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Codger Country: Sail Regular (Yellow)

December 12, 2025 by Rose Kiser

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Welcome to Codger Country, the series where we'll be smoking every Codger blend — commonly found over-the-counter tobacco blends — we can find and ranking them in an effort to find the "definitive" Codger blend. From Carter Hall to Borkum Riff, we're giving them all a fair shake. Today, we're setting out on the open sea once again with Sail Yellow, or Sail Regular ... Read More

Tasting Notes G.L. Pease Silver Jubilee

December 10, 2025 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome to another episode of Tasting Notes. I'm here to discuss something really special today. Greg Pease of G.L. Pease is celebrating his silver jubilee, 25 years, and today I am smoking Silver Jubilee. ... Read More

The 12-Day 2025 Smoker's Advent Calendar

December 9, 2025 by Rose Kiser

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Something I've always been fond of during the holiday season is a good old-fashioned advent calendar. There's one for just about anything nowadays, but us smokers don't have many options. There's a few cigar advent calendars, but for pipe smokers the concept is a pipe dream. Never fear, dear reader ... Read More

Smokingpipes University: Ready-Rubbed Tobacco

December 4, 2025 by Andrew Wike

Today I'm gonna be discussing what I think is probably the most underrated cut in the tobacco world: ready-rubbed tobacco, or as we call it here, particularly when we're talking about C&D, chop block ... Read More

Pipe-Smoking Desktop Backgrounds: December 2025

December 2, 2025 by Kayla Ivan

Can you believe it's the last month of 2025? December has arrived, and with it, eight new images are available for download in two high-resolution formats for your desktop and mobile backgrounds. As always, be sure to check back here next month for another ... Read More

Claudio Cavicchi x Smokingpipes 25th Anniversary Pipes

December 2, 2025 by Shane Ireland

Sykes Wilford and I are very excited to talk about a special project commemorating Smokingpipes' 25th anniversary: the Claudio Cavicchi x Smokingpipes 25th Anniversary pipes. ... Read More

A Monumental Loss: Jess Chonowitsch Passes

December 2, 2025 by Chuck Stanion

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If you've ever smoked or handled an artisan pipe, you know something about Jess Chonowitsch. Maybe you've never met him; maybe you've not heard the name, but you know Jess because he contributed to design elements in the pipes you most admire. For almost 60 years, his skills and innovations have been acknowledged as among the best the world has seen. His influence and impact ... Read More

The 2025 Smokingpipes Gift Guide

November 28, 2025 by Rose Kiser

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If you're like me, you're currently stuffed to the brim with turkey and the works, lounging in the easy chair, making eye contact with a pecan pie in the kitchen and doing the mental math if you can sneak a piece on top of your Thanksgiving feast. It's hard to believe we're already in the holiday season and are rapidly approaching ... Read More

HU Dark Sea

November 26, 2025 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome to another episode of Tasting Notes with Shane Ireland. Our friends at HU Tobacco over in Germany have released a handful of new blends, so now I have some more stuff to add to my list to smoke through. I went ahead and jumped one blend in particular to the front of the line that piqued my interest. Today I'm super excited ... Read More

Thanksgiving on the Wateree River

November 26, 2025 by Kayla Ivan