FYI.... actually the "K" codes are there to tell the dealer how much the pipe sells for. As size can affect price it's easy to misunderstand. I love Castello too. Bought my first one in 1963 for $25 and still have it plus about 50 more, most of which are old. I actually have one from his second year of production and it's marked 1948... Never had a bad one in all these years.
The K stamps DO denote size in rusticated pipes. In smooth pipes, they denote grade, ie fineness of grain and so forth. Thanks for watching, and I envy you your collection! :-)
I just love that 55 shape. Radice does some nice interpretations of that style and I recently acquired one but I'm gonna have to get a genuine 55 soon.
Bradley, I believe you may have overlooked the "Pi" stamp on the bent billiard. This is why the rustication is different. I have seen many, many Castellos and I think it is indeed a special rustication, meaning rare. I have smoked and collected only Castello pipes since 1996 and it was quite fun to see your video.
Man, that shape 55 sure has darkened a lot. It looks great. I remember watching the video years ago when you received it. It was so much lighter when new. You've smoked it a little huh.
Wow Bradley those are some great pipes im so glad you have the four. Costello. Pipes they all are so beautiful and you have smoked them especialy the 55 shape ive seen you smoke it many times. And you have broke them in nicely thanks so much for sharing your collection with us may you have many more excellent smokes with them 👍👍👍👍👍😀😀😀😀😀💨💨💨💨💨💨💨 best regards peter. The Smoooooove piper.
Castello pipes are excellent! I have a few, in different shapes and sizes, and they are all wonderful to smoke. Wonderful! Savinellies are my second favourite pipe brand (what is it about those italians and pipes...?). My third choice in brands must be Stanwell (Denmark). Cheaper than the aforementioned, but incredibly consistent and in very high quality. You are lucky to have those Castellos. They are beautiful and probably smoke great. Enjoy!
I have three castellos myself (including a stack, a Brucianaso and a natural vergin shape 55 kkkk with a saddlebit thanks to you) and I have nothing but good things to say
I have actually found the newer castello pipes to be better than their older ones. Both are exceptional, but the fit and finish in the more recent offerings just put them a step above. One of the few hand made companies who have gotten better over time.
Bradley, those are some great looking pipes! The "bent" billiard is my pick, but all look fantastic in the Sea Rock finish. Always wanted to try one, but let's be honest, I just could never get my head around paying that much for a pipe! Are they really that good? Back in the '70s, a man named Giani Davoli went to Tinder Box with a line of Italian artisan pipes called "Caminetto" promising that they were the equivalent of Castello, at half the price. His two main pipe makers were Pepino Ascorti and Luigi Radice. Well, I've had an Ascorti and a couple of Radice pipes, and I didn't like them. No matter how much you smoke them, they never come around. Are Castello any better? Greg Pease is high on them, but he says that they are at their best with Virginias, not so much with Latakia mixtures.
Yes Sir, I also have several Castellos and I consider them being very good value and great smokers, as You said very similar to Dunnies in that regard, though I'm not too crazy about them shaping, it is what it is ,take or leave isn't it?,can't have it both ways,and as for the shapes its a personal thing where I'm more conservative dude, Best Greets, Paul
They seem like made in 17th century and salvaged from a ship under the sea, drowned in that era( possibly by a savage attack by the pirates). Well , at least their texture looks like that ( based on my knowledge of those things from National Geography magazines in the 1970s. (Glorious Kodachromes, those.)
The last 2 are hawkbill shape. All the castello I have are not for us market - is market castello logo is a white bar, for us market is a brilliant dot
Ive been smoking pipes for sometime but I don’t do it as regularly as some people. How is Elizabethan mixture vs something like nightcap? Are they both English blends? Which one tastes and burns better?
