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Mystery Review: July 2024

July 24, 2024 by Stephen Mawby

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Welcome to another thrilling installment of Mystery Review, a monthly series in which our panel of experts attempts to identify a mysterious tobacco. This month's inquisitor is Jared Coles, artisan pipe maker and tobacco lover. Based in Visalia, California, Jared has been fashioning quality tobacco pipes since 2011, and like ... Read More

A Selection of Boutique Burley Blends to Expand Your Horizons

July 19, 2024 by Rose Kiser

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If you recently picked up and fell in love with Eight State Burley, then you might be itching to expand your horizons in the world of Burley blends beyond your everyday Codger mixture. While there is nothing quite like Eight State, many Burley blends in regular production offer complex flavor profiles and reliable smoking ... Read More

The History of Caldwell Cigar Company

July 19, 2024 by Chuck Stanion

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Building a successful cigar company is pretty straightforward. All it takes is talent, creativity, vision, and a willingness to abandon your personal life for years to do and think about nothing else. ... Read More

Smoke Rings: ADVentura Cigars in the Dominican Republic

July 18, 2024 by Shane Ireland

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Recently, I had the opportunity to chat with Henderson Ventura in the Dominican Republic at the Tabacalera Mina del Rey, the factory of ADVentura Cigars. We walked through some of what makes ADVentura unique in the cigar industry, processes for production, and some of the lines the brand offers. ... Read More

Linwood Hines and 40 Years of the Conclave of Richmond Pipe Smokers

July 12, 2024 by Chuck Stanion

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Although he's perplexed at the very idea, Linwood Hines is a highly respected and even revered figure in the pipe community. He thinks he's a regular, uninteresting guy, but everyone else thinks he's an icon. ... Read More

All Pipes Considered: GH.ZHANG

July 11, 2024 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome to another episode of "All Pipes Considered." In this edition, Truett Smith and myself will be diving into GH.ZHANG, a unique pipe maker with shapes designed by artisans from around the world, resulting in a collaborative relationship between factory and artisan. ... Read More

Packing For Summer Pipe Travel

July 10, 2024 by Truett Smith

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Today, we're going to be talking about packing for summer travel as a pipe smoker. Packing as a pipe smoker can be tricky, especially if you have a collection and a cellar like mine from which you aren't sure what to bring. Maybe you don't even have what you need to bring. Let's discuss some general tips and advice on ... Read More

Five Coffee and Tobacco Pairings

July 9, 2024 by Rose Kiser

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For many pipe smokers around the world, the morning begins with a cup of coffee and a bowl of their favorite tobacco. While some are content with their Maxwell House and Folgers, others pursue the greatest cup of coffee possible to accompany their morning pipe. I'm partial to the plight of those seeking the perfect ... Read More

Eight State Burley: A Delectable Salute to the Burley Belt

July 5, 2024 by Chuck Stanion

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Burley tobacco has been with us since 1864, when a tobacco grower named George Webb planted some seeds from Bracken County, Kentucky, on his land in Ohio and found that the leaves were lighter in color and responded well to air curing, resulting in an exciting new varietal. Three years later, he sold a crop of the new tobacco: 20,000 pounds of it, and it has been consequential ever since, grown throughout what would become known as the Eight State Burley Belt. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Eight State Burley 2024

July 5, 2024 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome to another episode of "Tasting Notes." Today, I have the great pleasure of discussing the most recent iteration of one of Cornell & Diehl's most popular Small Batch products, Eight State Burley. ... Read More

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Mystery Review: July 2024

A Selection of Boutique Burley Blends to Expand Your Horizons

The History of Caldwell Cigar Company

Smoke Rings: ADVentura Cigars in the Dominican Republic

Linwood Hines and 40 Years of the Conclave of Richmond Pipe Smokers

All Pipes Considered: GH.ZHANG

Packing For Summer Pipe Travel

Five Coffee and Tobacco Pairings

Eight State Burley: A Delectable Salute to the Burley Belt

Tasting Notes: Eight State Burley 2024

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