... that initial taste goes away. It tastes more like ash or something. I've tried various tobaccos and pipes and it seems to hold true for most. Any comments suggestions? Is this how it is supposed to be? Thanks, K I have the same problem with aromatics. That is one reason that I do not smoke many of them. I find Virginias to get better toward the end of the bowl. The...
.... I've tried various tobaccos and pipes and it seems to hold true for most. Any comments suggestions? Is this how it is supposed to be? Thanks, K Ian is right; I think you're smoking too fast. The hot, harsh description is a giveaway. Sip the smoke slowly. Remember it's not how often you puff, it's how slowly you take in the smoke. Good luck.
.... It tastes more like ash or something. I've tried various tobaccos and pipes and it seems to hold true for most. Any comments suggestions? Is this how it is supposed to be? No, it's not supposed to be like that! How thoroughly do you clean your pipes? Whenever I experience an ashy, tasteless smoke, it's because I haven't cleaned that particular pipe recently. Swab out the...
...taking a more aggressive approach to your charing light, clear the smoke fully and quickly from your mouth, then wait a few beats before puffing. I find that while this may rarely produce a "harsh" charing light,... ash or something. I've tried various tobaccos and pipes and it seems to hold true for most. Any comments suggestions? Is this how it is supposed to be? Thanks, K
... the different nuances of the tobacco, and at this stage I tell myself, "God, I love smoking my pipe". Then it goes down hill from there. The smoke becomes harsh, hot and that initial taste goes away. It tastes more like ash or something. I've tried various tobaccos and pipes and it seems to hold true for most. Any comments suggestions? Is this how it is supposed to be? Thanks, K
I have a quick draw and the same thing used to happen to me. If you fill your pipe with too much tobacco or press it down too much when filling your pipe, then your pipe can actually filter out the taste of the tobacco. the tobacco underneath will just act like a filter for the smoke coming down from above it. Try using the gravity fill method with a larger bowled pipe and you will ...
... to be smoked slowly, or else it burns the hell out of your tongue. Hope you're well, Ian -- It is better to have loafed and lost than never to have loafed at all. (James Thurber)http://www.aspipes.org/http://www.bookstacks.org/ I am a slow smoker, but I enjoy the entire bowl for different reasons. I suppose the middle bowl smoke is just about right for me. jerrygarrison
On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:00:44 -0700 (PDT), k_pip_k wrote: Then it goes down hill from there. The smoke becomes harsh, hot and that initial taste goes away. It tastes more like ash or something. I would guess it's from smoking too fast. I have the same problem, and I'm not a gentle puffer. From what I gather, smoking too fast raises the temp in the bowl, creating excess pipe juice,...
