Palate Fatigue?

[anotherbob]

after one bowl of some blends I notice it. Cause palate fatigue not just with pipes but anything with a strong flavor starts pretty much right away. It's just really subtle at first, some of the nuances don't jump out, ironically a small amount of palate fatigue helps notices the other nuances of blend. That part of it is just how your brain works and most peoples brains work. The brain likes being efficient and part of that efficiency is not paying so much attention to the way that thing tastes after you've already tasted it. But yeah if I smoke more then a few bowls the palate fatigue becomes infinitely more noticeable.

 

[diamondback]

Does anyone smoke two bowls before you smoke two bowls, and then you smoke two more?



Sorry — couldn’t resist.

 

[anotherbob]

Does anyone smoke two bowls before you smoke two bowls, and then you smoke two more?



Sorry — couldn’t resist.

yeah cause you can't enjoy that third and fourth bowl properly until you've had the first two. The last that's just cause we don't know when to stop.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Regardless do I have 'palate fatigue' or not I must have (note)at least two bowls per day,+ something else to top up,chew or something,there's no other ways, only alternative might be cigars, I guess this is the legacy left from my cigarette days

 

[hauntedmyst]

Ice water works best for me, drink wise. Apples are the best palate refreshers I know. I also switch my smokes constantly, and most of the time, I switch genres from smoke to smoke, too. That helps a lot.

Listen to Jim. Near as I can tell from the "What are you smoking now" thread" Jim smokes anywhere from 80 to 300 bowls a day, so if you want to avoid palate fatigue, follow his advice.

 

[verporchting]

This ^^^

 

[danish]

Apart from the usual palate enhancers, such as smoking less, alcoholic drinks, exercising, garden work etc., I just took up trying to play trombone again, some months ago, just for my own fun and noticed that after maybe only 20 minutes of blowing the horn, the pipe tastes much better! Not kidding.
I hope to introduce the ‘palate cleaning horn’ for pipe smokers, when patents secured Stay tuned!

 

[jaytex1969]

I take small sips of Amontillado sherry from time to time

Come on now, is it Amontillado or sherry?

Nemo me impune lacessit

 

[anotherbob]

Come on now, is it Amontillado or sherry?
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Nemo me impune lacessit



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actually that's just what I call my moonshine.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Back in the days ,50-70ies no pipe smoker would have told you he has palate fatigue , regardless that many of them smoked two or three blends on a constant basis

 

[anotherbob]

Back in the days ,50-70ies no pipe smoker would have told you he has palate fatigue , regardless that many of them smoked two or three blends on a constant basis

yeah well when I watch food ads from the 70's I start thinking that palate fatigue might have been a really advantage.

 

[badbriar]

Not had this with pipes, but with cigars - yep. After a few days of 4-5 cigars per day, fatigue definitely sets in. I lay of for about a week or two and am fresh as a daisy again.

 

[BROBS]

yeah well when I watch food ads from the 70's I start thinking that palate fatigue might have been a really advantage.

AND NEXT DOOR, TOILET PAPER SALE

 

[oldgeezersmoker]

Learning to smoke cool, which was tough for an ex cigarette smoker, made this a rare phenomenon for me, even when I was a constant all day everyday pipe smoker.