Taste developing.

When I started pipe smoking last summer, I hit this board for the first time and watched several videos on tobacco reviews. I was quite mystified by others describing tastes of the various tobaccos. To me, they tasted like "something" but I could not put any words to it and just could not relate well to others descriptions of the various tobaccos.

As of the last couple of months, I am detecting things like pine, grass, nutty, earthy, latakia, etc. I have about 20 different blends in jars which may also be contributing to the flavoring over time as well as more skill in adjusting dryness and using different pipes and pack methods. I also have a variety of cobs, briars, and metal pipes to throw in the mix as well.

I still have a ways to go, but want to let other beginners know that it does get better from the initial tongue biting, sour, hot, indescribable, and bland smoke that many starters may experience.

Adding to my previous post, I also find that the smoking session changes in character from the topping rich taste at light-up to the base taste in mid smoke to the either rich or trashy taste of the end of the bowl which depends on many factors like rate of smoking, tobacco type and pipe used. Many variables like humidity, ambient temperature and indoor vs outdoor make each bowl a different experience for me.