Sean, send me some of your sticks. I will smoke them and get back to you. We really need to rule out the sticks from being the issue
Give it a few more days. I bet your taste buds are off. Mine have been known to do that. Did you have any spicy food, or really hot food that may have messed with your taste buds? Even high acid foods may mess with them. But just to be cautious I can PM you my address
What are BOTL's for?