Now this cigar, like many I smoke are not at their peak. Much like a 3rd division team (or whatever its called now) I get what’s left. Normally a little worse for wear, split and cracked wrappers. This one had a 1 inch split from the foot, straight upwards. A wee patch and some Gum [...]

Now i blended this a while ago, under the guise of making a Dunhill Ready Rubbed alternative.  I tweaked the blend over and over, with the help from members of the Nottingham Pipe Club. Tom (NWPipeSmoker) reviewed this blend for me back in November, at the time the blend had no name. With the prospect [...]

Now im sure this only went a year or so ago, but Pall Mall Rolling tobacco is back. I used to smoke this as part of mix, 50% Pall Mall to 50% Samson Green Or Old Holborn Yellow. But seeing as all 3 went, I have had to change it up a lot. At first [...]

Now I have ended up with a few of these and I know I was going to review them over Christmas (Yes Tom I admit it, I didn’t). I already stock these and the feedback so far has been good. So after a disaster of dinner, I poured a glass of port and started hunting [...]

This blend is something a Krys a Polish Poet, smokes on a regular basis. He leans towards, dark heavy plugs and flakes. This is no different, about 60% Mick Mcquaid Plug & 40% Kendals Dark Plug. Both plugs had been shredded into small chunks. The mixture smells as you would expect, dark and nutty. I [...]

Blended in : Germany (By PÖSCHL) Contains : Virginia & Burley Cased/Top : Amaretto Pipe : Peterson System style reject I should have planned my smoking order, hindsight great isn’t it? After the Irish Whiskey, this light blend is going to taste at its best. I gave it a good 30 mins of beer and [...]

I was asked to try one of these, after one of our oldest and biggest customers complained about them. He took 4 to try; one smoked hot and harsh inside the wrapper, one smoked in 20 mins, one fell apart on him and the other was ok. Needless to say he didn’t order the boxes [...]

Blended in : Ireland (Don’t think it still is, possibly Denmark or Holland) Contains : Virginia, Kentucky & Burley Cased/Top : Irish Whiskey Pipe : Parker Bruyere 01 For my second smoke of the pipe club, I dug into the Irish Whiskey. I have been tempted with this one in the past, but since I [...]

Blended in : England Contains : Virginia & Burley Cased/Top : Rose & Geranium Pipe : Parker “Collection” Bent Shell Briar I had smoked this stuff years ago and cant really remember it at all. So when the January pipe club meeting came along, I brought this as one of the 6 tobaccos on offer. [...]

Blended in : England Contains : Virginia, Black Cavendish, Burley, Latakia Cased/Top : None Pipe : Parker “Collection” Bent Shell Briar I brought this from a customer back in the summer. He had picked it up in Germany and didn’t really like. So I got a 48gram tin for £5, I tried it in the [...]