BREBIA PIPE REVIEW

Author's Brebia Pipe

 As promised in my review of the Monjure Pipe show here's my review of my second Brebia Pipe.  As I stated I purchased a gray lacquered pipe, with a tomato shaped bowl (9mm) with a black lucite stem.

This past Saturday, it was a snowy / rainy but not so cold day, here in NYC I decided it was time for me to roam the city with all the tourists and locals alike to smoke this pipe to contemplate the notes that I'd be putting into this review.

As with my other Brebia Pipe, an all black rusticated pipe with a black lucite stem, this new addition smoked wonderful from the first smoke.  My initial smoke with this pipe occurred at the Barclay Rex Cigar Lounge, 75 Broad Street NYC, smoking an English Latakia blend.  For this review I was smoking an Aromatic Flake from Samuel Gwaith called Samuel Gwaith's Best Brown Flake from England.

The pipe has an unusually large stem which takes a bit of time to find the sweet spot to comfortably hold the pope in your mouth without the fear that you may drop and damage the pipe.  By the time I was contemplating this review I had found the 'sweet spot' on this pipe and I am able to hold this pipe in my mouth without the risk of damaging to this pipe.

The draw on this pipe is as good as my other Brebia, a testament to the wonderful workmanship of Brebia pipes.  For a pipe of this size the bowl is very deceptive holding more tobacco than you would think on initial inspection.

The pipe, when smoked, shows the detail that the pipe maker puts into all of the pipes that are created.  The pipe is easy to maintain with most of the pipe cleaners.  I prefer to use the ones that are bristled, similar to the shape of a bottle brush, that way I am able to get the stem and the area the stem slips into clean with minimal effort.

All in all the pipe is a dream to smoke and is also a great conversation piece.  The pipe is one design I hadn't seen done before.  The pipe maker incorporates a unique X pattern in the bowl after the bowl was lacquered.

Well I could go on forever, but all things have to end.  My next posting will be my review of the two Nestor Miranda cigars I got at The Fifty Best Scotch tasting event.  Heard rumors that Barclay Rex maybe planning an event for December 21st but as stated that is only a rumor at this stage.  More to come on any future events.