Irish Estates: Peterson Deluxe Classic PSB (3085) (P-Lip) (2024) Tobacco Pipe

Peterson's "3085" Panel is a svelte design that brings to mind the slender shaping style of vintage French pipes, forgoing the Irish marque's usually robust aesthetic in favor of something more lightweight and streamlined. The "3085" is defined by a plump, Apple-like bowl that stands at the fore of a trim shank and a sleek tapered stem, the latter of which promotes a comfortable clench. Six crisp facets frame the aforementioned bowl and lend a touch of structure to the shape's silhouette, introducing some rigidity to the otherwise minimalist form.

In 2019, Peterson overhauled its sandblasting process by adopting a more intimate, artisan-style setup that now allows the marque's craftsmen to sandblast pipes individually and with more control. This new process yielded such exceptional results that Peterson created a special stamp to further distinguish pipes that showed especially choice, grain-defining sandblasts: the PSB grade. While the Supreme is still the highest designation for Peterson's sandblasted pipes, the PSB stamp denotes sandblasted bowls of exceptional quality and character and remains a rare honor in its own right, with only 1% of Peterson's regular production pipes earning the designation. This is truly a special piece and represents Peterson's new standard for the sandblasted pipe.