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“Thinking about matters of importance.” I like that term as I’m one of those individuals who, when smoking a pipe, do nothing else but observe my surroundings, count my blessings, pray for others, and think about matters of importance. I leave the devices inside and have not yet learned to read and smoke at the same time. A very enjoyable video, sir.
@@Cevin2024 That is a fine, fine pipe! I just received a Sherlock Holmes Milverton and I unfortunately did not pay attention to bowl size. It’s just huuuuuge. I may have to return it. I wish I would have known of the B10 shape. Blessings brother.
Greetings from south central Wisconsin! Your activities while piping might be considered to be among the diverse traits of Wisconsinites. Despite my love of reading, when I enjoy a pipe I have difficulty focusing on what I read. Electronics are not part of my piping experience either. Most of my piping is spent in prayer.
I started smoking a pipe 1 month ago, after seeing many academics(YTPC) with pipes talking about 'matters of importance'. Today, I ordered my first peterson pipe, it should arrive tommorow; I am very excited.
Very glad to see the classical "Lowcountry" Southern accent is still alive. Here we retain the Mid-South/Southern Appalachian accent. It's interesting to note the similarities, as well as differences, in all the Southern dialects. Edit: Dr Grabow pipes are made less than an hours drive from my ancestral home. I know that particular pipe brand is viewed as mediocre-at-best by most true enthusiast, nevertheless I take pride in the fact that they are still manufactured by Americans in a very "American" part of the country.
I totally agree sir; piping is more than a hobby for me. Piping is a lifestyle choice. My pipe collection is very special to me and my pipes provide comfort, solace & pure enjoyment to me. The folk I met in Ireland were the most openly friendly people I have ever had the pleasure to speak to. Take Care Gary
I live in the Deep South, in a small town in Alabama. With all due respect, this guy's accent sounds almost cartoonish, as if he is a non-Southern actor playing the role of a "Suhthnuh."
As a pure bred Yankee.. the airport story made me laugh.. I’ve had the great pleasure to visit and explore the Mobile Bay Area including Bayou la Batre and have been referred to ( respectfully) as a Yankee or better yet ‘ The Yankee’… I truly love the south.. and your content, Sir.
I enjoy your channel very much. As a son of the South from west Tennessee, I appreciate your passion for things southern. Your comments are always well thought out, practical and instructive.. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and I eagerly anticipate your next video. Jim from Memphis
Great video. I grew up just south of the Mason Dixon. I never considered myself a Yankee but felt surrounded by them. I recently retired to North Carolina and I feel that I am home. My first Peterson was a Canadian Aran with a P-lip. My pipe collection is exclusively Peterson P-lips. With a few meerschaum and cobs thrown in. I recently purchased a Peterson Aran 106 with a P lip that’s been my go to pipe. I smoke VaPer’s. ✌️
Well, I was watching this great video for the 15th time. I am smoking the Peterson NewGrange Silver spigot 408 pipe. I love the silver spigot pipes. I have five of them. Three of the newgrange and a smooth system 303 and a smooth system 302 in a silver spigot. You have a blessed week Alan my friend.
Greetings, First I would like to say thank you for the content you are providing. I am a newbie to pipes (starting just this month) but feel I am cutting the learning curve. I have noticed the pipe seems to enhance my palate and I am identifying different nuances in flavor. I have about 5 MM and about 16 assorted tobaccos. Mostly English Blends, and a couple of Va/per blends. I think the MM cobs are great to learn on as well as just having as a reliable pipe. Next month I intend to add a couple more pipes (Briars) and this video was very informative and serves as a quide so to speak. Keep doing what you are doing educating people to the tranquility and relaxation that pipe smoking can bring!!!! I look forward to your next video. May you be Blessed in your endeavors! Peace to you and your Family!
Great video, I enjoyed your story of visiting Ireland and your opinion of Peterson pipes. I have a few and I do enjoy them along with my Savinelli's. Have a blessed evening.....
Being a predominantly cob and Grabow smoker I've always convinced myself of diminishing returns on higher priced pipes. I always allocated that extra money towards blends and my cellar. As of recently I have been toying with the notion of finally taking that plunge and purchasing a higher priced pipe. Your insight is encouraging me more into pulling that trigger and adding a Peterson or Savinelli to my collection. Good video and insight as always. Thank you for the good videos.
Ok I’ve listened to you and Malcom all day my friend. Just bought my first pipe. A Peterson Donegal Rocky. Polished/textured rustic 💨 hope it’s a decent choice! It’s rather beautiful too
Appreciate the insight. I recently bought a Nording freehand, fits my hand perfectly, so unique, and it’s kind of heavy for clenching, so I just ordered a Peterson Canadian sandblasted Irish harp. My third pipe!
