I would like to get a good whiskey taste from my tobacco pipe. One of the guys at the local tobacco stores suggested soaking it in whiskey, or cleaning it with whiskey. He did not however, give me the exact rundown on how to do it. I have a Kaywoodie Redroot briar pipe. My question is, how long do I let the bowl soak for? Is it necessary to soak and clean at the same time? Are there any specific tricks that have not been mentioned in the other forums that I might be missing?
Soaking and cleaning, how long?
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I wouldn't soak for long, and never the outside unless you don't care about ruining the finish on the pipe. I think that cleaning with whiskey and maybe leaving a whiskey soaked pipe cleaner in the stem for a couple hours should probably do the trick. I'm sure one of the members more experienced with the properties of briar may have more specific instructions.
I would recommend to put some cotton in the bowl and shank (depending if its a straight or bend pipe) than pour your whiskey. The cotton would ensure that the whole bowl gets some whiskey instead of only the bottom. Also i would leave it a whole day or 2 so that the whiskey can penetrate the wood more deeply.
that is what i would suggest.
that is what i would suggest.
Alexnorth I have never heard anyone do it with Fanta or non-alcoholic drinks. If i were to try it, i would at least shake all the bubbles out of the fanta and leave it longer to soak. because i think that alcohol plays a big role in absorbing the flavour into the wood but you could try it, I would like to hear your results.
Clean your pipe first.Fill your bowl with sea salt,drop alcohol of your choice in untill the salt is 100% saturated,( plug you pipe with a plastic bag over the tenon ) let stand overnight . The next day dump the pipe run a cleaner through it let it dry and you have "flavored" your pipe. I wouldn't use a fine Kaywoodie for this ,don't you have a Grabow or a Medico???
Sixten
Sixten
I very much doubt you would taste the whisky, better just to buy a whisky flavoured aromatic blend and save the whisky for drinking.
Regards,
Jay.
Regards,
Jay.
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