Andrew Wike

In this episode of All Pipes Considered, Daniel and I take on the Churchwarden pipe. We discuss the history behind these long-stemmed offerings, as well as some of their modern iterations across popular brands and their terrific qualities as reading pipes. ... Read More

In this All Pipes Considered video, Adam and Andy discuss some of the largest pipes to ever hit our site: the Super Giants. These elephantine, tubular numbers hit our site today, in two distinctive shapes (the Tubularos and the Destroyer). Check them out! ... Read More

Today Shane reviews the last of seven blends in the Drucquer & Sons lineup with this Tasting Notes video of Levant Mixture: a rich, luxurious blend of Balkan and New-World tobaccos, comprising generous portions of small leaf Turkish and Cyprian Latakia, ripe red Virginia leaf, and a little bright. ... Read More

Silver Gray is a talented artisanal pipe maker who works alongside Brad Pohlmann out of his shop in southern Oregon. Although they share much of the same equipment, Silver maintains a unique pipe aesthetic and style, drawing heavily from the Danish and American schools while adding her own flourishes along the way. ... Read More

Shane and Andy dive into the Sara Eltang line, designed, turned, finished, and inspected by Tom Eltang himself. ... Read More

International Pipe Smoking Day is such a special thing — an entire day dedicated solely to the enjoyment of briar and leaf. Pipe smokers from all around the globe come together on February 20th to celebrate this most unique of holidays, and it's all because of you. ... Read More

In this All Pipes Considered Video, Adam and I discuss Moonshine Pipes. From the marque's old Appalachia-inspired aesthetic to the sheer practicality of the shapes themselves, we covered a lot, so check it out. ... Read More

Shane takes on Cornell & Diehl's Seersucker: a spicy blend of cigar leaf, black Cavendish, Burley, dark-fired Kentucky, Turkish, and Virginia tobaccos, named for the most iconic material in the South. ... Read More

Yesterday we held our monthly pipe club meeting here at Smokingpipes.com. After work, we all gathered around an open area near the back of the office, cracked a few vintage tins from Shane's personal cellar, poured a glass of Dark & Stormy's, and packed our pipes. The topic of the meeting was Father the Flame, the first feature-length pipe smoking documentary ever made. ... Read More

In this All Pipes Considered video, Ted and Chip discuss Vladimir Grechukhin, focusing on his work as functional pieces of art. ... Read More