Laurel Heights My Experiance is This Normal?
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lol i only had a sample like a bowl full i think it was the Latvia it would be the first blend i smoke that has it. I will try others blends va/par and lat to see who the culprit was.
rothnh what do you know of my physical condition? Sure im a little over weight but its no reason to insult me like that geez..
im just kidding i get what your saying there are many variables to why i had this experience and yes having a fellow pipe smokers test it for me would be idle, however as i mentioned i have none of this specific blend at hand i received it in a trade as a sample.
so my best option would be to try different Latvia blends and see whats up, its funny that you mention Perique because that is exactly what i thought it was also until i looked up the blend on TR.com and found that there wasnt any in it just VA and Latvia. 8O i dunno
Tobacco review : GL Pease Laurel Heights
smokeybear:
I'd be shocked if you had this reaction due to latakia. Latakia's flavor is quite mild, even though it makes for a pungent smoke. And Greg Pease is usually very careful about spelling out exactly what's in a blend; I'd be equally shocked if there were any specific leaf that went unmentioned in his tin description. (That said, he says there is only a small amount of latakia in the blend at all.)
You didn't say, but is this your first Virginia blend?
One more thought: You said you got a sample of this in trade. Any chance you didn't actually get Laurel Heights?
Bob
I'd be shocked if you had this reaction due to latakia. Latakia's flavor is quite mild, even though it makes for a pungent smoke. And Greg Pease is usually very careful about spelling out exactly what's in a blend; I'd be equally shocked if there were any specific leaf that went unmentioned in his tin description. (That said, he says there is only a small amount of latakia in the blend at all.)
You didn't say, but is this your first Virginia blend?
One more thought: You said you got a sample of this in trade. Any chance you didn't actually get Laurel Heights?
Bob
rmbitter all of the above is a possibility, it came in a ziplock for all i know it may have been accidentally mis-labelled? i was trying to chalk it out to technique but i doubt it. I have had plenty of great smokes prior and my packing and smoking has become fairly consistent, even still i never had such terrible technique to the point my mouth was on fire and i was gagging.
I also smoked BH- Signature blend and i never had this experience. BH Signature
thats just Virginia so. the Latvia is looking like the problem.
I also smoked BH- Signature blend and i never had this experience. BH Signature
thats just Virginia so. the Latvia is looking like the problem.
I assumed this also but after i stopped smoking and drank water all the effects were gone tongue bite usually sticks around no?
No No i highly doubt it was that i was sent many blends by the member on here and that was the only one that didn't agree with me. there really isnt else much to consider until i try another blend or if i can get more the same blend. i would love to retry it and eliminate all other variables.
so far however its looking more like what Rothnh said being this is my first Latakia experience it could be an issue with myself.
I guess people will experience and describe tonge bite differently, but there is always some sort of pain involved.
If you prick your finger with a needle it WILL hurt and it WILL bleed. But how long the pain will last? That will change from person to person, as well as will the degree of pain suffered.
As soon as I stop puffing on the pipe the tongue bite fades pretty quickly. YMMV
If you prick your finger with a needle it WILL hurt and it WILL bleed. But how long the pain will last? That will change from person to person, as well as will the degree of pain suffered.
As soon as I stop puffing on the pipe the tongue bite fades pretty quickly. YMMV
Spartan your right. it does very from person to person i just wanted to see if there were other reasons or if anyone else experienced a similar event. I never ruled out the possibility of tongue bite i would just like to get confirmation is all.
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I can assure you the sample came from a jar of Laurel Heights, tinned in 2010, opened in October of 2012 and residing in my cellar since. It was in no way adulterated, however I do have to admit that I crack into the jar every couple of weeks when the mood takes me.
It's not just you. I enjoy Laurel Heights, but I have to admit that something in it can have a tendency to irritate the back of my throat. Doesn't seem to bite, but it does put a tickle in the back of my throat. It's a once in a while tobacco for me but when I want it, nothing else will do. I sort of like the irritation every now and then. On the palate though I must say that Laurel Heights rarely bites me and presents as the classic light zesty citrusy virginia with some malt sugars, leather and a little peat. 'Tis a very unique tobacco.
Schmiitzbits im am confident that what I experienced had nothing to do with you my friend just as I am confident now that I think about it, that it was not tongue bite. I've experienced tongue bite before this was not of the sort unless there is some sort of mutant tongue bit out there I haven't heard of then No.
What I felt was more like eating a spoon full of cinnamon I was literally choking and coughing this is why I believe it was a reaction of some sort thankfully not a serious one.
What I felt was more like eating a spoon full of cinnamon I was literally choking and coughing this is why I believe it was a reaction of some sort thankfully not a serious one.
Now here's a theory my wife just found out she has a throat infection 8O it could be quite possible that I had a minor one myself so minor that I didn't notice until I smoked my pipe.
That would explain a lot. Well my quest for an answer stops there that has to be the explanation since there's no perique and Latakia isn't meant to be spicy and it wasn't tongue bite and it was my first Latakia experience I didn't die from an allergic reaction.
Ok now I'll admit I feel relieved but also embarrassed.
That would explain a lot. Well my quest for an answer stops there that has to be the explanation since there's no perique and Latakia isn't meant to be spicy and it wasn't tongue bite and it was my first Latakia experience I didn't die from an allergic reaction.
Ok now I'll admit I feel relieved but also embarrassed.
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