SMOKE WITH ME | How To Detect & Taste More Flavors In Pipe Blends
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- čas přidán 29. 03. 2024
- So many have asked me how I am able to detect flavor nuances in pipe blends. New pipe smokers (and some with significant experience) will say “all I taste is hot air” or “all I taste is an ash tray”, while others can taste basic flavors but still struggle with detecting a blend’s nuances. This is a discussion of what you need to understand and practice to make progress in your blend tasting. Much thanks to Russ Hicks for his input on this very important subject as we discussed and developed the content to share in this video.
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Thank you so much for continuing to support my efforts, Wes! 🙏-Kevin
You took me back to 1969 sometime near Thanksgiving. I was at my Grandfather's for dinner. My Grandmother and my Great Aunt had been in the kitchen all day, I was, of course, being a nuisance. At dinner, my Grandfather over-ruled my Mom and let me have a half glass of wine - Manoshevitz wine. Then he and I went out to the back yard. I sat in a chair next to him and we had a chat about family history, why families are important, why a man should have a family, and that I should always listen to my Grandmother, Mother, and future wife. You know the old happy wife, happy life chestnut. I don't know what brand he was puffing, but the smell has stayed with me for all of these years. I'm 68 now and crying my eyes out. Thank you.
Wow, this is a wonderful story, thank you for sharing! Blessings to you
After over 35 years of smoking a pipe I thought I knew what I was doing. I definitely smoke too fast. Just now I’m sipping and it’s a HUGE difference. Thank you for these videos so informative. Love it!
I really appreciate you for taking the time to write this, and I respect all of your vast experience! Thank you so much for giving this video a chance and for listening to my thoughts. I’m so glad it was helpful to you.
it's been 24 years and I stopped looking for the nuances a long time ago. now my decision is simple. Either I like it as a whole or I don't 🙂
That works too! Relaxation and enjoyment is paramount :)
Man those sausages look good. One more day and then it's the Easter season. And then... meat is back on the menu boys! 😂
Well now I want to watch The Two Towers again! :)
I’ve started my pipe journey now. I smoked my first bought pipe (Molina Pippino) the other day and reviewed Sherlock Holmes. I have now found a little groove of how to pack and smoke a pipe. Especially with a breathing technique I saw from someone else on CZcams. I’m enjoying it a lot better than I was previously. Definitely picking up on the notes I smelt in the tin now.
Good deal!
This will probably be the ultimate pipe tobacco taste video many thousands will keep coming back to. I have a feeling. Great video, great advice, much appreciated by myself, a new pipe collector, maker, and smoker.
That would be cool! Thank you for this encouragement. If it helps people over time then I’m happy :)
You have joined the ranks of Muttinchop!
I can say without a doubt that slowing down is a very important tip for beginner pipe smokers. Pipe smoking as a concept almost demands that you slow down both with your smoking and in your mind. When I got my first pipe, I was about 20 years old and went to a local cigar & pipe shop and got a corn cob pipe and a house blend that I don't remember much about. I was fresh off a heart break (I asked a girl out and she rejected me, big stuff for someone so young lol) and wanted to try something new to cheer myself up. I later got a tin of Frogmorton on the Bayou (a blend I miss dearly) and smoked it infrequently over the next couple years before not touching my pipe until January of this year. I got several house blends and a new churchwarden from The Country Squire in Jackson, MS. Here we are nearly 6 months later and I'm attempting to get over the loss of a years long relationship that hit me quite hard at first. Pipe smoking the last two weeks has allowed me to slow down at the end of my days and contemplate everything I'm going through. I can see where I went wrong and where my former partner went wrong as well. It's helped me make peace with the situation and begin the healing process. Today, I went on my back porch and smoked a bowl of the "whatever" from The Country Squire out of my old corn cob while reading a book. I felt truly at peace. I had to relight my pipe several times because I would light it, puff for a few seconds, then set it down while I read more in the book. The entire process was very relaxing and helped to bring me peace when I need it most. I've seen some people online imply that to be a "good" pipe smoker you have to be able to light a pipe and smoke it all the way to the bottom without relighting. I can tell you from experience that I have never enjoyed my pipe more than when I just took my time and relit it whenever it happened to need it. Slowing down and just enjoying the moment has not only improved my enjoyment of pipe smoking, but my enjoyment of life as a whole as well. Anyway, I've rambled on quite enough. Thank you for this video my friend and keep up the great work!
