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Talking Pipe-Making Materials with Steve Norse of Vermont Freehand

Talking Pipe-Making Materials with Steve Norse of Vermont Freehand

March 27, 2026 by Shane Ireland

Recently, we were joined at our roundtable with Steve Norse of Vermont Freehand to discuss his brand as well as his impact on the pipe-making industry through supplying artisans with key pipe-making ... Read More

Arturo Fuente's Rare and Legendary OpusX Cigars

Arturo Fuente's Rare and Legendary OpusX Cigars

March 27, 2026 by Alan Britt

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OpusX by Arturo Fuente isn't just a cigar; it is a Dominican love story about perseverance. Today we're talking about OpusX cigars that are widely considered the pinnacle ... Read More

The Barrels That Built An Industry

The Barrels That Built An Industry

March 27, 2026 by Truett Smith

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Humans have enjoyed tobacco for literal millenia — just years ago researchers found evidencethat prehistoric peoples chewed tobacco seeds. However, its trade is a comparatively much more recent venture. Native Americans were known to carry pouches of tobacco for personal consumption and bartering, but there isn't any evidence of widespread tobacco trade ... Read More

Tobacco Selections: Cornell & Diehl Palmetto Balkan 2026

Tobacco Selections: Cornell & Diehl Palmetto Balkan 2026

March 25, 2026 by Kayla Ivan

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Cornell & Diehl's latest Small Batch, Palmetto Balkan, returns, and Jeremy Reeves, Head Blender of C&D, shares some insights about the blend and the unique varietals utilized to achieve the experience of smoking long-lost Syrian Latakia. ... Read More

10 Blends for the Spring Season

10 Blends for the Spring Season

March 20, 2026 by Kayla Ivan

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t's that wonderful time of the year where the weather starts to mellow and nature begins to bloom — that's right, it's spring! For the dedicated pipe smoker, warmer weather also means more comfortable outdoor smoking in the yard or on your patio. With that in mind, it's time for another edition ... Read More

New Crafted & Curated Forbidden Fruit

New Crafted & Curated Forbidden Fruit

March 20, 2026 by Andrew Wike

I'm here with my good friend Robert Caldwell and we're gonna talk about something very special today: the latest entry in Caldwell Cigars' Crafted & Curated line — Forbidden Fruit, as well as an overview ... Read More

On the Classification of Breads and Pipes

On the Classification of Breads and Pipes

March 20, 2026 by Sykes Wilford

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Early one cold afternoon this past January, I found myself walking to lunch with Marzio and Gianluca Radice and our friend — and translator — Francesco Laviano. We sat down at a table at an unpretentious restaurant — La Quadrifoglio in Cantù — that I'd been to a few times ... Read More

Estate Restoration

Estate Restoration

March 18, 2026 by Shane Ireland

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I'm here today to talk about estate pipes. Estate pipes are a big part of what we do at Smokingpipes.com and I think they're particularly useful and special for a lot of reasons for collectors and for smokers. Let's dive into the restoration process ... Read More

Curivari Cigars: Our Staff Picks

Curivari Cigars: Our Staff Picks

March 13, 2026 by Tyler Caldwell

Today I'm gonna talk about one of the best kept secrets in the cigar industry. I'm gonna expose that to you. This is a brand known as Curivari.

Curivari was founded by Andreas Throuvalas in 2003 in Europe. Where they really made their statement was through entering the United States in 2010 and offering cigars that were very much different ... Read More

Smoking 100-Year-Old Pipe Tobacco with Steve Norse

Smoking 100-Year-Old Pipe Tobacco with Steve Norse

March 13, 2026 by Shane Ireland

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In today's special episode, we have a once-in-a-lifetime experience to share with you: Steve Norse of Vermont Freehand joined us in our roundtable and opened an over 100-year-old tin of Cope's Bond of Union for us to smoke. Join us as we dive into this ultra-aged tobacco and share our thoughts on the oldest tin of tobacco ... Read More

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