Hello, I am very new to the world of pipe smoking but I was so delighted by todays experience that I felt I must share. My wife knows I just started pipe smoking and picked me up a few Missouri Meershaum pipes to include The Diplomat, The Shire Cobbit, and The Wizard Cobbit. I decided to smoke The Wizard Cobbit and see how it compared to the two chinese cheapies I was using from my starter set. It was quite a phenomenal difference. I packed the pipe half way full of my current preffered blend (due to the huge nature of the bowl) of Sutliff Private Stock Golden Age and lit up. I was instantly suprised by how cool my smoke was. After my charring light I Took a draw expecting a taste similar to the smell of the new pipe (corncob and glue) and was even more suprised by the first flavorful draw of my pipe smoking career. After a few minutes I was actually tasting the tobacco, a first for me. I was detecting nuttiness, the spicyness associated with perique (and from my limited experince I believe I am a perique lover) and interestingly enough a couple times I could have sworn I observed the most subtle hint of coffee. After just one smoke The Wizard gave me a glimpse of the potential of pipe smoking and all I can say is I am impressed and can not wait to finish breaking it in. Time permitting I will see if I can figure out how to get a picture up tomorrow.