The Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky (DSK) is one of the most prolific and popular blends on the market. Having been out of distribution for years, the re-release of DSK has caused an uproar of excitement and positive angst in the pipe community. There was a point when I couldn’t scroll down my feed in Instagram…
Like most pipe smokers, one of my favorite ways to relax and have a little fun is to drive over to one of the local smoke shops, sit in the lounge with some smokers I haven’t met before, and enjoy trying a new tobacco while making new friends. Besides the community of smokers, there is…
“Remarkably cool-smoking, delightfully fragrant. Frog Morton journeyed far across the pond to find the exotic components for this rich, smooth pipe tobacco blend enhanced with rare Syrian Latakia. He says it was worth the trip.” McClelland Tobacco Frog Morton, having taken its name from the port city Frogmorton from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, lives up…
“Far into the woods, away from the urban cacophony, is where the light, fragrant blend of rich Red Stoved Virginias is designed to transport the smoker. Relax and enjoy the moment.” – McClelland Tobacco. Deep Hollow is a focal blend in the McClelland Craftsbury collection. The Craftsbury series is an excursion that takes the smoker…
“An exceptionally dark, rich and full Latakia Mixture designed for those who desire really satisfying Latakia flavor but want a pipe tobacco soft enough to smoke anytime. It took Frog Morton four years designed for smoking in quiet serenity. It is his proudest achievement.” – McClelland It is a bold move to name a tobacco line…
“This is the strongest pipe tobacco among the blends in the Mac Baren range and is not recommended for inexperienced pipe smokers. HH Bold Kentucky contains a high amount of the finest Dark Fired Kentucky from the USA and Africa and is combined with bright Virginias to soften the taste just a bit. Still the…
When you ask people what their favorite holiday’s are, you basically know that their answer is going to come from a very short list of popular celebratory days such as Christmas, Thanksgiving, or Easter. However, pipe smokers have a different favorite holiday. February 20th. This day, my esteemed colleagues, is International Pipe Smoking Day. The best…
“You enter the dark paneled room, its walls lined with ancient books. An antique table stands beside a leather club chair. Upon it, next to a small silver coin, an open tobacco tin entices you with an aroma deep, rich, authentic. You fill your bowl, strike a match. The first puff stops time as the…
For one reason or another, we all look forward to holidays. Some look forward to seeing family. Others look forward to having fun and partying. Everyone looks forward to getting off work (well most of us). But for me, I look forward to the limited release holiday pipe tobacco’s that finally come out of hiding. Every…
Pipe tobacco blenders are constantly on the lookout for rare tobaccos. When a company, such as G.L. Pease, gets their hands on all the barrels of an incredible tobacco, what happens next is magical. From the depths of a great company comes a most excellent tobacco that is absolutely exquisite in every way. When G.L.…
Confessions of a Pipe Smoker 