unboxing
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In August, I had the privilege of visiting Cornell & Diehl. As it happened, what they were working on at the time was this year’s release of their popular Small Batch: Carolina Red Flake. Kaz Walters, who gave me a tour of the facilities generously gave me a sample of this year’s CRF which I…
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Due to a comedy of errors, our initial shipment of Silent Spire, the newest edition to Cornell & Diehl’s Summit Series, did not arrive until yesterday. So, while a bit late to the game, I really wanted to get a review out on this tobacco. We have had a number of people calling Twins asking…
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Tomorrow, Aftensmad, Per Jensen’s first limited release in his Legacy series hits online and B&M stores on September 8th. When I visited Laudisi Enterprises in August, Kaz Walters was kind enough to give me a sample which I saved for this review. Aftensmad may mean “dinner,” but I had it for breakfast! There is a…
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Erik Stokkeye, the man behind 4th Generation Tobacconist, recently released this year’s annual small batch blend, The Heritage Collection Limited Edition 2026. This is not a repeat of the Heritage Collection Limited Edition 2025, but an entirely new blend. Is it worth picking up? In this video I do an unboxing for you and give…
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Sun Bear has been a popular Small Batch offering from Cornell & Diehl since it launched in 2019. Each year the blend of tobaccos has been largely unchanged along with the use of silver tequila and elderflower. But each year the honey has been from a different source, and that change has had significant impact…
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A few days ago, Toscano’s Maestro Puccini made its sophomore release. Puccini is an all-Dark Fired blend featuring Toscano’s own Italian Dark Fired along with North American Dark Fired Kentucky. Is this release worth tracking down? I unbox a tin and give you my thoughts.
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Kurt Kendall, owner of Twins Smoke Shop, recently came across a cache of estate pipes, accessories, and tobaccos. Among them was an open but well-kept tin of Capstan Blue Navy Cut from around 1960. I open this up and share my thoughts with you on this 65–70-year-old tin, which was one of the blends favored…
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Kurt Kendall, owner of Twins Smoke Shop, recently came across a cache of estate pipes, accessories, and tobaccos. Among them was an open but well-kept tin of The Balkan Sobranie Smoking Mixture, which research showed to be from around 1960! I unpack this vintage in, show what is inside, and (of course) light some up!…
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In this video, I unbox the new Savinelli Twins Pipe Club 606KS, the latest in an annual limited-edition series of pipes made for Twins Pipe Club. Previous editions have been made by Peterson and Chacom. The Savinelli Twins Pipe Club 606KS features a bordeaux stained smooth finish, brass ring, and jet-black stem. As with previous…
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In this video, I unbox and light up Midnight Orchard, a new release in Cornell & Diehl’s Small Batch series, and the series’ first true aromatic. Midnight Orchard is a Virginia/Perique featuring steam blackened Bright Virginias, Red Virginias, and Perique from 31 Farms. The goal was to do an aromatic that had more depth and…
