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When Fritz Becker passed twenty-four years ago, his son, Paolo Becker, didn't change a thing about their brand's name: Becker. Over time he took the direction of design and shaping somewhere completely unique ... Read More

While I was working in the humidor this morning, a customer asked me why the Padron 6000 maduro singles were different shades. There were two distinctly different shades of cigars in the open box. I thought it was a great question with an interesting answer worth sharing to our other customers. ... Read More

Dunhill's Three Year Matured Virginia is back. Another blend with a cult following, we are proud to be able to offer the revival of this classic exclusively. Naturally, the anticipation over the last few months had me absolutely ecstatic when the product finally arrived. ... Read More

You may not have heard of Davide Iafisco before, but if you own a newer Luciano, you may already be familiar with one aspect of his work — for over a year now he's been one of the key carvers behind that brand's new look ... Read More

Summer is more or less upon us, and you know what that means — it's that magical time of year when most pipe smokers start to put the Latakia blends away, and bystanders breath a sigh of relief. So for this Mystery Review I've chosen a Latakia blend, figuring it might be interesting to see what our subjects' might ... Read More

We've discussed, at some length, music and pipe smoking before. Predictably, selections ranged anywhere from Bing Crosby to The Clash, and from Ella Fitzgerald to Fleet Foxes. Musical tastes, you see, are as varied and diverse as tobacco blends and the people that smoke them.

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Late last year, I wrote a blog about my introduction to pipes, and I was happy to see it was so positively received. The post prompted conversations and comments on both our blog and social media ... Read More

Tsuge's flagship Ikebana workshop has continued to grow over the past few years. The addition of Asami Kikuchi, for example, in November of 2013, marked a new stage for the world-renowned brand. ... Read More

Given the great multitude of new pipemakers that have cropped up in recent years, it only follows that the question, "What does a new pipemaker need?" must have been asked many times. But what of a new school of pipemaking? ... Read More

By now we all know the song of the Cellar Series: Designed to mature, delicious immediately. On Friday, we released C&D's latest entries into the Cellar Series lineup, Bourbon Bleu and Old Grove. But with so many tasty blends on the market to choose from right now, so many new mixtures yet to try, so many unopened tins in an-ever growing tobacco cellar, why pick up two more you might not get around to smoking this year? ... Read More