TLDR: Just slow down. It'll help you enjoy both pipe smoking and your life as a whole.
Yes yes yes! I love this comment! Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us!
I have a handful of “favorite” presenters in the YTPC, but you’re at the top of the list. Wonderful substance/content and a brilliant personality. Thank you, Kevin, for all you do. Blessings!
Thank you so much for this encouragement!
My wife and I love watching your videos before bed with some nighttime bowls!
Tonight I enjoyed Peter Stokkebye's Luxury Navy Flake. And my wife had Mac Baren's Scottish Blend with a dab of Latakia mixed in 🤠
It’s so cool when couples both enjoy pipe smoking, I’m jealous of that! :)
Enjoying the new Seattle Pipe Club Gentlemens Rum Vanilla in a cob. Happy Easter to you!
Ooh nice , how is that blend?
a great point you made about tasting wine, whiskey, coffee etc... I'm sure most, if not, all of us remember tasting these things for the first time and having wine taste like "wine" and coffee tasting like "coffee" and surely, pipe tobacco tasting like "ash." but it seems like you eventually have an aha moment, where you're able to break through and start to "get it." I come from the wine industry and certainly remember being in college and having a Beaujolais for the first time and being like oh my god, this isn't just wine. I can taste a banana note! clear as day! (thanks to carbonic maceration that many of those wines undergo!) and i also very clearly remember the first bowl i had where i got it. Orlik golden sliced in my bing's favorite pipe and it just exploded with nuances. Right at the point when i was ready to give up on pipe smoking. But that little moment saved me and from then on i was able to develop my tobacco palate. (Much in part thanks to many of your earlier videos too!) Cheers Kevin.
Cheers! Yes, OGS was an aha moment for me too!!
As a very new pipe smoker I enjoyed this, thank you for sharing some enlightenment. There are lots of videos on what sort of pipes there are, and what blends of tobacco, but very few on how to actually enjoy the experience to the best extent. It’s a pleasure listening to you. You have a kind way of teaching.
I’m so glad this was helpful to you!
I smoked my first ever pipe this morning. I got a Shire Cobbit pipe and tried cult blood red moon. As I sipped my coffee in between puffs, the flavor from the tobacco seemed to pop with the coffee. Chery chocolate coffee is certainly welcome in my world. Just being out and watching the mallards fight and posture at one another and listening to the song birds calling was a joy. I dont think pipes will be a regular thing for me, but your advice to slow down and enjoy an experience, I agree with whole-heartedly and I think many people need to make that a regular habit weather thats with a pipe, cup of coffee, or however they want. I think for me I might enjoy keeping pipes a special occasion thing, maybe around holidays. I enjoyed the blood red moon, and I have some plum pudding to try. Thanks for the content, and happy Easter!
Yes, whatever we can do to stop and relax is a good thing!
We can finally get Orlik Golden Sliced in the UK hurray!!! Happened in the last two weeks 😊 we still can’t get capstan flake blue or gold in the UK 😢 going to Germany soon so will buy some there
I’m glad OGS is back for you!
W.O. Larson Signature in a rusticated Medico half bent. Love the videos. Just started my pipe journey about 4 or 5 months ago. I've been a cigar smoker for over 30 years. Gave this a try so my wife would sit with me in the evening and I wouldn't offend her nose.
There are some great “room notes” with pipe blends!
Wow, what an amazing video.
I've been smoking for a year now.
This one video taught me so much.
And very well explained.
Thank you so much.
Keep up the great work.
You seem to be a very genuine man.
