Category Archives: Put that in Your Pipe

A Tale of Two Syrups – Casings and Top Dressings

By Russ Ouellette Most pipe smokers are familiar with the terms "casing" and "top dressing", but what are they, how are they used and how are they different from each […]

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Curing Methods and Tobacco Types

By Russ Ouellette The curing of tobacco is sometimes likened to alchemy or subatomic structure by some pipe smokers. The fact is that curing is just a method of preparing […]

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Virginia Tobacco NOT from Virginia!?!?!

By Russ Ouellette Virginia or Brightleaf or Flue Cured … whatever you want to call it, it’s one of the most widely used strains of tobacco for pipe smokers. You’ll […]

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Oh, The Things We’ll Do for Pipe Tobacco

By Russ Ouellette I’m sure that some people think that pipe tobaccos are made by workers weighing out “some of this and a little of that”, mixing it up and […]

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Lovin’ Latakia

By Russ Ouellette In the last go-round, I blathered on about one of my favorite tobaccos-Perique. This time, I’m going to address my first pipe related love, Latakia. When I […]

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Passionate About Perique

By Russ Ouellette I love Perique. There, I’ve said it, and I’m not ashamed. I know that, as men, we’re not expected to wear our hearts on our sleeves, but […]

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Common Misconceptions Redux

By Russ Ouellette A while ago, I wrote a column about myths, urban legends and misconceptions tied to pipe smoking. [Common Misconceptions About Pipe Tobacco, June 20, 2010] I mentioned […]

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How to Adjust a Blend

By Russ Ouellette Some people will say "That car is red." while others will say that it’s scarlet, maroon, candy-apple metallic. What’s this got to do with adjusting a tobacco […]

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A Shopping List for the New Pipe Smoker

By Russ Ouellette One of the reasons cigar smokers cite for not trying a pipe is because of "all the stuff you have to carry around." Well, although there’s definitely […]

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Slave to the White Goddess

By Fred Bass Whenever the discussion starts on Meerschaum Pipes, the most frequent topic for the last 300 years has been about the development of patina. A well seasoned Meerschaum […]

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