In the category of Benefits of Pipe Smoking: The Morning Coffee. Several years ago before retirement, I wondered if the office coffee really sucked that bad or if it was something else. Of course you couldn't smoke in the office. The only difference in coffee from home to office was the fact that I liked my morning coffee with a pipe. That was the main difference. The pipe gave me that smokey, nutty taste that I like to have with my dark, bold coffee. The so-called experts say that you loose the use of a great many taste buds once you get into the 60 age group. That is probably true for me, plus I believe coffee isn't the quality it use to be either, but due to the two pipe bowls with my morning coffee, it is still a blessing and an enjoyment.