Tobacco Talk

The pipe-smoking community has no shortage of celebrities; From famous authors to actors and even presidents, the briar and leaf is beloved by many. If you're like me — incredibly curious and slightly nosey — then you may find yourself asking what your fellow pipe smokers enjoy. I've shared my ever-changing rotation several times over the years, and I love hearing ... Read More

Welcome back to another roundtable chat, and today we are chatting about a super special Small Batch from Cornell & Diehl, inspired by a Christmas Eve tradition from Louisiana: Fires on the Levee, available on December 16 ... Read More

Welcome to Codger Country, the series where we'll be smoking every Codger blend — commonly found over-the-counter tobacco blends — we can find and ranking them in an effort to find the "definitive" Codger blend. From Carter Hall to Borkum Riff, we're giving them all a fair shake. Today, we're setting out on the open sea once again with Sail Yellow, or Sail Regular ... Read More

Welcome to another episode of Tasting Notes. I'm here to discuss something really special today. Greg Pease of G.L. Pease is celebrating his silver jubilee, 25 years, and today I am smoking Silver Jubilee. ... Read More

Today I'm gonna be discussing what I think is probably the most underrated cut in the tobacco world: ready-rubbed tobacco, or as we call it here, particularly when we're talking about C&D, chop block ... Read More

Welcome to another episode of Mystery Review, our monthly series in which our panel of experts attempts to identify a mystery tobacco or cigar. For November's edition, our guest Inquisitor is Eryn Patrick, Assistant to the Vice President of Retail, Shane Ireland. Will her mysterious submission ... Read More

Welcome to another episode of Tasting Notes with Shane Ireland. Our friends at HU Tobacco over in Germany have released a handful of new blends, so now I have some more stuff to add to my list to smoke through. I went ahead and jumped one blend in particular to the front of the line that piqued my interest. Today I'm super excited ... Read More

Burley tobacco has been a widely popular leaf varietal since it was first cultivated in 1864 and has been used in pipe, cigarette, and chewing-tobacco blends. When included in pipe blends, the air-cured leaf creates rich, earthy flavors that pair well with virtually any combination of other components. Today, we're going over our top-10 best-selling ... Read More

We recently sat down for a round table discussion about Warped's Saint Espresso, making its return on-site now. We cracked into an old tin from the original release from Shane Ireland's cellar and shared our thoughts on the blend and plenty ... Read More

Welcome to another episode of Tasting Notes. Today I am visiting an old friend: Robert McConnell's Scottish Flake. This is my all-time favorite tobacco, which I have stated publicly many times for many years, and that remains true. ... Read More