I really appreciate these kind words! It’s great to hear that this video is helping you
Excellent video. Watching this while smoking Holger Dansk Mango and Vanilla in a Peterson Irish Harp Canadian with a clean nose.
Ah, with a clean nose, yes!! Super important :)
Literally the video I was looking for. You never disappoint hobbiton!
Awesome, I hope it’s helpful! :)
I first smoked a pipe 6 years ago and I'm getting back into it now. I'm enjoying your videos so far, you are good at presenting information. I have a bad habit of inhaling sometimes though, I'm used to vaping so I kind of crave that throat hit. I'd like to get to the point where I can just enjoy pipes the way they should be enjoyed, so I can just relax and not be addicted to it. Keep on doing what you're doing man, I dig the corduroy jacket btw.
Yeah try to avoid inhaling man, that’s not good for you :). I can sit the pipe down for weeks and never have a single withdrawal tick or issue. You can get there!
This was so enjoyable, educational, and encouraging all at the same time! Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I’m smoking Capstan Gold for the first time, thanks to you. It’s smooth and very easy to smoke. Can’t wait to spend more time with this blend! Thank you!
Oooh, that’s a good one. You’ll enjoy it even more, the more you spend time with it
Smoking some Royal Yacht in a Ukrainian pear wood. Great video. Happy Easter.
Happy Easter! :)
Good to smoke with you Kevin. Thank you sir.
You’re welcome! :)
Excellent video, Kevin. Thank you for making it. Even as a twenty year pipe smoker, I learned several new insights. As a new presenter on the YTPC, recently I had someone saying this exact thing to me in my comments: "All I taste is ash and hot air." From now on, I am going to refer people to this video. Superbly done my friend, and Happy Easter to you and your family.
Cheers,
Justin
That means a lot, Justin, I do appreciate it!!
Years into the hobby of pipe smoking and I still have to consciously slow myself down. Although, I have learned that a characteristic of my favorite blends is being able to puff like a dragon in them to get huge clouds of smoke and still enjoy the flavor. 😊 Great, informative video sir! And that pamphlet is fantastic! Lol
You watched till the end!! Thank you, very cool :)
New piper here. As an audio engineer, hearing you compare the clay pipe to the mixing experience was a great suprise! I find myself thinking often that "it'd be really nice to smoke a bowl with Hobbiton Piper!". Smoking Buttered Rum in a Dr. Grabow Golden Duke. Can't wait to drive down to my local tobacconist to grab some more blends.
Awesome, I’m so glad you connected with that analogy!
This is the ultimate Pipe/Tobacco guide. [sic]
Wow, thank you! I hope so! :)
@@hobbitonpiper it is! Thanks mate for all the great content, kind regards from Europe and Happy Easter to you and your loved ones! Cheers
Puffing on some bayou morning flake in a Lorenzetti pipe. Thanks for the company my brother. ✌️
Any time! :)
As a semi experienced pipe and cigar smoker, I thought I knew it all. This was a fantastic explanation!! Learned a ton! Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
A must view video for novice and veteran pipe smokers. It's likely the best ever done on the subject. Many thanks and blessings to you and yours!
Thank you so much for this encouragement!
Kevin. This was one of your most useful videos for me. I’m still having trouble tasting different things in the tobacco. Have a great Resurrection Sunday. God bless you. John.
You too John, I’m so glad this was helpful to you!
Sitting out here with no wind blowing, the suns down and that warm weather is here! with a Dr grabow smoking some nightcap, always happy to see you upload a new video! I know it’ll be a chill smoke everytime
Yes I hope so! :) Sounds like a perfect evening for tasting
The thing about the temperature of your tongue FINALLY answered a question I have been unable to answer for the past month of trying to get into pipe smoking. No one really truly explained just how cool you have to be.
Now to figure out my packing to be able to actually smoke that slow and cool....I've gotten actually cool extremely flavorful smoke once for a couple of minutes. Since then, I've been trying to figure out if that period is what I should be looking for all the time.
