Christmas 2021 Sherlock Holmes Rusticated Deerstalker 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 Deerstalker 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 Deerstalker is a slightly bent Rhodesian first designed by Peterson's senior craftsman Paddy Larrigan, and features a soft, Billiard-like bowl with a graceful, sweeping transition leading into its muscular shank.