I'm having a devil of a time getting my head around smoking a pipe because I find I pretty much can't taste anything, certainly aren't getting the nicotine I need and it tastes worse and worse as I get to the end of the bowl regardless of what baccy I'm using and drawing on like there's no tomorrow.
Hell, I even forget I'm smoking a pipe and start looking around for my cigarellos because I'm having nicotine pangs. Then I suddenly remember I'm currently smoking and get totally disheatened. I do the drawback to try and get nicotine, but still nothing - in fact doing the drawback with a pipe is weird, the smoke goes into the lungs (you can feel it) but on exhaling, absolutely nothing comes out, unlike a cigarette or cigar - this has also been noted by my smoking friends who've tried my pipe when they've inhaled heavily.
I started smoking the pipe, not so I could "taste" different baccies, rather, I wanted it to fully replace the nicotine I was getting via inhaling small cigars - thus far it's a total fail all round. More cigars punctuated by frustrating bouts with the pipe. I may have to give it away as a failed experiment, but that's ok too.