It is :)
Mac baren dark twist for me today. Fantastic video
Thank you!
Thank you
Smoked my Granhill pipe with C and D Morleys Best.
Take it slow, indeed!
Yes! :)
I dont even smoke pipes (YET), but I'm the type that will do all my due diligence before embarking on a new hobby. Your videos are extremely calming and packed with knowledge. They not only teach me, but help me fall asleep. I love your vibes. When you were talking about living with a very sensitive sense of smell, it really hit home for me. I've spent my whole life catching scents nobody else seems to be aware of! You were speaking my language! I appreciate how much you love your pipes and baccy - its contagious. Keep up the fine work! PS: Side note: I love the ambient sounds of your videos, especially the nature. The birds singing clear as crystal really is...*chefs kiss*
I’m so glad you find the videos relaxing and natural. I do love my birds :)
New piper here, thank you for the tips. Two years ago I got the dreaded covid and only in the last couple of months have I 90% of my taste and smell back. I thought pipe smoking would kick start them back to 100. In some way it has, today I tried some Virginia and honey blend, I slowed the smoke and could pick out the honey and nutty flavour, very nice. Cheers.
Happy Easter 😀
This is great to hear! Sounds like you are back on track :)
Nice selection of irish and scottish whiskies!
I use to have many more but I’ve been enjoying them too much to keep them in stock! Haha :)
Aragorn ring for the win!! Thanks for the video!
Ah, yes! Good eye :)
I thought I knew it all! Thanks for that informative insight.
Glad it was helpful!
It's great to have a new video!!
I hope you enjoy it! :)
Great video! Slow is the way to go. It took me a long time to realize this. I used to puff like a freight train, lol. Pipe smoking can be an art.
Yes, I believe it can :)
Fairly new to the pipe life but just wanted to thank you. Your just an all around nice guy and tho knowledgeable easy to listen to.
You’re very welcome, I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos! :)
Thank you!
This was exactly the video/topic I needed right now. Have just picked up smoking again after a good decade of nothing. Just the pipe this time though, and no yucky cigarettes… I’m way to stressed out these days, and I really missed my pipe, sitting down alone in peace and just relax. Chill out. Cool down. Not really think, at least not about daily stuff. And I think you just told me that when I do this, I actually don’t, yet. Relax I mean. I definitely try to, but I probably don’t. ‘Cause most I just taste ash, and I definitely get close to tongue bite. I’m guessing my stress levels push my cadence up too fast. Thank you!
I will try focusing on this through my next bowl. And try to remember the meditative breathing techniques that I learned in my previous job as a social worker at a youth center. Those were good times.
Happy piping!
Best of luck, you are on the right track!! :)
Más de 30 años fumando la pipa y contigo sigo aprendiendo en cada video. Es maravilloso escuchar tus descripciones, experiencias y además con esa sencillez, fluidez y humildad. Gracias, gracias!!!!!😊
You are very welcome! We can all continue to learn no matter how long we have been smoking a pipe :)
I remember when I asked you a year or so ago if you would dedicate a video on tasting pipe tobacco. Well, now it is here. It is a wonderful video with great information. Thank you so much Kevin. Many blessings to you and your loved ones.
Thank you for being patient with me! Always listening :)
Man this video is a game changer.
I’ve been piping for almost a year now and i am discovering some nuances that i’ve never felt thanks to you.
Thanks again and much love from France!
Lorris
This comment makes my day, Lorris, I’m so glad! I’ve had the opportunity to visit your country a few times and loved every trip! Thank you for being here with us :)
I’m so happy to see that you have a new video! So glad to see you back!
Yay! Thank you!
Hello fellow drummer! Thank you for sharing your time and smoke! Smoking the C&D 2024 St. Patrick’s Day Reserve. Despite it being a “rare” blend, I love the strong hazelnut and vanilla flavors.
