A Chat with Chris Gawith of Gawith and Hoggarth

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A Chat with Chris Gawith of Gawith and Hoggarth

I had a chance to sit down with Chris Gawith and chat to him about his two brands, Samuel Gawith and Gawith and Hoggarth. It was an audio interview, so I have transcribed it as such. Are you thinking about dropping one of the brands? No, not at all. They are all made under the …

Industry Spotlight Pipe News

IPCR 2019 Update #2 What’s New in Pipes? Dunhill is back?!!?

James Foster, CST After my previous article covering the regulatory affairs in the industry and the changes to International Premium Cigar &; Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) tradeshow, I thought a good follow up would be all the good news and great new products that are still hitting the market this year as a bit of …

Industry Spotlight

IPCPR 2019 Update #1 Regulatory Affairs and Changes to IPCPR

James Foster, CST Well, friends, it’s that time again where I’ve trekked out to Vegas for you in the summertime… Braving the heat, strange offers from Uber drivers, and Brian Levine’s attempts at comedy to bring you the latest news that’s fit to print about the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) trade …

Pipe Collecting Pipe News

Father the Flame Movie a Must See for Pipe Enthusiasts

James Foster, CST After 7 years and 6 countries we’re finally seeing a finished product that the pipe community has been anxiously waiting for. We’ve seen snippets and previews at the Chicago show, and you might have run across Chad Terpstra, Jeremy Rush, and team filming throughout the years enough to be excited about this. …

Pipe Collecting

Mystery: The Peterson System Stem That Time Forgot

James Foster, CST Mark Irwin reached out to me around the end of last year and asked if I would be interested in participating in a project. When he mentioned it was Peterson project- my interest was piqued immediately. In this case, it’s the patent that time forgot which was uncovered by Mark Irwin and …

Pipe Collecting

Meerschaum, The Past and Present

James Foster, CST Recently on the forums, an old post got resurrected about the differences between block and pressed meerschaum and the reminder was that pressed meerschaum is rarely used these days because it takes huge machines to use. I actually didn’t know this and thought it would be a good time to talk to some experts …

Industry Spotlight

Bisgaard Pipes Under New Ownership and Growing

James Foster, CST If you haven’t heard of Bisgaard Pipes you’re not alone. I actually hadn’t heard about them either until Kevin mentioned to me that they were under new ownership. “New Ownership? I didn’t know the old owners, how long have they been in business?” I asked. “Why don’t you write an article about …

Industry Spotlight

Briarworks Gets New Digs

James Foster, CST The fact that Briarworks has moved everything to a new location is nothing new. What is new though is the fact that they have opened up a storefront to have customers stop by and buy a pipe, or sit down in the lounge and smoke a cigar from their humidor. I had …

Pipe Shows

2018 Texas Pipe Show Re-Cap

James Foster, CST The Texas Pipe Show has come and gone, and I thought it would be a good idea to recap the show, post some pictures, and share some commentary from some of the folks that attended. The Texas Pipe Show this year was the 2nd year in a larger format. In prior years, …

Industry Spotlight

Changing of the Guard: The End of the Dublin Era at Peterson

James Foster, CST While it’s not late-breaking news at this point about the purchase of Peterson pipes by Laudisi, and the Peterson tobacco line to Scandinavian Tobacco. I did feel it was important to talk to the stakeholders about what the future holds. So strap yourself in as I had a chance to talk to …

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A Chat with Chris Gawith of Gawith and Hoggarth

IPCR 2019 Update #2 What’s New in Pipes? Dunhill is back?!!?

IPCPR 2019 Update #1 Regulatory Affairs and Changes to IPCPR

Father the Flame Movie a Must See for Pipe Enthusiasts

Mystery: The Peterson System Stem That Time Forgot

Meerschaum, The Past and Present

Bisgaard Pipes Under New Ownership and Growing

Briarworks Gets New Digs

2018 Texas Pipe Show Re-Cap

Changing of the Guard: The End of the Dublin Era at Peterson