Maybe you’re considering taking up cigar smoking, or maybe you just want a grip on the basics for that infrequent celebratory smoke. There’s certainly a good deal of technique to follow when smoking a cigar, it’s not quite as simple as the light, puff, stub cigarette routine. But it really …

Barling Pipes History The New Barling Pipes In the mid-19th century, Saint-Claude, the small French commune nestled in the Jura mountains, changed pipe making forever with the popularization of briar as the wood of choice for the smoking instruments. And since …

Mac Baren - Plumcake Navy Blend Cornell & Diehl - Black Frigate Cobblestone - High Spirits Spiced Rum G. L. Pease - Barbary Coast Sutliff - Crumble Kake Barrel Aged Series no. 2 Peter Stokkebye - PS 38 Highland Whiskey Seattle Pipe Club - Plum Pudding Bourbon Barrel Aged Sutlif …

The 33rd Annual CORPS Pipe Smokers Gathering occurred on October 1-2, 2021 at Sutliff Tobacco in Richmond, Virginia. Here is our full coverage from before and after the event. Click here to skip to our post-show blog.  The 33rd Annual Pipe Smokers Gathering is Coming Back to Richmond P …

Here's a quick list of cigars for beginners to try: Ashton 8-9-8 Parejo Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Corona Arturo Fuente Curly Head Panatela Perdomo Habano Epicure CAO CherryBomb Corona Acid by Drew Estate Atom Maduro Robusto Gurkha Grand Reserve Cognac Corona Natural Tati …

Briarwood, meerschaum, and a good ol’ corn cob—though there are any number of materials a tobacco pipe might be made from, these three comprise a trilogy essential to most modern pipe smokers’ collections. Given the price difference between the humble maize and an ornate meerschaum or arti …

Like it or not, summer has come to an end and the season of falling leaves, gourds, horror, and sweets is upon us. The autumn season brings some of my favorite yearly traditions—hay rides, pumpkin patches, ciders—and not least of all, the spooky, blithe rituals of Halloween. In antic …

Update: Sept 2022Sadly, Seattle Pipe Club’s Master Blender, Joe Lankford, has passed away.Capturing the palates of pipe smokers the world over was never the goal when Joe shared his home-blends with his friends at pipe club meetings. But now, some 15 years since the first Seattle Pipe Club blend was …

The holidays are just around the corner, and some folks can be harder to shop for than others. With pipe smokers, it can be frustrating because you know they love their pipes and tobacco, but you’re not sure that you know enough on the subject to pick the right gift. It’s like someone said they …

Choices, choices, choices. There are plenty of choices to make in this pipe smoking hobby, and most of us love that variety. Still, it can cause some frustration, especially for those getting acquainted with  tobacco pipes. But once we do our research, the fog is lifted and we can appre …