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NUMBERED ARTICLES IN DATE ORDER
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275 Relax in the Library (December 17, 2011)

Relating to both Pipe and Cigar Smoking

230 Dunhill - The White Spot (March 11, 2010)
226 New Tobacco Control Legislation (October 1, 2009)
       
 

Aspects of Pipe Smoking

 

Aspects of Cigar Smoking

276 Succession to Lorenzo – the Italian Master (January 12, 2012) 277 Caliqueños - a Spanish secret no longer (January 26, 2012)
274 Pipe Tools – every time you smoke (December 1, 2011) 273 Limited Editions (November 16, 2011)
272 Pipes with a Difference (November 3, 2011) 271 Cigars are Serious (October 20, 2011)
270 Across the (e-)Counter (October 6, 2011) 268 What can go wrong? (September 8, 2011)
267 Are you on the List? (August 25, 2011) 266 Your Humidor: To maintain - To prepare (August 11, 2011)
265 Being Prepared (July 28, 2011) 264 "Let’s ask in here" (July 1, 2011)
263

Winter Watch-out (June 30, 2011)

262

Who Was Davidoff? (June 16, 2011)

261

The Calabash Pipe (June 2, 2011)

260 The Kindest Cut - for you (May 19, 2011)
259

Appeal of  the Bent Pipe (May 5, 2011)

258 Short Filler Cigars (April 21, 2011)
257

By Design (April 7, 2011)

256 This is how it all started (March 24, 2011)
255

What a visit! (March 10, 2011)

254 The Winemaker: “SIZE DOES COUNT ...” (February 24, 2011)
253

Hans Christian Andersen - the pipe by Stanwell (February 10, 2011)

252 So you did get a Humidor for Christmas! (January 27, 2011)
251

Can a Dunhill fit into your Budget?(January 13, 2010)

250 The next steps for Cigar Smokers (December 9, 2010)
249

The Steps Following (December 2, 2010)

248 OK, OK Here it is! (November 18, 2010)
247

First Pipe University Pipe (November 4, 2010)

246 Ageing Cigars (October 21, 2010)
245

SAVINELLI - 5 generations 135 years of tradition (October 7, 2010)

244 Nicaragua - Spirit of Cigars (September 23, 2010)
242 Back To Nature (August 26, 2010) 241 “Not a Problem!” We offer Solutions (August 12, 2010)
240

The Short Smoke (July 29, 2010)

239 South Africa’s Unique Cigar (July 14, 2010)
238

Go Mzansi (July 1, 2010)

237 Celebration (June 17, 2010)
236

A Good Day in the Shop (June 3, 2010)

235 Out & about with your Cigars (May 20, 2010)
234 Inadvertent Benefits (May 6, 2010) 233 The Kindest Cut - for you (April 22, 2009)
232 Estate Pipes (April 8, 2010) 228 Hi Tech or the Common Touch (February 11, 2010)
229 More Marca Pipes (February 25, 2010) 224 In & Out of the Box (September 4, 2009)
227 Settling Down (January 11, 2010) 222

DON’T “Just do it” (August 6, 2009)

225 The Down Side (September 17, 2009) 220 Blending in Cuba (July 9, 2009)
223 The “Oom Paul” (August 20, 2009) 218 Blending “outside-the-box” (11 June, 2009)
221

“Teaching HOW to fish” (July 23, 2009)

