MONJURE PIPE SHOW

Author's Gray Lacquer Brebia Pipe w/Tomato Shaped Bowl

Hello folks, your friendly cigar and pipe blogger coming to you live and in person from the Monjure Pipe show.  This show featured pipes from Brebia,  Rinadlo and Ardour.  Steve, the Monjure representative, was on hand to answer any questions that the customers may have had concerning the pipes.  The event took place at Barclay Rex Cigar and Pipe Shop located at 75 Broad Street, NYC.   The event was from 11am - 6pm.  I saw many intricate pipes from the three pipe manufacturers with prices ranging from $85 - over $300.  The event also featured a handmade pipe, from Rinaldo, that was to be raffled off at the end of the show.  Pipes featured were of varying sizes and styles w/lucite stems in standard black to yellow and one in blue.   The bowl shapes were varied from tomato shaped bowls in clear lacquer and varying colors  to the rusticated bowls.  Also featured were the rarely seen flat bottom bowls and a few featuring a mix of clear lacquer sections  mixed with the rusticated look.

Ardor Rusticated Pipe w/Bamboo

The most unusual pipe on display was one that (see picture above), a first for this reviewer, incorporated bamboo in the stem section. That was an unusual pipe and hope that more pipe makers include such interesting details.  Seen again was a few pipes that had a metal ring on the top of the bowl which appears to be a detail that pipe manufacturers are incorporating in their designs.

As seen in the picture at the opening of this posting I purchased yet another pipe (#7 to be exact) which is a /clear lacquered pipe in a nice gray color with a tomato shaped bowl which is, as listed on the tag, a 9mm.  This pipe featured a black lucite stem.  This pipe retailed for $95 less 20% which is a show special and came with a 50g tin of pipe tobacco.  I chose an English blend which was composed mainly of Latakia tobacco.  (Review of the pipe to follow).  Here are pictures of the  Pipes on display at the Monjure Pipe Show. Well that's it from the Monjure Pipe show.

The next event to be reviewed is the Fifty Best Cigar and Scotch event taking place on Thursday December 3rd, 2009 from 7pm - 9pm at Barclay Rex located at 75 Broad Street NYC.  This event will feature 6 great Single Malt Scotches, the oldest one dates back to 1967.  The event will also feature cigars from Nestor Miranda cigars including the new Murcielago brand cigar that will be unveiled at this event.  Hope to see some of the followers of this blog at, which will be, an event that will be talked about for days to come.

Barclay Rex is also hosting the Monjure Pipe  event at their 42nd Street store on Thurday December 3rd from 11am - 6pm.