The best Irish Flake has ever tasted.

mustanggt · Dec 12, 2014

One of my favorites but it never tasted so good till I bought this.

However!!! Once I got down to the last third I started to get that horrible stain taste. This is a silver spigot POY for 2003. Surely they would have given a little extra effort to keep that skanky crap out of the chamber. There wasn't a drop in the shank area so I thought I was good to go. I've got it almost cleaned out but I should never had to do that. Ok rant over. I've smoked other flakes in it and they taste outstanding as well so it's a keeper.

mustanggt · Dec 12, 2014

I have come to that conclusion as well. This will be the last Pete I buy. I've always loved their shapes and classic lines but no more nasty stain gunk.

jarit · Dec 13, 2014

I hereby praise French pipes, their briar and engineering.

dottiewarden · Dec 13, 2014

I hereby praise French pipes, their briar and engineering.

Although I usually smoke Irish Flake in a Peterson Sterling Silver 80s Bent Bulldog, I do love my Chacoms.

docspipe · Dec 13, 2014

I never have had the problem with tasting the stain while smoking any of my Peterson's. Out of the 6 that I own, 3 were new, and 3 were estate from Smokingpipes.com. I do like the classic shapes, but I find them a bit on the heavy side and take longest time to break in for that sweet spot out of all the pipe brands I own. Once there, they are great smokers for me. Also, I'm not a fan of their P-lip at all...I only have one of them, a sandblast tankard, and only because they don't offer that style in fishmouth.

rigmedic1 · Dec 14, 2014

I have that same Peterson, a 2003 POY. Honestly do not like smoking mine either. But I bought a Ropp Vintage Billiard from Smokingpipes.com that is smoking rings around it. I don't like BC pipes at all, but that Ropp is becoming one of my favorites. Not all French made pipes are created equal, apparently. Or Irish ones either!

melvinsunsmokedcastello · Dec 14, 2014

I have 3 Butz-Choquin pipes ALL of them smoked great from the first bowl! I wouldn't write off French pipes... I think BC's offer one of the best bang for the buck out there.

mustanggt · Dec 14, 2014

I have that same Peterson, a 2003 POY. Honestly do not like smoking mine either

I really like smoking the first 2/3 of the bowl but that last third is horrid. Since the majority of the smoke is delicious I'll keep it but I think I'm done with Peterson.

misterlowercase · Dec 14, 2014

I hereby praise French pipes, their briar and engineering.

I've been hounding the webs in search of early French allbriar pipes, as well as the "sports" nosewarmer billiards, of which they made many.
I have a Genod allbriar of recent make that is one of my best smokers, uncoated bowl and deep yumminess!
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