Sutliff

In this episode of Tasting Notes, Shane takes a closer look at the trio of excellent blends in Sutliff's Crumble Kake series: Red Virginia, Virginia Perique, and English #1. ... Read More

Whether you're interested in blending your own pipe tobacco or just want to better understand some of your life-long favorite mixtures, it's important to know what each component brings to the table and how it interacts with the other leaves in your blend. Many of you likely already know the differences in flavor between ... Read More

We spend a fair bit of time focusing on what's popular. Tautological as it is, well-liked things are well liked, and thus they get talked about, written about, explored in greater detail with more enthusiasm and more care, frequently, than those things that are not so well liked. ... Read More

It has been a cold winter here at the beach this year. Sure, some other places have been way colder (sorry New Englanders), but I have had just about enough of those inevitable winter time blues. The other day, I decided that I needed something that was going to put me back in a summer-like mindset and maybe, just maybe, make me feel a bit warmer. ... Read More

Last week Andy was kind enough to highlight the top selling English tobaccos on our site. As an extensive smoker of Latakia laced blends, I was disappointed to see that none of my go to smokes made the list. This week I decided to share my personal top ten list and maybe inspire my fellow Latakia lovers to try something different this winter while warming up. ... Read More