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Mystery Review: November 2019

November 29, 2019 by Andrew Wike

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Welcome back to another episode of the Mystery Tobacco Review, that blind taste testing game you keep trying to explain to your significant other only to have them roll their eyes and say "uh huh." We're still recuperating from the pounds of turkey, ham, and fixings we consumed this week, but nevertheless the show must go on! ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Warped's Cloud Hopper

November 26, 2019 by Shane Ireland

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Over the last few months, Kyle Gellis, President of Warped Cigars, has worked closely with Jeremy Reeves, head blender of Cornell & Diehl, to bring the boutique cigar manufacturer's youthful energy and blending expertise to the world of pipe tobacco. On this episode I take a look at Warped's latest release: Cloud Hopper. ... Read More

Mystery Review: October 2019

October 30, 2019 by Andrew Wike

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Welcome back to another episode of The Mystery Tobacco Review, the most exciting blind taste-testing (and occasionally test-tasting) game you've never heard of. Still riding an adrenaline high after winning a caterpillar race at the recent Woolly Worm Festival, Truett Smith embraced the cooler ... Read More

Tasting Notes: A Closer Look At Warped's The Haunting

October 9, 2019 by Shane Ireland

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On this episode of Tasting Notes, I sit down with Jeremy Reeves, Head Blender at Cornell & Diehl, to discuss the company's new Smokingpipes exclusive, The Haunting. ... Read More

Mystery Review: September 2019

September 25, 2019 by Andrew Wike

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Welcome back to the Mystery Tobacco Review, the blind taste-testing game everyone thinks they're good at until they're on camera. For this month's episode, we outsourced the selection of our Blend of Intrigue to Mike Flanigan, our Systems Administrator here at Smokingpipes. ... Read More

Burley Bias

September 24, 2019 by Truett Smith

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I've never liked Burley-based blends. All the mixtures I've tried seem to fall flat, never delivering on those "nutty chocolate" flavors that so many reviews lauded. To me, Burley tobaccos offered only what I could describe as a burning flavor; I could taste something burning, but that's all I could perceive, the lack of discernible flavor ... Read More

Driving Through Tobacco Country

September 20, 2019 by Andrew Wike

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One Saturday a couple of years ago, my girlfriend Brandee and I headed down to Conway to visit the Riverwalk, a quaint little spot on the Waccamaw perfect for a spur of the moment lunch date. As we were driving down Hwy 701 with the windows down, enjoying a pipe and a brief reprieve from the tangible humidity, we passed fields of ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Mixture No. 79 (ft. Jeremy McKenna)

September 18, 2019 by Shane Ireland

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On this episode of Tasting Notes, I'm joined once again by Jeremy McKenna, President of Sutliff Tobacco, to discuss the blending house's flagship blend, Mixture No 79. Tune in as Jeremy talks a little about the production process for this blend and I offer my own thoughts as I smoke through a bowl. ... Read More

Mystery Review: August 2019

August 28, 2019 by Andrew Wike

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Welcome back to another episode of The Mystery Tobacco Review, America's greatest yet most underrated pastime. A few weeks ago, Jeremy Reeves (head blender of Cornell & Diehl) stopped by the office for what we all thought was a friendly "hello." And while he did say hi, he also resumed his spot as our special guest Inquisitor ... Read More

9 Mixtures For Dunhill Devotees

August 21, 2019 by Kaz Walters

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Anyone who has been a part of our hobby for just a short while has discovered a blend that quickly became a permanent part of their rotation, an ambrosial tobacco they couldn't imagine doing without. For a great many of us that fateful day came in 2017, when Dunhill announced that they were ceasing pipe tobacco production. ... Read More

Mystery Review: November 2019

Tasting Notes: Warped's Cloud Hopper

Mystery Review: October 2019

Tasting Notes: A Closer Look At Warped's The Haunting

Mystery Review: September 2019

Burley Bias

Driving Through Tobacco Country

Tasting Notes: Mixture No. 79 (ft. Jeremy McKenna)

Mystery Review: August 2019

9 Mixtures For Dunhill Devotees

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