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<blockquote data-quote="AJ" data-source="post: 498509" data-attributes="member: 2363"><p>For me the old oil cured 100 year old Algerian briar used in the old Dunhills and Comoy's are still the best smoking pipes. KBB used 100 year old briar until their supply ran out in the early 1950s. Old pre-1952 Yello-Bole and Kaywoodie pipes are on par with the old Dunhills and Comoy's when compared to the effect the old briar has on the taste of the tobacco smoked in these old standards. Often these companies cured their briar for a decade or more. Briar with that much age is no longer available for harvest and it's not economically feasible to age briar for a decade or more. Still today some pipe makers turn out some very pleasant smoking pipes. Today Edwards still uses oil cured Algerian briars in their pipes and they are wonderful pipes to smoke. I have 20 Edwards Pipes in my collection and all of them deliver a nice sweet smoke. Is this due to the oil cured briar? I believe it is but I don't know the age of their briar currently used. I know at one time they had an enormous stockpile of 75-100 year old Algerian briar but I haven't any idea if any of the older briar is still in existence. So in my opinion depending on how the old briar was when cured, it did have a positive effect on the quality of one's smoking pleasure. If there's a better smoking pipe than an old 1930s Comoy's Old Bruyere or a pre -WWII Royal Comoy's I haven't found it but the search continues... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>AJ</p><p></p><p>_________________</p><p>Realizing one's own ignorance is the first step in obtaining wisdom. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AJ, post: 498509, member: 2363"] For me the old oil cured 100 year old Algerian briar used in the old Dunhills and Comoy's are still the best smoking pipes. KBB used 100 year old briar until their supply ran out in the early 1950s. Old pre-1952 Yello-Bole and Kaywoodie pipes are on par with the old Dunhills and Comoy's when compared to the effect the old briar has on the taste of the tobacco smoked in these old standards. Often these companies cured their briar for a decade or more. Briar with that much age is no longer available for harvest and it's not economically feasible to age briar for a decade or more. Still today some pipe makers turn out some very pleasant smoking pipes. Today Edwards still uses oil cured Algerian briars in their pipes and they are wonderful pipes to smoke. I have 20 Edwards Pipes in my collection and all of them deliver a nice sweet smoke. Is this due to the oil cured briar? I believe it is but I don't know the age of their briar currently used. I know at one time they had an enormous stockpile of 75-100 year old Algerian briar but I haven't any idea if any of the older briar is still in existence. So in my opinion depending on how the old briar was when cured, it did have a positive effect on the quality of one's smoking pleasure. If there's a better smoking pipe than an old 1930s Comoy's Old Bruyere or a pre -WWII Royal Comoy's I haven't found it but the search continues... :) AJ _________________ Realizing one's own ignorance is the first step in obtaining wisdom. :) [/QUOTE]
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