How to select pipe tobacco online is a question we get asked frequently via our toll free line. There is no magical one size fits all way to select pipe tobacco – no offense meant to any of you; but, pipe tobacco smokers are somewhat fickle and your taste change over time. #always How to […]
Pipe tobacco in general won’t keep forever. Unfortunately, like a lot of consumer products that are perishable, pipe tobacco will dry out over time. It’s just a fact of life. We get asked all the time: how long? The short honest answer is it depends on the type of best pipe tobaccos you are using, […]
We sell a lot of Kentucky Select pipe tobacco for good reason: it’s a classic well made best pipe tobacco that tastes great, is affordable, highly rated via customers on our site (check em out) and it’s a well known brand. A market leader. Kentucky Select pipe tobacco is made using a classic Virginia tobacco […]
The best pipe tobacco products are manufactured like any consumer product using a finite number of organic materials and processes that are unique to each pipe tobacco manufacturer. And the variances in the “quality” of the tobacco product you smoke can all be tied back to these finite attributes. Good pipe tobacco should be made […]
A great tasting pipe tobacco that is economical, soothes the palate, works great in your manual or electric cigarette machine (doesn’t clog it up) and that is readily available is a good thing for today’s roll your own folks. Before we segue to some specific great tasting pipe tobacco brands let’s talk about what makes […]
You are living life on the go, smartphone in hand and multitasking with the best of them but always looking for a great pipe tobacco product that’s going to enhance your Roll Your Own Lifestyle!! We stock almost a hundred brands of pipe tobacco here at Windy City Cigars, we are roll your own friendly […]
Pipe tobacco is available in just about every taste under the sun and you’ll find consistent pricing across most major brands – they are all acutely aware of each other’s pricing, which works out in a pipe tobacco smokers favor. But you will find some variances in the flavor, texture and tobacco sources among the […]
As a pipe tobacco smoker you are no longer tied to the corporate behemoths know as cigarette companies. Let your smokers pride pipe tobacco flag of independence as you keep these lifestyle issues in mind. Check out pipe tobacco by Windy City Cigars here. It’s a flavor rich world for most pipe tobacco smokers and […]
Our story: ten plus years in business – having the pleasure of helping a thousands of pipe tobacco smokers and premium cigar folks with hundreds or maybe thousands of questions. Who is keeping track? Not us. WindyCityCigars.com has got the best pipe tobacco brands at reasonable price. Keep them coming, by the way, we appreciate […]
We know smoking is not necessarily a good thing. But it’s a lifestyle choice, and if you are an RYO cigarette tobacco smoker, here are a few tips that may help you save money. Using loose tobacco from the best brands is a better option too. Reviving Pipe Tobacco that has Dried out or Gone […]
Every pipe tobacco smoker has her/his likes and dislikes, especially when it comes to products that complement the RYO lifestyle. Here are a few you may want to consider. First let’s talk about pipe tobacco flavors, off the shelf or otherwise. Today you can get just about any exotic flavor for loose tobacco you can […]
Back in the 1800s, there was nothing known as the RYO tobacco or roll your own “anything” – in those days, all cigarettes were pretty much rolled by hand. And first-generation RYO tobacco folks were using newspapers as cigarette tubes. One can only imagine how these RYO cigarettes tasted. It was back in the dark […]
Back in the good old days in the cowboy era, long before the invention of cigarette machines, the only way to roll a cigarette was using your fingers. This was challenging for many and as the boomers back in the 1960s embraced “alternative products,” their skill set increased. But today, if you have to buy […]
Ten years of selling the best pipe tobacco, cigars, accessories and talking to thousands of you on the phone or messaging back and forth via our Facebook account has taught us a few things about pipe tobacco smokers and RYO lifestyle enthusiasts. Dive into our blog for recommendations and thoughts. Our Short List for Essential […]
Pipe tobacco has moved into the mainstream, used by millions of smokers every day. Some are buying products off the shelf, more enterprising out on the fringe “RYO lifestyle” smokers are making their own blends at the kitchen table and reinventing pipe tobacco usage all over again. Most good pipe tobacco is from the Commonwealth […]
The ubiquitous American commerce symbol, the tobacco farm is gradually fading from view. But, luckily brands like Kentucky Select Pipe Tobacco are driving tobacco consumption. And, let’s be honest burley tobacco grown in Kentucky is the “go-to tobacco plant” used in many popular brands of the best pipe tobacco including Kentucky Select. Our Kentucky Select […]
Historians believe the birth of the modern RYO lifestyle has it’s roots (sorry for the pun) in the days when organic tobacco plants were discovered by Native Americans in approximately 6000 BC. No one knows for sure but the earliest know usage of smoking what is now called pipe tobacco began when Native Americans began […]
Back in the good old days a man or woman with a cigar in hand was held in high esteem every debutante or bachelor of the moment celebrated smoking a stick while sipping champagne. Windy City Cigars has got the best tobacco for pipes on their website, please check it. Although, to be candid more […]
Taste can mean many things to many people (just Google it) and pipe tobacco is no different. You can buy low grade pipe tobacco at just about any convenience store or corner market in any city in the U.S. But in most cases, in a convenience store on the corner you don’t really have any […]
Back in the early days here in America, the original settlers (some times are known as Puritans) were no strangers to brew and pipe tobacco (the classic kind). If you dive into history and check the Mayflower logbooks, they mention their beer supplies were running low (our language), so time to pull the Mayflower into […]