Thank you for your video on Peterson pipes. You are indeed an eloquent speaker and your points are well expressed. I am a Peterson collector as they are my favorite brand. I completely agree that they are within the price range of most and that makes them accessible to many. Just about anyone can own a Peterson unlike some other brands, which are surely wonderful but costly. I am also a fan of the Newgrange spigot. They offer such a range of shapes, finishes and special editions. And, their history is remarkable. Thank you again.
In this time of the YTPC dying off for me, I look forward to and always enjoy your presentations sir. I have only owned 3 Peterson pipes. The first is the classic Peterson System full bent pipe which I still have, It's a rather high maintenance pipe when it comes to cleaning, but the smoke is wonderful with it. I had a Kilarney, but I sold it as it was too small for me and didn't smoke too well. The other one I have I bought earlier this year for my 60th birthday from Pipestud. It's a Flame Grain 120 that is an absolutely perfect pipe for me. I actually filled it with HH Pure Va. to smoke while watching this video. I am looking forward to your video on Savinelli, which is the brand that I started with and built my collection on and learned to appreciate Italian made pipes. Thank you for your presentations and for injecting new life into the YTPC for me.
Do you think its actually dying? Or just changing? I've only been smoking for about 2 years now so maybe my YTPC experience is lacking but I feel like there are a lot of new creators who are growing their channels. To me Muttonchop and Matches seemed to be the titans for a while. Also, George Bruno had a stint where he produced a lot of pipe content but he doesn't only focus on that. Alan's channel is for sure a breath of fresh air though and I really love the thought and time that goes into his videos.
@@1nemann No, the YTPC is not dying. As I stated, the YTPC is dying off for me. The reason for that is that I have been a pipe smoker for 40 years, I have more than enough pipes and more than enough tobacco, I really don't need any more so I am not interested in any new blends or buying any more pipes, I am enjoying what I have. I don't believe in this blend chasing that a lot of people do, I don't believe in having a hundred or more pipes, it seems some people just have too much money, that's just gluttony. I know what works for me so I find that I'm not really learning much if anything new. When I started watching YTPC videos the main one I liked was Dubinthedam, I learned much more about tobacco and different types of tobacco from him. Matches offered honest, detailed, humorous reviews which I appreciated. Yes, it is changing. I see many new names out there now, the next generation is at hand and you are lucky to have the YTPC to learn from, us old timers didn't have that and other than the guys that worked at the Tinder Box stores that I frequented, I had no input as to learning about pipe smoking, it was a lot of trial and error. The Flame Grain Peterson that I mentioned above is probably my last briar, the only other pipe I wanted was a Missouri Meerschaum Emerald, which I got a couple months ago, I have a cupboard filled with jars of every genre of tobacco there is, I don't need any more. As you stated, Alan is a breath of fresh air and I look forward to his posts, he has a humble quality about him that I am really enjoying. Soju, my advice to you is to keep watching and learning from the YTPC, try every genre of tobacco, figure out exactly what you do and don't like and build your tobacco cellar from there, don't think you have to like a certain type of tobacco because others do, it's a very personalized hobby. Figure out what type of pipe you enjoy and build your collection from there, for me, I found that straight pipes work much better for me and Italian pipes dominate my collection. Enjoy this wonderful hobby, pipe on.
Alan, A fellow Sandlapper here from Aiken. I went to college in the Upstate at dear old Clemson back in the mid-60s and bought my first briar pipe (a GBD bent bulldog) while in school there. After Clemson, I went to grad school at UNC-CH for a Masters in History. By the looks of things, you have an affinity for the subject, too. Be that as it may, I went into the Army after UNC and spent a few years in the service. I took up cigarettes while in college, because they were more convenient that pipes. Forty two years later, I gave up smoking entirely. In the last couple of years I have returned to the wonderful world of pipe smoking and am enjoying it immensely. Being a retired school teacher, I'm not wealthy by any stretch of the imagination, but I have built up a collection of pipes that includes several Peterson's (264, 53, and a 304), a Caminetto, a meerschaum, and thirteen Savinellis, not to mention one Bari. Given that selection, I usually smoke one of the Savinellis, and I'm partial to bent pot shaped pipes, although they run the gamut from a Zulu to Oom Paul and an apple. I agree with you that the Savinelli is an excellent pipe and is a good buy for the money. I don't get to the upstate often any more, but I will follow your site with interest in the future. After all, it's good to hear a familiar accent now and then Take care and stay safe.
