Dunhill: Cumberland (3121) (2018) Tobacco Pipe

Dunhill's "21" Zulu is often paired to a slightly bent stem (designated as "4" in the White Spot's four-digit numbering system). This rendition however is paired to the standard "1" straight, tapered stem. It makes for a sleek composition that emphasizes the Dublin bowl on the end, canted forward in dynamic style and with a slightly protruding heel. A Group 3 version, this example is versatile of size, with a standard chamber and classy combination of the Cumberland line's ruddy sandblast and namesake stem.

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."