La Palina’s newest release is a very special collaboration with Oliva Cigars. To celebrate their brand owner, William (Bill) Paley’s 75th birthday, they’ve introduced the La Palina 1948 line. Made in Estelí, Nicaragua, at Oliva’s Tabolisa factory, La Palina 1948 consists of a sun-grown Ecuador Sumatra wrapper that, according to the company, was aged for two years. The rest of…
Author: Reverend Mike
ESTEBAN CARRERAS OKTOBERFEST DEAL
In celebration of Oktoberfest, we’re bringing you a fantastic deal on a couple spotlight cigars from Esteban Carreras. Between September 18 and October 3, 2023, we’ve created a fantastic package. BUY THREE TAKEN FROM THE DEVIL’S HAND CIGARS GET ONE FREE CHUBA CABRA This package is designed to introduce these cigars to a wider audience. Both of these spotlighted lines…
TAKEN FROM THE DEVIL’S HAND COROJO MADURO BY ESTEBAN CARRERAS
For 2023, Esteban Carreras Cigars has released a second cigar in their TAKEN FROM THE DEVIL’S HAND line, following up on 2022’s TAKEN FROM THE DEVIL’S HAND DARK COROJO. Frankly, I’m finding that there is quite a bit of confusion throughout the Internet between the original Dark Corojo wrapped cigars and the new Corojo Maduro. Many websites have the wrong…
FRATELLO THE LUNAR
Celebrating NASA’s historic return to the moon, we welcome Fratello’s THE LUNAR line of limited edition cigars. Fratello founder, Omar de Frias, is a former NASA project manager. When Intuitive Machines, a leading participant in the NOVA-C Lunar Lander project, approached de Frias about creating a special cigar that commemorates the NOVA-C launch, Fratello was more than willing to take…
SAVINELLI 2023 SAINT NICHOLAS PIPE
2023 marks the 11th anniversary of Savinelli’s Christmas edition pipes. Saint Nicholas pipes present a range of Savinelli’s best-selling shapes in a brand new limited edition colorway. Contrasting a warm, earthy fine rusticated finish, each pipe features a mouthpiece of proprietary, iridescent winter blue acrylic, the cooler tone complemented by accents of white acrylic and bright nickel evoking the season’s…
PETERSON 2023 PIPE OF THE YEAR
Appearing in Peterson catalogs as early as 1906, the X160 is a historic Irish shape defined by its deep, swan-neck bend and softly rounded, Egg-like bowl. In this one-time revival as Peterson’s 2023 Pipe of the Year, the X160 benefits from the factory’s modern advancements in finishing and quality control, featuring a sterling silver military mount and vulcanite Patent Lip…
THURSDAY PIPE GROUP
Our low-key weekly pipe group meets from 3PM to 7PM (or a little later if we’re having fun.) We often sample and discuss tobaccos — old favorites and the newest blends. There may or may not be titillating conversation, intellectual pursuits and the pairing of certain adult beverages. There’s a VERY small fee ($1) to participate in tasting (in compliance…
PIPE NEWS: JULY 26, 2023
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…
CHESAPEAKE PIPE & CIGAR LOGOWEAR
Several people have inquired about buying embroidered Chesapeake Pipe & Cigar logo polos, so I’ve set-up a couple of pages with my shirt vendor where you can buy exactly the shirt / logo combination you want and have it shipped directly to you I’ve selected the CORE PERFORMANCE DRI-TECH POLO line of shirts after personally wearing this brand’s shirts weekly…
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.…