Peterson is a great company and by far my favorite pipe manufacturer. A lot of good fellas put these pieces together and are a blast to meet if you ever get the chance. One shape of theirs that may peak your interest is the 80s. It's a half bent bulldog that is perfectly balanced and excellent for english blends. You have a similar face structure as me so you may find it be a very comfortable pipe. I'm also surprised you didn't bring up any of their system pipes. Granted, most of them are bents so I see why they may not interest you, but they have made a straight in the past. I believe the number is 31. You get a very different smoking experience in a system due to how they are drilled. It's kind of like a reverse calabash in that it has a separate chamber that wicks moisture from the smoke. If you haven't tried one, I highly recommend giving one a go sometime. In my opinion, I find them to be the perfect for Virginia blends.
Early on last year when I began collecting pipes I managed to pick up two estate Peterson pipes from Greece. Most of my pipes are Savinelli, but I have a brand new Peterson Aran Rusticated Fishtail 124 on the way. I'm not a frequent smoker but it's a very occasional hobby I've come to greatly enjoy!
Happy Thanksgiving! Yes, absolutely right. Pipe smoking is far more than just a hobby. It’s a passion, an expression of an attitude turning against a more and more accelerating time.
My only Petes are both 106s…a spigot and an army mount. I prefer straight or very gently bent pipes, and these two billiards are wonderful. The bulk of my collection, though, are old American factory pipes (Pipe by Lee) from the 1940s-60s.
Another outstanding video, Sir! On our way to & from the desert, we would usually stop in Shannon for gas (I was a nav on C-130s). We once broke for a night & stayed in town. I still remember the Shepherd’s Pie & Guinness. What a delightful place it is!
Just received my 1st Peterson pipe, the Christmas 2021 Sherlock Holmes Rusticated Hudson Fishtail. Looking forward to enjoying this pipe for Thanksgiving and Christmas (and year round). Great video, thx for sharing
Your philosophical musings about our hobby... amen. A pipe is a time for putting aside phones and tablets and studying on life. I enjoy your videos very much, sir.
The B10 is so incredibly comfortable in the hand. I love it so much for that. My other pipe is a 264 sandblast Irish Harp like the one in the video, and I also love it for it's comfort in clenching. I tend to smoke Virginias and burleys in the b10 and English and aromatics in the 264.
Great video. I love my Pete 106 Irish Harp sandblast. I would love to get a deeply rusticated example of any shape. I would like to start a Peterson collection. This video is a great introduction to Peterson and the essence of pipe smoking/ collecting in general.
Very interesting presentation….. especially your take on the Irish……Peterson pipes are a good investment, as you say. I’ve been smoking pipes for almost fifty years, and they are hard to beat. Thanks for the entertaining video.
150’s, 87’s,106’s, 408’s all favorites and there are others. The New Grange you showed is the brother of the one I was smoking today during my hour long drive south. Loaded it with Pegasus before I left the house and finished the bowl when I was parking at the restaurant. I’m still breaking it in but I can tell it’s a winner. Ordered a system B42 the other evening after watching the Peterson Blog regarding system pipes. It should be here by Thursday. I don’t have many system pipes but was reminded that they have some advantages. Every time I order a fresh pipe, I order a couple tins of tobacco, usually Burleys. I’m Peterson’s biggest fan I think. Good video, thanks. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
I’ve had good luck with Peterson pipes! I have seven in my collection, and plan to purchase more in the future! Thanks for another awesome video, take care my friend!
I have one Peterson, but I'm planning on getting more as it's the one I reach for the most. It's the Sherlock Holmes Rusticated Original. It's a bent stem, but for me, I can clench bent stems easier than straight.
Alan, wonderful video. I just got into Peterson pipes for my collection and I appreciate not only the description you gave along with what tobaccos work in which shapes. I realize this is personal choice. I do note that your comment about bent vs straight applies to aromatics vs straight. I find the similar situation with my choices and dedicate particular pipe shapes to tobaccos.
Hello my friend thanks for sharing your enthusiasm and thoughts. I have a "Derry" rocky donegal X220 full bent. I am just the opposite I prefer the full bents for aro's keeps the mositure contained much better for me..all the best...!!!
@@thepipecottage3301 yes indeed, thats why there is such a variety, to accommodate the individual...another fascinating aspect of the hobby...the pipe is an extension of the personality or can be...like your philosphical bent...or straight Lol...!!!
