finally available on the US market after years and years of anticipation. In this episode, I am smoking HU Louisiana Broken. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Director's Cut from HU Tobacco

November 5, 2024 by Shane Ireland

Welcome to another episode of Tasting Notes. I am extremely excited about this one, and this is a historic day. In fact, I'm happy to say that for the first time in the American market, thanks to our good friends at Kopp Tobaccos and your friendly neighborhood Laudisi Distribution Group, Smokingpipes is proud to present ... Read More

Smoke Rings: Three New Cigars From Lost & Found

November 1, 2024 by Shane Ireland

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Lost & Found has created three new cigars that are now available on-site in a highly limited release. Learn more about these tasty treats from Robert Caldwell, and prepare for the holidays' festivities in the best way with these smokes: Late to the Party, Out of Towners, and Don't Sit on the Furniture. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Best Brown No.2

October 24, 2024 by Shane Ireland

Welcome to another episode of "Tasting Notes." I'm back on track here with the promise that I made to myself to smoke through all of the flakes made in Kendall by Gawith Hoggarth & Co. and Samuel Gawith ... Read More

SmokeRings: Blackbird Flamingo

October 17, 2024 by Shane Ireland

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Jonas Santana and I had the unique opportunity to chat on location at the Blackbird Cigar Factory in the Dominican Republic about the latest from the brand — their very first exclusive from their factory to a shop — the Smokingpipes exclusive Flamingo Lancero, coming soon in limited quantities. ... Read More

Tasting Components with Henderson Ventura

October 9, 2024 by Shane Ireland

I recently had the unique opportunity to have an in depth tasting session with Henderson Ventura of ADVentura Cigars, experiencing the differences in all the components utilized in their cigars. ... Read More

All Pipes Considered: BriarWorks Moonshine

September 23, 2024 by Shane Ireland

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I recently had the opportunity to chat with Pete Prevost, President of BriarWorks International, about the inception of the BriarWorks brand, Moonshine pipes, the upcoming release of Moonshine's Hillbilly pipes, the Muletown Pipe Show, and much more. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Cornell & Diehl's Carolina Red Flake 2024

September 20, 2024 by Shane Ireland

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Autumn is upon us. We are getting into the cooler months. I think a lot of people get excited about this time of year; the weather's cooling off, we're getting pretty close to Halloween, and pumpkin spice is back. But around here, there's a different reason that we get very excited about this time of year, and that is because Cornell & Diehl's Carolina Red Flake is coming out again. ... Read More

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Tasting Notes: Carolina Christmas

Tasting Notes: Wintertime Reserve

Tasting Notes: HU Louisiana Broken

Tasting Notes: Director's Cut from HU Tobacco

Smoke Rings: Three New Cigars From Lost & Found

Tasting Notes: Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Best Brown No.2

SmokeRings: Blackbird Flamingo

Tasting Components with Henderson Ventura

All Pipes Considered: BriarWorks Moonshine

Tasting Notes: Cornell & Diehl's Carolina Red Flake 2024

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