Pipe Smoking 101 Videos – Introduction to Pipe Smoking

Here are some videos intended to help my fellow pipe smokers, especially those new to the hobby, get ahead of the considerable learning curve we face when new to pipe smoking

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Bestmake by Pipeworks and Wilke

If you've ever wondered, as I have, what it was like being a pipe smoker back the day, Bestmake might be the time machine to take you back.

Tin description:

One of the oldest Wilke recipes. Virginia and Burleys are mixed with a non-aromatic Black Cavendish tobacco and topped with a generous amount of superior Latakia creating a traditional medium strength English blend. A rich mellow blend in the true British tradition

When I smoke a blend like this, I don't think of it as being British, I think of it as being a retro or American blend. Maybe its the burlies, maybe I'm all wrong. In any case, this is a grand tobacco blend.

There is something special about what burley and just the right amount of Latakia do together. Here they make a round, smooth, slightly rich presentation. The Virginia and Cavendish fill the blend out, adding sweetness, just a smidgin of tang, and some body. All in all its a well balanced medium blend I could smoke all day.