I don't own a Peterson and have heard some bad things about recent production. I finally got to hold some at my local BnM. I was very impressed! Beautiful pipes at a good price. I'm going to budget for one in the near future. For the record, I own one beautiful Savinelli that just doesn't smoke well for me. Great vid. Thank you, Sir 🙏
Mighty fine vid! I recall back when i was drawn to pipe smoking browsing about a LBB and there she was an Ebony Bulldog atop a green sock. The owner pulled it out box n all...i read through a small pamphlet saying "a thinking man buys a thinking mans pipe" - JRTolkien and i needed no more convincing untill i saw the price 😨 as expected the LBB jacked up the fee and i just put 'er down...he sold me a basket for $25...smoked it to the last grain (rookie mistakes) but i never forgot the Peterson. Time passed and found me an on line vendor who was selling that dream pipe a full $45 less...needless to say the PAD bit hard...hell i could buy two dogs for just $10 more the price of the one @ the LBB simple fiscal economics. Love me my Petersons! The whole box full of them! Cheers! ✌😎 Almost forgot..finally able to order the Country Squire Canvas Satchel cant wait to break it in!
I know people have reported drilling issues with Peterson pipes in the past, but I've been smoking them for three years, and my experiences have always been positive. Great video!
I just wanted to complement you on your great videos. I just looked at the Savanill video and the video with the Sturgeon piper. All great, I am going to purchase one of these pipes, but must say I have to go back and make a decision on which one. Now I think I will get one of each. Don’t worry about the A-H…., that have negative things toward your channel, I don’t see them out there doing what you are doing. Again thank you. Please keep it going. When you put together your B & M store I will definitely pay you a visit. Bob, from Maryland
I'm from Co Down in the north of Ireland and love the Peterson Newgrange series. I've got three of them and hope to add more. Every time i go to the pub to play the fiddle or have a pint i take one with. One time i forgot it and everyone was saying (Furphy where yer wee silver pipe) because its so rare to see me with out it. I'm a massive Peterson fan (probably because i'm Irish) and I've recently bought Liscannor 87 which i saw and as you yourself says the apple bowl is very attractive and i couldn't say no.
Good day Sir! Greetings from the county of Kent, England. Clicked on your channel to hear about Peterson Pipes, and have now subscribed! You're clearly passionate about your pipes, as well as your Southern Heritage (the Stonewall Jackson book noted on the shelf etc). Your accent I find is a joy to listen to, like the late great Shelby Foote. I know he was a son of Mississippi and you yourself I'm assuming are a son of Carolina, but to my English ear neither of you could ever be described as being a Yankee!
Great video as always. I just recently purchased my first Peterson pipe. Savenelli and Peterson are my favorites. Have you tried Vauen pipes yet? I recently got the Vauen Kenia Smooth #179. Haven't tried out yet, but I think it may be a winner. We'll see. Please keep your great content coming. Each one brightens my day. Thank you for all you do sir.
Thank you so much for holding up the flag of factory made pipes! I agree completely and Peterson is one of the finest amongst them. Unfortunately I baught mine when they still used ebonite for the stem so there's some restauration needed after having stopped pipe smoking for many years... But nevertheless there are or were some absolutely relieble pipe factories out there. My favourite brand was and is Stanwell. There's not a single pipe that doesn't smoke extremely well throuhout their whole range of quality. Even going on their second brand DC, extremely reliable and easy smokers. More fillings of course but very good smoking quality. What I must admit though is that all rhe Stanwells I purchased were manufactured in Danemark. I have no experience with the shifted production, to Italy as far as I've heard. Savinelli... No word, just: very very fine pipes. And when tralking about factory pipes: Aren't brands like Dunhill or Ashton also factory pipes? Considered amongst the finest brands? But let's get more modest again and I'd like to throw some French names in of which I don't know if they are still in production: Chacom and Butz Choquin, located in the heart of French pipe production, in St. Claude. My very first one was a Chacom and in my opinion both brands were producing very good pipes. And there's a maybe newcomer on the pipe market who's not seen yet. Recently I purchased a pipe from Mina Pipes just out of curiosity. You've never heard about this brand? Neither me before watching a video from a German pipe smoker who drew my attention to it. It is from China. As till now I didn't break it in I can't say anything about smoking it. But the build quality is what we are used from the classic European pipe factories. The briar looks and feels of good quality, it shows some nice straight grain and the finish and fitting of the stem is to good standard. The bulldog shape reminds of some of the Italian classic shapes. No wonder as they were starting their production in Italy some years ago. When checking on their website it get's clear that Mina Pipes are still developping and not having found their line yet, but I strongly believe that they could become a serious competitor for the classic pipe market. But getting back to the topic: There's nothing wrong about factory made pipes. You know what you get, how it smokes and the fancy shape of an artisan pipe doesn't make it a better smoke.
