My First Peterson

[buffalopat]

Christmas in August for me! I decided to splurge and picked up a Peterson Christmas Pipe 2014. This is my first Peterson, and I could wait to try it. Thanks to smokeybear's recent review I picked up some Villiger After Dinner and had some the other night. Truly delightful. It is amazing how the quality of the pipe effects the smoke.

 

[sparrowhawk]

Welcome to the wonderful world of the Peterson pipe. I already have two Christmas Peterson's for this year, and you look like you picked a marvelous one. Most of my pipes are Petersons, and they are a great pipe balancing cost with quality, and they have a huge variety from churchwardens to billiards to apples. I don't know of anyone--knock on wood--who has anything bad to say about Petersons. Wait until you start exploring their amazing variety!

 

[numbersix]

Congrats - that is a great looking Christmas pipe!

 

[mrenglish]

Nice! That is one of my favorite shapes.
I have not gotten any new Peterson's in awhile, been focusing on American carvers, but this may soon change.

 

[peckinpahhombre]

A very cool pipe. Love the red stem.

 

[conlejm]

That Peterson is beautifully rusticated. I hope it provides you a lifetime of great smokes.

 

[zitotczito]

I have one Peterson, the Killarney 221 SF and it smokes great so far. Could mean more good things to come. That pipe looks nice especially the stem. Nice pick up.

 

[prndl]

a great pipe for any day, not just Christmas.

 

[sparrowhawk]

As I mentioned, I got two Christmas Petersons. Wait until Christmas? Nonsense! I'm smoking them now!

 

[mso489]

Love my Petes, and am impressed with the Christmas 2014 edition, colorful but tasteful too. I'm

smoking a Killarney B11 ebony bent brandy right now. Love that sturdy heft.

 

[macabra11]

That's a nice Petey my friend. I love the red color with the rustication.

 

[pipesmoker66]

I agree > great choice! These Christmas pipes are gorgeous, and I predict they will set a new benchmark for color and design in Christmas pipes. Gotta git me one of those!

 

[sparrowhawk]

Agree with the above. The red translucent stem is gorgeous, and the extra red on the stain of some superb rustication makes a whole new benchmark for Christmas pipes. Lord knows how Peterson will outdo themselves next year, because I can't imagine these pipes getting any better than this year's. I've got the bent brandy and am expecting the straight billiard later early next week. Who would have thought when I started smoking pipes about 14 months ago with only two pipes--and thinking I would never get more--that I would get so many that I am now working on plans for a pipe cabinet!?

 

[drwatson]

I really like this years style, it reminds me of a pine cone. VERY Christmas-y.

 

[sparrowhawk]

The idea of a pine cone was exactly what I was thinking of when I ordered my two Peterson Christmas pipes.

 

[layinpipe]

Very nice addition to the stable, indeed! As the owner of 3 Peterson's, i say great choice, they smoke wonderfully. My flame grain 106 billiard is one of my favorite pipes of my 37 that i own. Cheers and happy puffing!