Butz-Choquin Commandeur Extra | French Estate Pipe

Butz-Choquin Commandeur Extra Estate Pipe

 

A 167-year-old brand founded in St. Claude, France, just eight years after 1850, the year briar was first used there for pipe making, and honored with the Golden Cup of French Taste. It is still in business today. 

 

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Draft Hole (Air Hole): Dead center at the bottom of the chamber and drilled flush with the chamber floor.

 

Shank: No soot or tar residue. Very well cleaned.

 

Chamber Cleaning: Very well done. The cake was reamed out very successfully. Completely smooth and symmetrical.

 

Flaws: No pits, no tooth marks, the chamber is symmetrical and the draft hole is properly drilled. I could not find a single flaw.

 

Score: 7/10

 

Comment: This is one of my favorites among the pipes I selected. Quite elegant in terms of form. The workmanship is exactly as it should be. Cosmetically flawless as well. There is not much to add; it truly is one of those pipes I had a hard time not adding to my own rotation.

 

Note: Any pipe in which you do not build up a cake will run hot unless you smoke at a very, very slow and systematic cadence. Running hot is not a criterion for pipes without a cake layer.