It is actually a good bit harder than I thought it might be to glean a lesson from every day, particularly days like today, when I basically did nothing. So, leaving behind the life lessons type of learning for today, I did, in the course of planning our Spring garden, discover that between Jen and [...]
Pipe Tobacco Today
The following was originally published in the German pipe-smokers publication Pfeifenbox.
While some may bemoan the passing of the great blends of yesteryear, or the changing of hallowed, ancient formulae, I personally believe that modern pipe smokers are just now entering a renaissance in pipe tobacco blending, one that promises great things for all fans of [...]
Pairing Tobaccos & African/Arabian Coffees
What could be hard about pairing coffee with Tobacco? You pour a cup, you pack your pipe and it’s a good Morning, right? Well, not once you learn that there are almost as many coffee varietals out there as there are tobacco blends. That means a lot of “research”! Unfortunately, this much research means that [...]
Pairing Tobaccos & Island Coffees
With this installment, our adventure in pairing coffee with our tobacco draws to a close. Before we go, we have two more stops to make. Let me preface this installment by saying that I am not a fan of either of these coffees, simply because it is almost impossible to smoke anything with them without [...]
Pairing Tobaccos & Far Eastern Coffees
The coffees of the Far East are more buttery, with less acidity than most other coffees. They are generally heavy-bodied, almost syrupy, and have a much more “earthy” feel and taste to them than most other coffee varietals.First up is Indian Mysore Nuggets Extra Bold, an intriguing (and intriguingly named) coffee from the [...]
Pairing Tobaccos & Central American Coffees
Central American coffee varietals are known for their classically full aromas, medium to full body, and a clean, sometimes sweet taste. They are, by far, the most familiar and approachable coffees in the world, comprising some 70% of all coffee drunk in the world. This familiarity can provide an easy entrée into the process of [...]
Pairing Tobaccos & Single Malt Scotch Whisky
A new study recently released by the Foundation for Important Pipe Science shows that pipe tobacco and single malt scotch can be excellent “dual-indulgences”, to use the study’s language. The study, funded entirely by a Mr. Jon Tillman, who also happens to be the only member of the foundation, is, in Mr Tillman’s words; “…a [...]
Taking time to Taste the Tobacco
The following is an interview of me for a German pipe-smokers publication called Pfiefenbox
Few pipesters can totally withstand the lure of a new blend. But in tasting, as in all else, there’s dabbling and doing. Jon Tillman manages tobaccoreviews.com, the world’s most comprehensive database of information and opinions on pipe blends. In this interview, he [...]
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