Don’t worry so much about it! Just keep trying blends and sipping them slowly. The refined palette will eventually come.
I say this as a dude who has been smoking pipes for almost 3 years. I have 30+ lbs of tobacco cellared and probably a couple grand in pipes. And you know what? Tonight was the first time I could fully and distinctly pick out the differences between Cult Blood Red Moon and Gawith Hoggarth Cherry Cream Flake.
Before, they were both just cherry. Tonight, I could taste the delicate cream soda flavor in the GH flake, and the rich tootsie roll-esque chocolate notes in Blood Red Moon.
Seriously, I’ve been smoking pipes for 3 years. The point is - if you don’t get all the crazy subtle flavors that the reviews talk about, you’re not alone. A lot of people don’t.
It’s also worth noting that you don’t have to taste every subtlety to enjoy the hell out of a blend. Keep trying new ones to challenge your taste buds, and keep returning to old ones with your broadened perspective. Your efforts will eventually be rewarded! Hopefully it won’t take 3 years like it did for me.
I say this as a dude who has been smoking pipes for almost 3 years. I have 30+ lbs of tobacco cellared and probably a couple grand in pipes. And you know what? Tonight was the first time I could fully and distinctly pick out the differences between Cult Blood Red Moon and Gawith Hoggarth Cherry Cream Flake.
Before, they were both just cherry. Tonight, I could taste the delicate cream soda flavor in the GH flake, and the rich tootsie roll-esque chocolate notes in Blood Red Moon.
Seriously, I’ve been smoking pipes for 3 years. The point is - if you don’t get all the crazy subtle flavors that the reviews talk about, you’re not alone. A lot of people don’t.
It’s also worth noting that you don’t have to taste every subtlety to enjoy the hell out of a blend. Keep trying new ones to challenge your taste buds, and keep returning to old ones with your broadened perspective. Your efforts will eventually be rewarded! Hopefully it won’t take 3 years like it did for me.