John Cotton’s is a classic brand that’s been delighting pipe fans for years, but the double-pressed series represents a revolutionary change of pace for John Cotton’s and the pipe tobacco industry as a whole. It starts with dark-fired Kentucky and Viginia tobaccos pressed & sliced into flakes, but here’s where it gets different: The flakes are tumbled out into a ribbon and allowed to breathe for a while before being re-pressed into a crumble cake. The secondary fermentation caused by this process creates an intense tin aroma and deep, rich flavor unlike anything else on the market, without any bite or sharp edges. Grab a tin of Double-Pressed Kentucky, and witness a rare development in an ages-old industry.