Relatively new pipe smoker here (off and on for about a year). I am wondering when in your cadence you taste the tobacco the most. It seems as if during the inhale I taste nothing unless I partially am breathing in through my nose while inhaling through my mouth as well. I get a good taste on the exhale and during a retro. I understand my palate has not been exposed to the smoke to detect fine nuances as others. I suppose this will come with more time.
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I get different sensations during the smoke. I taste it on my tongue. I smell it when I breathe and on the retrohale it's a combination of the two. When I swallow some salive, the flavor momentarily intensifies. Also on relights. It is more of a constant flavor/aroma sensation of varying intensity throughout the smoke. Btw, I clench.
I haven't thought about it in those terms. I guess I enjoy the taste the most in the finish, or aftertaste.
It seems like your "critical tasting" skills are developing -- a sign of good things to come. :
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It seems like your "critical tasting" skills are developing -- a sign of good things to come. :
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They say that in blind taste tests of food that you cannot tell the differences between certain foods until your nose gets involved. Blindfolded and nose pinned, you can't really taste the differences between orange juice and lemon-aid, so they say. When learning to taste the subtle nuances of coffee, they tell you to slurp, so that your nose gets more involved. On my tongue, most Virginias just taste acidic, but combined with aroma and keeping the smoke swirling around in my mouth, I pick up more things going on. It is definitely a slow process to start to tastes these hay, lemony, licorice-y flavors. Some smokers say that after years they never tasted any of that.
Also, you might forget about the whole blowing smoke thing, and just start to savor the smoke in your mouth. Just let the smoke spend more time around your tongue and throat. This is where you are absorbing the nicotine, and just blowing smoke like a cigar smoker is sort of like wasting it. Let the smoke play. You probably wont see smoke coming from my mouth, unless you watch very carefully. I just keep the pipe lit, and let the smoke work its way through slowly. I get more of the flavor this way also.
Also, you might forget about the whole blowing smoke thing, and just start to savor the smoke in your mouth. Just let the smoke spend more time around your tongue and throat. This is where you are absorbing the nicotine, and just blowing smoke like a cigar smoker is sort of like wasting it. Let the smoke play. You probably wont see smoke coming from my mouth, unless you watch very carefully. I just keep the pipe lit, and let the smoke work its way through slowly. I get more of the flavor this way also.
As Cosmic pointed out, smoke slow and roll the smoke around in your mouth like a good scotch. You'll start to taste a lot more, plus the nicotine is absorbed in your mouth, so more time in is good.
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Yes, this is why you can get so much more from rolling the smoke around the tongue and throat. We have more taste buds in our mouths that we realize.
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Best punchline wins a free tin of Doblone d'Oro.I'm really glad that I don't have any taste buds in my ass. :
well, the implied punchline was that... then my tobacco would taste like shit, but... If someone can do better, I'd really enjoy it. ::
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I'm really glad that I don't have any taste buds in my ass. I don't imagine hamsters taste very good.
I don't understand the hamster joke, butt... I am terrified that you will explain it to me if I ask, so... ::
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