Kiseru

What tobacco to smoke with a Kiseru pipe?

Your tobacco tastings will therefore be short, and will last less than five minutes. These elegant pipes have to be smoked with a fine-cut tobacco (we often speak of "Kizami tabako", which means "chopped tobacco"). The original design of these pipes will perfectly satisfy pipe smokers who are looking for a different product to taste their tobacco. Did you know? Kiseru pipes are also known as "Sekishū" (a name that refers to the famous Japanese tea master who liked smoking these pipes a lot). Some rare models are delivered with a storage bag called "Kiseruzutsu" and a "Tabako ire" tobacco pouch.

Why choose to buy a Japanese Kiseru pipe?

Japanese Kiseru pipes are long, thin, elegant, and have a very small bowl. They are traditionally smoked with a fine-cut tobacco, like Kizami tobacco, or a tobacco thin "like hair". Indeed, the bowl is so little that it can only be filled with one or two pinches of tobacco. Made in China, these pipes have a metal bowl. It is a very interesting characteristic because once you have finished smoking, you can start again without waiting (unlike a classical briar pipe which needs rest). If you are looking for something new, original, or if you are just curious, we highly recommend you to choose one of these Japanese pipes!