Before bed?

[Flatfish]

Something I am not quite understanding.

With tea, I like a strong breakfast blend in the morning and weaker blends later in the day. Maybe an Earl Grey or Russian Caravan in the evening.

Is it the other way round with tobacco?
Early Morning Pipe (described as mild) in the morning, for example.
Then Peterson Nightcap (described as strong) before bed.

 

[reloader]

I think its personal preference, but the possibility of mild in the morning and strong in the evening may be because you get used to the nicotine by the end of the day and can handle a stronger tobacco more then. I know when I used to smoke cigs that first one in the morning seemed way stronger than the one I had before bed.

 

[RobNYC]

My philosophy is...Whatever you want, whenever you want.

 

[RobNYC]

I think its personal preference, but the possibility of mild in the morning and strong in the evening may be because you get used to the nicotine by the end of the day and can handle a stronger tobacco more then. I know when I used to smoke cigs that first one in the morning seemed way stronger than the one I had before bed.

This makes perfect sense.

 

[warren]

Is it the other way round with tobacco?

You should check with the International Pipe Smokers Conglomeration of Pipe Smokers (IPSCPS). They are dedicated to establishing the laws by which all pipe smokers must obey under penalty of death or, for the worst violators, never ending rides on the "teacups" at the county fair nearest to your residence.

Just do what you enjoy and gives you an acceptable experience when you smoke.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

My rules are start mild in the morning and increase the strength as the day goes on with tobacco. I don't typically drink multiple cups of brewed tea daily so no rules. But I do enjoy an Earl Grey in the evening and am in fact smoking my pipe and drinking an Earl Grey variant as I type this.

 

[mso489]

Whatever you want, whenever you want -- I'd echo that. The idea of strong blends at night, just before bedtime, is that if you do overdo it, and get a little light headed, you can flop down and sleep it off. Just be sensible, and use the bathroom before you light up, so you can go to bed without ado. I had a great big bowl of Nightcap the first time I tried it, right before bedtime, and before I'd gotten in shape with stronger blends, and I did get a little woozy, and went on to bed. Just right, under the circumstances.

 

[leonardbill1]

I prefer stronger tobaccos in the evening. During that day I stay with the couple of daily mixes that I've concocted that I'd characterize as being solidly medium strength.

 

[Servant King]

My philosophy is...Whatever you want, whenever you want.

^^^^ This

 

[Chasing Embers]

?‍I tend to smoke the same tobacco all day. Sometimes for days or weeks. Currently on a Folklore kick that will likely last until my pound of it is gone.

 

[captpat]

My first smoke of the day is usually that blend that's a bit delicate or complex that's best appreciated with a fresh palate. As the day goes on I migrate to less complex or bolder blends. Nicotine is not a big driver in the time of day selection, I don't smoke after dinner and as long as I avoid coffee in the afternoon I have no problem falling asleep. At any rare selecting a blend is not too involved as I usually only have 2 or 3 tins open at a time.

 

[Milleniumsmoker]

I usually smoke what I'm in the mood for, but yes a higher nicotine content blend at night is preferable to one in the morning. If I skip the morning one for some reason and I have a fuller stomach I won't mind having a higher nicotine blend in the early afternoon though.

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

My base is Haunted Bookshop. It’s always my first bowl with ️ & sometimes my last of the evening. However, I’ll smoke whatever interests me…the potency or lack there of doesn’t seem to matter to me. And, I’ll often be finishing up
my last cup of Joe just before bed, and ️ caters well with both light & stout blends I find. ?

 

[JOHN72]

Just whatever your body asks of you, I imagine it will be variable over the years, and like a roller coaster. And you end up smoking your last reserves of tobacco, with 20 or 30 years old and with different aroma and intensity. It seems that the trend is mild in the morning and strong in the evening. I remember starting out smoking 965, morning, noon and night. Until I discovered that rich pastry shop in Virginia, and I was left with a face like a complete asshole. And I started buying and storing virginia like a groundhog in heat.

 

[bullet08]

Maybe. But I prefer beer in the morning and good stiff shots at night.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Strong blends put my ass to sleep. If I smoked Nightcap in the morning, I would have to just go back to bed. pipe tobacco has never given me a pep or boost in energy, ever.

 

[anotherbob]

Something I am not quite understanding.

With tea, I like a strong breakfast blend in the morning and weaker blends later in the day. Maybe an Earl Grey or Russian Caravan in the evening.

Is it the other way round with tobacco?
Early Morning Pipe (described as mild) in the morning, for example.
Then Peterson Nightcap (described as strong) before bed.

caffeine and nicotine act differently in your system. Nicotine tolerance for example is smaller in the morning (as defined by when you get up) then it is later on in the day. Caffeine tolerance is going to be about the same and is only a stimulant so as your winding down you're not going to want as much and your tolerance is more stable. So that's one thing.
Also nicotine isn't a stimulant or a depressant it can act as either. One of the funny things is this changes based on a few factors. The three main things on how it will effect you are quantity, absorption rate, and also what you need more. So one reason it's a first thing in the morning and before bed type of thing. So for the first one smaller quantities are more like to stimulate weaker blends help you wake up more higher quantities more sleepy. Rate works faster more stimulating slow absorption equals more sleepy/relaxed and well pipes are kind of slow (put those two things together and you can see why hookahs are popular with lots of people lots of nicotine (calming) delivered really fast (stimulating). The third no matter what way you take your nicotine your bodies needs at that time will also effect how it hits you. Nasal snuff is the most stimulating nicotine delivery I've found yet it can still help me sleep. Nicotine seems to help the brain better regulate, use, and distribution your neurotransmitters. That has nothing to do with the preference.
And then there is just simply a matter of taste where your sense of taste is sharper in the morning in some ways and not quite fully awake either. And then there are probably lots of other factors too that we haven't even thought about. because there is always more to the story.

 

[djgilx]

I discovered Nightcap 4 or 5 weeks ago. I now always go to bed happy! ?

 

[Morrison Jeremiah]

Mild in the morning, then build up the strength and flavour as the day goes on.
That is what has made sense to me for the last decade or so.

 

[Laurent]

I have no pipe order, no tobacco order. For me it’s like food, if I’m feeling Mexican, regardless of time of day, I eat Mexican. I follow no rules, I do rest my pipes but, no rules.