Recently, I got interested in Native American ceremonial pipes. After searching through the internet, I finally found this site called Lakota Creations which is owned by a man and his wife who is 5th generation Native American pipe maker. After looking through their stuff, I finally purchased one of their pipes.
Today, I finally got it, assembled the pipe and stem immediately and smoked "Kinni-Kinnick Indian Tobacco Ceremonial Blend" which I also bought with the pipe.
Everything was perfect. Weather was nice, I could hear birds singing nearby and the aroma was so different from other blends I have; it was so relaxing. The tobacco itself smelt like ingredients for traditional Korean medicine. The aroma was fruity a little bit because Native Americans put bear-berry leaves in Kinni-Kinnick blend.
Smoke was so cool too! No tongue-bite at all, complatamente nada, zilch.
However, there were 2 disappointing elements.
1) Pipe bowl is freakin' small. God Jesus.... it would have been so much better if the bowl diameter was a little bit bigger...
2) The artists used redwood for the stem and the particular taste of the wood somehow modifies the taste of tobacco.. it somehow reminded me of cigarettes.. (yuck!!!) :evil:
But those are the only aspects that I didn't like. Other than that, it's a beautiful work of art.
I hope I could get a bigger bowl in the future.... and hopefully, taste of redwood will soon fade away.
Today, I finally got it, assembled the pipe and stem immediately and smoked "Kinni-Kinnick Indian Tobacco Ceremonial Blend" which I also bought with the pipe.
Everything was perfect. Weather was nice, I could hear birds singing nearby and the aroma was so different from other blends I have; it was so relaxing. The tobacco itself smelt like ingredients for traditional Korean medicine. The aroma was fruity a little bit because Native Americans put bear-berry leaves in Kinni-Kinnick blend.
Smoke was so cool too! No tongue-bite at all, complatamente nada, zilch.
However, there were 2 disappointing elements.
1) Pipe bowl is freakin' small. God Jesus.... it would have been so much better if the bowl diameter was a little bit bigger...
2) The artists used redwood for the stem and the particular taste of the wood somehow modifies the taste of tobacco.. it somehow reminded me of cigarettes.. (yuck!!!) :evil:
But those are the only aspects that I didn't like. Other than that, it's a beautiful work of art.
I hope I could get a bigger bowl in the future.... and hopefully, taste of redwood will soon fade away.