If You Smoke Aromatics Is It The Tobacco You're Enjoying ?

[frozenchurchwarden]

It's really simple. If I smoke something, and it feels like sucking on a pop, I don't want it. I don't like cigarettes anymore, but I still want that "tobacco." Pipe smoke has to feel and taste like tobacco. I don't hate or dislike aromatics, just don't want them. I can get a bag of dum dums for less than 2 oz of pipe tobacco.

Except pipe tobacco doesn't make you fat.
Personally, Tobacco is a much healthier option than the snacks most people eat to keep their hands busy while watching TV (I download my favorite motorsport races and watch those in the barn).

 

[Chasing Embers]

Perique, long time. Are you just getting back on here? Great to see you. We need more of us geezers represented on the forums. Ha ha!!

Amazing considering he rage quit and asked the mods to delete his account on May 26, 2017.

 

[Servant King]

Amazing considering he rage quit and asked the mods to delete his account on May 26, 2017.

Is this the origination point of @BROBS' thread "RIP Perique" by chance?

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Is Vodka not brewed with all the same grains as Whiskey?
Even if you count the effects of grain fermentation, Whisky is just dirty Vodka.

You’re kidding, right? Vodka is made from potatoes. Whisky is made from grains. Brandy is distilled fruit wines. Each liquor category is made from a different natural sugar source.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Amazing considering he rage quit and asked the mods to delete his account on May 26, 2017.

I must have missed that. So, is this a different Perique? Hell, only St James Perique is the real Perique, ha ha.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Is this the origination point of @BROBS' thread "RIP Perique" by chance?

Was Brobs even born yet in 2017?

 

[PipeIT]

And what, exactly, is an aromatic tobacco?

Good article this one...

Aromatic Pipe Tobacco | Smokingpipes.com

Learn more about how aromatic pipe tobaccos are made, including the differences between casings and top notes.

www.smokingpipes.com

 

[WildTurkeySurprise]

I like your baked potato analogy. Yes baked potatoes are good on their own and with whatever you wanna put in them. I love HH Virginia flake and was thinking of trying the vanilla, if I decide to go back to Aromatics I'll give it a try. Going without Aromatics is an experiment, if I like it I shall stick with it.

I liked the potato analogy, too...at first, but then it fell short to me considering it equates non-aromatic pipe tobacco to plain potato. That’s a no-go. I keep trying to find a comparable enjoyment from aromatics, but it keeps not happening. The consistent feeling I get is that I’m not smoking tobacco. I have plenty of aros in my stash yet to smoke, and I’ll run through them all eventually, but they are not my go-to. A more fitting analogy for me is dessert versus a meal. Generally, I would choose a good steak over a slice of pie. It’s all personal preference, of course. If you like it, smoke it.

 

[sablebrush52]

The simplest answer to the thread title is this.
Whatever I’m smoking, it’s the tobacco I’m enjoying.

 

[frozenchurchwarden]

You’re kidding, right? Vodka is made from potatoes. Whisky is made from grains. Brandy is distilled fruit wines. Each liquor category is made from a different natural sugar source.

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[frozenchurchwarden]

You’re kidding, right? Vodka is made from potatoes. Whisky is made from grains. Brandy is distilled fruit wines. Each liquor category is made from a different natural sugar source.

"Vodka is composed mainly of water and ethanol, but sometimes with traces of impurities and flavourings. Traditionally it is made by distilling liquid from fermented cereal grains. Potatoes have been used in more recent times, and some modern brands use fruits, honey, or maple sap as the base."

Vodka - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Whiskey is dirty Vodka (and practically all I drink is Bourbon or Laphroaig).

 

[Chasing Embers]

I liked the potato analogy, too...at first, but then it fell short to me considering it equates non-aromatic pipe tobacco to plain potato. That’s a no-go. I keep trying to find a comparable enjoyment from aromatics, but it keeps not happening. The consistent feeling I get is that I’m not smoking tobacco. I have plenty of aros in my stash yet to smoke, and I’ll run through them all eventually, but they are not my go-to. A more fitting analogy for me is dessert versus a meal. Generally, I would choose a good steak over a slice of pie. It’s all personal preference, of course. If you like it, smoke it.

Probably still a bit early, it can sometimes take years to enjoy aromatics. I was around 25 years in before I could taste them.

 

[eljimmy]

I've tried some bulk aromatics that I just couldn't stand. I use to really enjoy Cult's Blood Red Moon but lately I've been enjoying MacBarens Vanilla Roll Cake.

 

[karam]

Yep, latakia and Orientals were and are still called aromatic blends in some places.

Yep, Greek old timers do very well call Basma straight from the field "aromatic" given it's cumin and floral taste.

 

[Brendan]

I've tried some bulk aromatics that I just couldn't stand. I use to really enjoy Cult's Blood Red Moon but lately I've been enjoying MacBarens Vanilla Roll Cake.

Seems everybody agrees on MacBaren Vanilla Roll Cake, will have to get some next order.

 

[eljimmy]

Seems everybody agrees on MacBaren Vanilla Roll Cake, will have to get some next order.

Yes sir. I'm getting ready to buy a pound of it.

 

[Morrison Jeremiah]

With all that rose and geranium topping it it's an aro. I love the stuff, but only as an occasional smoke.

I defer to your knowledge, and it seems my experiment is going to be imperfect because I love the stuff too, and Cosmic Folklore is right in what he says: that when push comes to shove, everybody has as an aromatic that they like.

 

[Alex.Jr]

Yes.

 

[pappymac]

Definition of aromatic​

(Entry 1 of 2)
1: of, relating to, or having aroma:
a: having a noticeable and pleasant smell : FRAGRANTaromatic herbsaromatic wines
b: having a strong smellThe peat burns with a pungently aromatic smoke.
c: having a distinctive quality

By definition, ALL pipe tobacco is aromatic.

 

[pappymac]

"Vodka is composed mainly of water and ethanol, but sometimes with traces of impurities and flavourings. Traditionally it is made by distilling liquid from fermented cereal grains. Potatoes have been used in more recent times, and some modern brands use fruits, honey, or maple sap as the base."

Vodka - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Whiskey is dirty Vodka (and practically all I drink is Bourbon or Laphroaig).

Yes, because wikipedia is always the 100% factual source for everything. And, can some define "more recent times"? Back in the 1970s, I came across some very good vodkas that were distilled from potatoes and sugar beets. I've also read accounts of POWs in WWII who would make potato vodka.