216 Value for Money (May 14, 2009)
219 “Tongue Bite” – the Dreaded Demon! (25 June, 2009) 214 Selections – Trial without Error (April 16, 2009)
217 The Tailor-made Tool (May 29, 2009) 212 Cigar Casa and Cigar Collection (March 19, 2009)
215 “I don’t  need a Tobacco Pouch!” (April 30, 2009) 210 Cuban cigars – About choice (February 19, 2009)
213 Down Memory Lane (April 2, 2009) 208 Checklist for 2009 (January 22, 2009)
211 Through the Smokescreen (March 5, 2009) 206 Choice (December 11, 2008)
209 New Pipe Smoker (February 5, 2009) 204 The Budget Cigar (November 20, 2008)
207 The Pleasure of the Pipe (January 8, 2009) 202 The Benchmark Montecristo 4 (October 23, 2008)
205 The Budget Pipe (December 4, 2008) 200 Benchmark or Reference Point (September 25, 2008)
203 The Basic Pipe (November 6, 2008) 198 The Cigar Ashtray (August 28, 2008)
201 The Benchmark in Pipes (October 9, 2008) 196 Churchill: The Man and The Cigar (July 31, 2008)
199 9000 miles from the USA (September 11, 2008) 194 A Fruitful Dinner (July 3, 2008)
197 Buffing and Beeswax (August 14 , 2008) 192 Lighting (June 5, 2008)
195 To filter or not to filter? (July 17, 2008) 190 Cutting (May 8, 2008)
193 The New Pipe (June 19, 2008) 188 Limited Editions (April 10, 2008)
191 Tobacco Storage (May 22, 2008) 186 The Robusto (March 13, 2008)
189

The Albanian Advantage (April 24, 2008)

184 www.habanos.com (February 14 , 2008)
187 Spit & Polish (March 27, 2008) 182

A Short Smoke (January 17, 2008)

185 Getting Started (February 28, 2008) 180 Holiday Time (November 22, 2007)
183 Straight Pipes (January 31, 2008) 179 What is a Cigar Dinner? (November 8, 2007)
181 More about Meerschaum (January 3, 2008) 177 Test the Team (October 11, 2007)
180 Holiday Time (November 22, 2007) 175 Ring-size (September 13, 2007)
178 Wet Smoking ( October 25, 2007) 173 Test your Senses (again) (August 16, 2007)
176 'n Boer maak 'n Plan (September 27, 2007) 171 Half Corona “Varies” ( July 19, 2007)
174 Filter Pipes (August 30, 2007) 169 Taste, Taste, Taste (June 21, 2007)
172 “Golden Oldies” (August 2, 2007) 167 Start-Up Costs (May 24, 2007)
170 “Spring” into action (July 5, 2007) 165 Paradigm Humidification System ( April 26, 2007)
168 Profile of a Pipesmoker (June 7, 2007) 163 The Big Three (March 29, 2007)
166 LORENZO - Personally Selected (May 10, 2007) 161 Beat the Heat (March 1, 2007)
164 TWIN BORE from ROSSI (April 12, 2007) 159 Aging, Aged, Old Cigars (February 1, 2007)
162 Business as usual (March 15, 2007) 157 A New Humidor (January 4, 2007)
160 A Danish Classic (February 15, 2007) 155 Cigars in Transit (November 30, 2006)
158 Aged! (January 18, 2006) 153 One word - “Trinidad”! (November 2, 2006)
156 Italian Ingenuity (December 14, 2006) 151 Zino Davidoff (October 6, 2006)
154 Systems - “Ugh”! (November 16, 2006) 149 Test your Senses (September 7, 2006)
152 A Shop-within-a-Shop (October 19, 2006) 147 In the Beginning ... (August 10, 2006)
150 Heads You Win (September 21, 2006) 145 Starting your Collection (July 13, 2006)
148 This one is for the Ladies (August 24, 2006) 143 The Ooooh’s and Aaaah’s (June 15, 2006)
146 Affordable quality! (July 27, 2006) 141 Is ½ a cigar still a cigar? (May 18, 2006)
144 Stanwell - nuff said! (June 29, 2006) 139 Cuban 3’s, 5’s & 25’s (April 20, 2006
142 Dingler’s Dream 1904 (June 1, 2006) 137 Cuban Confusion (March 23, 2006)
140 Ingenuity and Economics (May 4, 2006) 135 Romeo Romeo Romeo (February 23, 2006)
138 The Gold Band that sells (April 6, 2006) 133 Checklist for 2006 (January 26, 2006)
136 Buying Pipes - you & me (March 9, 2006) 131 A cigar for all Seasons ( December 29, 2005)
134 Those were the days (February 9, 2006) 129 “All I want for Christmas is ……” (December 1, 2005)
132 Meerschaum – the real thing (January 12, 2005) 128

