January 2011
1 post
Tongue Bite in Pipe Smokers
Tongue Bite is a fairly common problem among pipe smokers; even veteran smokers can experience it from time to time. Since you didn’t mention what kind of tobacco you smoke, I can only assume that it might be an aromatic. Aromatics tend to be the biggest villains when it comes to tongue bite. They are very moist and burn hot, which produces very hot steam, which is the root cause of tongue...
September 2010
1 post
Lighters vs. Matches
I can remember a time when the only option for lighting a cigar, pipe, cigarette, gas stove, etc. was a wooden kitchen match. My mother and grandmother used to keep a small metal box with a lid next to the stove and strike a match to light the stove. My father and grandfather only used matches for their cigars and/or pipes.
Having been a cigar and pipe smoker for the better part of 30...
August 2010
3 posts
Park-Lane Tobacconist - No. 15
Park-Lane No. 15
Description: Our fullest English mixture yet. This blend is a combination of our No. 12 full English and a generous amount of Louisiana Perique. For those who enjoy full English style mixtures with Perique.
No. 15 has a wonderful pouch aroma of Perique and Latakia. The blend reminds me a great deal of Dunhill Nightcap, being a soft and smooth smoke from the beginning and an...
Cuban Cigar Review: Cohíba Siglo VI
Cohíba Siglo VI Size: Robusto (52 x 5.9) Strength: Medium to Full Price: £24.55 ($38.60)
I received a few Cuban cigars as a gift from a good friend who lives in the UK. My wife and are planning on visiting him and hie wife sometime in the future. We share the love of good cigars and pipe tobacco. I thought this would be a great opportunity to sample and review some of the top quality Cuban...
Rocky Patel 15th Anniversary
Hi, welcome to my first posting. I’ve selected the Rocky Patel’s 15th Anniversary cigar series to by my first review.
These cigars made their debut in the United States on July 30, 2010, but my local tobacconist had them a week or so early. The cigar is made in Nicaragua with a blend of Nicaraguan filler tobaccos, Habano Ecuadorian wrapper, and binder from Jalapa (Nicaragua). The...