WillBrown

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Was an ardent pipe smoker in the 1980's and early 1990's. I quit smoking altogether in 1998, but only temporarily (I used to be a slave to cigarettes; which I now detest). Some of my favorite blends back in the day were Balkan Sobranie, Players Navy Cut, Elephant & Castle Isle of Skye, Nightcap. In 2013 I picked the pipe up again, and haven't regretted it. Indeed, I enjoy smoking a pipe more than ever before.

Today, unlike the past, I refuse to be a slave to nicotine. I only smoke 3 or 4 times a week, usually on the weekends, outdoors, never indoors—I smoke in moderation. I tend to dislike blends that are high in nicotine, or even worse, that have too many additives.

My reviews are purely based on my own preferences. All my ratings should be viewed with a grain of salt—none are meant to disrespect. Since 2013, I've already noticed my smoking profile has changed. At the beginning, I was more an English/Latakia lover, but have since preferred VA/PERs or just straight VA's. I love pure tobaccos better than most other blends, and am not a fan of most aromatics. I do not intend on reviewing every blend I smoke, that would take up too much time, but, I do review blends that have piqued my interest in some way (whether good or bad).

I've had the good fortune to "pipe-up" in quite a few unique places across the globe—I almost always have at least one pipe with me. One goal, while traveling, is to visit as many pipe/tobacco shops as I can. An interested reader of my reviews, here at tobaccoreviews.com, can get a good idea of where I've been to over the years. I use my reviews here as a sort of travelogue; the various tobaccos I've smoked always provide me with memories of where I was when experiencing a particular blend. I find this form of reviewing very therapeutic. It's a good marker.

I own only about two-dozen pipes. Some of the brands include, Viprati, Butz Choquin, Nording, Jobey, Boswell, Mario Grandi, Roma, Kaywoodie, among a few others. My favorite style are bents, Canadians, Meerschaum's (Turkish), and Zulus. My latest pipe is my most prized, a replica Lee Van Cleef custom made Meerschaum (aka "Colonel Mortimer"). I also like traditional clay pipes.

Keep on pipin'

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Favorites

Date Blend Reviews Avg Rating
2013-12-05 4noggins - Chipman Hill 21 ★★★★ 3.4
2014-11-03 4noggins - Bald Headed Teacher 79 ★★★★ 3.4
2014-11-04 Cup O' Joes - #4 Yeti Flake 5 ★★★★ 4.0
2015-10-07 Elephant & Castle - Isle of Skye 3 ★★★★ 4.0
2013-12-05 Esoterica Tobacciana - Penzance 463 ★★★★ 3.5
2013-12-05 Hearth & Home - Black House (Marquee Series) 113 ★★★★ 3.6
2015-04-06 J. F. Germain & Son - Balkan Sobranie 86 ★★★★ 3.3
2013-12-05 John Patton - Storm Front 46 ★★★★ 3.6
2015-10-21 Mac Baren - Capstan Gold Navy Cut 61 ★★★★ 3.3
2013-12-01 McClelland - Drama Reserve (Grand Orientals) 62 ★★★★ 3.7
2021-02-12 Orlik Tobacco Company A/S - Golden Sliced (Red Tin) 490 ★★★★ 3.3
2014-11-03 Peter Stokkebye - Luxury Twist Flake (No. 402) 224 ★★★☆ 3.2
2015-01-29 Reiner - Blend 71: Long Golden Flake 149 ★★★★ 3.6
2013-12-13 Samuel Gawith - Full Virginia Flake 602 ★★★★ 3.5

Reviews

137 reviews
421 helpful votes 		4 star:
21 Strongly Recommended
3 star:
63 Recommended
2 star:
43 Somewhat Recommended
1 star:
10 Not Recommended

Preferences: Perique 3.4, Oriental/Turkish 3.3, Latakia 3.3, Virginia 3.3, Burley 3.2, Kentucky 3.2, Cavendish 3.1, Black Cavendish 3.1

