Mastro de Paja Dolce Vita L 03 Smooth Brandy Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked, 9mm

Description

Like Castello, Mastro de Paja holds a special place in the world of Italian high-grade pipe workshops. Founded in 1972 by Giancarlo Guidi, the MdP team was soon joined by Giannino Spadoni and Bruto Sordini with the Guidi and Spadoni at the helm of the company until 1981. Guidi then left with Sordini to found Ser Jacopo, and Sordini would later leave Ser Jacopo to found Don Carlos. Spadoni, on the other hand, stayed at MdP until he also left, after which he founded Fiamma di Re. Today, Mastro de Paja is guided by Alberto Montini, with the workshop being known for both the manufacture of some of Italy’s most admired pipes, and for having launched the careers of some of its most respected artisans.

La dolce vita, otherwise known as “the good life,” otherwise known as an evening after a long day, sitting back with a good blend and a good pipe. I can’t promise all of those things (who can?), but perhaps the last one could be checked by this Mastro de Paja here. Being an Italian workshop pipe, putting it neatly into a defined shape category is a little difficult; it could be called a brandy (as I have), an egg, a cutty even. But, just as a rose by any name still smells as sweet, a pipe as finely grained as this one would look as good no matter what it’s called.

This pipe is completely unsmoked, with an original bowl coating. Having come to us via a large new old stock collection from a shop closure in Europe, it also comes with its original box and sleeve. The pipe is chambered to allow for the use of 9mm filters if desired.

Details:

Length: 6.0″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.81 / 20.57mm

Bowl Depth: 1.71″ / 43.43mm

Weight: 1.4oz / 42g