Breaking and Dedicating

[yanoJL]

I like to dedicate pipes to a blend TYPE rather than a single blend specifically.
I start all new pipes with a straight Virginia, typically C&D Yorktown. Once I get a modest cake started. I tinker a bit. I try that pipe with a burley forward blend, then maybe a Latakia blend, and I try to pay attention to the way a pipe and blend type pair. If I find a pipe seems to pair well with a particular blend type, then it becomes dedicated. I can't say that I have the most discerning palate tbh, but I do seem to notice a difference in flavor by dedicating in this way. And I enjoy the experimentation, too.
As my smoking preferences lean heavily on Virginias, Burleys and occasional/seasonal Latakias, it doesn't require a lot of pipes for me to dedicate in this way. And I rarely reach for aromatics, but I do keep a briar and a few cobs for aros in case I ever feel the need to scratch that itch.

 

[DesertDan]

I'm a "load it and light it" type. I don't dedicate pipes.

Pipe smoking is the ocean, there's room for every boat.

Cheers!

 

[BarrelProof]

Good Lord, I need glasses...my eyes saw "Breaking and Defecating."

It would appear, therefore, I have nothing to offer to this thread.

Unless, of course, that was a typographical error on the OP's part; I will check back later just in case...

I need to visit with @hoosierpipeguy on this, but I had a similar slip on some products (I believe it was him) he mentioned several years ago. I cannot for the life of me remember what they’re actually called, but I swore they were all writing “filtered shitpots.”

Yep.

To the OP, I dedicate to a type if it’s something I think will easily overpower or be overpowered. Otherwise I let it rip. That’s not to say I wouldn’t be more inclined to add some rigidity into what I put into which pipes, it’s just that there’s no way in hell I’d remember, so I roll with it. Sometimes those ghosts can add an interesting nuance to the next blend, so they aren’t always bad.

 

[St. David Pipes]

Ok

Thanks!