First smoke from a pipe that arrived in the mail half an hour ago. Haddo's.
Very thick walls, so bound to smoke cool* and it's a D grade!**
*this isn't a factual statement, but as an inveterate pipe smoker of longstanding I thought it my duty to do my bit, reinforce assertions made with frequency by my brethren, and thus contribute to the magical thinking on which the pursuit thrives.
**this
is a factual statement, but one entirely without significance since no one in the entire world has the slightest clue as to whether the maker even
had a grading system, much less how it worked. Nor do they care. As such, I've taken it upon myself to declare that "D" was his highest grade, with the possible exception of the perhaps apocryphal "D+ Supreme" none of which are thought to have ever been made or even contemplated.