Pipe smoking

[subseastu]

I've smoked ciggies on and off for years preferring roll up to tailor mades. Never been a heavy smoker and can take it or leave it to be honest but recently I've been toying with the idea of a pipe. Anyway the other say I got hold of :

A viking waxed classic 21 pipe and 25g each of rough shag kendal mixed cherry and vanilla along with some black cherry. All from uktobacco.com

Now I know it takes some practice but so far I've been pretty underwhelmed. The tobacco has quite a harsh taste to it and I'm not smelling or tasting any of the aromatics apart from off my beard for a few hours after I've smoked.

Is anyone else here a pipe smoker and does anyone have any tips for getting the best out of the tobacco? Also what's a good aromatic tobacco that's mild on nicotine.

Thanks


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[VDG]

You not suppose to inhale methinks, it's more ahem a process

[hilly10]

It makes your clothes stink, will give you mouth cancer, oh and one other thing it will shorten your life.

[seadog1408]

It makes your clothes stink, will give you mouth cancer, oh and one other thing it will shorten your life.

The MX5 answer of the watch world.

[hilly10]

The MX5 answer of the watch world.

Still good advice.

[draftsmann]

A new pipe won’t taste great until it’s broken in by formation of a layer of carbon lining the bowl. And it has to be smoked gently until that carbon has built up, otherwise the bowl itself can burn, which won’t do the pipe any good and will taste vile. You also need to rotate at least two pipes if you’re a occasional smoker and more if you intend smoking daily. Ovesmoking a pipe without letting it dry out between smokes will shorten its life and again won’t taste good.

[Kingstepper]

Gap in the market for a ‘vaping’ pipe.

Idiots could surround themselves with even larger clouds of smoke.

[Alansmithee]

I used to go out with a Dentist and in her training book were photos of various common problems - leaving aside the mouth cancer, if you smoke them you can make a groove between two of your teeth creating a hole...

[demonloop]

I love the smell of a pipe.

[verv]

I love the smell of a pipe.

Me too. It's a really comforting smell.

[draftsmann]

Me too. It's a really comforting smell.

My mental picture of you includes a silk smoking jacket and a nice curved briar...

[200mwaterresistant]

Gap in the market for a ‘vaping’ pipe.

Idiots could surround themselves with even larger clouds of smoke.

These have existed for a long long time now.

[redmonaco]

These have existed for a long long time now.

Wow, that looks so cool it makes me want to vape, and I'm not a smoker!!!

[Maysie]

My Grandad used to smoke 'Mahogany, ready rubbed' or something like that. It always smelt absolutely lovely.
If he couldn't get hold of that tobacco, he wouldn't smoke at all.

Not a smoker myself though, so this isn't a recommendation based on my own smoking experience!

[Seamaster73]

Stay off the aromatic/favoured tobaccos — they smell nice in the pouch, but they burn harsh and are the worst for "tongue bite".

[Craizeehair]

I can’t smoke for toffee... thankfully!

But my uncle used to smoke one and I LOVED the smell of it, If I recall correctly I think it was a tobacco called drum?


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[Zimmer]

Never been a heavy smoker and can take it or leave it

I think your best solution is obvious.