Dunhill: Cumberland (4601) (2022) Tobacco Pipe

The "01" from Dunhill's venerated shape-chart is an archetypal straight Apple that exudes classic English charm. The bowl is supple and plump, the walls gently bowing outward as they rise to the trim rim. However, a willowy Churchwarden stem marks a departure from the classic proportions of the "01", as the lithe tapered stem prioritizes functional, hands-free smoking over traditional compositional balance. Furthermore, this handsome Group 4 piece is dressed in Dunhill's iconic Cumberland finish.

When Alfred Dunhill released his patented Shell Briar, he forever changed the pipe-smoking world at large. Dunhill has often been credited with being the first to offer sandblasted pipes (arguably the most popular finish today), and the Cumberland finish further displayed Dunhill's innovative spirit. Well received after its release in 1979, the Cumberland series was named for the English marque's warehouse on Cumberland road, and the line's signature, brindled vulcanite stem became so iconic, the warmly striated material is now referred to simply as "cumberland."