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seamusjft

Starting to Get Obsessed
Dec 16, 2012
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Good afternoon from across the pond chaps!

In another threads someone asked me to let them know wot I thought of my blends that I received. Now I tried my best but I'm an amateur and was quite vague.

Can you help me please?

What's techniques do I use to taste properly?

What do individual tobacco groups generally taste of e.g. Virginia's burly..........?

I find the taste changes throughout the bowl. Is this right?

What else should I try and notice/recognise/mention? Anything You can tell keep really. I'm really interested and wand to contribute :P

 
lazybugger

lazybugger

Starting to Get Obsessed
Dec 9, 2012
136
4
lol I am pretty much the same is you at the moment I am to new to really know what I am describing amd what is good or not ... at the moment its pretty much what I enjoyed and what I did not . the only helpful comment I can make is about the taste throughout the bowl ... it most definitely changes the further into it you get ... lol not much help I know but I will be watching this thread with you to see what I can learn

 
admin

admin

Smoking a Pipe Right Now
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Nov 16, 2008
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Thanks for posting up seamusjft. I edited the thread title so it is not ALL CAPS. We try to avoid that for aesthetics. (It's YELLING!!!)
I have three recommended links that may help you.
This one will give you basic understanding of the basic differences in different types of tobaccos.
http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/tobacco-basics-nicotine-amp-sugar-content-curing-methods
This one is a great guide on how to review tobacco.
http://luxurytobaccoreviews.com/reviews-without-tears.php
Check out the review archives. Reading other's reviews may help too.
http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/category/pipe-tobacco-reviews/

 
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seamusjft

Starting to Get Obsessed
Dec 16, 2012
190
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Thank Kevin. I only capitalised cos someone told me to the other day lol. I believe your head honcho tho? So I'll go with you. Thanks for the edit. I normally save capital letters for when I'm texting my x wife :rofl:

 
vaboatbuilder

vaboatbuilder

Starting to Get Obsessed
Nov 7, 2012
184
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I thought I only did that. It annoys the heck out of her so I do it all the time. Thanks for the links Keven.

 
mustanggt

mustanggt

Part of the Furniture Now
Dec 6, 2012
819
4
It's always a good idea to annoy the ones we love or used to love. Just remember you have to sleep sometime. :twisted:

 
baronsamedi

baronsamedi

Lifer
May 4, 2011
5,688
5
Dallas
What's techniques do I use to taste properly?
- Light the tobacco and puff slowly on the smoke.
What do individual tobacco groups generally taste of e.g. Virginia's burly..........?
- Compare the smells/tastes you encounter to things you know. People want to know about the flavor, which includes all of the senses, as well as the taste on your tongue.
I find the taste changes throughout the bowl. Is this right?
- Absolutely! Tobacco can be funny that way.
What else should I try and notice/recognise/mention? Anything You can tell keep really. I'm really interested and wand to contribute
- People like to know the appearance of the blend, color and texture-wise, the smell if the tin/pouch note, how it tastes/smells on the charring light vs. the true light. Tobacco can be sweet, spicy, smoky, tart and a million other things, just like food. Just be honest. How well and evenly it burns is important, too.
Here is the first review I ever did and I was pretty new when I did it. Came out pretty well though. http://luxurytobaccoreviews.com/t/hearth--home-magnum-opus#392

 
kris

kris

Can't Leave
Sep 16, 2012
433
1
+1 baron.
Although, as a new smoker I would also suggest that you probably need to break your pipes in a bit before you start getting the real flavours of the tobacco...

 
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