Cumberland (5222) (2023) Tobacco Pipe

The "22" is Dunhill's take on the utilitarian Poker shape, and it's here presented in robust Group 5 size, the English firm's second-largest standard size designation. The tall, cylindrical bowl sits sturdily atop its flat heel and possesses a subtly cinched waistline that emphasizes the visual congruity of the rim and heel. Out back, the shank ebbs from the low-set transition, just above the bowl's base, and meets a saddle stem of cumberland, its auburn hues harmonzing rather well with the rustic Cumberland sandblast that dresses the stummel.

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."