The Elusive Brandy Shape

[pepesdad1]

I have only one brandy...an RdPipes bent that Ron gifted me for Christmas...absolutely love this pipe!

 

[aquadoc]

Some beautiful pipes but that Ryan Alden stands out as a favorite.

 

[jpmcwjr]

The Weaver- Looks very apple-ish, so maybe it's an apple brandy? Haven't had any of that since France 1972...

 

[dmcmtk]

Harris, the Brian Ruthenberg reminds me of a shape by Ib Loran.

 

[dmcmtk]

A Danish stacked Brandy with lovely cross grain, a MR. ANDERSEN (various makers, it's a long story).

This one is mine.

 

[odobenus]

Brandy or billiard or brandy-billiard? It's a Comoy 350.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Sure looks like a fine cognac- er, brandy- to me.

 

[tschiraldi]

Jesse Jones 1/8 bent Brandy #1 & #2.

 

[rdavid]

Wow tschiraldi. The 1/8 is so graceful. A 1/4 bent with saddle bit gets me every time but wow! Those are gorgeous.

 

[doctorbob]

Only one I have, a Svendborg that really captures the Danish influence on traditional shapes.

Doc

 

[orlandofurioso]

This one is on its way to me now, looking forward to it . This is btw my first attempt to post pictures 8O

Dunhill WWll LV brandy :

 

[orlandofurioso]

Blimey, it worked. I feel proud as Punch :clap:

 

[mso489]

Glad to see this five-year-old original post revived. Some years ago, I bought not one but two Peterson bent B11's that were then sold as brandy shapes, one a Killarney ebony, and the other a Shannon, both fine smokers and still cooking. I'm intrigued that these days many/most retailers list these as volcanos. I'm not sure if they have more appeal with that name, or whether it is just a reconsideration of the shape. I still think of them as brandy shaped. One or two posts have expressed the opinion that these pipes are really ugly. They are distinctive and only appeal to some. I've boomed them up on posts from time to time, but I think I've only heard of another owner once. The pipe maker GiGi makes brandy shapes, but I've always felt his pipes were heavy for their size.

 

[jpmcwjr]

You nailed it!
Quite a pipe. Verging on a volcano. (Does Dunhill even use that term?)

 

[jpmcwjr]

This shape seems closest to a brandy snifter. Amazing, drbob.

 

[ashdigger]

I only own one Brandy Shape. Here's my Peterson Great Explorers Shackleton.
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[mso489]

Here's a link for a quick look at a B11:
https://www.amazon.com/Peterson-Killarney-Red-B11-Fishtail/dp/B0063FMQFS

 

[orlandofurioso]

Hi JPM,
Thank you Sir, I finally managed.

It almost looks like a vulcano indeed. Partly because of their agressive blasting ?

Dunhill does not use the term vulcano, at least not my knowledge . The LV was officially named their Brandy shape. I am a sucker for Dunhill's amazing blasts from the past.