I believe there are three different types of tobacco blenders in the world. First are the Professional Blenders. These are blenders who make their living by mixing different varieties of tobacco into the commercially available pipe tobacco we buy. They are blenders like Joe Lankford, Russ Oulette, Craig Tarler, Carl McAllister. The number is too long to list them all. …
I purchased two tins of Russ Ouellette’s Series Acadian English in August 2016 and opened the first tin about a month later. I smoked it at least once a day after that, so I’ve probably had about 15 or 16 bowls before writing this review. The tin note is enticing. I get the sweet, smokiness I associated with Latakia mixed …
I went “old school” this morning with my tobacco choice. How Old? The tobacco in my pipe came from a 14-oz. tin with a price stamp of $1.19. The tobacco in my pipe is so old that it went out of production before I met my wife. The tobacco in my pipe is older than our oldest son. The tobacco …
