As always, an excellent read.
I loved the thought of using Brettanomyces (aka Bretts) in tobacco aging really sounds interesting. The B.Lambicus and Bruxellensis are the agent for the creation of wonderful, high acidic Lambic style beers in the Brussels area in Belgium, which very often have fruit added during fermentation. You can see them here on the shelf now, usually the Lindemans Raspberry, Blueberry, Peach, etc.. beers. I wonder if it's truly something worth exploring further with tobacco.... Mr. Pease... food for thought ;-)
Oh... and if someone (perhaps the editor) reads this, would you mind enlightening me as to which pipe this is