How Many Pipe Tobaccos Can You Tell When Blind Tasting
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Considering what they've been turning out lately, I doubt it ?
Haven’t had first coffee yet.
I'd fail miserably at this type of test. Maybe alright on Latakia blends vs Virginias and that is about it.
I heard it's like having sex blindfolded. Except knees and back don't hurt like mofo afterwards.
Com'on. It's like Spongebob Squarepants and Patrick, and their box. Imagination!
Meh. Money, alcohol, and tobacco are most of what i think about.
Well, I suspect if you cannot discern the differences, why have them? I suspect this was the OP's intent. I know several of the members have a large storage of tobaccos. It would be sort of sad to have accumulated them and be able to tell them apart.
I'm moderately confident I could pick out English Chocolate and Vanilla Flake blind. The have pretty specific flavor and aromas and they are my regular aromatics. Within a minute of lighting a bowl of Vanilla Flake, my wife asks if I lit a bowl of Vanilla flake from another room in the house. So just the aroma to a non-smoker on that one is very distinctive.
I'm no Jimlnks. There's no way I could distinguish between tobaccos or what exactly is in the mixture.
I could tell the difference between a Virginia or Latakia or a goopy aromatic and if I like it or not but that's about it. Burley by itself taste like nothing to me and Orientals........ I have no idea what they taste like even though a lot of my favorite tobaccos have Oriental and burley in them.
To me it's like playing poker........ I've been playing poker for many years and every time I play, I have to be taught how to play. I don't remember stuff like that. Seems too trivial for my attention.
Part of my enjoyment of pipe tobacco is knowing what's in it otherwise I can't really enjoy the smoke. If I know what's in the mix I can pick it out but that's about it for these taste buds.
I could tell the difference between a Virginia or Latakia or a goopy aromatic and if I like it or not but that's about it. Burley by itself taste like nothing to me and Orientals........ I have no idea what they taste like even though a lot of my favorite tobaccos have Oriental and burley in them.
To me it's like playing poker........ I've been playing poker for many years and every time I play, I have to be taught how to play. I don't remember stuff like that. Seems too trivial for my attention.
Part of my enjoyment of pipe tobacco is knowing what's in it otherwise I can't really enjoy the smoke. If I know what's in the mix I can pick it out but that's about it for these taste buds.
I don't know it seems each time I smoke a blend I haven't had in a while (like beyond yesterday) it never tastes like the way I remember it tasting from the last time.
That's great! A new experience every time!
I’m a perpetual practitioner of preoccupied pre-packing. I’ll leave a pipe or two loaded without thinking about what I put into them. Yeah, sometimes I’m that absent-minded. More often than not, I can identify what I’m smoking, though this isn’t exactly blind taste-testing.
(I’m suddenly reminded of comedic representations of wine tasting competition, like Crane vs. Crane on Frazier or Peter Lorre vs. Vincent Price in Tales of Terror.)
I’m no expert-level tobacco taster; I still think I’d do pretty well putting the ID on a lot of blends. At worst, I think I’m able to sort out the components.
(I’m suddenly reminded of comedic representations of wine tasting competition, like Crane vs. Crane on Frazier or Peter Lorre vs. Vincent Price in Tales of Terror.)
I’m no expert-level tobacco taster; I still think I’d do pretty well putting the ID on a lot of blends. At worst, I think I’m able to sort out the components.