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How to Discipline Your Pipes

How to Discipline Your Pipes

December 23, 2020 by Chuck Stanion

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Many of us romanticize our pipes, admiring their execution and design, their flowing lines, crisp ridgelines, and meticulous engineering. We wax poetic about the tightness of a pipe's grain, its easy airflow, or the superior flavor of that block of briar. But pipes are instruments designed for a purpose: the combustion of tobacco. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Erik Stokkebye 4th Generation 2012 Anniversary Blend

Tasting Notes: Erik Stokkebye 4th Generation 2012 Anniversary Blend

December 17, 2020 by Shane Ireland

Welcome to another episode of Tasting Notes. Today, I'll be reviewing Erik Stokkebye's 4th Generation 2012 Anniversary Flake, a recent addition to the 4th Generation line celebrating the year that the brand made its debut on the pipe tobacco market. ... Read More

Classic Pipe Tobaccos: St. Bruno First Impressions

Classic Pipe Tobaccos: St. Bruno First Impressions

December 16, 2020 by Jeffery Sitts

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A historic and timeless blend, St. Bruno has remained a popular mixture for pipe smokers ever since it was introduced in the late 19th century. It's also a classic blend that I never tried and wanted to experience to see why it has endured for over a century. ... Read More

Smoke Rings: Muestra de Saka by Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust

Smoke Rings: Muestra de Saka by Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust

December 10, 2020 by Shane Ireland

Welcome back to another episode of Smoke Rings. Recently, Steve Saka, the founder of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust, stopped by our office here in South Carolina to visit our store and meet the team. While he was here, Tim had the opportunity to sit down with Steve and discuss Dunbarton's celebrated Muestra de Saka line, ... Read More

Frank Jack Fletcher: The Pipe Smoking Admiral

Frank Jack Fletcher: The Pipe Smoking Admiral

December 9, 2020 by Chuck Stanion

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"Valor" is an admired quality, especially in terms of military personnel when circumstances and common sense can dictate that they remove themselves from preposterously dangerous situations. It's more than courage: It's a testament to our armed services members that their training, determination, and tenacity overcome ... Read More

The History of Pipe Design: Italy

The History of Pipe Design: Italy

December 4, 2020 by Truett Smith

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In the first installment of The History of Pipe Design series, we discussed the development of the standard pipe shape chart by early French and English factories. The conventions for shaping and proportion of these archetypal shapes define what we at Smokingpipes and others in the pipe community refer to as "classic" or "traditional" pipes, and this Anglo-French style is foundational to all other design aesthetics. ... Read More

Classic OTC Blends: Sir Walter Raleigh First Impressions

Classic OTC Blends: Sir Walter Raleigh First Impressions

December 2, 2020 by Jeffery Sitts

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Sir Walter Raleigh Regular is one of pipe-smoking's most beloved and enduring over-the-counter (OTC) blends and is fittingly named after a pioneering historical figure who helped popularize pipe smoking centuries ago. The legendary blend has been enjoyed by pipe smokers for over 90 years and continues to remain popular among both veteran and beginner pipe smokers. ... Read More

Pipe Smoking Desktop Backgrounds: December 2020

Pipe Smoking Desktop Backgrounds: December 2020

December 1, 2020 by Andrew Wike

It's time for another round of beautiful pipe smoking desktop backgrounds! As in previous months, we've compiled some of our favorite shots and artwork to share with you. Below you'll find six unique images, split between desktop and mobile orientations and available for download in two high-resolution formats. ... Read More

Jean-Paul Sartre: Philosopher, Author, Pipe Smoker

Jean-Paul Sartre: Philosopher, Author, Pipe Smoker

November 27, 2020 by Chuck Stanion

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Through his writing, teaching, and lectures, Jean-Paul Sartre made existentialism part of popular culture. "Existence precedes essence," he wrote in his book, Existentialism and Humanism (1946). Sartre's argument reversed traditional philosophical thinking whose default position most often inferred that essence is more fundamental and unalterable than its existence. ... Read More

Mystery Tobacco Review: November 2020

Mystery Tobacco Review: November 2020

November 25, 2020 by Andrew Wike

Welcome back to another episode of the Mystery Tobacco Review, the infamous pipe-smoking game show taking the world by storm (well, we think it is anyway... no word yet from Netflix on a streaming deal). For this month's installment, we were privileged to host another special guest Inquisitor ... Read More

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