We need to take it to the next level.
Any buffoon can go slow: how fast can one get through a coin of Escudo?
Five minutes?
No flavour, just pain and lingering scent of scorched briar...kinda sounds exciting.
How Slow is Slow?
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Any buffoon can go slow: how fast can one get through a coin of Escudo?
Five minutes?
No flavour, just pain and lingering scent of scorched briar...kinda sounds exciting.
My smokes are usually around 90 minutes as well, and I don't feel like I'm smoking particularly slow. Once in a while I manage to finish a bowl in 45 minutes, and then I'm like, "what happened?" I may have a tendency to overpack, and I suppose it's to be expected that more tobacco takes longer to burn.
And it's not that I have a stop watch ready, but I often smoke while watching movies or series, and that's how I know how long it takes.
And it's not that I have a stop watch ready, but I often smoke while watching movies or series, and that's how I know how long it takes.
1 coin of Escudo? 15 minutes on a good day.
For all those guys who claim over 1 hour, we need confirmation from your wife.....
For all those guys who claim over 1 hour, we need confirmation from your wife.....
Well I can’t say I’m surprised at the way this went but it’s been fun. Thanks for the thoughts fellas.
As I said, not trying to get a competition started (yeah I have several relights; don’t care to try to stop it from going out or I’d dry it more first) but trying to help new folks out if they wonder “am I smoking slow?”. When I started I didn’t have time to smoke often so experience came very slowly and I was sometimes bummed at all the “you’ll just have to figure it out” comments. I just wanted to try and give people a chance to maybe see more specific details about how other people smoke.
As I said, not trying to get a competition started (yeah I have several relights; don’t care to try to stop it from going out or I’d dry it more first) but trying to help new folks out if they wonder “am I smoking slow?”. When I started I didn’t have time to smoke often so experience came very slowly and I was sometimes bummed at all the “you’ll just have to figure it out” comments. I just wanted to try and give people a chance to maybe see more specific details about how other people smoke.
This is pretty similar to my experience in some ways. The timing thing is something I track just because I’m a spreadsheet kind of guy so I do a lot of notes when I smoke. It’s interesting to look back on and see how it changes over time too.
I usually make 90 or so on a good Virginia Perique. Occasionally go as long as 2 hours. Latakia blends it is about an hour to an hour-and-a-half.
Sure...This is turning out to be one of those “How long/big is your pipe ?” kinda threads
So long as you have had fun and finished satisfied, AND left a bit of joy - surely that’s all that matters
Happy smokes everyone
Tell yourself that...
Slow is how you don't get tounge bite,also how you enjoy your pipe, it is different for everyone
Well, I've never actually had the urge to time how long it takes to smoke a bowl. Slow is whatever it takes to comfortably enjoy a good smoke and be able to eek all the subtle nuances out of the smoldering tobacco.
Personally, much faster than that and I miss the subtleties and usually manage to sting the tongue a mite!
I believe one highly experienced form member here described it as 'sipping'.
Personally, much faster than that and I miss the subtleties and usually manage to sting the tongue a mite!
I believe one highly experienced form member here described it as 'sipping'.
I don't really worry too much about it. I sometimes smoke pretty fast but I focus on intensity of draw and letting off for a little bit if it starts to feel too warm. Basically my method is to sip gently and worry less about timing and more tending the ember and softly nudging it on.
Well it's been a little while since I had a tin of Escudo open so I'm trying to remember how big the coins are, I recall they are a bit bigger than a Peter Stokebye Bullseye coin, so I'm thinking one Escudo coin might fill a Dunhill group 2 bowl?
I'd probably suck that back in about 20 min, maybe push 25 minutes if I was feeling particularly leisurely. No tongue bite, but the pipe would get a bit warm.
I'd probably suck that back in about 20 min, maybe push 25 minutes if I was feeling particularly leisurely. No tongue bite, but the pipe would get a bit warm.
I once smoked a pipe so slowly, I fell asleep in my rocking chair. When I woke up, I was drooling, I dreamed I was sucking on a goat's tit.
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That must have left some dottle
There's been a chunk of Bold Kentucky flake wedged down in the bottom of my MM Ozark for 2 years+ and I'm too lazy to dig it out. Technically speaking THAT is a slow smoke.
You should see the size of my pipe. But, you know, I don’t want to turn this into a competition.
As a good Italian, you know that a good glass of fresh goat's milk can't beat any other drink. And we know that very well, Spaniards, Italians and Greeks.
