Dedicating Pipes for Types of Tobacco?

[captpat]

My tastebuds are not discerning enough to derive any benefit from dedicating a pipe to a particular blend. I do tend to smoke VA, VA/PER in narrower bowls, latakias in broader bowls, and burley in whatever fits the mood. I don't smoke aromatics or Kendal blends so I don't worry about ghosting a pipe.

 

[Laurent]

I have a b10 pipe for my aromatics, 2 pipes for my Virginia’s and 2 pipes for my old English

 

[StPaulPiper]

Long story short: some smokers like to dedicate certain pipes to aromatics and others to English (latakia) blends, as they are very different, and don't necessarily play well together.

Longer story shorter: you probably don't need to worry about that yet. Until you get into some very English or eastern blends (earthy, cigar-like), it won't be of much, if any, benefit.

Also, in my experience, smoking (for instance) Lane Limited 1Q aromatic in a pipe that previously had Old Dark Fired in it isn't unpleasant, just not as aromatic-tasting as it should be, and the second and subsequent bowls are better and better. It depends quite a bit on how often you smoke, and how persnickety you are too. I only have one pipe (of 70) dedicated to English blends, as it's the one I smoke the earthiest, most English of my tobaccos, on those occasions where I want a latakia and/or perique fix.

I, like many others, started on the mass-market aromatics, like Captain Black Gold. That's my advice - try some fairly mild aromatics to start. They taste good and smell good. The more you smoke, the more you'll try and your tastes will evolve.

 

[cigrmaster]

Wow you are way way ahead. You are a pro and I am still in kindergarten.

Old Newby, this is not a race to see who can get their cellar done first. One thing I will say is that when you get an amazing smoke, pay attention to what you did to get it. I would also not go to heavy cellaring English/Balkans and aromatics. You may lose your taste for those blends as the longer you smoke the more your tastes change. I used to be a big Dunhill fan and also a big GL Pease fan. Now I only smoke one GL Pease blend and I only have maybe 10 tins of Dark Flake.

If you are thinking of adding a blend to your cellar you need to give it a good testing. Some blends you know right away you will love it for a long time, others you may have to find the right pipe and that can take time and with the limits they put on everything it is a pain. I was lucky that the limits only started because I was buying 25-100 tins at a time and people complained they couldn't get their favorites. I am sorry about that but I had no reason to wait if I saw something I liked.

 

[Winterreise]

Personally i smoke whatever i want in my pipes , i am the master ? i never notice anything unpleasant . I already tried to dedicate pipe but the truth is i didn’t have fun doing so .

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Old Newby, this is not a race to see who can get their cellar done first. One thing I will say is that when you get an amazing smoke, pay attention to what you did to get it. I would also not go to heavy cellaring English/Balkans and aromatics. You may lose your taste for those blends as the longer you smoke the more your tastes change. I used to be a big Dunhill fan and also a big GL Pease fan. Now I only smoke one GL Pease blend and I only have maybe 10 tins of Dark Flake.

If you are thinking of adding a blend to your cellar you need to give it a good testing. Some blends you know right away you will love it for a long time, others you may have to find the right pipe and that can take time and with the limits they put on everything it is a pain. I was lucky that the limits only started because I was buying 25-100 tins at a time and people complained they couldn't get their favorites. I am sorry about that but I had no reason to wait if I saw something I liked.

You know, just because you lost your taste for those does not mean that everyone will. Greg Pease still cellars Latakias and burleys, and he’s been at this for much longer than you.

I take breaks from latakia in the warmer months, but I wouldn’t stop cellaring them. Actually, you might find that you prefer aged latakia and burleys over the fresh.

 

[FLDRD]

I am going to look up that company and email them. If ebony it’s out. If pear I can consider it for something like a chocolate if I ever try it.

I started with pear pipes not knowing any "better" then, but have no specific complaints about them. Other than I was also only smoking aromatics at the time - which gave me lots of challenges and frustrations. I haven't gone back to aromatics yet but I've picked up my pear pipes from time to time.

 

[Chris81]

Personally I don't have any pipe dedicated to a certain blend.
After I smoke Latakia in it, the pipe doesn't smell to me like Latakia. Same for the aromatics I smoke.

The only ghost effect I've seen so far is the pipe I use to finish some cigars. In that case it's very clear that the pipe now smells like a cigar.

 

[PipeIT]

Some people dedicate, some don’t, there’s no right or wrong, it’s all about you.

Now when it comes to a blend that might Ghost a pipe, and let’s say your poor as an example, only own a few pipes, so when you dry them, and have one to smoke, you can’t afford to dedicate, based on this sort of idea, of pipe rotation.

So, don’t smoke a lot of the same blend in a pipe that will Ghost it. If you get any Ghosting, you can clean the pipe, people have their various methods, but typically smoking a non Ghosting blends, like Burley or Latakia, you can eventually smoke it out.

I can’t afford to dedicate and anything that might Ghost my pipes, I might only smoke once or twice, then I smoke some other blends until it’s smoked out, which doesn’t take but typically a few bowls.

 

[sandollars]

I smoke whatever I want, in whatever I want, whenever I want.

 

[leonardbill1]

I have a couple of pipes for aromatics, one that is strictly for HH Vintage Syrian, a few that are Virginias only and one for "weird shit" (at least to my taste). Other than that nothing dedicated.

 

[Searock Fan]

I've divided mine into two camps. One is for English or Balkan blends only and the other is for Aromatics or naturals.

 

[MacMarty89]

The only reason for dedicated tobacco pipes is so you can buy more pipes. I think it's gobshite though. My pipes are like a trash bin, everything goes in.

 

[JKoD]

I wouldn’t worry about it at this point. Learning to pack and smoke is probably more important for you at this point.

Just enjoy it and ask questions later when you run into a problem. Watch you tube videos - MuttonChop Piper is a good starting point. He will likely answer a majority if your questions if you watch the videos. Try that route and watch quite a few - or look for the title that answers a question you seek…probably learn more than just your Q. I think quite a few folks might have learned some things about pipes from him. Good for when first starting for sure.