Date Blend Reviews Helpful Rating Avg Rating
2022-11-19 Tinder Box - Reserve 1928 28 0 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.5
2022-11-18 Vauen - Auenland - The Shire (Hobbit) 25 1 ★☆☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.6
2022-11-18 Low Country Pipe & Cigar - Waccamaw 37 0 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.5
2021-11-21 Sutliff Tobacco Company - Match Flying Dutchman 15 1 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.7
2021-09-22 Borkum Riff - Original 77 1 ★★☆☆ ★☆☆☆ 2.0
2021-09-05 Robert McConnell - Scottish Cake 121 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2021-09-04 Deadwood Tobacco House Blends - Sweet Jane 1 3 ★★☆☆ 2.0
2021-09-04 Samuel Gawith - Best Brown Flake 291 2 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.4
2021-03-10 Ashton - Gold Rush 48 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2021-01-21 Rattray - Marlin Flake (British Collection) 276 0 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2021-01-21 Cornell & Diehl - Haunted Bookshop 275 0 ★☆☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2020-08-22 Samuel Gawith - Firedance Flake 140 3 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.7
2020-03-03 Savinelli - Brunello Flake 33 2 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.3
2020-03-03 Lane Limited - BLWB 71 4 ★★★☆ ★★☆☆ 2.5
2019-12-30 Dan Tobacco - Patriot Flake (American History Mixtures) 50 1 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 3.1
2019-09-19 Cornell & Diehl - Carolina Red Flake (Small Batch) 48 5 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.5
2019-06-17 Reiner - Professional 27 0 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.9
2019-04-09 Mac Baren - Burley London Blend 156 2 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.0
2019-04-09 Mac Baren - Gold Block 86 1 ★★☆☆ ★★☆☆ 2.1
2019-04-09 Dan Tobacco - Tordenskjold Virginia Slices 55 4 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.1
2019-01-18 Dan Tobacco - Hamborger Veermaster 118 2 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.1
2018-12-30 Lane Limited - Burley 4 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.5
2018-12-30 Tinder Box - Blend No. 2 8 2 ★★☆☆ ★★☆☆ 2.1
2018-09-16 Peretti - 125 Burley Slices (Flake) 5 2 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.0
2018-09-16 Peretti - Oriental No. 40 (English Blends) 21 2 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.2
2018-08-18 Peretti - Tashkent (English Blends) 40 4 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.7
2018-08-18 Mac Baren - HH Pure Virginia 78 4 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.4
2018-08-18 Mac Baren - Amphora Virginia 63 3 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.4
2018-08-18 Mac Baren - HH Burley Flake 77 7 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.6
2018-05-25 Cornell & Diehl - Derringer 12 7 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.9
2018-05-22 BriarWorks International - Pete's Beard's Blend 14 3 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.6
2018-05-21 G. L. Pease - Regents Flake (Old London Series) 36 5 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 3.0
2018-05-18 Cornell & Diehl - Mad Fiddler Flake (The Old Ones) 25 8 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.2
2018-05-10 Sutliff Tobacco Company - Medium English #502 9 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.4
2018-02-26 Mac Baren - St. Bruno Flake 173 3 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2017-07-02 Tinder Box - Philosopher Blend 33 3 ★★★☆ ★★☆☆ 2.5
2016-07-26 McClelland - Blue Mountain/Balkan Blue 101 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.4
2015-10-08 Rattray - Black Mallory (British Collection) 151 2 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.1
2015-10-07 Esoterica Tobacciana - Margate 208 0 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2015-10-07 Mac Baren - Capstan Original Navy Cut 212 2 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.4
2015-10-07 Elephant & Castle - Isle of Skye 3 2 ★★★★ ★★★★ 4.0
2015-09-28 John Middleton, Inc - Carter Hall 444 6 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 3.0
2015-09-26 Mac Baren - HH Vintage Syrian 232 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2015-09-25 Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Clan Aromatic (Original) 175 0 ★★☆☆ ★☆☆☆ 2.0
2015-08-24 Sutliff Tobacco Company - Molto Dolce (Sutliff Private Stock) 174 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.2
2015-08-22 Robert McConnell - Scottish Flake 104 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.3
2015-08-10 Iwan Ries - Gourmet English 23 1 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.7