Awesome, enjoy! :)
@@hobbitonpiperPS. Sipping the pipe has really changed the whole experience for me. I would start with a really good session and then overheat the bowl, etc. I noticed the pipe would have a strong burnt aroma lingering for a day or so. I’m assuming that was the issue….I was trying get an hour session in 30 minutes. So, I changed the time I smoke, to when I have time to smoke…Anyway, thank you again for the education!
Very stressful time for me and this video was very relaxing ❤
I'm so glad! That’s the goal :)
This is a much needed topic. So glad you touched on this in such depth. I shared it with my pipe groups.
Thank you so much for sharing it! I do hope it helps folks over time
Awesome video. This is super helpful for new pipe smokers as well as seasoned. I know I learned a ton.
Good deal, I was hoping this might be helpful! Thanks again, Robert :)
You get me every time I see the grill section of the video!!!! You do a great job at making it look good sir! Thank you for the video!
It always seems to taste good too! :)
Peterson night cap in a corn cob .. New piper here in Lancashire England really enjoying your videos Kevin they are informative and relaxing and really helping my journey
Best wishes Phil
I’m so glad Phil!! Nightcap is great! Enjoy! :)
Great suggestions! Thank you! it was the most comprehensive video i have seen on the subject
Awesome, thank you!
Excellent video, really appreciate the time you spent on this video. Have a great day Brother.
It feels nice for this to be appreciated, thank you!
Thank you Kevin,
This is a very helpful video and will be one of the foundational videos for smokers 😊
I hope so! :)
Thank you for sharing your knowledge about this subject. It is helpful!
I’m glad it was helpful!
@@hobbitonpiperyes!
This is a great, well-thought-out video! Your paced, easy going presentation is as helpful as the actual tips you offer.
Thank you for this feedback, I’m glad you enjoyed!
I really appreciate your time and effort into the vids you produce….keep up the good work Kevin!
Thanks, will do!
I was thrilled to hear you on the recent Pipes Magazine Podcast and had to smoke with you once again. I just finished filming my own 5 blends for spring video and am enjoying some EMP out of my Peterson B11 smooth fishtail. Thanks for another great video.
You’re welcome! Glad you enjoyed the podcast! :)
Wonderful video, as always. Very informational!
I hope this helps others in their pipe journey! Thank you!
Absolutely brilliant video, than you so much. Keep up the great work 👍
I’ll try, thanks! :)
Kevin, first off Happy Easter to you and your family. This is the best video I have found on this subject. I have struggled with this since I have started. I'm starting to slow down and this video has helped me to understand so much better. Thanks for all that you do
This is great to hear!! I do hope this information helps you :)
Great, informative video thanks for your time.
You’re very welcome! :)
Very helpful Kevin , thx . Also loved the birds singing in the background
I love the birds! :)
Love your videos, i literally just started pipe smoking a week ago and i love it. It's great to learn about the hobby and I can't wait to become more expereinced.
This video should help you! :)
Love the video, learning at lot from you....
Awesome, thank you!
Watched the whole thing while sipping on capstan gold which is my "ketchup" blend 😂 from my luletasi pipe.
Coming to pipe smoking as a bitcoiner is easier to remember that patience is key.
Great video which I watched multiple times it seems.
🖖
Good deal! I love Capstan Gold. Be sure to do the same with Blue, it’s highly nuanced for those with patience :)
@@hobbitonpiper I wrote in a comment on some other video of yours that I have a special plan for a clip dedicated to you for a capstan blue first tasting
Thank You for great instruction and the reassurance of taking it slow.
You are welcome!
Very interesting. I generally knew most of what you were talking about, but you did give me a few ideas to try. Happy Easter.
