Andrew Wike

In the late 1960s, a young man of the age of 15 walked through the streets of Copenhagen to his job at a local newspaper, where he worked alongside numerous pipesmokers in the graphics department. Both at work and in the various shop windows ... Read More

If you haven't seen it already, this year's Smokingpipes poster featured a tribute to the father of modern fantasy literature (and one of the most renowned pipe smokers in history) with a depiction of what the famous author's desk may have looked like. ... Read More

Sergey Ailarov is one of the most prominent names in Russian pipe making; yet, like many pipe makers who've gained fame abroad, Ailarov's work here in the U.S. is quite scarce. We hope to change all that, as we added him to our lineup of talented, artisanal pipe makers earlier this week. ... Read More

Back in March, Joshua Burgess wrote an article describing a very special 4-pipe Barling set, discussing its historical and pipe historical significance. This is a guest post written by our fellow piper Ed, who took it upon himself to conduct further research into the set and shed some additional light on this curious narrative. ... Read More

In this episode of All Pipes Considered, Daniel and I take on the Churchwarden pipe. We discuss the history behind these long-stemmed offerings, as well as some of their modern iterations across popular brands and their terrific qualities as reading pipes. ... Read More

In this All Pipes Considered video, Adam and Andy discuss some of the largest pipes to ever hit our site: the Super Giants. These elephantine, tubular numbers hit our site today, in two distinctive shapes (the Tubularos and the Destroyer). Check them out! ... Read More

Today Shane reviews the last of seven blends in the Drucquer & Sons lineup with this Tasting Notes video of Levant Mixture: a rich, luxurious blend of Balkan and New-World tobaccos, comprising generous portions of small leaf Turkish and Cyprian Latakia, ripe red Virginia leaf, and a little bright. ... Read More

Silver Gray is a talented artisanal pipe maker who works alongside Brad Pohlmann out of his shop in southern Oregon. Although they share much of the same equipment, Silver maintains a unique pipe aesthetic and style, drawing heavily from the Danish and American schools while adding her own flourishes along the way. ... Read More

Shane and Andy dive into the Sara Eltang line, designed, turned, finished, and inspected by Tom Eltang himself. ... Read More

International Pipe Smoking Day is such a special thing — an entire day dedicated solely to the enjoyment of briar and leaf. Pipe smokers from all around the globe come together on February 20th to celebrate this most unique of holidays, and it's all because of you. ... Read More