2015-08-08 Villiger - Cocktail Hour (1888) 15 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.3
2015-08-06 McClelland - Tudor Castle (Collector Series) 60 7 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.8
2015-08-06 Hearth & Home - WhiteKnight (Marquee Series) 87 3 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.4
2015-08-01 D & R Tobacco - Ramback Regular (Ramback) 18 5 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.1
2015-07-31 D & R Tobacco - Penhooker 7 5 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.4
2015-07-31 Cornell & Diehl - Old Joe Krantz 202 3 ★☆☆☆ ★★★★ 3.2
2015-07-27 Cornell & Diehl - Billy Budd (Melville At Sea) 139 6 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.4
2015-07-07 Drew Estate - Gatsby Luxury Flake 30 2 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.9
2015-07-07 Tsuge Premium Pipe Tobacco - Summer Daydream (The Four Seasons) 14 6 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2015-07-05 Peterson - My Mixture 965 614 2 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.2
2015-07-02 Peterson - The Royal Yacht 433 3 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.0
2015-06-25 Sutliff Tobacco Company - Chocolate Mousse B30 28 1 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 3.0
2015-06-16 McClelland - Stave-Aged Virginia 35 Ribbon 27 2 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.5
2015-06-10 Mac Baren - HH Old Dark Fired 242 1 ★☆☆☆ ★★★★ 3.6
2015-06-10 Torben Dansk - Blue Note 218 0 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.7
2015-06-10 McClelland - 3 Oaks Original (Craftsbury Series) 25 4 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.3
2015-05-26 G. L. Pease - Barbary Coast (Original Mixtures) 210 2 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.0
2015-05-25 Wessex - Campaign Dark Flake (Brigade) 64 3 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.5
2015-05-22 Solani - 660: Silver Flake 122 2 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.7
2015-05-12 Savinelli - Armonia 39 6 ★★☆☆ ★☆☆☆ 1.6
2015-05-12 Hearth & Home - Ten to Midnight (Signature Series) 60 3 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.0
2015-05-04 Tabac Manil - La Brumeuse (Pure Semois) 78 5 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2015-04-29 Dan Tobacco - Da Vinci 91 2 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.7
2015-04-28 Iwan Ries - IRC Virginia Flake 28 3 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.5
2015-04-28 Mac Baren - Three Nuns 232 9 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.1
2015-04-22 Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Erinmore Flake 390 6 ★☆☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.9
2015-03-31 Sutliff Tobacco Company - Match Model 3 2 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 3.0
2015-03-29 Sutliff Tobacco Company - Match Barking Dog 10 8 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.3
2015-03-27 Sutliff Tobacco Company - Match Country Doctor 9 4 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 2.7
2015-03-27 Sutliff Tobacco Company - Match Revelation 35 3 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2015-03-26 Sutliff Tobacco Company - Match Ready Rubbed 49 6 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.2
2015-03-21 Peterson - Flake 226 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.6
2015-03-18 Mac Baren - Presbyterian Mixture 300 2 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.2
2015-02-13 McClelland - Frog Morton (Craftsbury Series) 371 1 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.2
2015-02-13 Mac Baren - HH Acadian Perique 105 4 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.2
2015-02-07 McClelland - Smyrna No.1 (Grand Orientals) 53 3 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2015-01-31 Peter Stokkebye - Turkish Export (No.84) 34 5 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.5
2015-01-29 Reiner - Blend 71: Long Golden Flake 149 7 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.6
2015-01-21 Planta - Pergamon 10 1 ★★☆☆ ★☆☆☆ 1.9
2015-01-20 Mac Baren - Amsterdamer (Amsterdamer Blends) 18 4 ★★☆☆ ★★☆☆ 1.9
2015-01-20 Gallaher Limited - Condor Ready Rubbed (Green) 142 3 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.0
2015-01-19 Peter Stokkebye - Balkan Supreme 130 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2015-01-19 Peterson - University Flake 431 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.0
2014-11-05 McClelland - Blackwoods Flake (Personal Reserve) 232 1 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.5
2014-11-05 Samuel Gawith - Squadron Leader 541 3 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.4
