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Top 10 Best-Selling Coin Tobaccos

Top 10 Best-Selling Coin Tobaccos

June 23, 2023 by John McElheny

2 Comments

Like flake tobacco, spun-cut or coin-cut mixtures were originally developed to transport tobacco efficiently, and they're among the oldest styles of pipe tobacco, dating back over 400 years. Instead of pressing tobacco leaves into blocks — or plugs — coin-cut mixtures involve tightly spinning whole leaves into a rope, ... Read More

Top 13 Best-Selling Flake Tobaccos

Top 13 Best-Selling Flake Tobaccos

June 16, 2023 by John McElheny

15 Comments

Like spun-cut or coin-cut tobaccos, flake tobacco began at sea as a means of preserving a blend's moisture content. Pressed tobacco dried out less quickly because less surface area was exposed to air, ensuring that sailors could enjoy smoking their pipes over the course of long voyages. ... Read More

10 Great Winter Smokes

10 Great Winter Smokes

January 19, 2023 by Gabriel Bass

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As winter begins its gusty approach once again, I find myself returning to blends that offer rich, deep flavors, or alternately, old favorites that feature top notes of nostalgic quality. I can't say what exactly draws me to certain blend types in the winter months. Perhaps Latakia's smoky, incense-like flavors unlock ... Read More

Top 10 Best-Selling Pure Virginia Pipe Tobaccos

Top 10 Best-Selling Pure Virginia Pipe Tobaccos

August 18, 2022 by Truett Smith

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Virginia tobaccos are arguably the most ubiquitous of all pipe-tobacco components. Few blends would exist without Virginias — even Aromatics and Latakia-forward mixtures rely on Virginia leaf for balance and condimental complexity — and some blends, pure Virginias, entirely comprise the flue-cured leaf. ... Read More

Employee Spotlight: Favorite Pipe Tobaccos

Employee Spotlight: Favorite Pipe Tobaccos

June 16, 2022 by John McElheny

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We here at Smokingpipes obviously have a passion for pipes and fine tobacco, so it's expected that we should have some favorites. Therefore, in the spirit of broadening the horizons of others, I am proud to present our first Employee Spotlight on Pipe Tobaccos, where members of our intrepid staff give insights into their tastes ... Read More

Mystery Review: January 2015

Mystery Review: January 2015

January 19, 2015 by Eric Squires

And so it's that time again: time to introduce an unidentified blend to several of my coworkers and see what happens when their combined with it. A gentle fizzing? A sudden change in complexion? An explosion of noxious gases? While we can all make our predictions, there's no real telling until they've stuck it in their pipes and smoked it — which they have. ... Read More

Mystery Tobacco (4)

Mystery Tobacco (4)

February 25, 2014 by Eric Squires

Introduction: I tossed little bags of tobacco at Bear, Josh, and Jeremy and told them to smoke it. When asked what it was, I refused to answer, instead opting to repeat my demands, with one small addition: Smoke it, and then write about what happens to you. ... Read More

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