I first started pipe smoking with a Missouri Meerchaum corn cob pipe.It was a good smoker, but I burned it out eventually, replacing it with a basket briar which served me well for the most part.
In the beginning of July I went to an old general store in the sticks of NH that had the old corn-cob wall display of pipes... good ol' MM's. But there were two that were not cobs, but hardwoods... one had basically the same dimensions as a cob for like $7, and the other was a short nose-warmer for like $3 or $4. I piked up the hardwoods because I prefered the aesthetic over the cobs, and I had never seen them before. I still haven't used the little pipe yet, but the big MM hardwood is in my daily rotation.
Also, using a pipe with the filter in it is nice to soak up all that icky bacci juice that gurgles in the briar. I didn't think I'd appreciate the filter but it's nice, and doesn't affect the flavor of the smoke, in my opinion.
Granted my briar is low end, I still like the solid feel of it, and it's a decent smoker. But I find I get bigger, smoother pulls through the MM. It's just easier to smoke through, and no gurgling is nice too. But it definitely doesn't feel very solid, it has kind of a 'disposable pen' feel to it. I still enjoy it every day though.
At any rate, does anyone else have Missouri Meerchaum's in their daily rotation or is it just me?
In the beginning of July I went to an old general store in the sticks of NH that had the old corn-cob wall display of pipes... good ol' MM's. But there were two that were not cobs, but hardwoods... one had basically the same dimensions as a cob for like $7, and the other was a short nose-warmer for like $3 or $4. I piked up the hardwoods because I prefered the aesthetic over the cobs, and I had never seen them before. I still haven't used the little pipe yet, but the big MM hardwood is in my daily rotation.
Also, using a pipe with the filter in it is nice to soak up all that icky bacci juice that gurgles in the briar. I didn't think I'd appreciate the filter but it's nice, and doesn't affect the flavor of the smoke, in my opinion.
Granted my briar is low end, I still like the solid feel of it, and it's a decent smoker. But I find I get bigger, smoother pulls through the MM. It's just easier to smoke through, and no gurgling is nice too. But it definitely doesn't feel very solid, it has kind of a 'disposable pen' feel to it. I still enjoy it every day though.
At any rate, does anyone else have Missouri Meerchaum's in their daily rotation or is it just me?
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