Dunhill: Ruby Bark (4110) (2023) Tobacco Pipe

This "10" Liverpool from Dunhill is a handsome rendition of the classic shape, presenting a tall, full-bodied bowl that stands at the fore of a lengthy round shank and a protracted tapered stem. This Group-4 sized piece offers plenty of substance for the fingers to grasp, but it retains a fairly streamlined profile thanks to the low-set shank-and-stem arrangement. The bright Ruby Bark sandblast dresses the stummel and highlights gorgeous grain across the briar's surface, while a band of sterling silver adorns the junction and ties the entire composition together with a dose of flash.

Dunhill's Ruby Bark finish is one that's gone through a fairly extensive evolution since its inception in 1972. It began as the Redbark and has always remained a red-stained sandblast, but the color was brightened a few years after its introduction before Dunhill returned to the original, darker hue in 1976. Eventually, though, the Redbark was discontinued in 1987. After a hiatus of several decades, the same ruby-stained sandblast was reimagined in the form of today's Ruby Bark finish, adding to the rich aesthetic crisp accents of sterling silver for a colorful presentation that still retains a high level of formality.