A finely ground snuff, not a toast but close. Fairly dry, a small amount of moisture. As soon as you twist the dispenser a strong spearmint aroma comes out of nowhere. The initial pinch is very light and delicate, then a sudden but short burn of strong Spearmint. The smell is very natural and subtly [...]

I saw the pre rolled cigarette version in France but stupidly didnt take them. I was hitting my self all the way home for not getting some. Then yesterday i got an email from Sarah (a sales rep for a cigar/tobacco company) saying she had somthing intetesting to show me. I hate being told that, [...]

“THE tobacco industry is threatening to flood Australia with half-price cigarettes and force the government to cough up billions of dollars in compensation if it is forced to remove branding from cigarette packets. WATCH VIDEO British American Tobacco chief executive David Crow, the man behind the Winfield and Benson & Hedges brands, yesterday said cigarette [...]

Sent to me by Elliott, been waiting to try this one. A flavoursome but relatively flat smoke.

A review of 3 pipe tobaccos : Astomans2112 – Astro Blend + Mac Barens – 7 Seas Cherry  + McLintocks – Syrian Latakia Detailed write ups to follow…..  

Yes you read that right, CHEESE & BACON! We had to try some of this, its a unique snuff. This medium dry snuff has lovely gold brown colour. A little powdery but not a toast fine though, thank god. The aroma starts off with bacon crisp smell which fades to long lasting grilled cheese aroma. [...]

A review of the Astor Filter, made by Reemtsma (Germany) Nicotine – 0.8mg Tar – 10mg CO2 – 10mg Smooth and sweet cigarette, subtle spices (cinnamon/licorice) hints on finish. Maple & Honey sweet.

This is an email I received from FOREST this morning. Just relaying the message along. Smoking in cars: BMA admits “error” The British Medical Association has apologised for claiming that “studies demonstrate that the concentration of toxins in a smoke-filled vehicle is 23 times greater than that of a smoky bar”. The claim was made [...]

Just passing the message around so no one ends up buying a stem that wont fit. Peterson have changed the stem sizes and (slightly) the bowl shapes of the “Standard System Range. We only found out a week ago, i was told me when i ordered that the sizes had changed and the new stems [...]

Another mixed bag…. ****First impressions of Cornell & Diehl – Billy Bud Now i got the impression from taste and smell that this has a sweet casing. From reading (i always blind taste) i doesnt have any. I wasnt aware it contained maduro(cigar) leaf, i suspect the sweetness was from this. Still a great tobacco, [...]