The Future of Pipe Smoking in Canada by Charles Lemon (DADSPIPES), All Rights Reserved, January 2019 Tobacco is under attack – and losing. Unless you’ve been living in a fallout shelter for the last 30 years, no one should be shocked to hear this. Most of us have grown up hearing about the evils of tobacco and the industry behind it. Anti-smoking campaigns, increased understanding of the effects of smoking on human health, and restrictive legislation at all levels of government have combined to see tobacco use decline sharply over the last two decades. According to the…
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By: DADSPIPES Posted on: SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 Down near the bottom of my box of estate pipes to refurb was this Yello Bole Standard Brylon octagonal billiard. I had noticed the unique shape of the bowl when the auction lot arrived, but I figured I had better do some research before playing with this pipe too much. According to Pipedia, Brylon was invented in 1966 by the S.M. Frank & Co Ltd as a cheap alternative to briar. Brylon consists of a resin material mixed with “wood flour” (aka sawdust). It’s heavier than briar, and can reputedly heat up…
By: DADSPIPES Posted on: APRIL 16, 2016 I had a pair of Brigham pipes sent to me for some work, a 2-Dot Sportsman model bulldog and a 318 billiard. The owner had found the pipes in a local antique shop. The price was right but the pipes had a few issues to contend with, most notably stem fit. The pipe stems were original as far as I could tell, but both suffered from opposite fit problems – the stem on the 318 was loose enough to fall out, and the bulldog’s stem seemed to be glued into the mortise. I…
By DADSPIPES Posted on:OCTOBER 3, 2016 Updated on February 8, 2018 As both a Canadian and a pipe lover, it is perhaps inevitable that I hold a special place in my heart for Canadian-made pipes, especially those produced by Brigham Pipes, one of the country’s oldest pipe-makers, and one that has survived two World Wars, the Great Depression, countless lesser economic upheavals, and the more recent and radical cultural shift away from tobacco use. I have dozens of vintage Brigham pipes in my personal collection, and over time I have developed some fluency for identifying and dating the various examples of briarwork,…
By Patrick Lagreid @phxcigarguy On December 11, 2018 The company added the new color ways at this year’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, with availability beginning last week both to retailers and via its online store. The Cut is a dual blade guillotine cutter that can handle cigars up to a 62 ring gauge. The black color-coated blades are made of 440 stainless steel are coated with a non-stick lacquer for easy cleaning. It features a spring-loaded release and ergonomic handles for ease of use. Each of the four new colors sells for $49 and comes with a gift box and two-year warranty.…
By Patrick Lagreid @phxcigarguy On December 11, 2018 Fans of RoMa Craft Tobac’s standalone limited edition projects will have a pair of cigars to pick from in the coming year, as Skip Martin told halfwheel of the company’s plans for the limited editions in 2019. The CRAFT 2019 release is headed to Riverside Cigar Shop and Lounge in Jeffersonville, Ind. in celebration of the store’s 10th anniversary. This year’s release is a 6 1/2 x 44 lonsdale that uses the CroMagnon blend with a Connecticut broadleaf wrapper accented by either a natural Ecuadorian Connecticut or candela Ecuadorian Connecticut foot and “a variety of flourishes”…
By Charlie Minato @charlieminato On December 11, 2018 Two years ago, Davidoff’s flagship store in Macau received an exclusive cigar. It was part of a program that saw just about every Davidoff of Geneva — since 1911 flagship receive an exclusive release. Now, American consumers will have a chance to buy the cigar on American soil as part of Davidoff’s Vault Series. Read more…
By Patrick Lagreid @phxcigarguy · On November 30, 2018 For the bulk of its 42-year history, the name Elie Bleu was familiar with a singular thing in the world of cigars: high-end humidors. While that is still the case, for the past several years the company has been expanding into other products, most notably lighters and cutters. At the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, the company rolled a slew of new products that the company released as part of its 40th anniversary celebration that seemed to not just be a milestone, but the start of a new chapter in the company’s history. Included in the…
While the news of Oliva Cigars being under new management isn’t recent, there is an update regarding the Oliva family and what’s been going on since the change in management in 2016. By Simon Lundh Posted on November 2, 2018 “I still feel like it’s mine, like it’s part of me, and hopefully I will be around for many years to come.” Gilberto Oliva sits, cigar in hand, in the Oliva Cigar Company office in Estelí. We’re talking about the company he’s worked for and owned together with his siblings, José, Carlos, and Jeannie, for more than 20 years. That is until 2016, when…
By Patrick Lagreid @phxcigarguy · On November 21, 2018 While the Palió name has been exclusively associated with cigar cutters, there’s a new lighter bearing the name heading to retailers across the country. Read more…