I love the P-lip and find it brings a different experience to smoking. The only one I have slight difficulty cleaning is the full bent 317. But with care and patience it’s not that difficult to clean with a tapered pipe cleaner.
I have a St Patrick’s Day full bent 314 that would appear to be what you’re after. It’s quickly becoming one of my favourite pipes because it’s so light and easy to clench. The bowl size is perfect for a short smoke of 20-30 minutes as well depending on tobacco of course.
I used to think my palate wasn’t sophisticated enough too. I returned to pipe smoking after many years layoff and found so much info on YouTube that I never knew existed. When I discovered Muttonchops and the breath method, it was like a revelation. Suddenly I was tasting the tobacco like I...
I enjoy my cobs mainly for Lakeland aromatics which might ghost my Petersons. Personally I prefer briar but I don’t dislike smoking my cobs. I guess it depends a lot on my mood and the tobacco I fancy smoking.