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.…
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Dan Tobacco: The Mallard Flake Plus Perique
Manufactured in a century-old brick building in picturesque Lauenburg, Germany, Dan Pipe Tobacco has gained quite a worldwide reputation among smokers, with a wide variety of blends and cuts offered. Andreas Mund became the successor in charge of production when Master Blender Jürgen Westphal retired, and is assisted by Heiko Behrens as well as Michael Apitz of Dan Pipe. The…
PETERSON 2023 SAINT PATRICK’S DAY PIPES
Since 1998, Kapp & Peterson has released special edition St. Patrick’s Day pipes each year, presenting a number of popular shapes in festive, distinctly Irish finishes unique to the limited run. This year celebrates the 25th anniversary of the storied series with a brilliant collection of commemorative designs evocative of the very first St. Patrick’s Day release. The 2023 St.…
FOLKLORE Small Batch 2023 By Cornell & Diehl
“We’ve learned some things as we’ve grown as a company, and we’ve incorporated modernized elements and an approach to ever-evolving our palate and progress as a company. This blend, Folklore, is a tribute to the way we have evolved since the time of our founding.” Jeremy Reeves, Head Blender at Cornell & Diehl Cornell & Diehl’s Small Batch tradition returns…
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…
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…
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…
CIGAR ADVENT CALENDARS
In the last couple of years, the traditional children’s advent calendar has taken on a completely new life. There are now advent calendars for many types of interests that the 19th century German Lutherans that began the tradition might not recognize — calendars for Dogs, for Scotch Lovers, for Women’s Make-up, for Tequila Lovers, for Cats and, yes, Cigar Lovers.…
PIPE TOBACCO DROP
As Maryland’s top source for premium pipe tobacco, we already had over 300 blends that you can explore on-site. , Recently added a few more: Sillem’s Commodore Flake Sillem’s Copenhagen Sillem’s Councilor 1695 Sillem’s London Sillem’s Mayor 1814 Flake Sillem’s Linea Epoque Antique Sillem’s Black Sillem’s Musketeer Cornell & Diehl Awakened Elder Cornell & Diehl Black Frigate Cornell & Diehl…