In 1865, two brothers from Nuremberg, Friedrich and Heinrcsh Kapp, opened an elegant tobacconist’s shop on Grafton Street, the shop was called Kapp Brothers.

The brothers ran a successful business for a few years making high-quality Meerschaum and Briar Root pipes. One day in the late 1860s, a Latvian immigrant called Charles Peterson walked into the Kapp workshop and declared that he could make better pipes than they could.

Armed with an imaginative flair for pipemaking and a craftsman’s background, Peterson not only proved hiself correct, but became the third partner in the firm. Kapp and Peterson was born.

Today, Peterson pipes are a globally-respected brand. The finely-crafted pipes are still manufactured in Dublin at Peterson house in Sallynoggin and are still sold from the flagship shop on Grafton Street.

I met with the manager, Brian Tracey and I was introduced to a world of exclusive gifts, Peterson pipes, and a fine range of cigars, tobaccos and other artefacts that are dedicated to utter craftsmanship, elegance, and quality.

Not surprisingly, the shop has the largest selection of Peterson pipes in the world and as such is a magnet for pipe enthusiasts from all over. Petersons also boasts the only walk-in humidor in Ireland. Peterson stock their own range of cigars made especially for the business in Honduras from a blend of Honduran and Nicaraguan tobaccos.

So if you are looking for gifts for the man or woman who thinks they have everything– there are delights to be had here for even the most jaded of palates. Provided they smoke, of course!

They are open Monday to Saturday 9am to 6pm.
Thursday 9am to 8pm. Sunday: 12 noon to 6pm.

Pictured above are Brian Tracey and Glen Whelan of Peterson.