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I now have a enough pipes that I would feel comfortable dedicating them to
specific tobacco types.I have an idea how I would like to proceed but would
like a bit of input from more expierienced pipers.I would like to classify the types
by moistness.In other words,I want my 3/4 bent pipes for the driest,and then
seperate my straight pipes among the others.So which type English.VaPer,or VaBur
would you consider the driest?
This may not be of any help to you but this is how mine break down:
I very, very rarely smoke aromatics, so I won't waste a briar on them. I have 2 cobs with a big "A" on the bottom of the bowl, both straight stem. I believe you could smoke that stuff in a tuba or a straight 12 foot length of 3/4" pipe and that crap is going to gurgle.
For English blends I use pipes with a smaller, narrow bowl, because a little of that goes a long way for me.
All the rest are used interchangeably for Virginia, Va/Per, and burleys, though I tend to smoke burley in a cob more often than not just because I enjoy the flavor more.
Most of my pipes are straight stems, with a few 1/8 bend and two 1/4 bend. The shape of the stem doesn't enter into the decision which tobacco to use them for.
I can't say I've been too particular as the pipe and tobacco pairing.Although,if I'm trying
something new that contains Latakia and or a pronounced Perique then I grab a cob.Since
most of what I smoke is aro's,I've noticed that if I use a 3/4 bent in tends to gurgle more.
I have one slight bent,a Brigham brandy pot,that doesn't have too many problems with gurgling.
And with the rest all straight,I have minimal issues.So,I think I'll just keep on enjoying the smoke
and just single out a pipe or two for the lat bombs.I don't think I'll be trying any more Lakeland blends.
Just not my cup of tea.
Like Warren, I tend to smoke aromatics in cobs, for the simple reason I only smoke a bowl or two a week of aros.
I don't really dedicate to blend types. I will smoke anything in about anything for the most part. One thing i am thinking of doing though is dedicating a pipe to Lakeland tobaccos if I continue to keep them on hand. I smoked a Virginia the other day a couple days after smoking some Bob's Chocolate Flake and definitely tasted the Lakeland essence.
I don't notice much of a ghost with latakia (unless I smoke a lot in a row and then switch to a mild tobacco) so I don't mind there.
I tend to like latakia blends in wide bowls. Don't know why, it just seems to taste better that way for me.
I like cobs and meerschaums for aromatics. They have more moisture buffering capacity. I don't recall a cob ever gurgling on me. For non-aromatic Virginia smokes, I like narrower bowls; it keeps the temperature down so it doesn't bite as much. For English blends I like wider bowls. It seems to make the flavors develop more and allows complexity to develop. For burley-predominant blends, the size doesn't seem to matter much so I go with my medium-width bowls. Those are just my preferences and they may not apply to you. If I only have a couple of pipes with me, I'll smoke whatever is offered in any of them before I'll go without smoking. If one happens to get temporarily ghosted, it can be corrected by smoking a few bowls of something else.
I really don't look to the stem when I'm deciding what tobacco to pair with a pipe. I believe it is all on the bowl construction and sizing.
I find that most flakes smoke best in either a chimney or a pot. I find the wetter flakes to do better in the latter.
I like big bowls with wide open draws for my English and Oriental pairings.
Burley I'll smoke in anything. I literally find that it tastes the same regardless of the pipe I smoke it in. Ghosts aside of course.
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