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Peterson Barlings?
Gosh, I'm not even sure what that could be referring to, but if true it has to be a very long time ago indeed (at least twenty years).- swilford
- Post #25
- Forum: British Pipes
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Peterson Barlings?
Peterson is not making them and has nothing to do with the project. Peterson makes Peterson pipes and that's all (oh, well, Irish Seconds, but those are transparently Peterson seconds).- swilford
- Post #18
- Forum: British Pipes
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Is Baracchini Owned By Savinelli?
Barracchini is owned by STG/Cigars International and is primarily marketed by pipesandcigars.com. It is definitely not made by Savinelli. Sykes -
Dunhill now made in Italy?
Dunhills are made in England and have always been made in England. Bits of the their supply chain upstream happens elsewhere. Some materials come from elsewhere in Europe and packaging probably comes from Asia. Because that's how supply chains work. And this isn't a new phenomenon. As long as... -
How are Smokingpipes.com and Laudisi Distribution Group Related?
Other people covered this pretty well, but here's a tidy way to think about Laudisi's business units: Cornell & Diehl & Peterson: Sell globally in various markets to national distributors. In the case of the US market, sell to LDG. For other markets, sells to distributors in those countries...- swilford
- Post #9
- Forum: Pipe Tobacconists - B&M's and Internet Retailers
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Peterson Rua
Thank you for this. And thank you for being so generous with your time and advice, George. We were spinning in circles on that one--something Peterson had last done decades ago--and Josh and I were sitting in his office (in the US) trying to figure out who to ask (Josh had already asked all the... -
Peterson Rua
The blasting was done at Peterson. The staining was done at Peterson. They were done at Peterson. The first idea to do something like this was Shane Ireland's (Director of Smokingpipes). The sandblasting is the result of Peterson's normal process, with bowls selected that were particularly... -
Recommendations on a Lightly Flavored Blend That Retains Tobacco Flavor
GL Pease Haddo's Delight has been my go-to for exactly this for twenty years. It's fairly strong, the flavoring is noticeable but not overwhelming, and it also ages really nicely.- swilford
- Post #40
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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Dunhill POS - Removing Dip Stain Taste
Trying to clear up a little history here: Dunhill pipes are made at a factory in north London. The Dunhill brand--including the White Spot division which makes Dunhill pipes--is owned by Richemont, a Swiss luxury goods company. The Dunhill pipe tobacco brand is owned by British American... -
McClelland's Leaf Went Where?
Your sources are correct. There was a little leaf left that McClelland sold to C&D, but it was stuff that both companies used and no one would be very excited about; it was just convenient for both parties. C&D also bought a small cutter (similar to one we already had, so not exciting, but...- swilford
- Post #5
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Peterson POTY 2021 Need To Get Here Quick.
It's going to be later in the year. We/Peterson had hoped that we'd have it out by the summer, but we're running behind. Supply chains are pretty snarled up still and we just couldn't get everything lined up to get it into production for it come together in time (on our, admittedly, belated... -
Laudisi And Peterson.
Yes, Laudisi Enterprises owns Kapp & Peterson. Kapp & Peterson makes Peterson pipes in Sallynoggin, a neighborhood in south Dublin. This was a small-run US-exclusive--pipes went to about twenty different retailers, but all in the US--which is why they're not on Peterson.ie. Similarly, if...- swilford
- Post #5
- Forum: Pipe Tobacconists - B&M's and Internet Retailers
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McClelland Blends at SP. VIP Exclusive.
In 2004, after we'd run out of Christmas Cheer 2003. As described.- swilford
- Post #34
- Forum: Pipe Tobacconists - B&M's and Internet Retailers
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Oh, Look! Another Storage Room Full of Unfinished Stummels!
I think maybe I was unclear: by saying that it's an independent process at these factories, I wasn't saying that the bowls weren't turned by these factories (though in some cases they are not). I was saying that there's basically a 'bowl turning area' and it turns briar blocks into stummels... -
Oh, Look! Another Storage Room Full of Unfinished Stummels!
Craig, this is a good answer except that it's still more efficient to turn bowls the old way than use CnC today because CnC machines are just very slow. The two approaches coexist, with CnC more efficient up to X number of bowls (somewhere between 500 or 1,000 at once is the cross-over... -
Oh, Look! Another Storage Room Full of Unfinished Stummels!
Important things to know when assessing validity of these claims (and the claims are totally valid): 1) Bowls in factories are usually turned en masse. Setting up and tooling for bowl turning 'French-style' (which is also used elsewhere, but that's the term we use for it because it originated... -
Savinelli 6mm Charcoal Filters
It so very much depends on what you're smoking and your smoking style that there really isn't a right answer here. The general expectation is that they're replaced after each smoke, but if you're getting three bowls out of a balsa filter, that's obviously perfectly fine. Really, it's whatever...- swilford
- Post #35
- Forum: Pipes Accessories
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Savinelli 6mm Charcoal Filters
Hey, I just wanted to get ahead of speculation on this one. The charcoal filters were brought to market for a pair of reasons (from Savinelli's perspective): 1) You may have noticed that buying Savinelli balsa filters has become challenging lately (a problem that will get worse over the coming...- swilford
- Post #11
- Forum: Pipes Accessories
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C'Mon Smokingpipes.com!!!! Get With It
It's almost all domestic demand growth. Export grew a little faster, but about 80% of C&D's sales are domestic, so most of the growth is from pipe smokers in the US. And it's fairly broad-based. If you mean on the individual level, that's sort of the nature of the product: it would take a...- swilford
- Post #83
- Forum: Pipe Tobacconists - B&M's and Internet Retailers
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C'Mon Smokingpipes.com!!!! Get With It
Shane beat me to the punch on part of this, but I wanted to answer the C&D part, speaking for C&D: We grew capacity at C&D by about 20% in 2020, while sales grew by 37%. We actually started 2020 with a pretty good inventory cushion. By the end of the year, that cushion was pretty much gone and...- swilford
- Post #28
- Forum: Pipe Tobacconists - B&M's and Internet Retailers