Good deal, happy tasting! :)
I’ve seen newer pipers buy the individual components like burley/latakia/perique/virginia/etc. to know what each one is like. I think that’s a very good idea. I don’t taste much & smell nothing when I smoke. That’s why I quit long ago but when I retired I found the ytpc & learned more. Nothing’s changed with taste or smell. I don’t smoke to relax, mostly to give me something to do, keeps me away from the kitchen. My wife hates it, hates the smell. I’m having doubts as to whether or not I’ll keep piping, but I’m bored, it gives me something to do. It’d be different if i could get the flavors. I smoke too fast, too hot. Maybe with time…. I guess I’m becoming more of a collector now. Not good. Cool little pamphlet. That should come with the purchase of every new/first pipe.
However you choose to enjoy pipe smoking is great! Continue to do what makes you happy :)
Great video Kevin like always.
Thank you!
Great video my friend I've only been smoking pipes for about a yr that definitely Great info
Good deal I’m glad it was helpful!
About 15 mins in, and I love this! Definitely need to do the pairing video next :)
I’ll add it to my video ideas list!
Hi Kevin! I’m enjoying some Boswell’s no bite delight. I’m a new piper, but and old school coffee and whiskey drinker. I can taste some coffee notes in this blend. It’s really pleasant.
That’s awesome! Your past tasting experiences will help you :)
Excellent video: Incredible effort in making it, no doubt.
Thank you!!
Good afternoon Kevin. First off those are some excellent looking brats. Smoking G & H Brown Flake Aromatic in MM General cob. It was very interesting when my niece, who enjoys wine tasting, smoked a pipe with her husband, my brother and myself. She was picking out all of the various flavors she was getting. Now you are giving me something to practice with "slow cooking". Excellent excellent video. I enjoyed and learned something from this. Load the brats on a bun and que the happy music.
The beer brats were great! Yeah man, slow cook that leaf :)
Most excellent!! Thank you for posting the video !
Glad you enjoyed it!
@hobbitonpiper I have really been working on my palate and the tasting game. It hasn't been easy but it's a challenge I'm willing to take on 😀
So the video really helps out.
Excellent video and great tips
Glad it was helpful!
I actually don't have too much trouble catching the small changes in flavors throughout my smoke. That being said this was a fantastic video! Keep up the good work!
Will do!
Great video! Never thought of seperating tobacco's within a blend. I'm gonna give that a try.
It’s a cool experiment! :)
Hey, Kevin!! Enjoying your company on a sunny hot day, smoking C&D SunBear Tupelo in a C&D/MM Charles Towne Cobbler!
What a great breakdown for Tobacco tasting, I got a LOT of takeaways to apply!! Thanks and have a great day!
I’m so glad! I truly do hope this helps people over time
Thank you for your wonderful pipe video. I had never thought deeply about the physiological phenomena and adaptations that occur in my body when I enjoy pipe smoking. I will continue to watch this video from time to time to help me enjoy pipe smoking even more.
I hope so! That’s what I was hoping for when I recorded this :)
Hello Brother. Today, I'm relaxing with MM pipe & Briar fox tbc. Thank you for your presentation. Have a good weekend. Greetings from Vietnam.
Very glad to have you with us!
I was just smoking an old standby - Half & Half - while I watched this. But your advice helped me pick up a few flavor notes that helped me enjoy it far more than I have in the past. Having the water handy worked wonders, too.
Gotta get me one of those clay pipes!
I’m so glad the techniques helped you! Good deal, this makes me happy :)
Love the videos Kevin. Thanks for the great content. I am smoking L.J Peretti Blend 500 in a Missouri Meruschaum Country Gentleman.
You’re very welcome, and thanks for being here!
One thing that’s helped me is to periodically smell the open tin/jar/bag of the tobacco, as I’m smoking to get that more assertive smell
Often times blends taste much differently than the tin note, but sometimes they do correlate quite well!
Awesome video! I currently live in Searcy. I believe that Turkey Hill bought out Yarnell's. I do hope they continue to produce the same great recipes under the Yarnell's name. Thanks for all you do to bring the extra value and solid content to the pipe community. Keep 'em coming.
So far so good, I love Yarnell’s ice cream!
Smoking Captain Peg n Gold, a local blend similar to Lane 1Q, in a Peterson 307 System. I struggle tasting all the flavors, but I’m working on it.
