It’s almost here, and if you follow Jim Lilley’s Peterson Pipes Pinterest or the IPPC blog, you’ve already seen it—the Limited Edition / Pipe of the Year for 2015.

This year’s pipe is arguably the most important release in the series nineteen-year history, surpassing the Y2000 double-release.* I don’t have one in hand, so I can’t give you the measurements, but Tom Palmer tells me “it’s definitely larger than the Sherlock Holmes series.” The extra-large bowls, or possibly XXL bowls, may mean a bit slower roll-out than usual, Tom says, as this size bowl is more difficult to source.

This year’s LE will have a higher count of numbered pipes than the usual 1,000—1,865, in fact, to celebrate the 150th Anniversary. The POY of course will be issued unnumbered in rustic and sandblast finishes. Both pipes will be available in P-Lip and fishtail, so System users, demand that P-Lip! A…