Cornell & Diehl’s Small Batch tradition returns with the highly anticipated second release of Small Batch: Folklore, which retails on January 25th at 6:00 p.m. ET. Folklore celebrates five distinct flue-cured varietals, elevated by delicate accompaniments of genuine St. James Parish Perique from 31 Farms, lightly smoke-cured Kentucky, and exotic Kasturi leaf from 2015. This solid-brick crumble cake is rich…
Category: Pipes
TASTE OF TEMPTATION Limited Valentine’s Themed Pipe Tobacco
When Missouri Meerschaum commissioned Sutliff Tobacco to create a Valentine’s Day themed pipe tobacco for their 2023 Limited Edition release, they started with the theme “Taste Of Temptation” and the mission of “Capturing The Pipe Smoker’s Heart”. The resulting tobacco is an aromatic luscious Amaretto & Cherry blend that tempts pipe smokers with its delectable profile. When opened, the tin…
G.L. Pease STONEHENGE FLAKE Is Discontinued
In 2001, Greg Pease collaborated with G.H. & Co.’s John Gawith on a very special tobacco, and after nearly a year of development, Stonehenge Flake, a modern VA/Perique blend steeped in English tradition, was born. Fine Virginia’s are layered with Louisiana Perique, and just a touch of Burley for added body and a fuller flavor, then steamed, hot-pressed, and matured.…
SAVINELLI 140TH ANNIVERSARY PIPE TOBACCO
Originally developed to commemorate 140 years of pipe-making excellence, Savinelli is rereleasing their limited-edition 140th Anniversary Blend — available in 100g tins for retail sale on Friday, January 13th at 6:00 p.m. ET. An elegant blend of Red and Bright Virginias, Savinelli’s 140th Anniversary combines spicy Orientals with choice dark-fired leaf from Italy and is further infused with notes of…
ECCENTRIC: Birds Of A Feather Signature Series By Per Georg Jensen
BACKGROUND At the Richmond “CORPS” Pipe Show in October, 2021, which was hosted by Sutliff Tobacco, Perique processor, Mark Ryan, owner of L. A. Poche Perique Tobacco (the only source for legitimate Perique since 1980), showed up with a supply of Katerini Perique. What makes this tobacco so special is that Mark created this variant of standard Perique as an…
SAMUEL GAWITH UPDATE
We’ve receive a couple more Samuel Gawith drops since our initial supply arrived. While we don’t quite have 100% of their available pipe tobacco options, we’re getting close. The latest drops filled in the blanks we had in our 50g tin inventory AND have included some blends in larger quantities for Bulk (by the ounce) sales. We’ve also received several…
HOUSE BLEND PIPE TOBACCOS
Hobbit’s Weed For years, the former Tewksbury & Company’s Hobbit’s Weed was one of the most popular aromatics in America. The company shuttered operations after the passing of the draconian Tobacco Control Act of 2009, but the tobacco blend lived on. At this point, the recipe is pretty much public domain. While anyone can mix a batch up, collecting the…
RATTRAY’S PIPE TOBACCOS IN STOCK NOW
The name Rattray’s stands for the highest quality of Scottish smoking culture. Charles Rattray, born in 1880 in Scotland, spent his time training in a stronghold of the tobacco industry, in Dundee, Scotland. Charles made the decision, very early on, to embrace his ideas for tobacco mixtures. In 1903 he opened the House of Rattray in Perth, thus founding one…
SUTLIFF 2022 CRINGLE FLAKE
Stoved US grown Red Virginias are Cavendished (I didn’t know that Cavendish had a verb form) and combined with Mark Ryan’s 2003 Perique to create a one-of-a-kind vintage blend. The whole leaf is then pressed and sliced into broken flakes. The Stoved Red Virginia’s that have been Cavendished, bring a slightly tart component while the nineteen year old Perique brings…
SAMUEL GAWITH PIPE TOBACCO TINS NOW IN-STOCK
Among the oldest tobacco manufacturers in the world, Samuel Gawith has been producing pipe tobacco for over 200 years. Their blends are renowned by the pipe smokers all over the world as full strength, yet mellow flavored tobaccos, featuring the highest quality components and all-natural flavorings. Using time-honored methods, Samuel Gawith tobaccos are still made primarily by hand or with…