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Exploring the Per G. Jensen Blender's Collection

Exploring the Per G. Jensen Blender's Collection

Posted by Greg Rosenberg on 4th Sep 2024

Per Jensen came to pipe tobacco blending as the second act of his career after decades on the pipe manufacturing side running the Georg Jensen Pipe Factory. As a master blender, he's brought his expertise to many beloved mixtures for nearly two decades, and now introduces the Blender's Colle …
Sleeper Smokes - 7 Underrated English Pipe Tobaccos

Sleeper Smokes - 7 Underrated English Pipe Tobaccos

Posted by Greg Rosenberg on 9th Jul 2024

The exploration of the vast selection of pipe tobacco blends is one of my favorite aspects of pipe smoking. Despite the many blends I have great appreciation for, I always have to be trying something new—it's not how everyone engages with the pastime, but I know plenty are like me. What's reall …
Sleeper Smokes - 7 Underrated Straight Virginia Pipe Tobaccos

Sleeper Smokes - 7 Underrated Straight Virginia Pipe Tobaccos

Posted by Greg Rosenberg on 16th May 2024

There are plenty of blogs out there listing some of the best pipe tobaccos to try within a given blend family. Our blog features several, curated with consideration given to popularity as well as personal recommendation. I usually make a point to include a blend or two in these lists that is …
Cornell & Diehl's Small Batch—Tracking the Innovative Series

Cornell & Diehl's Small Batch—Tracking the Innovative Series

Posted by Greg Rosenberg on 6th May 2024

Updated from original published Aug 12, 2022 Jump to... Carolina Red Flake Sansepolcro The Beast Sun Bear From Beyond Eight State Burley Folklore Palmetto Balkan Steam Works Since 2016, Cornell & Diehl's Small Batch series has brought us fantastic and imaginative  …
9 of the Best English Blends to Try

9 of the Best English Blends to Try

Posted by Greg Rosenberg on 22nd Aug 2023

Table of Contents Presbyterian Mixture G. L. Pease Westminster Peterson Nightcap Sutliff Balkan Sobranie Match Cobblestone Pawn Cornell& Diehl Star of the East Seattle Pipe Club Plum Pudding Ashton Artisan's Blend Mac Baren HH Latakia Flake 9 of the Best English Blends to Try In definit …
Exploring Bright Leaf - 9 Great Virginia Blends to Try

Exploring Bright Leaf - 9 Great Virginia Blends to Try

Posted by Greg Rosenberg on 5th Jul 2023

Table of Contents Mac Baren - HH Pure Virginia Peter Stokkebye PS 402 Luxury Twist Flake Sutliff 507c Virginia Slices Escudo Navy De Luxe Cornell & Diehl Bayou Morning Flake G. L. Pease Telegraph Hill Cobblestone Outdoors Hunting Rattray's Old Gowrie Peterson Irish Whiskey What is Virginia Tob …
One Decade of Sutliff Tobacco - A Mac Baren Company

One Decade of Sutliff Tobacco - A Mac Baren Company

Posted by Greg Rosenberg on 26th May 2023

May 2023 marks the tenth anniversary of  Mac Baren’s acquisition of the Altadis USA Pipe Tobacco Division, now Sutliff Tobacco (the original name which Mac Baren promptly restored). The pipe tobacco operation was of little significance as a division of Altadis USA, itself a subs …
A Complete Guide to Cellaring Tobacco - The Benefits of Age

A Complete Guide to Cellaring Tobacco - The Benefits of Age

Posted by Greg Rosenberg on 28th Mar 2023

Updated from original published April 2022 Why Cellar Tobacco Blends How Different Blends Change The Right Environment for Aging Tobacco Keeping Track of your Cellar Different Containers for Cellaring If you’re at all like me when I was getting started, “cellaring” is something you often …
10 of the Best Burley Blends to Try

10 of the Best Burley Blends to Try

Posted by Greg Rosenberg on 22nd Mar 2023

Table of Contents Mac Baren HH Burley Flake G. L. Pease Barbary Coast Tabac Manil La Brumeuse Sutliff Ready-Rubbed John Cotton's Double Pressed Burley Solani Aged Burley Flake Peterson Irish Flake Cobblestone Hiking Cornell & Diehl Haunted Bookshop Wessex Burley Slice Burle …