Columbus Day Blend

Columbus Day Blend belongs to the series of blends Paul's Pipe Shop devotes to calendar days. Per the maker's recipe, it combines several kinds of cavendish with straight Virginia and burley leaf, topped with coffee and vanilla. Burley's dry, nutty base is balanced by Virginia's light sweetness, while cavendish adds mellowness to the smoke.

Described as burning cool and smokable all day, this mixture sits among the middle-ground aromatics where, despite being flavored, the leaf taste isn't entirely masked. It suits smokers who love the coffee-and-vanilla pairing but want to avoid heavily syrupy blends. It's prepared in bulk at the shop's own counter.