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Cornell & Diehl - CPCC 30th Anniversary: 2026 2oz
Oh, this is going to be special
I'm only one bowl in but I can tell this blend is going to be special. Jeremy did it again...kudos. It's very bready or dark fruit sweet. I don't get a lot of pepper or spice from the Perique but I just cracked the tin and dove in. I'll reserve the right to edit

Erik Stokkebye 4th Generation - Morning Blend
One of the first
Morning blend is a lightly aromatic blend with vanilla as the main note. It's not overpowering or cloying IMO. As a rookie pipe smoker, it was one of the first blends that would smoke and stay lit in the pipe. It's a bit of a shag cut and it's not soaking wet with humectants and flavorings. It is absolutely beautiful alone or as a mixer with other blends (looking at you BLD and RLP-6). It can also make an ordinary or bland blend more interesting. This was one of my first loves. One that didn't make my wife shoo me away, tasted great, no bite and stayed lit to teach me how to pack and use the tamper. All beautiful qualities

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Adventurer and Pipe Smoker John Fairfax
  • ► What a cool story and cooler guy. Well written. Keep them coming and nicely done!
Casings vs. Toppings In Pipe-Tobacco Blends
  • ► Can you talk about the uncased blends like Opening Night, Union Square and others? Do these blends require a special leaf since none are perfect as Jeremy says?
Cornell and Diehl's The Summit Series: New Heights
  • ► Is he making an off-key accordion wheezing sound?
How to Prepare Cake-Cut Tobacco
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Introducing Rivertown Tobacco: Value Tobacco, Bold Flavor
  • ► It was pretty well known that if the hobby was going to survive, we would need Uncle Sykes and Uncle Jeremy to save the day. Seems like they have
  • ► FWIW, I ordered 1oz of LC rum a few weeks ago and just received 2oz of maple cask. They appear very similar with the maple cask have a few more stems. Rum seemed slightly, and I mean slightly, more maple forward. Maybe it is cased/topped a touch more since Rivertown will be the economy line. Both were different than C&D autumn evening.
Top 5 Aromatics for Beginners
  • ► Eric Stokkebye 4th generation morning mixture is a solid light aro that I'd definitely recommend to a new pipe smoker