Everclear on pipe cleaners , or 151 if everclear is unavailable . Med grade alcohal is fine , 91% OR GREATER , NO RUBBING ALCOHAL , especially the green one . Try not to spill it on your bowl , or whipe it quick if you do , you can lighten your finish or strip it . Try not to smoke too many bowls in one day with the same pipe . Buy a few cheap cobs if you only have one briar pipe . Briar needs a 24hour rest after a few bowls im my personal expirience . Read up on retorts this is a good way to keep your stem and shank clean , which is where most of the bad tastes accumulate . Remember that you will not have the same taste preference as the next puffer so try different blends , it may take 20 or 30 trys to find the one that was made for you . There are many wonderful folks on here with lots of experience , read through the forums .
P.S. welcome to the forum !