In this video you made reference to smoking a certain type of tobacco in a certain type of pipe. Could you, or have you made a video about the importance and/or reasons for this. I have just recently found your channel and have watched many of your videos. I am a new pipe smoker and I find your videos very helpful in so many ways, from what types of tobacco to try, to the way to look at pipe smoking and what it means. I thank you so much for your content and I look forward to watching many more of your videos.
I had a Peterson system standard 314 in ebony. It was a beautiful pipe. I picked it up at Nat Sherman Tobacco on 5th Ave in NYC. Sadly it was stolen from my work locker. I will get another one eventually . I replaced the Peterson with a Savinelli 614 which they have as a bent billiard and to me looked more like an Oom Paul shape. It smokes good and I like it. But I’ll never forget my Peterson
I am with you 100% on the similarities between the Irish and Southerners. I've always felt quite an affinity towards Ireland and Irish culture myself, it is part of the reason I love Peterson pipes. I also am highly interested in Irish music and have been learning to play it on the whistle, flute, and (in the very early stages) fiddle. There are many similarities between Irish music and the Bluegrass music of the Appalachians...the Bluegrass having obviously been spawned from the Irish tradition. Personally I have had good experiences with Peterson pipes. I had one Peterson pipe that I ordered that had an issue and within a couple of hours of emailing their support I was taken care of to my overwhelming satisfaction. Admittedly, most of my experience is with estate Petersons (and I think they are a FANTASTIC value on the estate market), but I do have a couple of new ones and they smoke just fine. I'm especially partial to the 408, 80s, 106, 150 and 6 shapes. The older Donegal Rocky pipes with the silver bands are especially beautiful as I liked the style of rustication much better than the more current style. I also really like the Rosslare (now Rosslare Classic) pipes and my favorite of all are the 1998 St. Patrick's Day pipes with the tricolor Irish flag band, of which I have a 106 Billiard. Those Newgrange Spigots and the new Rua series have really been catching my eye recently. I feel like Petersons are good pipes for the money, though I also have had great experiences with Savinelli and Stanwell in the same price range. Great video as always Alan!
Well I'm an Irishman who smokes all petersons but got my first corncob a country gentleman and I'd say it's well on it's way to becoming my favourite pipe. I have cousins in America their parents is paddy's but them is Yank's from province rodisland I'm afraid to use our local speak.
My first pipe was a PETERSON 606 SILVER SPIGOT pot shaped pipe. I’ve also have some Savinellis. But my favorite pipes are still vintage Kaywoodies which, in their heyday, were the best made pipes in the world. I have way too many pipes and, at only 2 or 3 pipes a month, I don’t smoke often enough to keep the all. The difficulty is choosing which ones to sell because I like them all.
Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪 and yes your own southern history is similar to our own . As for Peterson’s , well the history alone is a reason to own one , or perhaps a collection 🇮🇪 Great video , Slán go Foll a Chará 🇮🇪
I had a bunch of cheap pipes before I could afford anything decent. Got an old, rusticated K&P Peterson 317- black stem browned with age. I love that pipe. No pipe I own has character like it, and it’s absolutely my favorite pipe (even if it can get a little wet 😅).
Excellent video, thank you. I have a few Petersons I really love. I would agree that with factory-made pipes such as Peterson and Savinelli, a considerable benefit is knowing what to expect when you get one, assuming of course that you enjoy their pipes in the first place. I certainly do. I do also have some boutique pipes, which are wonderful, but I would never go for those exclusively. Of late, I've even been gravitating towards Brighams; I tried one, and the quality of its smoke and feel surprised me. So now I also have several of those and am enjoying them greatly. This is particularly amusing to me because until not many years ago I was a churchwarden smoker, pretty much exclusively. I still enjoy my churchwardens, but they've since rather become my 'special occaion' pipes. One question: I'd love to know what brand of jacket that is you're wearing. I know I've seen it before but can't quite place it. Keep up the great work. Cheers!
I had a Peterson Irish Harp 264 on order when I watched this. It arrived today. Beauty of a pipe. Love the mouth feel, the oval shank and length. Breaking it in now and it is smoking like a champ out of the box. Where do you stand on the "p-lip"? I quite like it myself but prefer it on a "system pipe". I have 11 Petersons and I personally think they are great pipes for the money. Thanks for this video.
I don't consider pipe smoking an expensive hobby- I dont have enough time or place to consume very much. I do consider pipe collecting an expensive hobby- I certainly dont have enough money to keep many on hand. Your talk on these pipes and sundry topics was delightful.
