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Every Sunday is...
Free Bowl Sunday

Ever wondered about the flavor of the tinned tobaccos but didn’t want to commit without trying them out first? Thought about trying a new flavor tobacco or having a custom blend prepared specially for you? A little behind in pipe maintenance?

Pipe smokers, this is your day!

Every Sunday, you can come in with your pipe and sample the featured tinned tobacco of the month or any one of our 20+ bulk pipe tobaccos on us.

Stop by and let Ed, our pipe expert, answer your pipe questions, custom blend your tobacco, or clean and polish your pipe.

This is the perfect chance for the pipe novice or the grizzled veteran to try a new blend and discuss everything pipes.

Come share the passion!

This Month’s Featured Tinned Tobacco

Cornell & Diehl – Autumn Evening Pipe Tobacco (2 oz. tin)

A red Virginia cavendish cased with a delicate maple flavor. An exceptionally smooth aromatic that tastes the way it smells. And what a taste it is! Autumn Evening captures the spirit of maple syrup; it is deeply sweet and luscious, yet not overpowering.

Pipe Quote of the Month
"Nowhere in the world will such a brotherly feeling of confidence be experienced as amongst those who sit together smoking their pipes."
The Results and Merits of Tobacco, 1844, Doctor Barnstein

Pipe Tip of the Month...

Should you dedicate a pipe for each type of tobacco?

We hear this question often.

There are basically three different categories of pipe tobacco; aromatic, Virginia and English. Each has it's own characteristics. As each is smoked they will impart it's unique flavor into the porous briar and cake of the pipe they are smoked in. The more the given tobacco is smoked in the same pipe the more of it's flavor will linger behind. When a different type of tobacco is smoked it will be influenced by the tobacco previously smoked. This effect can last for the next 5 - 10 bowls and in extreme cases the pipe will have to be thoroughly cleaned to remove the previous flavors. A pipe that is used to smoke many different types and blends of tobacco will eventually become very bland tasting. If you have the luxury of several pipes it would be a good idea to dedicate a pipe or two to each type of tobacco to avoid tainting your smoking experience. There are some pipe smokers that will go so far as to dedicate a pipe for each brand of tobacco. While this may be extreme, it would be great to have at least 1 pipe dedicated to your absolute favorite tobacco blend. By doing so you'll experience the taste of the tobacco in it's purest form.