For May's Tobacco File, I thought I'd choose two pipe tobaccos that are on theme with another blog I was chipping away at through the month; One Decade of Sutliff Tobacco - A Mac Baren Company.May 2023 marks ten years since Mac Baren acquired Sutliff, or, the Altadis USA Pipe Tobac …

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 subs …

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 …

For this, the first 2023 regular installment of the Tobacco Files, I wanted to cover some classics. I also thought I’d change things up a bit and feature one of my favorite pipe tobaccos. Usually, the featured blends in these columns are new to me. When they aren’t, my experience is lim …

For this month's column, we have two absolute classics that have been gracing the palates of pipe smokers for decades; more than a century for our first blend, in fact. The imitable Aromatic Virginia introduced by Dunhill in 1912, now a staple of the Peterson lineup, we have Royal Yacht. Then t …

This is a Tobacco File I’ve been looking forward to—two new releases. First we have Whimsical, the second blend in the  Birds of a Feather series. Of course, this is the collaboration between Sutliff Tobacco and Mac Baren master blender Per Georg Jensen that gave us Uno with i …

Hello friends, welcome to another Tobacco File. Today we're exploring Mac Baren HH Balkan Blend, Two Friends Redwood, and to throw something new in the mix, the Files will now feature a cigar segment. HH Balkan BlendA selection of choice Virginia, Burley, Oriental and Latakia from Cyp …

What do you get when you marry two hundred years of business stretched over four generations of family ownership, keen attention to heritage, expert tobacco knowledge, and a commitment to innovation at every step of your process? Three words: Mac Baren Tobacco. Helmed by the Halberg family, and …