I have been wanting to buy a Meershaum pipe for a while. The more I read about them on this forum and elsewhere has motivated me to make it the next purchase. So many of them I see online have huge bowls which I was not after. Add that to the current state of the Canadian dollar and the cost of most Meershaum pipes I knew I might have to wait to find the right one. I was fine with the wait as the hunt can be fun and you can see some great pipes as you look around. I was near my local tobacconist today with a little time and no kids so I dropped in to see what sort of things he had in stock. He has 3 big display cases packed with pipes but no Meershaum. I asked if he carried any and he pulls out of box with predrilled briar blocks and around 20 SMS meers stacked in there. I look through them and a number catch my eye. His prices were also fantastic. I settled on this nice little Dublin for $105. I just finished a bowl of Rattrays Old Gowrie. What a treat. Great flavour, no nasty taste like some of my first smokes in briar. This is going to be a nice addition to my rotation. The fact that there was no dottle left at the end of the bowl is a great sign.