Our Post IPCPR Cigar Sale continues this week with the addition of specially priced cigars from H. Upmann. Upmann cigars need little introduction as they are among the most highly sought after cigars in the world. Unfortunately, our local customer base seems to be the exception to the rule and despite our best efforts these great cigars have yet to catch on in Little River. In an effort to clear out some space in our humidor we have been forced to let these cigars go at a considerable discount. Once they're gone, they're gone, so stock up now and save yourself a few bucks.
When it comes to his art, American master Rolando Negoita is a hardened and unrepentant iconoclast. He takes existing shapes, twists them, breaking all of the aesthetic rules of pipe making, and remakes them as completely new shapes. The tremendously scary and cool thing about his pipes is that they don't just "work", they are out-and-out intuitive. We take unbridled glee in announcing four new pipes from Rolando, and all four are ground breaking in their own delightful way. We have a sandblasted stack with nugget sterling that might have you rethinking the shape altogether. We also have a smooth cetacean that is the smallest and most abstract iteration of the shape that we have received to date. Finishing out the four fresh Rolando's are a massive volcano, the likes of which you have never laid eyes upon, and one of the coolest pipes that I have seen from Negoita, a pipe that so defies a conventional shape name that all I could come up with is "Conundrum".
After many decades in the business, one might think that a carver would settle into a comforting shaping niche and pretty much stay there. Not with Master Benni Jorgensen. This week's update finds us taking both pride and pleasure in presenting another three of Benni's finest, all of which show a subtle shift toward classic Danish conservatism. All three pipes are smooth bent dublins, and all members of the trio feature a numbingly pretty grain. Be sure to check out the lone "Swan" of the group, Benni's highest grade.
Continuing our "pick of the litter" theme from the last Dunhill update, we have another dozen "best in show" pipes that we acquired from the recent IPCPR show in Las Vegas. No less than seven of the pipes are adorned with sterling silver (three are the dapper Dunhill Dress, which come outfitted with sterling standard). The other four sterling appointed pipes are a Shell Briar dublin with a sterling band, a Shell Briar bent billiard with a sterling wind screen, a Bruyere churchwarden, and finally an Amber Root that boasts a silver rim cap. Also included in this week's Dunhill update are three Root Briars of immaculate grain, and two diminutive Chestnuts.
Due to being meticulously crafted from oil cured briar and finished with the revolutionary twin-bore bit, there is many a pipe aficionado who would hold that the Radice pipe is the perfect smoking instrument. This week we take pride in presenting another dozen of Gigi's finest for your approval. All of this week's dozen are either rusticated and, unlike most other updates, many of these pipes have vulcanite stems, or lavish accessories like a sterling rim guard or briar wind cap. Take a peek and see if you like the wonderfully large canadian as much as I do.
This Savinelli update of eighteen pipes focuses on three areas. First, we are shoring up the extraordinarily popular Champagne series. Second, we are introducing the "Pisa" churchwarden series (it's never too early to acquire the favored pipe of the fall and winter). Finally, we have Savinelli "125th Anniversary" and "Collection" pipes from years past that we picked up at the IPCPR show at savings so ridiculous that there was no way we could pass them up. I suspect that you might have a hard time passing them up as well.
Amongst the many positive things attributed to my company is a sense of forward thinking. For example, we allowed the upstairs staff to dress like bums long before it was fashionable. We also have hired a man with a dull-normal IQ who could only type with two fingers to be the principle copywriter, long before it occurred to someone in Berkley to create a bumper-sticker for solidarity. In keeping with this forward thinking here, in the heat of August, we are updating our Johs inventory with fall/winter oriented churchwardens, ten of the twelve, in fact. Also on board this week is a nicely grained Giant, as well as a deftly shaped bent ball.
