It all started on the first weekend of October 2021, when pipe smokers from all over descended on the Sutliff Tobacco building in Richmond, Virginia for the 33rd annual CORPS Pipe Smokers Gathering. Mark Ryan arrived with a brand new varietal to share, Katerini Perique. The short version; Ryan …

The blends for this column were a lot of fun—a novel newcomer and a sanctified classic. I've been smoking Sutliff Uno and Presbyterian. For a little context, Uno is the first of a six blend series, Birds of a Feather, that will be slowly rolled out over the next year. Blended by Per G …

Pipe smokers will soon have the rare opportunity to try a new varietal included in some special and limited blends from the Sutliff Tobacco Company— Perique-Processed Katerini. A high grade of the rare Oriental leaf has been anaerobically pressure fermented in barrels—the same process that P …

This week it’s all bulk, baby. Jar it and char it as I always say. Alright, that's the first time I’ve said that but I might start. This week I enjoyed some Newminster 403 Superior Round Slice—my dive into Dark Fired Kentucky goes on. This will be my first time with this blend, or any Newminste …

Hello and welcome to the first installment of this new series, What I Smoked This Week.The name is pretty self-explanatory, but to summarize, each week I’ll dive into two different blends—sometimes they’ll be new to me, sometimes not. At the end of the week (Friday), I’ll expound on what I smoked …

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 …

In our previous lists, we talked about types of tobacco, blends that share the same characteristics like Cherry aromatic blends, Virginia blends, or English blends. These tobaccos have run the gamut, varying from manufacturer and strength. If you were a fan of one specific style of tobacco, you had …

Friends, today we turn our appreciative palates to Sutliff Tobacco, a stalwart blender and distributor that marries two qualities rarely found in one company: innovation and consistency. But where to start with Sutliff? The great weight of its 171-year legacy? Or the depth of its product offerings, …