Ah, then, you'll be missing out my friend. Bowl sniffing (whilst lit) opens up a whole new door to the panapoly of flavor profiles inherent to the gentle art of pipe smoking. Star of the East, for instance, while lit, smells completely different from how it tastes. A sniff around mid bowl reveals a sweet carmelized roasting chestnut olfactory profile, whereas the taste on the palette is more akin to a salted BBQ bacon sensation. Likewise Pirate Kake, where the cedar insence overtones are much pronounced in nasal sampling of a gently smouldering bowl, as compared to a creamy Penzance flavor profile on the tongue.