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Tasting Notes: Cornell & Diehl's Small Batch Steamworks

August 22, 2023 by Shane Ireland

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Hey everybody, I'm Shane Ireland. Welcome to another episode of Tasting Notes. Today, I have the pleasure to smoke and talk about the newest addition to the Small Batch series by Cornell and Diehl — Small Batch: Steamworks. Steamworks is an incredibly complex blend, both in flavor and in process and in the components ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Midsommar

August 2, 2023 by Shane Ireland

Hey, everybody, I'm Shane Ireland. Welcome to another episode of Tasting Notes. It's the middle of summer and very warm. For a lot of us pipe smokers, our smoking habits change this time of year. You actually can't see but I'm wearing my swim trunks right now. And I have something very exciting that is designed to fill the rotation during this time of year. ... Read More

9th Annual American Pipe-Making Exposition

July 14, 2023 by Shane Ireland

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It's time for our American Pipe Making Exposition 2023. The American Pipe Making Exposition is an annual event where we ask for submissions from some of our American carvers, submissions designed to push the limits of their comfort zones and the limits of pipe design in general, and all of this is tied together ... Read More

Smokingpipes' Own Shane Ireland Has Joined The Confrérie des Maîtres Pipiers De Saint-Claude

June 30, 2023 by Chuck Stanion

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The discovery of briarwood as a medium for pipes was perhaps the most important technological advancement in pipe-making history. Before briar, fragile clay and meerschaum pipes dominated the choices of pipe smokers, supplemented by pipes of various kinds of wood: boxwood, cherry, beech, maple ... Read More

The Retrohale: A Technique for Advanced Flavor Appreciation

May 12, 2023 by Chuck Stanion

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Retrohaling is the practice of expelling tobacco smoke through one's nose without having inhaled it. For those of us who haven't practiced the technique, the obvious question is, "Why?" What's the advantage when we can obviously taste our tobaccos already? ... Read More

Mystery Tobacco Review: March 2023

March 30, 2023 by Truett Smith

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Hello, everyone! We're back again on another episode of the Mystery Tobacco Review with Shane Ireland, David Wheelock, Alan Britt, and myself. For this March 2023 edition, we turned to Laudisi Distribution Group's National Account Manager, Kaz Walters, as our Inquisitor. Kaz has featured in the Mystery Tobacco Review ... Read More

The Junior Rusticated Series by Peterson

March 10, 2023 by Chuck Stanion

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Diversity has always been a pillar of the Peterson catalog. From their solid work pipes able to prevail over rough daily use to their equally robust, silver-clad, smooth-grained works of technical and visual distinction, Peterson has provided for every pipe smoker's every need. It has been a few generations, however, since the Peterson portfolio has included a full range of smaller pipes. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: 4th Generation Small Batch Resolution

March 2, 2023 by Shane Ireland

Welcome back to Tasting Notes, everyone. Today's episode is very special, as I'm joined by tobacco legend and my dear friend Mr. Erik Stokkebye, who's here to help me discuss the 2023 4th Generation Small Batch Limited Edition blend. Now in its fifth edition, Erik Stokkebye's 4th Generation Small Batch Limited Edition ... Read More

Smoke Rings: An Interview with James Brown, Owner of Oveja Negra

February 2, 2023 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome back to another episode of Smoke Rings, everyone. Today, I'm joined by a very special guest: owner of Fábrica Oveja Negra and founder of Black Label Trading Company and BLK WKS Studio cigars, Mr. James Brown. Tune in as James and I discuss Black Label Trading Company's beginnings, dive deep into the creative process of cigar blending, and take a quick look at some exciting projects on the horizon. ... Read More

All Pipes Considered: Claudio Cavicchi Bologna 2022

December 16, 2022 by Andrew Wike

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On this special episode of All Pipes Considered, I sit down with Sykes Wilford to discuss the latest entry in Claudio Cavicchi's celebrated Bologna line. This year's edition represents Claudio's unique interpretation of a lesser-known legacy shape that's quite important to the Italian lexicon: the Captain Warren Calabash ... Read More

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Tasting Notes: Cornell & Diehl's Small Batch Steamworks

Tasting Notes: Midsommar

9th Annual American Pipe-Making Exposition

Smokingpipes' Own Shane Ireland Has Joined The Confrérie des Maîtres Pipiers De Saint-Claude

The Retrohale: A Technique for Advanced Flavor Appreciation

Mystery Tobacco Review: March 2023

The Junior Rusticated Series by Peterson

Tasting Notes: 4th Generation Small Batch Resolution

Smoke Rings: An Interview with James Brown, Owner of Oveja Negra

All Pipes Considered: Claudio Cavicchi Bologna 2022

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