February 2024
Hello Hoosier pipe smokers and friends!
I have a lot to cover in this months newsletter but first I’d like to give a recap of our last meeting.
Copper Canyon were great hosts and were gracious enough to give us a 20% discount on all pipes, tobacco and accessories, which I think most everyone took advantage of. We had a total of 14 people in attendance and roughly 6 new members joined! During the meeting we had a blind tobacco tasting graciously provided by our treasurer, Justin Drombosky of the Pipes, Pours and Pals Podcast. The tobacco was Peter Stokkebye’s Nougat. Pipe maker Jesse Kulp from Wisconsin was also in attendance and brought a nice display of artisan pipes. It was a great time of pipe smoking and comradery among Hoosier pipe smokers.
Looking forward to our March meeting, it will be held at Smokers Choice in Brownsburg, IN on March 23rd at 1pm, where we will be having our first annual slow smoke competition. The rules for the competition are as follows.
You may use any pipe of your choice.
Everyone will receive enough tobacco to fill their pipe, provided by the Pipes, Pours and Pals Podcast and will be Peter Stokkebye’s Black Coffee.
Everyone will receive two matches provided by the Get Piped Podcast and 1 minute to light their pipe.
The person who keeps their pipe smoking the longest will win an entry to UPCA’s slow smoke contest at the 2024 Chicago Pipe Show.
Only paid members are eligible to win the UPCA sponsorship.
An alternative prize will be given to the winner if they cannot attend the Chicago show or are not a full member of the Indiana Pipe Club. The sponsorship will then be passed down to the runner up, and so on.
Planning for future meetings, the board has discussed where we will be meeting in May. Tentatively we will meet at Briar and Burley in Bloomington, IN. More info to come on that!
International Pipe Smoking Day is coming up February 20th! We are planning to have a virtual hang out on our member only Discord. If you are a member and haven’t received an invite to the server, please reach out!
If you know of an Indiana pipe shop or a cigar shop that is pipe friendly, reach out by following the link below!
I look forward to seeing everyone in March!
Kirk Keener
President
https://linktr.ee/indianapipeclub