5 One of the best pipes I've ever smoked! Posted by Pipeweed Dan on 11th Mar 2020

First, the pipe is beautiful. Very well crafted. I have been wanting to try the myrtle wood pipes since I first saw them....and they do not disappoint. The wood itself is very fragrant, and puffing in an unsmoked bowl there is a pleasant taste....somewhat spiced, yet it reminds me of sassafras. Sassafras is a wood I plan to craft a pipe from soon for this reason. The myrtle feels much harder than the maple pipes, and seems to deal with heat a bit better as well. The fire rustication on the bowl was expertly done. The burned areas do not exceed the outlines of the carving at all. It is also a very light pipe, like the 2 maples I have from flogglewerks, making it an excellent pipe in the hand or the clench. Once lit, the myrtle shows its quality by infusing it's own unique flavor and aroma into the blend you are smoking. For this reason, I find that a natural Cavendish tobacco is best suited to this pipe. If I were to smoke an herbal blend from it, I think a sweet floral blend would be complimented nicely by the wood. Something with chamomile and perhaps a touch of lavender. The wood itself is so flavorful and aromatic that I find myself satisfied by clenching and puffing the empty pipe between smokes. Very happy with the purchase and will absolutely be purchasing more flogglewerks pipes in the future. In fact, I can no longer enjoy my vast assortment of briar, cob or meerschaum the same since discovering this company.