tobacco
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HU Tobacco is a German company founded by master blender Hans Wiedemann, with a strong following in the pipe community. Thanks to a new relationship with Laudisi Enterprises, HU tobaccos are now available in the US domestic market for the first time in 100g tins. Dark Moor is a ribbon-cut blend of Brown Virginia, Kentucky,…
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G.L. Pease Cumberland is one of my all-time favorite tobaccos. I have been smoking it since it came out around 2000 and have almost always had a tin with me since. This ribbon-cut blend of Dark Fired Kentucky, Red Virginia, and a bit of Perique enhances and complements each component in such a way that…
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Savinelli’s 145, their 145th anniversary blend, has been re-released. It is a crumble cake blend of St. James Perique, Bright and Red Virginia, and double fermented Dark Fired Kentucky from the Tuscan Tiber Valley region in Italy. The cake breaks apart easily and rubs out to broken ribbon and lights easily. You can watch my…
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Gawith Hoggarth & Co.’s Kendal Dark Classic Cut is a fine shag cut blend of Malawi Dark-Fired and Indian air-cured Virginias. Kendal Dark is also available in several other formats including a ribbon cut (dubbed Vintage Cut), a flake, and a plug. Upon lighting up, you will soon discover that the blend is rich, bold,…
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Father’s, Friend’s & Fire Batch 002 Virginia Perique is a flake cut blend manufactured by Jeremey Reeves at Cornell & Diehl for Erik Stokkebye for Erik’s 4th Generation Tobacconist brand. comprised of Red Virginia, Burley, Black Cavendish, and St. James Perique. It has a nice sweet slightly fruity tin note. The taste is sweet and…
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Since its inception in 2016 by Head Blender Jeremy Reeves, Cornell & Diehl’s Small Batch: Carolina Red Flake has been one of their most sought after and celebrated blends. It is exactly what the name suggests: a flake blended from select top garde Red Virginias, all from the “Old Belt” tobacco growing region of North…
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One of the things I plan to do with regularity on this site is post reviews of cigars and tobaccos. The purpose of these reviews is to give the facts of the cigar or tobacco and to share my thoughts, impressions, and experiences with you. What you should expect: Regarding Ratings: I have a love/hate…
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