pipe review
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Cornell & Diehl’s new Summit Series arrived and the first one I decided to pop open and try was Lone Sentinel, a VAper blend of Red and Orange Virginias and Perique. It also presented a great opportunity to show how I prepare plug tobacco. I wanted to know how this “whole leaf” plug measured up…
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In this video, I review Dexter’s Secret, an English flake in the 7-20-4 Briary Blends series. Dexter’s Secret is a repeatable, maybe even an all-day Latakia blend, but it is bolder than blends like My Mixture 965 but not as strong as Night Cap or Quiet Nights. I also share how the blend came about,…
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About 5 years ago, I started a conversation with Cornell & Diehl’s Jeremy Reeves about making a tobacco line extension for Kurt Kendall’s 7-20-4 cigar line. The first of these to be released was a Burley blend we called Boston Tea Party. In this video, I open up a tin from the original release back…
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Another of the original SPC blends being revived via Seattle Pipe Club’s relationship with Cornell & Diehl is Hogshead, a three country Virginia blend presented as a crumble cake plug. The tin description suggests this might just be your perfect Virginia. A bold claim! Does it live up to the hype?
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As promised, I did a side-by-side comparison of Seattle Pipe Club’s Plum Pudding Special Reserve manufactured by Cornell & Diehl verses the original blend manufactured by Sutliff. I am so glad I did!
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One of the brands that fell victim to Scandinavian Tobacco Group’s acquisition and subsequent dismantling of Mac Baren and Sutliff was Joe Lankford’s Seattle Pipe Club blends. Thankfully, Joe’s blends have been resurrected by Seattle Pipe Club and Cornell & Diehl, who are using the original recipes and even the original machines on which they…
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Here are my picks for the best new pipe tobacco blends of 2025. While I do highlight one in particular as my pick for the best new blend of the year, they are not in a ranked order. All of the tobaccos mentioned in this video are outstanding in my opinion. What were your top…
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Recently, Arango Cigar Company “an importer and distributor for many classic OTC blends like Prince Albert and Carter Hall, has brought back Royal Comfort for a new generation of pipe smokers and classic fans alike” (that’s a quote from their website). Royal Comfort is a Red Virginia, Cavendish, and Perique blend with “crisp fruit, cask-aged…
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One of the things I love about being a part of Twins Smoke Shop, is that I am given the opportunity to share reviews of new and limited-edition blends that are coming out for you. In this video, I unbox a tin of G.L. Pease Silver Jubilee, which will hit the shelves at 6:00pm on…
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Erik Stokkebye is a friend of mine, and one of my favorite people in the business. His limited releases have become something I look forward to every year. One of the reasons I look forward to it is that Erik utilizes his contacts across the pipe and tobacco industry working with different blenders each year…
Not Just Blowing Smoke with Pastor Padron 