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 …

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 …

With so many things in life, getting started can be the hardest part. No doubt that applies to pipe smoking. So if you’ve ever wondered how to start smoking a pipe, this guide is for you. One of the best things about smoking a pipe is the vastness of options. Pipes come in any number …

Silicon Valley may be famed for its garage-to-riches success stories, but tech isn’t the only place where a modest household beginning signals great heights. The tobacco community has our own narrative to crow about—Cornell & Diehl, a source of exceptionally fine tobacco since 1992. That’s the y …

Alright, let’s have a little fun here. There’s excellence to be found in tobacco blends from all over the globe but categorizing our favorites in varied ways provides the piper a method of talking about difference and distinction. It’s what allows us to put disparate elements into new conv …

The great rivalries: Packers vs. Bears, Montagues vs. Capulets, Churchill vs. Chamberlain, blonde vs. brunette. And to this storied list of squabbles, we can tack on Aromatic vs. Non-Aromatic and English pipe tobaccos. While it’s true that certain smokers straddle the divide, many find themselv …

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 …