Peterson Irish Flake in my Musicò lumberman.
This is the fifth bowl I've smoked with this pipe. In my extensive experience with Musicò pipes (having owned 2 of them so far
), they are amazing smokers and a great value. My OTHER Musicò from the first match was IMMEDIATELY the best smoker I've owned (out of a sampling of around 35 pipes from 10 different countries). Everything seems to burn evenly in it, right down the chamber. This new pipe is a close second. Very little break-in time required and it's smoking effortlessly. I don't have decades of knowledge about pipes, nor have I owned any early Dunhill's or Barlings or anything, but for the value, Musicò seems like a good bet to me, especially when you compare the price between one of these and a new Ashton, Dunhill or what have you. Fit, finish, and engineering. Bingo, bango, bongo.
Of course, their bits could stand to be a little flatter
like old Savinellis.