2021 Ardor Urano Bucaneve Rusticated Brandy Estate Briar Pipe, Italian Estates

Description

Like many Italian workshop brands, Ardor pipes are a family affair. The name itself is an acronym of Angelo Rovera and Dorelio Rovera, father and son pipe-makers who created the brand in 1972. The Rovera family’s history with pipes goes back much further, however, as Angelo’s own father, Francesco, had previously established the Sociedade Rovera pipe company with his brothers in 1911. All Ardor pipes are completely hand-made from briar that has been seasoned for at least 4-5 years, and the brand is noteworthy for its playful and innovative approaches to design. As a result, Ardor pipes are both quintessentially Italian, while also being somewhat different, having a style that is wholly their own.

Ardor’s Bucaneve series are distinctly short and stout pipes, named after the snowdrop flower (for which bucaneve is the Italian name) whose petals the pipes’ shapes emulate. This one is dressed in a less-seen variation of the workshop’s typical Urano finish, with a rustication evocative of a deep, ring grain sandblast and a brick-red stain.

The condition is great. Some darkening and finish fading on the rim.

 

Details:

Length: 5″ / 127.0mm

Bowl Width: 0.74 / 18.79mm

Bowl Depth: 1.46″ / 37.08mm

Weight: 2.1oz / 62g