Castello 2012 Collection Great Line 3K Freehand Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked

Description

Founded in 1947 by Carlo Scotti, Castello quickly became known for producing some of the finest smoking pipes in the world. Over the years, the people involved in making Castello pipes has changed – such as Luigi Radice and Sergio Ascorti, who developed their skills in the Cantu workshop before leaving to start Caminetto, or the handing of the reigns of the company to Francisco ‘Kino’ Coppo after Scotti’s passing – but the superlative quality of Castello pipes has not. It is not without reason that Castello is known as ‘the Italian Dunhill.’

Originally, Castello designated its largest, magnum sized pipes with the “Big Line” appellation. In the early 1970s, this name was switched for the “Great Line,” but the concept was still the same: hefty pipes, rendered in shapes not found on Castello’s typical shape chart, but with the same commitment to outstanding grain and finishing that the workshop is known for. This Great Line, for example, belongs to the Collection grade bracket, which features outstanding straight grain and a very light, natural blonde stain that lets this grain do the talking. While this Great Line is a relatively conventional 6 inches in length, don’t let that fool you; it more than makes up for it in its height, with its plateaux top bowl housing a fairly wide chamber that also happens to be over two inches deep. A pipe certain to impress, in more ways than one, for sure.

This pipe is completely unsmoked, and comes with its original box and sleeve.

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.89 / 22.60mm

Bowl Depth: 2.07″ / 52.57mm

Weight: 1.9oz / 54g