Though their fondness for man's best friend is well established at this point — the English marque's mascot being a British Bulldog named 'Diamond Fab' — the "Dalmatian" special edition actually wasn't born out of their affection for canines. Rather, the genesis of the line came down to a chance discovery of Erinoid (a type of patented Casein plastic) that just happened to look an awful lot like the eponymous breed's distinctive markings.

Fittingly, only 101 of these pipes were fashioned, 81 in the Shell Briar finish presented here, and another 20 in their elegant Black Briar dress finish. Presented in its own leather-bound, book-like presentation case, each pipe in this series is paired to a solid sterling silver Dalmatian tamper. A must for the canine aficionado, stylish villain, or Dunhill collector.

— Adam M. O'Neill