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Why is that troublesome to you? Because other people might see you as cheap? Because people will know you aren't picky? I guess I don't see the downside of enjoying all your tobacco.
If you really care that much you can always tell people that you like the expensive blends more than OTC blends.
At least I learn, right? Might take a little while but eventually things work their way into my noggin ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by JustTroItIn
Just something to get used to I guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by LandonColby
I wish there were a sticky thread for guys moving from cigars to pipes, 'cause there are some really huge differences between them.
Eg:
-The pipe "high" is completely different and more philosophical.
-You're not looked down upon for smoking flavored stuff.
-You can put a pipe down and come back to it later.
-Different tobaccos have different moisture levels.
-Relights are a normal part of pipe smoking.
-The cost of even the highest-end pipe tobaccos is incredibly reasonable.
Etc.
Soooooo.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Ropey
What you're saying is you want us to make a sticky on all the reasons that pipe smoking is better than cigar smoking?
Yeah. Don't think that will fly. I'm not disagreeing with you. Just don't think it would fly [emoji14]
In all fairness, you still have a lot of offerings to sample too. One of the first tobaccos I ever smoked was Dunhill Flake. At the time, all I got out of it were some grassy notes and blistering tongue bite... thought it was over hyped crap just because it had a fancy name brand. But 5 years later I knew how to smoke and respect the tobacco like it should be, and I had also had tons of other virginia flakes to compare it to.
I appreciated flavors that weren't there for me the first time, and savored every flake.
My point...just because you don't see the nuance now doesn't mean you won't in the future. Until then, just enjoy what's in your pipe.
Since I am still too new to Pipes to know what questions to ask (sort of), this is a good place to start.
I have noticed this so far as well. Everything I have tried I have enjoyed. I have only had about 5-10 bowls so far (they are getting better as I learn to smoke), but I have liked them all. After smoking cigars for a long time, I was wondering the same thing. I am generally not into aromatics when it comes to smoking, but even those that I have had I really enjoyed. I do not think that I have much of a "nuanced flavor taste", but just know what I like when it comes to cigars. So far the pipe tobacco has all been great.
I still love cigars, but can already fell my way leaning towards pipes.
Generally I try to finish all of my tobaccos in accordance with my dislike for wasting stuff. Even when a tobacco doesn't strike me as good, I keep at it until it is gone or I just can't finish it. Usually by the time I near the end of it, I've come to appreciate it on its own merits. That's what happened with Half & Half; after smoking through a pouch of it, I came to appreciate it.
There have been a few tobaccos that I didn't care for, most of them aromatics. The first one I remember that sticks out in my mind is Mixture No. 76. In the early 70's when I tried it, the soap taste is all that I remember about it. Although I like a good cherry blend, I never much appreciated Paladin Black Cherry. A friend of mine's dad smoked it back when I was in high school so I tried to like it but I didn't take to it. The worst experience was with a pound of a tobacco from the E.A. Carey Company. I had been a member of their tobacco club and had been happy with the tobacco that I had gotten from them in the past. One month I received a pound of tobacco that had way too much flavoring added to it. It was some kind of aromatic glycol stuff that was okay in the proper amounts, but this bag was so moist out of the bag that it just wouldn't dry properly. After burning my tongue too many times, I had to throw it out.