It seems like the late spring and summer of ’23 has been unusually busy in the pipe category. We’ve had a number of new pipe tobaccos released — some annual, some new and a few limited editions. PIPES:PETERSON OF DUBLIN: has been pretty busy releasing the 2023 Carroll of Carrollton commemorative pipes, honoring the only Irish Catholic signer of the…
Tag: Sutliff
PIPE FORCE EPISODE IV by Per Georg Jensen
Official Release: 7/12/13, 6:00PM A light, Oriental-focused English mixture accentuated with two novel, stoved tobaccos — Rustica and Katerini. The Orientals are musky and herbal, bringing much of the flavor alongside Red Virginia tang and wood as well as spice from the Stoved Katerini. The Stoved Rustica offers a stout body and peppery sensation, harmonizing with a light Latakia smokiness.…
TIMELESS Limited Edition By Missouri Meerschaum
Treat Dad to Missouri Meerschaum’s Timeless Limited-Edition for Father’s Day. The tobacco is a tribute to fathers and father figures. A blend of Flue Cured, Burley and Stoved Burley Cavendish topped with coffee-bourbon in front with hints of vanilla in the back. A blend that will stand the test of time for those who will always be Timeless! Upon opening…
ANOMALOUS: Birds Of A Feather Signature Series By Per Georg Jensen
Release Date: March 15, 2023 at 6 PM Tobacco Varieties Used: Katerini Perique, Red & Stoved Virginias, Burley Crumble Cake- This blend contains the unique Katerini Perique which inspired the creation of the Birds Of A Feather series. Very few pipe smokers have heard about this tobacco, and with good reason. Sutliff is the only pipe tobacco blender who has…
Saint Patrick’s Day Limited Edition HILL OF SLANE By Sutliff
In 433 AD, the Hill Of Slane, as told in Irish legend, is said to be the place that St. Patrick chose to proclaim Christianity to Ireland and help the Druids overcome their “heathen” ways. To celebrate the Spring Equinox, Celtic High King, King Laoghaire, renowned for his brute strength and ferocity, lit a ceremonial fire, not far from the…
PARADOXICAL: Birds Of A Feather Signature Series By Per Georg Jensen
The final chapter of the Birds Of A Feather series is Paradoxical (Release 6 of 6) Tobacco Varieties Used: Rustica, Red & Stoved Virginias, Burleys Plug Cut Paradoxical is Burley dominated with all the qualities it brings, complimented by the unique (spotlight tobacco) Rustica Tobacco, for which the blend was chosen to support. The taste is nutty with underlying cocoa…
SUTLIFF’S LIMITED EDITION CRUMBLE KAKE NO. 5 – RUSTICA
In the early 17th century, John Rolfe of the Jamestown Colony began the successful cultivation of Nicotiana Tabacum (common domesticated tobacco) in and around the Jamestown Colony in the tidewater area of Virginia. After several failures in making the Colony profitable for their sponsors, Rolfe began an effort to find a cash crop that could make the settlement financially successful.…
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…
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…
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…