Last week we mentioned that we were adding two dozen pipes to our existing Neerup inventory. The next day I looked at how many "fresh" Neerup pipes we had on site and gasped at the sell-through. Within about five seconds, I had dropped my celebratory sparkler in favor of my razor sharp seppuku tanto. Twelve of these fine pipes, I had forgotten to set to display ("DOH!!!"). Please (quickly) buy these pipes, the Christmas bonus that you save may be mine.
From a humble beginning in a small town on Zealand in Denmark, and pipes made from Danish beech, to a state-of-the-art facility in Borup and a team of twenty-seven highly skilled employees, it's a fairly safe observation that Stanwell has undergone a lot of changes in its sixty-six year history. One thing has always been a constant, however; the Stanwell ethos of creating the best possible pipe for the money spent. If there was a "theme" to this week's update of two dozen Stanwells, it might well be "zebra wood", for no less than half of these pipes are either smooth or sandblasted Zebranos. Keeping the pipes with the equatorial wood happy, we also include six Golden Danish, and six Varios.
Who loves you, Peterson fans?! We love you so much that we are putting up another twenty-four pipes this update, two series of which are so new, that they do not even appear on the Peterson site. This update we launch the "Irish Sea" series, as well as the Claddagh. The former is stained with a gorgeous color that runs between aqua and teal, and the latter pays homage to the Claddagh, Ireland's ancient symbol for love and friendship. Along with the two new comers, we have a large array of spigot pipes, a Deluxe, some Rockys, Shannons, Arans, Racing Greens and two Peterson "Pipes of the Year". I'm so happy that I am river dancing (but not very well).
Your favorite pipe and tobacco shop does it again, presenting another four dozen "fresh" estate pipes on this thirty-third update of 2008. America leads off the update, and Larry Roush leads off America. That's right, this update we have not one, but two fantastic pipes from Larry Roush, both in the highly sought after sandblast finish, both in extremely fine condition. Mark Tinsky is here, in the form of an unsmoked sandblast bent apple of fine grain as well as an unsmoked 2007 Christmas pipe. Two vintage Kaywoodies and three mint condition Greg Peevey pipes finish out the USA. The "Viking" (Danish) portion of this update is both delightful and dizzying in its breadth. The leadoff hitter is an ultra-rare, unsmoked Preben Holm "Private Collection", the highest grade of pipes that came from the master. Quickly following Preben was his student (later co-collaborator) Poul Winslow, with an unsmoked "200" straight grain freehand. Also on the Dragon boat are Ben Wade Hand Models of spectacular grain, as well as harder to find Stanwells, such as a "Buffalo", "Bamboo", and a "King" that has the finest grain for the money that I have seen in ages.
The English have long been fast friends. We forgave them for that little burning of our Capital thingy and Boy George. They, on the other hand, have forgiven us for deciding the Nazis were a bad thing only after their ally bombed us, and Jerry Lewis. England has always had a strong place in the smokingpipes.com lineup, both in new pipes and estates, and this estate update finds us pleased to present yet another one dozen of England's finest. We have pipes from Les Woods of Ferndown, as well as Sasieni and Astley's. The remaining nine Brit pipe are, of course, from Dunhill. The fellows of the white spot find representation in a couple of immaculately grained, older Root Briars, as well as a sizable group of Shell Briars and Cumberlands. Make sure to check out the new Shilling, the grain is remarkable, even given the higher graining stamp. Italy rounds out the "Fantastic Forty-Eight", with pipes from Claudio Cavicchi, Mastro de Paja, Ser Jacopo and Radice. We also have two Castello Natural Vergins, one of which is unsmoked!
We've wanted to spruce up our pipe furniture offerings for some time and thanks to the IPCPR Show, we are finally able to do so. This week we have added five new pipe rests from Savinelli which are absolutely gorgeous, not to mention functional. Whether you need a stand for two pipes or one that can hold eight, we've got you covered and, to sweeten the pot, each of these rests are priced at 25% off.
News last posted on Thursday, August 14th, 2008. This week's news written by Bear Graves.
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