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'''English''': Aside from the obvious geographical uses, the word "English" is often used among pipe smokers to refer to blends with latakia in them. In reality, however, the term only developed to differentiate blends made in the United Kingdom, especially in the days of the now defunct Tobacco Purity Laws, which prohibited humectants and most flavorings from being added to the tobacco. A more precise term is "latakia based". | '''English''': Aside from the obvious geographical uses, the word "English" is often used among pipe smokers to refer to blends with latakia in them. In reality, however, the term only developed to differentiate blends made in the United Kingdom, especially in the days of the now defunct Tobacco Purity Laws, which prohibited humectants and most flavorings from being added to the tobacco. A more precise term is "latakia based". | ||
'''English Cavendish''': The name commonly used to refer to dark flue-cured or fire-cured Virginia tobacco which is steamed and then pressed over a period of several days to weeks. It is not flavored as other forms of Cavendish generally are. Rattray's ''Dark Fragrant'' is one example of an available English Cavendish blend. | |||
'''Eskimo''': According to the [[Eskimo|A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts by Bill Burney]], a pipe shape by Tom Eltang created as a variation on Ed Burak's bulldog design and sporting a smooth, flat stem and shank with a canted, domed bowl. | '''Eskimo''': According to the [[Eskimo|A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts by Bill Burney]], a pipe shape by Tom Eltang created as a variation on Ed Burak's bulldog design and sporting a smooth, flat stem and shank with a canted, domed bowl. | ||