Welcome back to another episode of All Pipes Considered. Today we're talking about the 2026 release of Peterson's St. Patrick's Day pipes, available now on-site in a variety of shapes and finishes.

[Andy Wike]: Steve, thank you so much for joining us.

[Steve Mawby]: Absolutely.

[AW]: I know that you're a fellow Pete Geek, so I thought we would sit down today for a bit and talk about Peterson's longest annual limited-edition release, the St. Patrick's Day pipes for 2026.

[SM]: Yep, absolutely. I'm a big Peterson fan. I oversee the Customer Service department for Smokingpipes. This is one of the releases that I always know collectors and smokers are gonna be very excited about. We always have a lot of buzz and positive feedback about these. It's also always a very busy time for our Customer Service department when these are coming out.

I'm excited about these myself. It's a special release that goes way back to 1998. One of the things that I've personally always loved about Peterson is that there's just so much history and tradition there.

Tri-Colored Bands Return

This year, the tri-colored bands are back, featuring the Irish flag's colors. That was actually featured on the original St. Patrick's Day pipes in 1998. Those were brought back in 2023, and now they're back again. Every year, there's always a little bit of a different iteration on the heritage to incorporate an homage to the past.

[AW]: I think that's a really good point. Peterson has such a special ability to look to the past to innovate for the future, and I think we can see that in this series.

Diverse Range of Shapes and Finishes

This year in particular, they've also added a more diverse range of finishes. This year there's three options: smooth, sandblasted, and rusticated. In addition to that, all of these will have vulcanite Fishtail stems, so if you're on the fence about a P-Lip, or maybe you were looking for some Fishtail additions, this is gonna be the one to look out for.

[SM]: Absolutely. Another great aspect about Peterson is that there's a lot of options to mix and match, with various classic shapes and finishes. They have really cool blasts, and I love the rustications that Peterson has been doing lately. No matter what you're looking for, whether you like textured pipes, or smooth, and a variety of different shapes, there's gonna be something here for everybody.

[AW]: That's a great point. I also think if you missed out on the 2023 release and you really liked the look of the tri-colored bands but maybe you didn't find the finish or the shape combination that you wanted, there's a wide variety to choose from in this year's release. It's really cool to see the tri-colored accent come back but also be given a new spin, so make sure to check these out on-site, and we'll see you next time.

[SM]: Thanks, everyone.