This video should help you over time , hopefully! :)
Learning how to taste and pick out flavor notes changed everything for me. Once it hit me, I understood immediately why others enjoyed pipe smoking. I’m having some classic Lane 1 Q in kind of a squat Rhodesian. Great video buddy as always! I don’t comment super often but know that I enjoy your videos my friend.
Best Regards,
- Chris
Thanks for taking the time to comment, Chris, so glad you enjoy the videos :)
I am smoking Peterson royal yacht while watching this video and honestly I feel like having a conversation with a childhood friend with this guy
That makes me happy! So glad you enjoyed!
It's a beautiful day here in NC. Smoking Christmas Spice blend in my big Peterson Pub pipe.
It’s a beautiful day here too!! :)
I'm smoking a Cornell and Dill cob with a house blend from a local shop vanilla custard. It's one of my favorites
Very cool, enjoy! :)
Man, such an informative video. I'm only started pipes last June, and I definitely was smoking too fast, and taking too big of puffs, instead of "sipping" my pipes. Not keeping the tobacco cool, burning off all the flavors, is probably why I get that "hot air" feeling so much, on blends that others can detect tons of flavors. Thank you for explaining the "why", that probably happens. I appreciate you taking the time to teach us newbies, and help us learn, so we can improve our piping experience. God bless you, Kevin. I hope you and your family have a blessed and happy Easter. Take care, Sir!
Edit: That pamphlet is awesome! Has a 50's vibe to it. I like it!
PS. I'm smoking Cult Blood Red Moon, out of a Missouri Meershaum BWC #10.
You’re very welcome, I’m so glad you enjoyed this!
AWESOME video!! I'm a new piper, been only six months. Thank you for getting me to slow down when smoking. WOW, what a world of difference the flavors are now! I feel like they are almost a different tobacco all together. Thanks for sharing your knowledge from your experience.🙂👌
This is great to hear! Enjoy! :) be sure to see the playlists tab for many other relaxing, informative videos
Excellent video! The #1 takeaway for me is to practice the mindfulness of not needing to keep the pipe lit all the time. I am a relatively new pipe smoker, so it is indeed something I am still practicing. Not smoking a pipe with this one, but I am enjoying a great cigar from Big Sky Cigar Co. out of Montana. Lovely smoke to go along with this great content. Appreciate your work.
I enjoy cigars as well! :) Yeah just relax and smoke slowly, if the pipe goes out just relight, no big deal :)
What a great entertaining, educational and inspiring video! Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@hobbitonpiper enjoying some PS 24 nougat in my church warden. Seeking the subtitles of flavor!
Smoking: Early Morning Pipe
Out of: Missouri Meerschaum Legend Rob Roy
At first I was sort of intimidated by blends with Latakia in them. Because I saw where a lot of people mentioned a flavor of "campfire smoke". Doesn't sound that great to me. But as time went on, I was just curious. So I researched what the best "starter" Latakia blend was. I landed on EMP. I was blown away by the tin note. What is this sorcery?! It's like smelling smoked meat. The flavor when smoking is indeed a bit smoky, but in the smoked meat sort of savory way. With some sort of sour note. I love it. When I went to The Briary in Birmingham, AL I smelled all of their "house" blends and the ones that were English with Latakia, all gave me the same vibe. Sweet, sour, smoky meat!
I think I am going to start ordering straight pure blends so I can understand each tobacco on its own as you suggested in this video. So far the only tobacco I am not keen on seemingly is Burley. I got Half and Half - don't like it. I got some blend called Buttered Rum (I think it's Super Value) don't like it!
You are right about the retrohale though... when I retrohale Orlik Golden Sliced it burnnnnsssss. Is it the Perique?!
@@xxExtol it is not, as OGS no longer has perique in it, regardless of its description. But something about that blend still gives me that slight pepper in the retrohale too!
@@hobbitonpiper so strange. I wonder if it's the way in which the Virginia is prepared