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The Tobacco Files - Sutliff Paradoxical (Birds of a Feather)

The Tobacco Files - Sutliff Paradoxical (Birds of a Feather)

Posted by Greg Rosenberg on 17th May 2023

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 Tobacco Files - Sutliff Anomalous (Birds of a Feather)

The Tobacco Files - Sutliff Anomalous (Birds of a Feather)

Posted by Greg Rosenberg on 15th Mar 2023

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  …
The Tobacco Files 23 - Sutliff Ready-Rubbed & Cobblestone Hiking

The Tobacco Files 23 - Sutliff Ready-Rubbed & Cobblestone Hiking

Posted by Greg Rosenberg on 2nd Mar 2023

One aspect of pipe smoking that I was immediately drawn to is how the culture around the hobby allows for—encourages even—a certain sentimentality. Not in a cloying way, but it's something about the emphasis and appreciation for the history and the tradition shared by many who engage in t …
The Tobacco Files - Sutliff Barrel Aged No. 5 - Rustica

The Tobacco Files - Sutliff Barrel Aged No. 5 - Rustica

Posted by Greg Rosenberg on 7th Feb 2023

A quick column today to usher in the most recent addition to the Barrel Aged Series from Sutliff Tobacco. Barrel Aged No. 5 goes live today at 6:00 PM eastern time.  The Barrel Aged Series in a limb of Sutliff’s Crumble Kake line. Red Virginia, English # 1, and Va Perique compris …
The Tobacco Files 22 - Capstan Gold Navy Cut Flake & Orlik Golden Sliced

The Tobacco Files 22 - Capstan Gold Navy Cut Flake & Orlik Golden Sliced

Posted by Greg Rosenberg on 3rd Feb 2023

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 …
The Tobacco Files - Sutliff Eccentric (Birds of a Feather)

The Tobacco Files - Sutliff Eccentric (Birds of a Feather)

Posted by Greg Rosenberg on 9th Jan 2023

We are officially over the halfway point on our journey through the six Birds of a Feather blends. The collection of course features mixtures crafted by Mac Baren master blender Per Jensen here at Sutliff tobacco in January 2022. Actually, just as I’m writing this it hits me that this was …
The Tobacco Files 21 - A Look Back at 7 Blends Released in 2022

The Tobacco Files 21 - A Look Back at 7 Blends Released in 2022

Posted by Greg Rosenberg on 22nd Dec 2022

Well, it's the last Tobacco File of 2022. Being that the year is coming to a close, I thought it would be fun to do a special column—a year in review. Instead of concentrating on two tobacco blends, I’ve been revisiting a handful of releases from over the year. I'll write a bit about each brand …
The Tobacco Files 20 - Peterson Royal Yacht & Mac Baren Dark Twist Roll Cake

The Tobacco Files 20 - Peterson Royal Yacht & Mac Baren Dark Twist Roll Cake

Posted by Greg Rosenberg on 2nd Dec 2022

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 …