Greg Seitter - They are ‘literally’ English, since both these brands were originally (long, long ago) manufactured IN England by Dunhill of London Ltd., itself - THE iconic English pipe firm. In addition, they are classically English in the sense that they are typical of what discriminating pipe smokers IN Britain - and devotees of British mixtures elsewhere - would expect from their blends: high quality, unadulterated, “uncased” Virginia and/or Turkish/Oriental-based tobaccos. But to answer your question more directly (and further complicate matters): NO, these are not both English blends. Technically, according to the standard nomenclature, a traditional “English” blend is composed of Virginias, Turkish/Orientals, and Latakia (in varying proportions - without getting into the whole business of “Balkan mixtures”, etc.). “Nightcap” is, therefore, an “English” mixture (since it contains Virginias, Turkish, Macedonian, other Orientals, - Perique, too, I think - as well as a hefty dose of Latakia) while “Elizabethan” (which is a straight Virginia/Perique blend) is NOT an English mixture. I hope this was in some small measure helpful; to really begin to understand the differences, I urge you to check out Bradley’s excellent reviews of these - and many-many more tobaccos. You can find no better guide to all things pipe-related on TH-cam!
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My Castellos are all Carlo Scotti. I don't have any of the newer ones. But I absolutely love them.
FYI.... actually the "K" codes are there to tell the dealer how much the pipe sells for. As size can affect price it's easy to misunderstand. I love Castello too. Bought my first one in 1963 for $25 and still have it plus about 50 more, most of which are old. I actually have one from his second year of production and it's marked 1948... Never had a bad one in all these years.
The K stamps DO denote size in rusticated pipes. In smooth pipes, they denote grade, ie fineness of grain and so forth.
Thanks for watching, and I envy you your collection! :-)
Yes it is the “tightness” of the grain that makes it a kkkk.
Nice looking pipes!! WOW Look very smooth/cool smoking. Love that full bent billiard!!
That last one is called a hawkbill.
I just love that 55 shape. Radice does some nice interpretations of that style and I recently acquired one but I'm gonna have to get a genuine 55 soon.
Bradley, I believe you may have overlooked the "Pi" stamp on the bent billiard. This is why the rustication is different. I have seen many, many Castellos and I think it is indeed a special rustication, meaning rare. I have smoked and collected only Castello pipes since 1996 and it was quite fun to see your video.
My dream is to own a Castello someday. Hopefully my finances allow that someday. Beautiful pipes sir!
Man, that shape 55 sure has darkened a lot. It looks great. I remember watching the video years ago when you received it. It was so much lighter when new. You've smoked it a little huh.
Wow Bradley those are some great pipes im so glad you have the four. Costello. Pipes they all are so beautiful and you have smoked them especialy the 55 shape ive seen you smoke it many times. And you have broke them in nicely thanks so much for sharing your collection with us may you have many more excellent smokes with them 👍👍👍👍👍😀😀😀😀😀💨💨💨💨💨💨💨 best regards peter. The Smoooooove piper.
Beautiful pipes, all smokeable works of art.
Castello pipes are excellent! I have a few, in different shapes and sizes, and they are all wonderful to smoke. Wonderful!
Savinellies are my second favourite pipe brand (what is it about those italians and pipes...?).
My third choice in brands must be Stanwell (Denmark). Cheaper than the aforementioned, but incredibly consistent and in very high quality.
You are lucky to have those Castellos. They are beautiful and probably smoke great. Enjoy!
@Martin Stensby, wanted to say the same, You took the word, and yer assessment is very true
I have three castellos myself (including a stack, a Brucianaso and a natural vergin shape 55 kkkk with a saddlebit thanks to you) and I have nothing but good things to say
it looks like a Hawkbill shape pipe (the "bent egg")
Last Castello is definitely a Hawk Bill. I have a Radice in the same shape.
Great vid Bradley!
55 is my bucketlist pipe
Awesome vid thank you and sorry to ask but what colour was that first pipe 55 shape looking to buy one it’s beautiful
I think it was natural when I bought it.
I have actually found the newer castello pipes to be better than their older ones. Both are exceptional, but the fit and finish in the more recent offerings just put them a step above. One of the few hand made companies who have gotten better over time.
Good vid Bradley. Thanks.
