pipe smoking
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One of the best new editions to Cornell & Diehl’s Small Batch series last year was Fire Bird Flake, and thankfully, they have brought it back, and in a much larger run. In this video I open up a tin and offer my first impressions for your viewing pleasure….
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In this video, I unbox a tin of Cornell & Diehl’s Hoodoo Ridge, one of their newly released offerings in their Summit Series of plug tobaccos. Did I pronounce it correctly in the video? I am unsure. But that does not hamper my description of its flavors! Made whilst sitting in my study next to…
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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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I got my S.T. Dupont lighter about 20 years ago. Yes, a Bic has the same soft flame. No, the palladium does not add to its effectiveness. And no, I do not recommend them if you lose stuff. But nothing beats that Dupont “ping!” That said, it has been the most reliable lighter I have…
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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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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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Cornell & Diehl is ending the year with a brand-new Small Batch, Fires on the Levee, which hits the shelves December 16th at 6:00pm. Is this tribute to the Christmas tradition of lighting bonfires along the Mississippi River in Luisiana’s Parishes to guide “Papa Noel” going to be a hit, or is it too much…
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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…
Not Just Blowing Smoke with Pastor Padron 