Christmas 2021 Sherlock Holmes Rusticated Watson Fishtail

Each year since 2009, Peterson has released a special-edition Christmas pipe, typically presenting an array of popular Classic shapes in a singular finish. For 2021, however, the Irish manufacturer has elevated the series, offering all 14 best-selling Sherlock Holmes shapes in not one but three distinct finishes: Heritage Smooth, Sandblasted, and Rusticated. This Watson model wears a deep, craggy rustication, topped with a black acrylic fishtail stem and a warm, tasteful copper mount, and comes complete with a black leather pipe stand.

About the shape: Originally released as part of the Original Sherlock Holmes collection (1989-1991), the Watson is a fully bent Rhodesian first designed by Peterson's senior craftsman Paddy Larrigan. A hybridized shape, it combines elements of the Oom Paul and Calabash and serves as a partner to the extra large, trumpeting Calabash of the Original, designed by Paddy in 1987.