Does pipe smoking and drinking go hand and hand

[jpmcwjr]

For some, yes, very much, for others, not at all.

 

[AcesAndEights]

I like ice water with a healthy splash of lemon with Va and VaPer blends. Really makes them pop.

 

[burleybreath]

In my youth I discovered that mixing tobacco with alcohol caused nasty headache-y hangovers. I haven't had a hangover in decades, point being that I don't mix the two. Sipping water while smoking is great though. Wish I did it more consistently, instead of usually being too lazy to get up and fetch a glass. I think Jim Inks's "water with bergs" is done for a reason, namely saving the tongue and palate.

 

[kcghost]

I always have beverage nearby.

 

[johnnyflake]

Drinking booze while smoking a pipe simple does not work for me! I do enjoy several types of coffee as well as several types of tea and plain cold water. However, I do enjoy a dram or two when smoking cigars!

 

[Sig]

I almost never drink anything with a pipe.
I smoke outside and just bring a packed pipe, Bic lighter and my Kindle to talk to you guys.
I do not drink alcohol or coffee anyways, so where is the fun in pairing a drink of water with a pipe tobacco?

 

[spike]

I enjoy reading the comments and recommendations. And I want to offer my customary reply: I love my beer, and I love my pipe; just not together. Seltzer in the afternoon, tea in the evening.

 

[BCF]

Tom T. Hall wasn't wrong... I like beer

 

[K.E. Powell]

The grain and the leaf are the most sanguine of companions.

 

[captainsousie]

I've found that drinking and I don't get along so no for me. A nice ice water, coffee or a seltzer does the trick with a pipe nowadays.

 

[Manawydan]

Oddly, while I always have a tipple when smoking a cigar, I almost never have anything to drink when smoking my pipe. It has become an occasion in itself -- selecting the pipe and tobacco I am in the mood for, filling the bowl, collecting a tamper and lighter, heading out onto the back patio, char light, true light, and then sitting back and being completely in the moment. The subtle flavors choosing to reveal themselves throughout the smoke. And then I come inside and usually have a G&T or IPA or Guinness or something.

 

[hoipolloiglasgow]

For me, absolutely alcohol complements both the nic buzz and enhances the flavor of tobacco. Oh yeah, and coffee is great with my first bowl of the day too.

 

[orlandofurioso]

Sure : pipe in left hand, a fresh Earl Grey in right hand.

 

[bullet08]

Can't do pipe and alcohol at the same time. Takes away too much from pipe smoking.

 

[SRider]

A

Tom T. Hall wasn't wrong... I like beer

According to my fiancé I’m a happy drunk. So I reckon he was right when he said “it makes me a jolly good fellow”.

 

[Copperhead]

Just the pipe for me...I'll drink immediately afterwards, though...

Usually a glass of pepsi or coke....I love the carbonation tongue burn for some reason.

 

[Fuelman]

Yes, just don’t use your pipe as a straw.