smoking pipes
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One of the long-running themes on NJBS since we started in 2019 has been an interest in exploring how aging cigars and tobaccos impacts the experience of the blend. Whenever I can, I love to compare aged tobaccos side by side, and I recently had an opportunity to do just that with one of my
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“I seem to always be relighting my pipe. Why is that?” In this video Pastor Padron addresses that question. Relighting will always be a part of pipe smoking, but there are things you can do to keep the need to relight at a minimum. As always, your comments are appreciated!
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Haddo’s Delight is a blend of Virginia, Perique, Burley, and Black Cavendish from Greg Pease. The tin description informs you that it undergoes an “exclusive process [that] darkens and marries the mixture.” I am thinking that refers to the flavor profile, because the tobaccos themselves (other than the Perique) do not look darker that I
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Just how long does it take to light a pipe? Is lighting a pipe a lot of work? It is not as much effort or time as you might think.
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Gawith Hoggarth’s Rum Twist is a rope spun with stoved Virginia and flavored with rum. To properly prepare this tobacco, I recommend slicing shavings from it—as thin as you can make them. The twist was originally intended to be a convenient means of transporting tobacco on long voyages in a compact format that would hold
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G.L. Pease Penny Farthing is a very fine cut shag blend of Bright and Red Virginia, Perique, and Dark Fired Kentucky. The tin note offers aromas of figs, along with the notes and sweetness of stone fruit. Upon lighting, I pick up flavors of fig, cocoa, sweet hay, and lightly smoked nuts. The blend is
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“Why can’t I keep my pipe lit?” That is one of the most common questions from new pipe smokers here at Twins Smoke Shop. When I watch how they do it, the problem more often than not, is that they are not packing the tobacco into the bowl hard enough. In this video, I show
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G.L. Pease’s Charing Cross, released in 2003, is a Balkan blend featuring Virginia, Latakia, and Orientals. This particular tin, dated April 2022, has been in my collection for a while. The aroma from the tin is smoky, earthy, and musty, with hints of dark unsweetened chocolate. Upon lighting, I get flavors of smoked mesquite, dark
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Samuel Gawith Navy Flake is a blend of Virginia and Latakia tobaccos, pressed with a hint of rum. The tin note was slightly musty and smoky with hints of raisins and spice. The initial flavors are reminiscent of mesquite, steak sauce, stewed fruit, citrus, and rye bread. After the first few minutes however, the profile
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Firebird Flake is a new addition to Cornell & Diehl’s Small Batch series. This pressed flake is crafted from a blend of sun-cured Orientals, dark-fired Kentucky, and Virginia tobaccos, some of which are aged up to 20 years. The production is limited to 5,000 tins. The aroma from the tin is reminiscent of bread, figs,
Not Just Blowing Smoke with Pastor Padron 