May 2023 marks the tenth anniversary of Mac Baren’s acquisition of the Altadis USA Pipe Tobacco Division, now Sutliff Tobacco (the original name which Mac Baren promptly restored). The pipe tobacco operation was of little significance as a division of Altadis USA, itself a subsidiary of …

This blog will be updated throughout the year, tracking the progress of new products that appear or are rereleased in new editions.  Check out our great selection of  pipes, tobaccos, and premium cigars for all new and familiar favorites.  January February Mar …

Paradoxical is now live Hard to imagine but we are at the final release for the Birds of a Feather series.Paradoxical closes out this first collaboration between Per Jensen and Sutliff with a tobacco blend that includes the bold Rustica leaf. Each mixture in the series features one or more rar …

The Chicago Pipe Show, beloved to pipe smokers around the world, was first hosted in Rosemont, Illinois in 1996. There were events and gatherings hosted in and around the Chicago area previously, but this show, spearheaded by the late Frank Burla and his fellow members of the Chicagoland Pipe Col …

It’s been a busy April at TobaccoPipes and it all culminated with the Chicago Pipe Show over the weekend. I generally like to feature regular production blends for the monthly Tobacco File and save special releases for the irregular, one-off columns. I was going to write one such column for Sam …

Compare & Share April is now live!- Pipe Tobacco Compare & Share -- Cigar Compare & Share -Another fine month of mystery tobacco tasting! The pipe blends and cigars for March 2023? Mystery Blend #1 - Cornell & Diehl EpiphanyMystery Blend #2 - Sutliff VooDoo QueenMystery Cigar #1 - C …

For the March 2023 Tobacco File, we have one from the cellar and one from the press. I figured it was a good time for a Latakia-forward blend, because knowing me, those won't be my preference in the warm months ahead. So, I pulled a tin of Mac Baren HH Latakia Flake from the cellar. As for our …

Why Cellar Tobacco Blends How Different Blends Change The Right Environment for Aging Tobacco Keeping Track of your Cellar Different Containers for Cellaring If you’re at all like me when I was getting started, “cellaring” is something you often hear mentioned, but it carries a daunti …

Table of Contents Mac Baren HH Burley Flake G. L. Pease Barbary Coast Tabac Manil La Brumeuse Sutliff Ready-Rubbed John Cotton's Double Pressed Burley Solani Aged Burley Flake Peterson Irish Flake Cobblestone Hiking Cornell & Diehl Haunted Bookshop Wessex Burley Slice …

Boy have I been excited for this one, and it has not disappointed. The fifth of six in the celebrated Birds of a Feather series—created by Mac Baren master blender Per Jensen in collaboration with Sutliff tobacco—we have Anomalous.  For the full story, you can read our piece on  …