Summer Smoking (November 17, 2005)

130 Summertime (December 15, 2005) 126 Cigars are not “smoking”! (October 20, 2005)
128

Summer Smoking (November 17, 2005)

124 PPR Selection (September 22, 2005)
127 Coincidence or What? (November 3, 2005) 122 Random Cuban Selection (August 25, 2005)
125 "Classical" My Word! (October 6, 2005) 120 "Cigars Away" (July 28, 2005)
123 Mature Pipes III (September 8, 2005) 118 "The Very Best" (June 30, 2005)
121 Two faces of Savinelli (August 11, 2005) 116 What makes a 'good' cigar? (June 2, 2005)
119 A long, long time ago…. (July 14, 2005) 114 Are the Americans happy? (May 5, 2005)
117 Tobacco in Winter (June 16, 2005) 112 Your Cigars this Winter (March 24, 2005)
115

Filling the Gaps (May 19, 2005)

110 Three Hoyos (March 10, 2005)
113 Maintenance & Repairs (April 21, 2005) 108 The Taste (February 10, 2005)
111 Pipe of the Year (March 24, 2005) 106 Oh dear - I did it (January 13, 2005)
109 The Wesley Houseblends (February 24, 2005) 104 Surprise Year-end cigars (December 9, 2004)
105 The Allure of Meerschaum (December 30, 2004) 102 Which Cigar to smoke? (November 11, 2004)
103 Is your Pipe too hot? (November 25, 2004) 100 With Dinner in mind (October 7, 2004)
101 Dry Smoking (October 28, 2004) 98 Top Marques (September 9, 2004)
99 The Constant Clay (September 23, 2004) 96 The Cuban Cigar World (August 11, 2004)
97 Is longer, cooler, drier, better? (August 26, 2004) 94 What about a "Turbo" Cigar lighter? (July 15, 2004)
95 Mature Pipes II (July 29, 2004) 92 Cigars - in Winter (June 17, 2004)
93 Pipes - the perfect "Cure" (July 1, 2004) 90 Variety is ..... (May 20, 2004)
91 Tobacco in Winter (June 3, 2004) 89 What price the Cuban Taste? (May 6, 2004)
88 Surprise, Surprise! (April 22, 2004) 87 Preparing my new Humidor (April 8, 2004)
86 I repeat - It pays to visit (March 25, 2004) 85 All is not Gloom & Doom (March 11, 2004)
84 Face-to-face beats Fax-to-fax (February 26, 2004) 83 El Credito International Cigars (February 12, 2004)
82 Manufacture of Briar Pipes (January 29, 2004) 79 Nicaragua - a resurging star (December 18, 2003)
80

Beechwood - Now even better value! (January 1, 2004)

77 Learning through Experience (November 20, 2003)
78

Stanwell - Pipes with character (December 4, 2003)

76 Leisure Reading (November 6, 2003)
76

Leisure Reading (November 6, 2003)

75 Cigar Bargains (October 23, 2003)
74

Handmade Pipes (October 9, 2003)

