Silk Cut Bent Billiard (2026) Tobacco Pipe

One of the most recognizable marques in Italy today, the Radice workshop was founded in 1980 when Luigi Radice decided to embark on a new pipe-making journey alongside his two sons, Gianluca and Marzio. Previously, Luigi made pipes for Castello, and before that, Caminetto. Under his new namesake brand, he offered high-quality pipes carved in the unmistakable Italian neoclassical style. He experimented with innovative new designs, new rusticating and carving styles, and oil curing. This bent Billiard showcases several of the aforementioned techniques, which the marque still uses to this day.

This bent Billiard is an excellent example of the Italian neoclassical style, featuring a tall, two-inch-deep bowl with tubular walls and a muscular heel. Said bowl is paired to a swiftly upturned shank, which is joined by a long, deeply bent stem of jet-black acrylic. The lengthy, well-bent stem promotes a relaxed smoking posture: an important feature for deep-chambered, long-smoking offerings such as this. Radice's smoky Silk Cut sandblast dresses the stummel, imbuing the briar with plenty of stimulating texture, as well as tonal contrast.