At Tethers End

[ukparagolfer]

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Ladies and gents

So I'm getting some real nice taste from my charing light.

Anything else after tastes awful I've tried it all tamping less, tamping more. Packing light packing tight. Different tobaccos.

Same result every time. Hot ash like taste.

Any tips? Considering cigars instead

 

[Chasing Embers]

Ladies and gents

So I'm getting some real nice taste from my charing light.

Anything else after tastes awful I've tried it all tamping less, tamping more. Packing light packing tight. Different tobaccos.

Same result every time. Hot ash like taste.

Any tips? Considering cigars instead

Have you dried out the tobacco?

 

[ukparagolfer]

Have you dried out the tobacco?

Yep left the tin out open overnight one tin 2 days

 

[samuelgawith01]

Empty the tin out onto a plate,and spread out the tobacco.Check on it every hour.As it is drying, you should notice the fragrance of the tobacco in the room.The ambient humidity will affect how fast it dries.10 to 12 % humidity is good for pipe tobacco. Don't power smoke.Hope this helps.?

 

[python]

If you are getting flavor from the char light and then it goes downhill, you are probably smoking too fast.

Smoking too fast will heat the tobacco up too much and you will lose flavor. This could be causing the hot ash flavor.

 

[tschiraldi]

I would highly suspect smoking too fast and drawing too hard. Relax and let it come to you.

 

[Grangerous]

Python nailed and please don’t abandon the pipe. There’s a lot of help on this forum and you’d be missing out on a lot of enjoyment. In pipe smokin too! ?

 

[anotherbob]

If you are getting flavor from the char light and then it goes downhill, you are probably smoking too fast.

Smoking too fast will heat the tobacco up too much and you will lose flavor. This could be causing the hot ash flavor.

yeah 100 percent agree. Slow down and sip the pipe instead of puffing it. Seriously if the char is good and nothing else that's the only explanation I can think of. You nurse a pipe and sip it while taking your time.

 

[workman]

I'll add that your tastebuds might need seasoning. For some, it takes some smokes before they start "getting it".

 

[bullet08]

Pull, then exhale. From there, don't even sip. Let the smoke trickle into your mouth. Once in awhile give very gentle draw to keep the smoke going.

 

[wolflarsen]

The most flavor, by far, is in the retrohale.

 

[PipeDad33]

I'll add that your tastebuds might need seasoning. For some, it takes some smokes before they start "getting it".

I agree with this. I was smoking way too fast and hard, which ending up with a harsh tasteless smoke and tongue bite. After about a dozen bowls I started to slow down and "sip" which resulted in actually tasing some tobacco notes. Now a few dozen bowls in I can almost pick out different tobaccos. Think of it as a marathon and not a sprint.

 

[pipesmokersg]

Took me about 3-4 months to start tasting something other than hot smoke! You do not want the bulbous smoke cloud effect and it takes a little patience to learn to sip.

 

[JOHN72]

Enjoying now,Byzantium C&D.......with hot infusion ginger..................

 

[Elric]

It took me far too long to learn but sip it. The pipe should be kept barely lit by your puffing.

 

[JOHN72]

Enjoying now,Byzantium C&D.......with hot infusion ginger..................

Well,I got the wrong office..............