The next blend in the Sword & Board series premiers Tuesday at 10am CST. This one hearkens back to the days when latakia and anise-ish notes were often found paired together. Even the original Krumble Kake blend (according to one historian) was licorice infused. The final name is still being withheld at the moment, We […]
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Western Trilogy, Acadian Flek, and Stampede Kek (scented crumble plug) are back in stock. Van Gogh, Uzumaki, Moriarty, and Mountains of Madness get restocked next week. The next blend in the Sword & Board series debuts next week: Lich Knight (aromatic licorice Latakia mixture). Instagram is the most deleted app of 2023. We’ve decided to
We normally make a batch of Burlier Morning Pipe once a year for people who still want it. We stopped selling it because we try not to sell variant blends as a practice. We may start licensing or selling off old blends that we don’t have room for. We mentioned it before the end of
The Sword & Board series has kicked off. The adventures are just beginning. Dwarven Mine is an aromatic Latakia mixture that won’t leave you with a greasy creosote mouth feel. Despite the elegance of the blend, it is born of different fiery processes. Smoked Orientals (Latakia), steamed Virginia, toasted Burley, and blackened Burley. The next
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It’s going to be a fun one. We hope to get Western Trilogy back in stock by the end of week latest. We have Noble Aztec and Chocko Leone debuting tomorrow at 10am CST. Dwarven Mine is scheduled to make appearance Wednesday or Thursday. Moriarty may return this week if we’re lucky. Cheers,Ken
We’re on the app formerly known as Twitter. We’re not sure what we’re going to do yet. For now we’re keeping all real news here on the web site and using X for behind the scenes and work in progress art. I’ve been off social media for years and I am sure it can only
Ever imagine what it would be like to have twelve fingers? Of course you have. The default number system humans use is called base-10 and it works really well without paper because we have 10 fingers. One of the downsides of this numbering system is that it means blending more difficult. When we think in
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We do dark fired differently. Whether it’s our runaway success Spaghetti Western (steamed dark fired), Dark Fired Cherry (changed in the past few years to use steamed dark fired), or Uzumaki (aged dark fired); you’ll find less astringent notes and rough edges than the regular dark fired blend. Looking for something exotic? Mycroft uses unsmoked
A quick refresher on our Virginia + Friends blends.Mycroft: dark grades, turkish orientals, African burleyPeaty Hunt: broken brown flake with peated burleySpaghetti Western: red grades, cavendish dark fired, dark rumOriental Affair: imported reds, turkish orientals, fragranceSamsun and Delilah: old reds, turkish orientals, black cavendish, fragranceMoriarty: mostly black cavendish, lakeland style virginia, fragrance Cheers,Ken
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A quick legend of our Virginia puro offerings.Brown Flek: matured broken flake, comfy, all dayByronic Hiro: stoved red plugDr. Silence: reds, stoved, and dark. fragrant, all dayJupiter Slices: red plugKraken Bar: navy stoved red plugRed Line: reds and darkRoman Legion XO: matured red/orange/bright broken flakeStudy in Scarlet: All RedVan Gogh: matured ready rub/broken flakeZen Garden:
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