The Best Missouri Meerschaum?

[stanlaurel]

What is your favorite Missouri Meerschaum model and why?

 

[Chasing Embers]

The freehand, general, and wizard. Very long smokes from each.

 

[judcole]

Country Gent or Mark Twain. Good for an hour smoke, at most, which is plenty for me.

 

[alexnorth]

I am eagerly awaiting my MM legend

 

[fishnbanjo]

I have always favored the wooden plugged Diplomat but since being one of the lucky ones to nab one of the Limited Editions of the Reverse Calabash aka Wasp I think I've could a cob that handles walkabout perfectly and I found a corker of a wind cap for and can't wait for it to arrive. For those who did not pick up a Wasp I understand there is a modified version being worked on as to not have it be confused with the Limited Edition, hope to hear more soon.

banjo

 

[pipesmokingtom]

Diplomat 5th Ave. Good size bowl and hardwood plug. It has the better "Danish" bit and I like the finish better than the yellow stain.

 

[robwoodall]

All of the above, definitely, but...
The one I keep reaching for is the Ozark Hardwood. It weighs almost nothing, smokes cool after a brief break-in period and costs $3.99 at Pipes and Cigars.

 

[jackswilling]

Mark Twain, like the style and generous size bowl.

 

[mso489]

Yeah, the diplomat, the Danish spool, and for a great big bowl for Semois and codger burley, the freehand.

 

[cobguy]

No way for me to pick just one ... I tried and it made my brain hurt. 8O
So, I'll just throw out a few models and what I like them for.
For longer smokes and/or "big bowl" blends - Country Gentleman, Mark Twain, Diplomat (love the apple)
Medium length smokes and/or Va's and Va/per's - Legend (love my Rob Roy) and Washington
Short smokes while at work, running errands or sampling - Morgan, Eaton and Tom Sawyer
There is some cross-over between the first and second groupings when it comes to certain Va/per's and English blends.
I would say that the one I've reached for the most, recently, has been the Mark Twain.

Flakes consist of a large part of my diet and the Twain smokes them nicely. ::

 

[cortezattic]

The Mark Twain, because there is enough wall thickness to allow enlargement of the bowl with a Dremel tool.

 

[tennsmoker]

I love the Mark Twain. It just plain smokes anything you can throw at it. I own three now and plan to order more. I also love my General. It will give you a nice, long, even smoke every time.

 

[fishnbanjo]

Have only smoked it twice thus far and plan on giving it a go with some Special Latakia Flake and some 5 y/o Stonehaven between now and the 4th, I can honestly say it was the coolest smoke I ever experienced in a cob right out the gate and once it really breaks in I will enjoy it all the more, regards.

banjo

 

[derfatdutchman]

The local B&M only carries the MM Legend, so that's what my collection of cobs consist of. I always mean to add a different style to my basket when I get a TAD attack, but I seem to forget.

 

[perdurabo]

The Rob Roy Legend. Rusticob Diplomat and The Five Star Mcarthur. Because cobs are COOL!

 

[leacha]

My 5th Ave Nose Warmers. Besides smoking Burley like no other pipe I like the chamber size for my flakes.

 

[phred]

I'm fond of my larger MM cobs - the Country Gentleman, the Mark Twain, and the Great Dane. They all smoke well, and give me plenty of time for cogitation while enjoying whatever I smoke in them.

 

[frozenchurchwarden]

The General for being the widest bore tobacco chamber Cob with the super wide open draw, the MacArthur for being a hybrid Chimney/Churchwarden, and the Wizard for being a full blown Churchwarden Cob, and nice and tall too (the Wizard just doesn't have the super open draw).

 

[jamesrsmithjr]

"“it's a cob, smokes fine but what else did you expect?” " Yeah, sorry to those that missed out, it really does smoke good and cool..
The Great Dane Spool is my favorite, thick walled, large chamber and just fits the hand so well. I have 9, from 10 years to 3 months old, that are smoked in rotation all day long. At least one of my Wasp, 'neekd' Freehand and/or General gets smoke daily. Those three get the thick gawith flakes..
An older Egg or my Squire usually get a bowl of McConnells Red Virigina after dinner for dessert.
They all have mm danish bits. I do have a nice red acrylic bit for my finished Freehand, but it is real heavy and doesn't get smoked much.

a modified version being worked

Are there any more details you could give?

 

[jamesrsmithjr]

I got a couple of neked Spools a few months ago from Aristocob. Nice and light, smoke well.
Not meant as a tease, I want another. After that last post I filled it with some Vintage Syrian, yeah this is good tobacco and a good smoke. I'll use all my capital with the man upstairs for a re-release.