Dedicated pipes

[MisterBadger]

Not sure whether this is a basic question, or an Intermediate, or an Advanced... and apologies if a similar thread already exists (I've had a cursory look, but there are so many). Anyhow... given that one can only own so many pipes, and that rotating them is generally considered desirable, I wonder what the hive mind thinks about dedicating different pipes to specific Virginia/Perique blends? I ask, because no blend seems to smoke the same in different pipes, no matter how thoroughly any ghost has been exorcized from them. How much of this, do we think, is actual physics, and how much psychology?

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Dedicate your pipes however you fancy. But, it can be difficult to keep up with. I have seen members here put paper tags held on with strings to remind them of what is smoked in which pipe. I have a few dedicated to genres of blends, and the rest are just general use, but I have well over 100 pipes.

I have not found that only smoking one blend ever in a pipes makes that much of a difference. But, some blends just don't mix well with everything.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Dedicated Pipes :: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions

So I'm new to the game but I try to do a lot of reading before I ask questions. Sorry if this has been answered before. Flavor ghosting, I completely get it, question is do you guys have dedicated pipes for certain blends? if so whats your way of doing it? Theres a ton of blends but is there a...

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Dedicated pipes and flavor :: Pipe Talk

Im curious about why you dedicate a pipe to a blend. I don’t mean dedicating to a type or genre. I understand not wanting Virginia’s to be clouded by a Latakia/ aromatic ghost. I mean a pipe that only sees one specific blend. Does the flavor intensify or nuances become more clear? Or is it more...

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Dedicating Pipes to Certain Types. :: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions

I see that some of you here restrict your pipes to smoking similar blends in each - a pipe for Virginias, or English, or Aromatics, without mixing them. I also read here that some blends can “ghost” a pipe, which I presume means that blend’s taste will haunt the pipe on later smokes. So, is it...

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Dedicated Pipes :: Pipe Talk

Naw. I’m way too ADHD to do that. I’m all pipes, all blends, all the time. However, reading this thread makes me think maybe I should try it.

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[MisterBadger]

Dedicated Pipes :: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions

So I'm new to the game but I try to do a lot of reading before I ask questions. Sorry if this has been answered before. Flavor ghosting, I completely get it, question is do you guys have dedicated pipes for certain blends? if so whats your way of doing it? Theres a ton of blends but is there a...

pipesmagazine.com

Dedicated pipes and flavor :: Pipe Talk

Im curious about why you dedicate a pipe to a blend. I don’t mean dedicating to a type or genre. I understand not wanting Virginia’s to be clouded by a Latakia/ aromatic ghost. I mean a pipe that only sees one specific blend. Does the flavor intensify or nuances become more clear? Or is it more...

pipesmagazine.com

Dedicating Pipes to Certain Types. :: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions

I see that some of you here restrict your pipes to smoking similar blends in each - a pipe for Virginias, or English, or Aromatics, without mixing them. I also read here that some blends can “ghost” a pipe, which I presume means that blend’s taste will haunt the pipe on later smokes. So, is it...

pipesmagazine.com

Dedicated Pipes :: Pipe Talk

Naw. I’m way too ADHD to do that. I’m all pipes, all blends, all the time. However, reading this thread makes me think maybe I should try it.

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@Chasing Embers: Thank you. I clearly need to refine my search skills

 

[proteus]

There is no limit to how many pipes one can own. Why limit yourself in this wonderful hobby!? The only limit is your budget. There are people who smoke one blend one maker per pipe. Some dedicate to genre like Latakia only pipe or Aromatic only. Some smoke everything in one pipe. Just that one. I have found that lingering aftertaste i.e. ghost is sometime desirable and ok. Sometimes not. If you want to dedicate think Latakia only, aromatic only, and everything else. That's three pipes. You can do it on a lower budget with cobs and if your budget has a lot of room then go all out. Of you're not sure and you like Latakia try Latakia in an moderately priced briar for a several months then try a Virginia flake in that same pipe and see if you like that flavor combined with Latakia. Try the Virginia in a 5 dollar new cob first and you might see a difference. 5 or 10 dollar cobs from MM are the best for tasting.

