Castello: 'Castello' Bent Apple (KKKK) Tobacco Pipe

Founded in 1947 by Carlo Scotti, Castello's commitment to handcrafting high-quality pipes helped elevate the reputation of Italian pipes to luxury status. Furthermore, Castello's approach to shaping helped cultivate the bowl-centric and whimsical Italian neoclassic aesthetic. This bent Apple is a remarkably sinuous pipe, balancing all its supple curves with an arcing stretch of shank and stem that lifts out of a wide transition. This shank and stem boast a continuous taper through to the button, and the pair's impressively vertical reach affords the composition a comfortable smoking posture and gestural demeanor. The sleek shank and stem nicely balance the presence of the bowl, a pert, plump, bulb of briar that stands atop a rounded heel at the fore, its walls displaying ample curvature for a comfortable feel in hand. This pipe is dressed in the rich, warm tones of the brand's eponymous finish, showcasing dense fields of birdseye across both flanks of the bowl, while the rim is subtly rusticated to emulate plateau.