“A rich and satisfying cut cake comprising sweet, ripe virginias, nutty burleys, unflavored toasted black cavendish, and a generous measure of perique. A splash of dark rum ties it all together, and adds a bit more sweetness. As you enjoy this slow, clean burning flake, you’ll find hints of cocoa, black walnuts, and dried fruits enhancing complex, natural tobacco goodness.…
Category: Pipes
METAL PIPE PAGE UPDATE
Our essay on Metal Tobacco Pipes is one of the most visited pages on our website. I’ve recently updated the content, added some resource links and fixed a few issues with the pictures. Please enjoy! The Metal Pipe Movement >
NEW PIPES FROM SAVINELLI
On my latest weekly shopping trip to the Savinelli website, I found a NEW pipe series pair of pretty cool new pipes that I immediately knew I had to have at our shop. I pulled the trigger, ordered a couple of each finish, and, thankfully, pressed the BUY button. Just an hour after I paid for the content of my…
SOLD OUT Small Batch Carolina Red Flake From Cornell & Diehl
We’ve just received a very limited supply of Cornell & Diehl’s Small Batch Carolina Red Flake tins. With only 10,000 two ounce tins, this batch has already SOLD OUT at the wholesale level. That means that every tin available is out there in the wild for your hunting pleasure. OR, you can just stop by and buy a can from…
NEW! Forge de Laguiole Cigar Cutters, Pipe Tools & More
“Authenticity is the truthfulness of origins, commitments, sincerity, devotion and intentions“. Our knives are born, forged and handcrafted in the village of Laguiole, France. — Forge de Laguiole Before I go any further, I need to let you know that Laguiole, pronounced (Lay-ol), is probably the most counterfeited cutlery in the world. It’s important to know this because, like the oft-counterfeited…
Personally Selected & Expertly Curated
I get a lot of people asking me “You don’t carry ________?” With tens of thousands of cigar choices available on today’s market, we can’t carry everything AND, even if we did, it really would be a disservice to our customers. You see, the average consumer has to make a whopping 35,000 choices each and every day. That’s a lot…
We’ve Added Lane Bulk Pipe Tobaccos To Our Stock
As I’ve said in other recent posts, the Annapolis area lost two great pipe destinations in the last couple of years. We’re trying to fill that void by expanding our pipe department here at Chesapeake. I’m happy to announce that we’ve added seven of the most popular bulk pipe tobaccos from Lane Limited. Several of these plainly named tobaccos are sold…
Pipe Department Reboot
After seven years, we’re almost completely updating our pipe department — a reboot of sorts. When we opened our doors, pipes were a small part of our business. With The Smoke Shop (opened around 1947) and Fader’s firmly and successfully serving that market, we felt that our pipe department should, at best, augment their efforts. But now, seven years later,…