Andrew Wike

Since Doyle's famous "consulting detective" entered the canon of Western literature in 1887, his impact has undoubtedly cemented itself in the very fabric of popular culture. Listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the "the most-portayed movie character," Sherlock Holmes has seen over 70 actors don his signature deerstalker and Inverness cape, ... Read More

A world class athlete and Communist defector, Karlheinz Joura's story is one of both artistic and personal freedom. At the age of 19, he fled his native East Germany to the town of Bremen in search of a better life — a life he could make for himself, in the exact way he wanted to make it. ... Read More

Irish Flake was one of the first tobaccos I ever tried when I first picked up the pipe. In fact, it was the first with such a discernable amount of dark-fired Kentucky. Given that our Peterson promotion is in full swing, I thought it was high time to revisit this old favorite and share my thoughts. ... Read More

Recently our pipe manager, Shane Ireland, sat down with Pete Prevost and Todd Johnson from BriarWorks International to discuss how exactly the team got to where they are today and shed some light on the marque's future. Here's what they had to say. ... Read More

We recently discussed the differences between Canadian shapes and their long-shanked brethren, but there are quite a few other classifications that we'd like to clarify. The bent Apple, Prince, Author, and Diplomat shapes, for example, all share a common theme for the bowl, but each holds its own distinct place in classic shape charts. ... Read More

A brand new, all-American Aromatic, The Virginia Cream is unlike anything else we've ever seen from G.L. Pease in the past. A pure-Virginia blend with Aromatic qualities? An Aromatic with a more natural tobacco flavor? ... Read More

Martelo pipes first hit our site back in March, and so far, we've been really impressed. The fusion of Greek neo-classical, Danish, and Gustavo's own unique style really comes out in each and every piece. Recently, Shane sat down with Gustavo Cunha ... Read More

Last year, Cornell & Diehl broke ground with a completely different type of holiday blend — a mixture specifically designed around Halloween. Christmas-themed tobaccos? Why, there's a whole slew of them. But Halloween-themed blends? Mixture Monster was the first we'd ever seen. And this year, they've done it again.

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Canadians, Lovats, Lumbermans, and Liverpools... they're all (typically) long-shanked variations of the timeless Billiard. Though they can be rendered in any scale, their often elongated shanks make for a striking profile while offering some pretty functional perks, too. ... Read More

August 2014: Smokingpipes.com and Laudisi Enterprises as a whole spanned five buildings in two states. A year later and we're all (well, most of us, at least) under one roof here in Longs, South Carolina — something we celebrated yesterday with our local Chamber of Commerce as we finally cut the ribbon on our new space. ... Read More