First post, new member.
I'm a bit of an old codger, 66, smoked Three Nuns for years but branched out a couple of years ago.
And so, Sarome pipes. I thought I should put a word in. I bought one about 18 months ago as a back-up to a failing Dr Plumb. It is a "Cambridge", which has a prince-style stem. At the time, the inside of the bowl was varnish; burning in was fairly unpleasant, but I recently bought another and am pleased to report that the inside of the new one is carbon coated - haven't used yet, though.
I don't use filters, so the filter chamber works as a moisture/tar trap - tar collects at the furthest points inside the trap on both the stem and bowl sides, easily cleaned with a bit of twisted kitchen roll.
As far as my experience goes, these are great pipes! I actually have a Peterson Dracula which I use less, the Sarome is my utility pipe. In the last week, I've been smoking SG Cabbies, SG St James Flake, St Bruno (!), some old Dunhill Elizabethan and a little Germain Brown Flake in the Sarome - and thoroughly enjoyed the nuances of each and every one.
As I say, with the coated bowl, they seem to have upped their game - but I have had no complaints with my original. It is a very pleasant, easily maintained, reliable tool, from which I've had many a rewarding smoke. The new one was £35; you really can't argue with that.
Hope that's useful, for anyone wondering.
I'm a bit of an old codger, 66, smoked Three Nuns for years but branched out a couple of years ago.
And so, Sarome pipes. I thought I should put a word in. I bought one about 18 months ago as a back-up to a failing Dr Plumb. It is a "Cambridge", which has a prince-style stem. At the time, the inside of the bowl was varnish; burning in was fairly unpleasant, but I recently bought another and am pleased to report that the inside of the new one is carbon coated - haven't used yet, though.
I don't use filters, so the filter chamber works as a moisture/tar trap - tar collects at the furthest points inside the trap on both the stem and bowl sides, easily cleaned with a bit of twisted kitchen roll.
As far as my experience goes, these are great pipes! I actually have a Peterson Dracula which I use less, the Sarome is my utility pipe. In the last week, I've been smoking SG Cabbies, SG St James Flake, St Bruno (!), some old Dunhill Elizabethan and a little Germain Brown Flake in the Sarome - and thoroughly enjoyed the nuances of each and every one.
As I say, with the coated bowl, they seem to have upped their game - but I have had no complaints with my original. It is a very pleasant, easily maintained, reliable tool, from which I've had many a rewarding smoke. The new one was £35; you really can't argue with that.
Hope that's useful, for anyone wondering.
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