Tobacco Talk

Mystery Review: May 2024

May 29, 2024 by Alan Britt

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Welcome to another enthralling installment of Mystery Review, a monthly series in which our panel of experts attempts to identify a mysterious tobacco. This month's inquisitor is Pete Prevost of BriarWorks. Will his selection stump the panel? ... Read More

A Conversation With James Ravenwood: Photographer, Influencer, and Home Blender

May 24, 2024 by Rose Kiser

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As pipe smokers, we have an abundance of choices when it comes to tobacco. There's a blend for every occasion, but that doesn't stop many of us from doing a little dabbling by mixing some of our favorites together for a smoke. Whether you use an infinity jar or mix Carter Hall with your Granger, at some point you mix ... Read More

A Smoker's Guide to Palate Refinement

May 17, 2024 by Rose Kiser

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If you've ever watched "Tasting Notes" and wondered how Shane Ireland identifies those complex flavors during a smoke, when all you can taste is "tobacco," then this is the guide for you. There is nothing more intimidating than refining your palate except possibly drunkenly signing up for a Russian bear wrestling competition. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Gawith Hoggarth & Co's Ennerdale Flake

May 16, 2024 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome to another episode of Tasting Notes. I wanted to do something a little bit different today: It's time for me to revisit some of my old favorites. I thought that I would begin with smoking through all of the flakes produced by both of the Gawith houses, Samuel Gawith and Gawith Hoggarth. So if you've been ... Read More

Top 10 Best-Selling Aromatic Tobaccos

May 9, 2024 by Kayla Ivan

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Updated for 2024. Aromatic blends, unlike Virginia, English, or Burley mixtures, aren't defined by their particular components. Instead, Aromatics are characterized by their flavoring and distinctive room note, a categorization that can be somewhat misleading for newcomers. While it's true that many tobaccos ... Read More

Top 10 Best-Selling Cornell & Diehl Pipe Tobaccos

April 19, 2024 by Rose Kiser

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For over 30 years, Cornell & Diehl has provided pipe smokers with hand-crafted tobacco blends made from the highest-quality leaf and processes available. The premium blending house has cultivated an expansive portfolio of tobaccos that offer sublime smoking experiences tailored to any palate. From their famous ... Read More

The History of Mac Baren Tobacco

April 12, 2024 by Chuck Stanion

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In Svendborg, Denmark, on the coast of the Baltic Sea, a very small tobacco factory with the name S. Bønnelyckes Tobaksfabrik opened in 1826 and did business primarily in snuff and chewing tobacco manufacturing. It continued for 50 years, never seeming to have attained much success, and in 1887 its owner lost it in a poker game. ... Read More

Codger Country: Velvet

April 11, 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 Velvet pipe tobacco, which if the old ads ... Read More

Mystery Review: March 2024

March 27, 2024 by Andrew Wike

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Welcome to another captivating installment of Mystery Review, a monthly series in which our panel of experts attempts to identify a mysterious tobacco deliberately submitted to stump them. This month's inquisitor is Tyler Caldwell, who has sat on the panel for Mystery Cigar Reviews and works as our Junior Cigar Specialist. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Small Batch Palmetto Balkan

March 26, 2024 by Shane Ireland