Dunhill: Ring Grain (2103) (2020) Tobacco Pipe

Presented in petite Group 2 size, Dunhill's second-smallest size, this "03" Billiard is lightweight and rather diminutive in terms of its proportions, yet it still maintains a healthy balance between bowl, shank, and stem. The pert, upright bowl rises at the fore of an arrow-straight shank-and-stem arrangement, resulting in a sleek, streamlined profile that allows the English firm's sturdy craftsmanship and elegant shaping to take center stage. The crisp, dark Shell Briar sandblast dresses the stummel and coaxes out tight stacks of growth rings across the flanks of the bowl, earning this piece Dunhill's prestigious Ring Grain designation.

The highest honor for a Dunhill pipe is to receive the prestigious Root Briar appellation. Root Briars have been coveted by pipe smokers ever since they first debuted in 1931, due to the fact that each pipe must boast briar completely free of even the most minor of blemishes. Dunhill has the strictest of standards and expectations for quality with all of their pipes, and so any block of briar that comes to bear the Root Briar stamp must indeed be superlative.