Savinelli Churchwarden Black 601 - Extra Long Handmade Bent Billiard Italian Wood Briar Pipe, Vintage Design, Rusticated Finish, 3mm

Wow. Just.. wow. I’ve owned a half dozen or so pipes over the last 30 years, but this was my first true churchwarden. OK, I get it now. Tobacco never tasted so good as it does coming through this long stem; nice and warm, not hot, with no bite to kill the flavor. No to bite. Yes to churchwarden! Also, much lighter and easier in the hand than expected. Just a pleasure all around, and the quality of the workmanship lived up to the Savinelli rep. Highly recommend. 👍 Throw your hottest burning Virginia in this thing, and enjoy.

This isnt your typical thrift store cheap pipe. Beautifully made, the feel is like it was made specific to your hand. No excess heat in the bowl. I will say after reading reviews I've determined those who had a pipe failure are packing tobacco to tight and have not allowed for a proper break in. I expect many wonderful years out of my new churchwarden savinelli. Huge thank you to the craftsmen behind its design. She will be front and center of my pipe stand and already my favorite smoker *update* Still early into break in of this wonderful pipe. Wanted to mention that the briarwood on my is still a tad sappy. Meaning duringing break in you will here the natural oils of the pipe and your tobacco heat and "cook" this is a great sign. Several pipes I've purchased in the past are too dry and that shortens their life as they dont have the chance of a proper break in (curing of the wood) itll be important to break in slowly running 1/4 fill for about the first 10 sessions then slowly adding more. If you pack a sappy pipe to tight (and full) you'll damage it. Stick to the 1/4 ×10 1/2 ×10 etc.. until you've stopped hearing the curing process. Or you'll split your pipe or worse burn through it. Again this is a true briarwood, great pipe to own I love mine. If you're new to smoking research breaking in a briarwood before just firing up and it should last you a lifetime. Also a side note to single pipe users if you continue to smoke the same pipe over and over without letting it sit to reabsorb its oils you'll damage it. This is true to any pipe so buy you a couple pipes, I use this one as my evening lounger, which gives it a good 18 hours to absorbed its oils. This also conditions the much desired cake to give you that sweet nutty flavor note we all seek in a pipe. I'm going to be purchasing a few more styles from this maker. This is one of the best pipes I've ever owned. High quality craftsmanship

Beautiful pipe, cool smoke. I love my churchwarden.

This pipe is beautiful, and feels great in the hand. I was extremely happy with the price, seeing as how this pipe sells for almost double locally. It was so nice that I immediately ordered a second Savinelli

Nice smoker. Very high quality. Nice mouthpiece. Looks good. Not sure what else I can say? LoL Put up against the Brebbia that I bought years ago, this pipe is of higher quality.

The only issue with this pipe is a big one for me, it tastes like crap. I have 12 pipes and not a single one of them has had this disgusting taste to them or anything similar to it at all. I’m not trying to waste a pound of my expensive tobacco on a pipe that makes it taste like I’m smoking my dogs doodoo out of the backyard just on hope that the disgusting taste magically stops. Sadly this pipe will simply be an expensive decoration in my cigar room while I use literally any other pipe. Taste aside it looks nice, is light, solid fitting, and the perfect length. If only it didn’t taste like chemicals every hit of every bowl I pack in it. Very disappointing for a Savinelli, is this really even a Savinelli I wonder.

This is a great pipe, but for the price I wish it wasn’t just plain black. Just wish it was a little catchier to the eye. Smokes amazing, Savinelli is great!

Great pipe.