pipe smoking
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I always have a selection of favorite tobaccos in my bag when I head out to Twins Smoke Shop. Lately, it has been heavy on the G.L. Pease side of things. I do love his stuff! This video highlights what Pease blends have made it to the top of my list: Cumberland, Windjammer, Penny Farthing,…
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Union Square is not new, but I had not had it before. Union Square is a straight Virginia Flake without any added toppings, casings, or sugars. It is the kind of flake that J.R.R. Tolkien enjoyed. Seeing that I will be giving a presentation on Tolkien at our Pipe Club Dinner at Twins Smoke Shop…
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I open up a jar of BriarWorks latest blend, Smokehouse, for the first time and share my thoughts on this English flake. It surprised me!
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In this video I review Cornell & Diehl’s King Cake, one of the blends from their Cellar Series. King Cake is an aromatic blend presented as a crumble cake meant to evoke the spirit of the Mardi Gras cake of the same name that is traditionally served during the Christian church season of Epiphany, honoring…
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One of the things Gawith Hoggarth is famous for is their twist or rope tobaccos. Among the most popular are Brown Irish X and its cooked and pressed cousin, Black Irish X. They also make twists with different toppings, in this case, rum. Does the rum add something to the twist, or does it get…
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In this video, I open a tin of G.L. Pease Windjammer to review and take the opportunity to show how I prefer to pack a flake cut tobacco in my pipe.
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7-20-4 Briary Blends Little Gold Dust is one of five blends resulting from a collaboration between Jeremy Reeves from Cornell & Diehl and myself for Kurt Kendall, the owner of Twins Smoke Shop and 7-20-4 Cigars. Now available everywhere through twinssmokeshop.com, I want to share these blends with you, starting with this Virginia/Dark Fired Kentucky…
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HU’s Night Owl showed up at my shop this week after being on backorder for months. At least it got here in time for Father’s Day. But was it worth the wait? I share my own thoughts on it in this Father’s Day video.
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What does it mean when cigar and pipe smokers talk about “the retrohale?” What is retrohaling? How do you do it? Why would you want to? In this video, I explain what it means, show how to do it, and the reasons why you should give it a try.
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Gladora’s Pesse Canoe Latakia Flake 40 is a Balkan-style blend of Turkish grown Virginias, Orientals, and Latakia–which makes up 40% of the blend. There are a number of heavy Latakia blends available already, but after my positive experience with Pesse Canoe Oriental Flake, I decided to jump in and give this tobacco a try and…
Not Just Blowing Smoke with Pastor Padron 