 

[BingBong]

Hah. My favourite smoke is Cabbies but the full integrated flavours only come good in one pipe that I have - a few others have come 3/4 the way, but I still search for another that nails it. Of course, I have an identical pipe that I bought as a spare, maybe I should begin using it.

 

[ThermionicScott]

Some people dedicate pipes to specific blends, but the best I can manage is serial monogamy. Light and delicate Virginia blends benefit the most from a long continuous run in a clean pipe.

 

[didimauw]

I never used to dedicate anything, being i only smoke bur/va blends. But recently I've become stricken with C&D Burley flake 4, which has latakia in it. And I found my bent SMS meer to be the best for that blend. So unintentionally it became dedicated to only that blend.

 

[Chasing Embers]

@Chasing Embers: Thank you. I clearly need to refine my search skills

There's just so many facets of pros and cons for dedication that one thread often doesn't cover it.

 

[SmokingInTheWind]

I dedicated pipes when I first started out because I was experimenting with all different genres of tobacco and thought I needed to, based on internet hearsay. I had pipes for Latakia blends, aromatic blends, and Virginia and Virginia/Perique blends. Now I mostly just smoke burley, Virginia, Virginia/Perique blends, with the occasional aromatic or Latakia blend. I no longer dedicate pipes. I noticed no ghosting when I turned my Latakia pipes over to general use, but I have a very dull palate. I have never tried Lakeland blends. That might require a dedicated pipe, from what I have read. Try not dedicating and see if you can tell the difference. Dedicate a pipe to Latakia for a while then smoke a blend without Latakia and see if you can detect a ghost. If you can't tell the difference, it will make life much easier.

 

[Christos D. Tsatsaronis]

Everything with everything, no dedicated pipes for me...

 

[The Libertine]

I don't dedicate pipes besides one for shitty tobacco.

 

[kcghost]

Just do it however you like. I smoke Vapers in certain pipes and English's (latakia) in others. If I smoked aromatics I would have a third group in them.

 

[MisterBadger]

I don't dedicate pipes besides one for shitty tobacco.

But can you always tell beforehand whether a tobacco is shitty?

 

[The Libertine]

But can you always tell beforehand whether a tobacco is shitty?

No, but I use the shitty pipe to test a new tobacco. If the tobacco is shitty, it gets regulated to the shitty pipe.

 

[sablebrush52]

I’m lazy so I only dedicate by blend type. Dedicating to a specific blend seasons the pipe to that blend, reinforcing its flavors. Super tasters usually do this. I have Virginia pipes and Latakia pipes. Some large chambered pipes are reserved for blends that do better with larger chambers.

 

[OzPiper]

I’m lazy so I only dedicate by blend type.

Ditto.
When I pick out a pipe, I do a sniff test.
Pretty easy to sort out the Latakia/Oriental and aromatics from the rest.

 

[JimInks]

I have dedicated a great many pipes to specific blends. I have dedicated many pipes to specific genres. I want to enjoy the flavors I'm supposed to get when I have smoke. I can taste remnants of prior tobaccos when I switch blends, and I really don't want to do that. I'm not a parfait smoker.

If a blend or genre of tobacco doesn't work in a pipe, I clean it and start over until I find the match that suits my preference. I often review with meers so I don't get any lingering notes from another blend.

I know what works for my comfort level, and before long, so do most beginners. All that matters is what makes you happy.

 

[bullet08]

I usually go by the shape. Wider chambers get more complex blends. Narrower chambers for VA or VA/Per or something in VA family/genre. Cob gets burley and codger blends. Then there are times I grab the nearest one.

 

[Joe H]

I'm one of those "anything in any pipe" guys. I smoke 90%+ aromatics and all of my pipes smell like cherry. I keep my pipe nook in the bedroom and if my wife notices any smell (a rare event), she likes it. I can tell by smell which pipes have been used with other than aros, but rarely by taste. In any case, it doesn't reduce my smoking enjoyment a bit.