Who got a New Pipe for Christmas?

[Searock Fan]

Title edited. See Rule 9. -jpm

Get a new pipe for Christmas? If so, I (and I'm sure others too) would love to hear what you got and what you think of it. Now, be honest, do you love it, hate it, don't really care, or wondering how you can sell it without the wife knowing. Was the first puff better than sex or make you want to go out to the garage and hang yourself? Prying minds want to know!

 

[Chasing Embers]

Finally, none here! The family finally got the message!?




After age 15 or 16, what's not better than sex?

 

[reloader]

I got three and some tobacco. I've only tried two so far and they smoked great. I will be trying the last one tonight. One was a MM Pony Express. The second is an unbranded bent carved dublin and the last, which I haven't tried, is a Butz Choquin Arsenal. I haven't seen one of those before so I'm interested to try it. Also got a new ashtray.

 

[peteguy]

I saw a few gifted in the Secret Santa thread. Maybe they will post up here. Good thread idea.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Yep - Secret Santa @captainsousie, so that counts!

 

[jerry]

No pipe, but my wife gifted me $200 of Wilke tobacco.

 

[Searock Fan]

I got three and some tobacco. I've only tried two so far and they smoked great. I will be trying the last one tonight. One was a MM Pony Express. The second is an unbranded bent carved dublin and the last, which I haven't tried, is a Butz Choquin Arsenal. I haven't seen one of those before so I'm interested to try it. Also got a new ashtray.View attachment 116977View attachment 116978

A Butz Choquin. You have my deepest sympathies.

 

[mso489]

Au contraire. I like my BC's well. After all, the French gave us briar as a primary commercial pipe material.

 

[reloader]

A Butz Choquin. You have my deepest sympathies.

We'll see how she smokes. I know that some love them and some hate them, same as Petersons. This one is drilled just like a system pipe and I love the one Peterson sytem pipe I have. I'll post once I try it.

 

[The Clay King]

Did anyone get a clay pipe???
I'd be interested to see them

 

[reloader]

Au contraire. I like my BC's well. After all, the French gave us briar as a primary commercial pipe material.

I've seen a lot of posts that people have never had a French pipe that smoked well. I've always been willing to give anything a try. I have high hopes for this one since its similar to a Peterson system pipe.

 

[Searock Fan]

I've seen a lot of posts that people have never had a French pipe that smoked well. I've always been willing to give anything a try. I have high hopes for this one since its similar to a Peterson system pipe.

I made a trip to Europe years ago and left my pipe case with 6 Castellos on my bed at home. When I got to Paris I discovered this and went to a nearby smoke shop and because they didn't have an good Italian pipes I bought a BC. All I can say is that was the nastiest smoking pipe I ever put in my mouth. Never again!

 

[reloader]

I made a trip to Europe years ago and left my pipe case with 6 Castellos on my bed at home. When I got to Paris I discovered this and went to a nearby smoke shop and because they didn't have an good Italian pipes I bought a BC. All I can say is that was the nastiest smoking pipe I ever put in my mouth. Never again!

Yikes! I hope this one isn't like that. I'm going to give it a go tonight. What was it that was so nasty? The taste or the way it smoked, or both?

 

[ssjones]

I was able to unwrap and enjoy my Peterson POY2021 with my son-in-law, temps hit 80 degrees here in Louisiana, a rare treat for this Northern boy.

 

[Searock Fan]

Yikes! I hope this one isn't like that. I'm going to give it a go tonight. What was it that was so nasty? The taste or the way it smoked, or both?

Very bitter and acidic. I continued to try it every now and then for some time. I even once cleaned it real good and gave it a honey treatment.... something I never do. Still terrible. Finally I gave up on it and threw it in the trash. Didn't have the heart to even pass it on to another guy.

That happened about 30 years ago. Hope they have improved since then. On the bright side, they couldn't have gotten any worse. Good luck.

 

[sasquatch]

I saw this very old Ascorti on the Lanzola site, and pulled the trigger that second. Got here last Thursday, so not technically a Christmas present, but pretty close. Not a "collector" piece but a neat old pipe unsmoked these 30 years. I am making up for lost time now - small billiards get heavy use here.

 

[tzinc]

My birthday and Christmas fall together closely. My haul: 2 Castellos (55 and 33) and a Nording Free Hand. My favourite time of the year.

 

[kcghost]

I have given my family death sentence notices if they buy me a pipe. Those doofs we would be told to buy me a, as an example, Castello pipe and they'd come back with a low level basket pipe.

 

[username]

The Peterson Aran I got from secret Santa.

 

[Tbaggins]

My girlfriend picked this up for me. I love it! It’s my first meer, outlandish but I think it’s great and can’t wait to color it. The cat had a disapproving gaze though.