73 Short Filler in larger "Premium" cigars (September 25, 2003)
72 Preserving your Pipe (September 11, 2003) 71 The Business of Cigars (August 28, 2003)
70 Prestige Pipes (August 14, 2003) 68 Wesley's Cigar Dinner (July 3, 2003)
69 Savinelli Dry System - for the new Pipe Smoker (July 17, 2003) 66 The Short Filler Cigar re-visited (June 5, 2003)
67 Profile of a Pipe-smoker (June 19, 2003) 64 "Boom Again" (May 8, 2003)
63 Memories of Lorenzo - the Italian Master (April 24, 2003) 62 South African wins highest Cigar Award (April 10, 2003)
61 Preserving Your Pipe (contd) (March 27, 2003) 60 The Budget Speech (March 13, 2003)
59 Preserving Your Pipe (contd) (February 27, 2003) 58 The English Influence (February 13, 2003)
57 Preserving Your Pipe (January 30, 2003) 56 Lacioderma the Beetle revisited (January 26, 2003)
55 Restored to former glory (January 2, 2002) 54 When is a Torpedo not a Torpedo? (December 12, 2002)
53 The Nobility (November 28, 2002) 52 The Role of the Roller (November 14, 2002)
51 The Art of the Pipe (October 31, 2002) 50 Wesley's Cigar Dinner (October 17, 2002)
47 System Pipes (September 5, 2002) 48 Cigar Scissors (September 19, 2002)
45 Taking Stock (August 8, 2002) 46 Budget Cubans (August 22, 2002)
43 "Superblends" to the rescue! (July 11, 2002) 44 Time is short. (July 25, 2002)
41 Meerschaum - Mystery and Myths (June 13, 2002) 42 Excellence in Cigars (June 27, 2002)
39

"Filter" Pipes (May 16, 2002)

40 Aluminium Tubed Cigars (May 30, 2002)
36 Compact Pipes (April 4, 2002) 38 A new Humidor (May 2, 2002)
33 Mature Pipes (February 21, 2002) 37 Cigar Dinners (April 18, 2002)
31 Longevity (January 24, 2002) 35 Compact Cubans (March 21, 2002)
29 Prestige Pipes (November 29, 2001) 34 Hand or Machine.... or Both? (March 7, 2002)
25 Pipe Racks (November 1, 2001) 32 Target Market Is this you? (February 7, 2002)
24 The Calabash Pipe (October 18, 2001) 29 Summer Season (December 27, 2001)
22 Smoking Outdoors (September 6, 2001) 28 Festive Cigars (December 13, 2001)
20 Pipes - what's in a good brand name? (August 9, 2001) 26 The Cocktail Season (November 15, 2001)
18 Richard Carleton Hacker (July 12, 2001) 25a "Those cigars - who smokes them?" (October 18, 2001)
17 "Freeform" - pipes with personality (June 28, 2001) 23 Preparing for the "Lift-off"? (September 20, 2001)
15 Pipe and Cigars? Subsidise your cigar smoking! (May 31, 2001) 22 Smoking Outdoors (September 6, 2001)
14 Liquid Fuel Lighters (May 17, 2001) 21 "Dust" on your cigars? (August 23, 2001)
11 "Filter" pipes (April 5, 2001) 18 Richard Carleton Hacker (July 12, 2001)
9 Lighting Up (March 8, 2001) 16 Perception of strength in a cigar - a complex question! (June 14, 2001)
6 Are you one of the lucky ones? (January 25, 2001) 15 Pipe and Cigars? Subsidise your cigar smoking! (May 31, 2001)
3

Is a pleasure shared a pleasure doubled? (December 14, 2000)

14 Liquid Fuel Lighters (May 17, 2001)
    10 Ringsize (March 15, 2001)
    9 Lighting Up (March 8, 2001)
    8 Why not a Short Filler cigar? (February 22, 2001)
    5 What do I need to do to keep my cigars in good condition? January 11, 2001)
    3 Is a pleasure shared a pleasure doubled? (December 14, 2000)
    2 What makes a good cigar? (November 30, 2000)
     

 

 

 

 

Commentary

 

Other Items

    269 A man with a purpose (September 22, 2011)
1

Increase your smoking enjoyment - Variety (November 16, 2000)

243

You’re sure to require one sooner or later….. (September 9, 2010)

7

"I'm looking for a gift for a man" (February 8, 2001)

231

Zippo (March 25, 2010)

12

Your own Pipe or Cigar Club (April 12, 2001)

104

Internet Interaction (January 27, 2005)

13

Why all these new brands from Cuba? (May 3, 2001)

73

Leisure Reading (November 6, 2003)

19

Smoking Out - Sympathetic Venues (July 26, 2001)

49

"Walk well with me" (October 3, 2002)

30

Smoking 2002 (January 10, 2002)

   
65

"Website Reviewed" (May 22, 2003)

   

 

 

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