I'm still very new to smoking pipes, or smoking in general. So far I've had only 3 bowls of Captain Black white label, smoked in a cheap medico that's no where near broken-in status. Anyways, i'm not really sure if i'm even getting a taste when I do puff/sip on the pipe, for I certainly do not inhale. Is it something to which I need to get acclimated? Maybe i'm smoking wrong, but I do try to keep the smoke in my mouth just a little before I exhale, depending on the puffing style. I also haven't experienced any tongue bite, but I do notice my pipe's bowl sometimes radiates a fierce heat. Could it be the brand? I'd like to think i'm just not used to pipe smoking yet, for i've never smoked anything; my only tobacco experience being a few years of smokeless tobacco use. Anyways, do you all have any thoughts? Or is it all just inexperience?