Bradley, those are some great looking pipes! The "bent" billiard is my pick, but all look fantastic in the Sea Rock finish. Always wanted to try one, but let's be honest, I just could never get my head around paying that much for a pipe! Are they really that good? Back in the '70s, a man named Giani Davoli went to Tinder Box with a line of Italian artisan pipes called "Caminetto" promising that they were the equivalent of Castello, at half the price. His two main pipe makers were Pepino Ascorti and Luigi Radice. Well, I've had an Ascorti and a couple of Radice pipes, and I didn't like them. No matter how much you smoke them, they never come around. Are Castello any better? Greg Pease is high on them, but he says that they are at their best with Virginias, not so much with Latakia mixtures.
I have several, and there hasn't been a bad one in the bunch. All excellent. They compare well with my 1960s Dunhills.
I remember when you first bought the shape 55. I have the same one except in smooth finish
I think the castellos for the most part the best looking / beautiful pipes however I prefer a 75-78 diameter bowl which is hard to find in a castello
Yes Sir, I also have several Castellos and I consider them being very good value and great smokers, as You said very similar to Dunnies in that regard, though I'm not too crazy about them shaping, it is what it is ,take or leave isn't it?,can't have it both ways,and as for the shapes its a personal thing where I'm more conservative dude, Best Greets, Paul
They seem like made in 17th century and salvaged from a ship under the sea, drowned in that era( possibly by a savage attack by the pirates). Well , at least their texture looks like that ( based on my knowledge of those things from National Geography magazines in the 1970s. (Glorious Kodachromes, those.)
The last 2 are hawkbill shape. All the castello I have are not for us market - is market castello logo is a white bar, for us market is a brilliant dot
Beautiful pipes, Bradley. Will admit, though, kind of a missed opportunity to bring back the Please Peruse these Pipes name. ^^;
Maybe a collab video with Mike from Briar Blues TH-cam channel? He's a huge Castello collector too.
Nice shirt Skippy........
Hey Bradley, it's a Hawkbill shape.
All beautiful. Please let me know if you ever want to sell one lol (I really like that hawkbill).
Ive been smoking pipes for sometime but I don’t do it as regularly as some people. How is Elizabethan mixture vs something like nightcap? Are they both English blends? Which one tastes and burns better?
Greg Seitter - They are ‘literally’ English, since both these brands were originally (long, long ago) manufactured IN England by Dunhill of London Ltd., itself - THE iconic English pipe firm. In addition, they are classically English in the sense that they are typical of what discriminating pipe smokers IN Britain - and devotees of British mixtures elsewhere - would expect from their blends: high quality, unadulterated, “uncased” Virginia and/or Turkish/Oriental-based tobaccos. But to answer your question more directly (and further complicate matters): NO, these are not both English blends. Technically, according to the standard nomenclature, a traditional “English” blend is composed of Virginias, Turkish/Orientals, and Latakia (in varying proportions - without getting into the whole business of “Balkan mixtures”, etc.). “Nightcap” is, therefore, an “English” mixture (since it contains Virginias, Turkish, Macedonian, other Orientals, - Perique, too, I think - as well as a hefty dose of Latakia) while “Elizabethan” (which is a straight Virginia/Perique blend) is NOT an English mixture. I hope this was in some small measure helpful; to really begin to understand the differences, I urge you to check out Bradley’s excellent reviews of these - and many-many more tobaccos. You can find no better guide to all things pipe-related on TH-cam!
Dorian Philotheates Yeah I’ll definitely need to be watching more videos to learn more! Thank you a ton!
Greg Seitter - You’re welcome. Happy piping!
Good stuff…. As usual.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you Bradley I needed to take a break from the political b.s. Yes I Will take a pipe smoke break. While viewing your uploaded content. 🎩✔✔✔
That first pipe has as good of a chin as you do
Never been the second viewer, well on significant channels anyways.
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New tattoo?
Hai, nice channel. I wil sub to your channel. Greetings from the Netherlands,, Kitty.
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