Here we go, the first Tobacco File since going from bi-weekly to monthly for the regular column (there will be bonus posts for some new blends). I have to say, I’m very happy with this format, I had much more time to dig into these mixtures. To think I started the Tobacco Files—or, "What I Smoked Th …

So in the last Tobacco File, I wrote that I would be changing the main column from biweekly to monthly, and would write short, bonus blogs highlighting a single blend—likely something new or special in some way—when opportunity presents. Well, here is the first such installment, as I’ve spent the la …

Introducing Charatan Pipe Tobaccos! Charatan has a long, rich history in the world of pipes and tobacco. Frederick Charatan began carving Meerschaum pipes in mid-1800s London, and in the following decades would turn briar pipes garnering international prestige from the pipe world. Frederick’s …

We recently put together a list of the best-smelling Aromatic pipe tobacco blends, but of course, you don’t have to go to Aromatics for a great room note. Plenty of pipe blends can fill the air with delightful aromas, top flavored or not.That said, some of these room notes may be less pleasant to t …

This is a Tobacco File I’ve been looking forward to—two new releases. First we have Whimsical, the second blend in the  Birds of a Feather series. Of course, this is the collaboration between Sutliff Tobacco and Mac Baren master blender Per Georg Jensen that gave us Uno with i …

Another excursion into two fine pipe tobaccos and one premium cigar. This column we have Samuel Gawith Fire Dance Flake and Hearth & Home Louisiana Red. Samuel Gawith Fire Dance FlakeDeveloped with one of the U.S.A.'s lady smokers, FireDance is Our Best Brown 6" Fla …

Jump to... Carolina Red Flake Sansepolcro The Beast Sun Bear From Beyond Eight State Burley Folklore Palmetto Balkan We’ve seen many small batch and limited run blends from a number of brands lately. It seems each has a story of its own, so we wanted to explore these r …

Another two weeks enjoying two great blends, G. L. Pease Westminster and Cornell & Diehl Pegasus. This is one of those rare Tobacco Files where I’m actually revisiting a blend and not having something for the first time. I got a tin of Pegasus some months back and smoked a bit …

We have another brand new blend in this Tobacco File, the latest in Sutliff's Barrel Aged Series—Crumble Kake No. 4. Instead of doing another recently release or themed pick, for our second tobacco blend, I thought I'd find something on which there was very little information out there. I opted …

La Vieja Habana ACID Ambrosia Java Undercrown Herrera Estelí Deadwood Kentucky Fire Cured Factory Smokes There's something special—something timeless—about smoking a premium cigar, hand-rolled by experts and blended with fine tobaccos to impart rich, dynamic profiles. It isn't hard to imag …