I have a Belgique and love it. Along with other smaller pipes, Group 3 and down, it is really pretty versatile.
I'm not much haunted by ghosts, so I'm not quite as particular as some about one-tobacco-style use. I
think small pipes are great for first smoking really strong blends, to get a measure of the blend, so you can
decide how to smoke it, if it could go in a medium sized pipe, needs mixing with another tobacco, and so
forth. You can use it for short smokes, either for a short time slot, or as an appetizer or dessert for a different
blend in a bigger pipe. I find flake and cube both have robust flavors that carry well in a small pipe, and seem
to smoke longer than loose tobaccos, so I can get an almost medium-size-pipe smoke, in terms of time, from
this little Belgique. As I have said before, for decades I thought really small pipes were toys, novelties, or
souvenirs. Oh, so wrong. You really need one or two. Along with a jumbo pipe or two, you'll use them
regularly. They're just right. Nice with Va/Pers too. I'm not so much for English blends in the really small
pipes, or extra complex loose blends, but most other tobaccos work fine.
