Urano Fantasy Bent Apple Tobacco Pipe

Edge and elegance walk hand in hand with this Urano Fantasy from Ardor. The bowl is executed pretty much by the book, with the subtle exceptions of a more pronounced backwards sweep to the heel and a decreased rounding on the back of the bowl. The arctic ice of this pipe's mount and bit, separated by a sterling tenon, provide a visual treat that is only rivaled by the imaginative shaping within the Fantasy series. If Ardor acrylic seems exceptionally nice, a bit "different" than other pipe makers, that's because it is. Damiano and Dorelio don't obtain their acrylic from the same places as everyone else. Ardor stems are made from a special type of acrylic that is normally reserved by their source for custom knives. This small difference pays off, for Ardor bits are perhaps the most dazzling in the industry.

--Bear Graves