Smelling Pipe Tobacco

[Buckeyestime]

I keep the bulk of my tobacco bunker in my basement near the workout area. In between sets of weight lifting I will sometimes unscrew the top of my open jars (not those being aged long term) and take a whiff. Not the same as smoking a bowl, but as it’s 20 degrees outside, a quick sniff hits the spot.

Anyone else enjoy a sniff without intending to actually smoke a bowl?

 

[crowbait]

Definitely do. I also offer up a whiff to anyone willing. Never know who might just be interested enough by a sweet whiff of high quality tobacco to join the hobby.

 

[Servant King]

Yep, I definitely do this. As an exclusively outdoor smoker, it's a great enjoyment-by-proxy technique when it's bitingly cold out, or some other such circumstance.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I generally only sniff my tobacco when I am trying to figure out what the blend is, or when I am looking for mold. But, I get what you're saying.

 

[Sigmund]

Load some in a pipe and “smoke” it without fire. Some tastes good. You can actually smoke it when you are brave enough for the cold.

 

[El Capitán]

I can never sniff and not light a bowl.

 

[bullet08]

I heard nicotine helps with workout. There were some fixed gear crit guys vaping through out their warmup. I prefer smoking my tobacco. Smelling them doesn't do it for me.

 

[Grangerous]

All the time.

 

[FurCoat]

Yup

 

[verporchting]

My other hobby is radio control models. Everyone, and I mean everyone, sniffs the rubber tires when you open a brand new kit.

There are some who claim not to, but we all know they’re lying

 

[Snook]

I have a sniff every night before bed. Better than warm milk!

 

[Bbailey324]

Sometimes when I'm trying to reconcile tin/jar note with my impression while smoking a blend. More frequently when I'm trying to decide what I want to smoke. Scratch and sniff until something catches my interest.

 

[PipeIT]

As pipe smokers, I’m sure we all love the smells, and I certainly get it.

But, after placing the blends in mason jars, the only time I’m smelling it, after opening a fresh tin, is to ensure the tobacco is staying stored ok in the jars.

If you have some high quality blends in a jar, smoking occasionally, it’s not a good idea to alway open them, is the problem, but only to occasionally ensure they are ok, depending on ambient conditions.

I have several blends I smoke from mason jars, that have been in them several years, so I’m careful when I open them.

The one thing I do often, is carry around an empty pipe in my mouth when not smoking and sipping on it, you can actually get some tastes like this.

 

[elvishrunes]

Yes.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Only when deciding what is next up or if I crack a tin to let it air out a bit. When it’s winter and inside I tend to go for the smell of things being cooked. Made a beef, brat, vegetable soup at lunchtime and it was great walking in the house after work and the soup having been in the oven for a few hours. I’m just not getting anything comparable from a tobacco tin or bag, but to each his or her own!

 

[MattRVA]

Often

 

[upnorth1]

Some smell so darned good I just have to take a sniff!

 

[Infantry23]

I will sniff my jars occasionally. But NEVER my fingers.

 

[kcghost]

I love the smell of pipe tobacco!!

 

[Puff nstuff]

I find I do this particularly with Lakelands. They just smell so damned good to me!!