Trying my first bowl of exclusive in my Hardcastle 1/8 bent Dublin. It reminds me of Escudo, which I just enjoyed last night, but with more flavor and "kick." I also detect something that tastes like cigar. Me likey!
I ended up ordering an Armellini directly from Vilma for only 100 euros, plus 40 euros shipping. I'm excited to see it, and even more excited to give it to my wife!
I know this is made by KB&B, the same folks who made Kaywoodies. And I know it's old. Can anyone tell me anything else? Particularly, what is value might be?
According to the interwebs, Vilma Amorelli took over her father's business after his death, but apparently her son helps her now. I'm looking for a pipe by a female carver for my wife, who asked if there is such a thing. Does anyone know if Vilma carves exclusively any of her Amorelli pipes? Or...
I'm actually planning on selling a few myself, and I want to start here on this site, but I've been hesitating because it's hard for me to figure out a good price for each of them and I hate haggling.
Several years ago I went to the White Mountain Apache Reservation (Fort Apache) in AZ for about a week as a guest at a young woman's Sunrise Ceremony. It was a HUGE honor. During that week I participated in a sweat. The leader rolled a cigarette using the sacred tobacco that grows naturally in...
Solani Virginia Flake With Perique in my Neerup belge. Black Coffee on the side. Finishing Job Fosse's Nobel- winning novel Septology. Brilliant. Happy Saturday everyone!
I was looking at those, too, but was attracted to the much lower price of the Turkiewiczes. Another brand I've found is Antons (Anton Pipe Art Studio) out of Ukraine. He's got some great looking animal carved stummels, too....