2014-11-05 Mac Baren - 7 Seas Black Blend 40 3 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.1
2014-11-05 Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Escudo Navy De Luxe 448 2 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.5
2014-11-04 Cup O' Joes - #4 Yeti Flake 5 14 ★★★★ ★★★★ 4.0
2014-11-04 McClelland - Katerini Classic (Grand Orientals) 21 2 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.2
2014-11-04 Hearth & Home - Magnum Opus (Marquee Series) 66 1 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.7
2014-11-04 Solani - 656: Aged Burley Flake 262 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.4
2014-11-04 Cornell & Diehl - Green River Vanilla 32 1 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2014-11-04 Peter Stokkebye - Luxury Bullseye Flake (No. 403) 302 3 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2014-11-04 J. F. Germain & Son - Balkan Sobranie 86 5 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.3
2014-11-04 Comoy's of London - Cask #1 Double English (Comoy's) 18 3 ★☆☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2014-11-03 Peter Stokkebye - Dansk Black (No.47) 14 2 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.4
2014-11-03 Mac Baren - Virginia No. 1 264 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2014-11-03 Seattle Pipe Club - Plum Pudding 192 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.5
2014-11-03 Fribourg & Treyer - Golden Mixture 35 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2014-11-03 Mac Baren - Capstan Gold Navy Cut 61 5 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.3
2014-11-03 G. L. Pease - Chelsea Morning (Old London Series) 160 3 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.4
2014-11-03 Peter Stokkebye - Luxury Navy Flake 265 2 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 3.2
2014-11-03 Kramer's Pipe and Tobacco Shop - Blend for Cary Grant 27 16 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.9
2014-11-03 4noggins - Bald Headed Teacher 79 3 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.4
2013-12-14 John Patton - Dark Horse 17 2 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 3.1
2013-12-14 McClelland - Syrian Full Balkan 40 0 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.7
2013-12-14 Orlik Tobacco Company A/S - Golden Sliced (Red Tin) 490 2 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.3
2013-12-14 Peterson - Early Morning Pipe 597 3 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.1
2013-12-13 D & R Tobacco - Windsail Platinum Blend (Windsail) 10 3 ★★☆☆ ★☆☆☆ 2.2
2013-12-13 Boswell Pipes & Tobacco - Pennsylvania Dutch Treat 60 2 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2013-12-13 Samuel Gawith - Full Virginia Flake 602 2 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.5
2013-12-09 B&B Tobacconists, llc - Beck's Ol' Limey Bastard 52 2 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.5
2013-12-09 Peter Stokkebye - Nougat (No.24) 70 2 ★★☆☆ ★★☆☆ 2.6
2013-12-09 Japan Tobacco - Momoyama (Smoking Mixture) 34 2 ★☆☆☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2013-12-05 Rattray - Highland Targe 64 4 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.9
2013-12-05 Hearth & Home - Black House (Marquee Series) 113 8 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.6
2013-12-05 Peterson - Nightcap 671 5 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.5
2013-12-05 Lane Limited - BCA 166 2 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.2
2013-12-05 Peter Stokkebye - Luxury Twist Flake (No. 402) 224 10 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 3.2
2013-12-05 Sutliff Tobacco Company - Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend 70 8 ★☆☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2013-12-05 Charles Fairmorn - Lancer's Slices 89 9 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.7
2013-12-02 Boswell Pipes & Tobacco - Paradise 20 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.7
2013-12-02 Cornell & Diehl - Pirate Kake (Sea Scoundrels) 217 5 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2013-12-02 Mac Baren - 7 Seas Royal Blend 93 4 ★☆☆☆ ★★☆☆ 2.5
2013-12-01 Esoterica Tobacciana - Penzance 463 5 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.5
2013-12-01 4noggins - Chipman Hill 21 2 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.4
2013-12-01 Mac Baren - St. Bruno Ready Rubbed 142 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.0
2013-12-01 Lane Limited - 1-Q 396 3 ★☆☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2013-12-01 McClelland - Drama Reserve (Grand Orientals) 62 1 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.7
2013-11-30 John Patton - Storm Front 46 6 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.6