Peterson Saint Patrick's Day 2018 Preview

[anthonyrosenthal74]

It's my yearly tradition to get one of these every year, and usually about this time someone has a sneak peak. Sparrowhawks recent thread on the Christmas Pipes reminded me to look and sure enough, Tobaccopipes has a sneak peak on their website. I'm kind of up in the air with these, I was kind of hoping they'd go a different route with color this upcoming year. Two of the last three years they used green, and I'm not a huge fan of the stems they're using on these. Not that I don't like the green, but two out of the last three is a bit much I think.As you can see it's basically the same set up as this years Christmas pipes, but smooth and green with a yellow stem. I'm not a huge fan, but not being one to break tradition, I'll probably order one anyway, and it wouldn't be the first time I wasn't initially thrilled with the style they chose. I still ended up being happy with my pipe when I got it. It appears, however, that once again they left out my beloved XL90. I'm still a bit perturbed with Peterson dropping that one from the lineup a couple years ago, ruining that part of my tradition. But it forced me to try other shapes that I ended up liking. So, thanks Peterson... I think. Looks like I'll be flipping a coin between another 999 or 106 this upcoming year. Well here they are.....

 

[fishnbanjo]

They are good looking but I personally can’t wrap that green color around my head.

banjo

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

The green they use actually looks real nice in person. So it's not a deal breaker for me. But the mounts are going to have to grow on me. I'm a big fan of silver spigots, so the plain military mounts look lacking to me.

 

[ukbob]

They look nice . Got the 2017 XL02 might have to go for the 03 when they get released.

 

[Chasing Embers]

That B10 caught my eye.

 

[fmgee]

I really didn't need to see this! The B10, the 999, 31 and 120 all looks great to me. I have a green Rattray pipe which is very nice.

 

[wyfbane]

Dunno, they just don't look $145 good to me. I like the military bit part tho.

 

[mso489]

I have a green stain pipe (Chacom straight billiard done exclusively for Iwan Ries but not a house pipe), and it's held its color well and is a good smoker. I like these Petes with their bright stems and military mounts. If I were in the market -- I have quite a few Petes -- the price might slow me down, but I certainly like the design and look. A 105 straight billiard version would have really caught my eye, but these will sell briskly, I think.

 

[rigmedic1]

Does seem a bit pricey for an entry level pipe. There are a lot of Peterson models out with the military mounts now. I imagine they are less costly to make. Anyway, I have gotten to the point where I won’t buy a pipe anymore just because the colors are different. I am just sorry I wasn’t able to get one when they carved the Celtic knots into the bowls. Those were nice.

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

I'm willing to bet that $145.00 comes down at least a bit before Saint Patrick's Day. But the price doesn't bother me so much, as I've had pretty good luck with these pipes every year. In fact some of them are among my best smokers.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Will likely be around $108 at SPC.

 

[metalheadycigarguy]

I bought the 2017 pipe in the 221 shape and it was not a good smoker. It gurgled all the time, so I sold it on ebay. I liked the look of the pipe, but the gurgle was annoying so it had to go.

 

[rigmedic1]

I don’t disagree, they are good smokers. I have a St. Patrick’s Day 2009 150 Bulldog, and it’s always in my rotation. Guess I have arrived at a point where I am looking for something new besides a different finish and a different colored stem. The 2017 POY comes to mind.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

I Like the shapes including the yellowish stem but that greenish bowl , is something I'd rather avoid,

 

[mso489]

The closest to a Pete holiday pipe I have is my Around the World bulldog dedicated to Ireland. It's a fine 'dog. It's a bright red stain.

 

[lifesizehobbit]

Interestingly enough, as someone who in the last year acquired a 2016 Savinelli St. Nicholas 320 (Author), and a 2017 Peterson St. Patrick's Day 150, I have a strange absence of PAD for any of this year's special releases.
That's good news for the rest of you - one more per manufacturer to go around. :rofl:

 

[hampton]

I think they look good. What is most interesting is that it appears that they have not drilled the shanks with the large mortise and have used a narrow stem. As far as I can tell all recent Petes have have been drilled to fit a 9mm filter regardless of if has a filter stem. This would be an improvement.