Tobacco Talk

How to Prepare Cake-Cut Tobacco

January 5, 2024 by Truett Smith

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Hello everyone. Truett Smith here with Smokingpipes. We're going to be doing another how-to video regarding, specifically, cake-cut pipe tobacco. ... Read More

Codger Country: Granger

January 4, 2024 by Rose Kiser

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Welcome to Codger Country, the series where we'll be smoking every Codger blend we can find and ranking them in an effort to find the "definitive" Codger blend. From Carter Hall to Super Value, we're giving them all a fair shake. Today, we're taking a look at Granger Pipe Tobacco, which if the tin is to be believed, will give ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Full Virginia Flake Burnt Ends

December 27, 2023 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome to another episode of "Tasting Notes." I have a unique new product to discuss today, and for that I have a guest with me: Sykes Wilford, the Founder, CEO, and President of Laudisi Enterprises and Smokingpipes. Today we are discussing Samuel Gawith's Full Virginia Flake Burnt Ends. ... Read More

Mystery Tobacco Review: December 2023

December 27, 2023 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome to another exhilarating installment of Mystery Tobacco Review, a monthly series in which our panel of experts attempts to identify a mysterious tobacco submitted purposely to stump them. This month features a Mystery Cigar Review crossover Inquisitor with Robert Caldwell of Caldwell Cigars and Lost & Found Cigars. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Anthology 2023

December 15, 2023 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome to another episode of "Tasting Notes." Getting to the end of the year here through the holiday season, and I have one of my personally most anticipated releases for the year of 2023: Cornell and Diehl's Anthology 2023. ... Read More

Anthology 2023: A Compendium of Virginias

December 8, 2023 by Chuck Stanion

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Most of us, when hearing the term "anthology," are likely transported to high-school English and the Norton Anthology of World Literature or Best Poems of the English Language. Others may gravitate to thoughts of music anthologies, and still others may think of collections of films, artwork, podcasts, or TV shows. ... Read More

How To Prepare Plug Tobacco

December 7, 2023 by Truett Smith

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Hi, everyone. Truett Smith here with Smokingpipes, and today we're going to be talking about plug pipe tobacco — specifically how to prepare it and how to pack it in your pipe. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Drucquer & Sons' King's Fool

November 28, 2023 by Shane Ireland

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Hey everybody, I'm Shane Ireland and welcome to another episode of Tasting Notes. I am excited to talk about and smoke the latest release from Drucquer & Sons': King's Fool. King's Fool is an English flake-cut — It's a blend after my own heart as it's primarily Virginia based, and I would say it's a lighter all-day ... Read More

Mystery Tobacco Review: November 2023

November 28, 2023 by Andrew Wike

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Welcome to another riveting installment of Mystery Tobacco Review, a monthly series in which our panel of experts attempts to identify a mysterious tobacco submitted to bemuse them. This month sees the return of our own Sykes Wilford as Inquisitor. Sykes is the founder, president, and CEO of Laudisi Enterprises, and he's developed an impressive knowledge of tobacco in his ... Read More

The Origins of Tobacco As Told By The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation

November 24, 2023 by Rose Kiser

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The following is the tale of the Origins of Tobacco long passed down in the Prairie Band Potawatomi nation. This particular version has been adapted from Alanson Skinner's The Mascoutens or Prairie Potawatomi Indians, Part III, Mythology and Folklore. ... Read More

How to Prepare Cake-Cut Tobacco

Codger Country: Granger

Tasting Notes: Full Virginia Flake Burnt Ends

Mystery Tobacco Review: December 2023

Tasting Notes: Anthology 2023

Anthology 2023: A Compendium of Virginias

How To Prepare Plug Tobacco

Tasting Notes: Drucquer & Sons' King's Fool

Mystery Tobacco Review: November 2023

The Origins of Tobacco As Told By The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation

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