{"id":77205,"date":"2026-03-22T10:08:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T09:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/?p=77205"},"modified":"2026-03-23T15:55:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:55:02","slug":"doctor-pipe-test-and-insights-into-the-world-of-an-exceptional-pipe-maker-pius-hollenstein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/en\/doctor-pipe-im-test-und-einblicke-in-die-welt-eines-ausnahme-pfeifenbauers-pius-hollenstein\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Pipe in the test and insights into the world of an exceptional pipe maker Pius Hollenstein"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Next to me is a man who only started at 59 - and is now one of the best. What surprised me: Not his technique. \ud83d\udc49 But what he <strong>suddenly said<\/strong>. I realised at that moment: I can't just write that down like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49<strong> Look: This is where the conversation turns completely upside down.<\/strong> Click on the cover:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/J-LwC_AzQ20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cover_pius_pipes_film-youtube.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cover_pius_pipes_film-youtube.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cover_pius_pipes_film-youtube-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cover_pius_pipes_film-youtube-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cover_pius_pipes_film-youtube-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2 videos! Wood dust is in the air, fine shavings glisten in the light - and in the middle of it all is a man who only started to rethink the world of pipes at the age of 59: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/piuspipes.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pius Hollenstein from Pius Pipes<\/a><\/strong>.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>What sounds like a late start is now an extraordinary success story. Because Hollenstein is now one of the <strong>most renowned pipe makers worldwide<\/strong> - with designs that not only work, but tell a story. During our conversation, it quickly became clear that this is not just about tobacco pipes. It's about attitude, about craftsmanship, about an almost silent obsession with shape, puff and character - and about <strong>DNA and soul of a tobacco pipe.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From this exchange <strong>two clips<\/strong> emerged. Two perspectives. One passion: In the <strong>17-minute film<\/strong> Pius takes you into his world - tells you about his unusual start, his passion and what makes his pipes so special. In addition we have <strong>two Doctor Pipe tobaccos<\/strong> tested together. This excellent pipe tobacco is produced in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portmanntabak.ch\/211-doctor-pipe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Switzerland exclusively imported by Urs Portmann Tabakwaren AG.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Have fun diving in.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Only the Doctor Pipe review with Pius Hollenstein<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on the cover:The <strong>short clip<\/strong> concentrates entirely on the essentials: the review. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/S6kJnU7mfyE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cover_review_film-youtube.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cover_review_film-youtube.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cover_review_film-youtube-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cover_review_film-youtube-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cover_review_film-youtube-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next to me is a man who only started at 59 - and is now one of the best. 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