Sour Taste
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Is it a cob? Cobs can get pretty funky, they say leaving it out in the sun for a day will get rid of that.
I've had a few sour pipes - one I had for years and left unsmoked, which ended up with a badly oxidised stem (externally as well as internally). No amount of cleaning helped. I had a new stem made for it.
A few others were estates which arrived looking very clean externally, but the mortises and stems were sewers that had never been cleaned in years. A lot of high proof alcohol, pipe cleaners and even more patience worked wonders.
Never had a blend that smoked sour.
A few others were estates which arrived looking very clean externally, but the mortises and stems were sewers that had never been cleaned in years. A lot of high proof alcohol, pipe cleaners and even more patience worked wonders.
Never had a blend that smoked sour.
You know, I've never heard anyone say anything positive about that Skandinavik Sungold tobacco... but I wouldn't be one bit surprised if chasingember and Brobs like it. I suggest maybe trying something else. Just give it a try. I'm sure your right about cleaning up the pipe, but I just hate to let it go unsaid that, that tobacco might not be top notch stuff.
There is a nasty ghost you need to get rid of. Clean the pipe with Everclear which is 191 proof. You never get it on the pipe it is only for inside the pipe. I uses folder of bristle pipe cleaners, I only use BJ Longs. Once you have done that, I will soak a pipe cleaner and double it over like thee times so I can get the mortise clean. If this was a nasty ghost, I have the coffee grounds method. Stuff the the bowl and shank, weight 48 hours. If it doesn't work, try it again.
I once owned a Ferndown with the nastiest ghost of sours past - one might have needed a priest to get it back in working order. Luckily, this chap was able to remedy the situation with his ozone machine:
Pipe is in great shape now
Pipe is in great shape now
I use a 100 proof brandy as I'm far more liable to drink the whiskey - this ensures I'll always have something to clean with on hand. ? Leaves a sweet taste like rum, but I find it subtler.
Sometimes it’s just the pipe. I had a pipe once that tasted like a dog terd from day one. I tried everything, and yet it just went on tasting like a terd.
I got a refund and tossed it.
I got a refund and tossed it.
I smoke pipes multiple times per day, often for weeks. Here's a pipe I was gifted by a teacher upon graduating high school in '92. I've never even had oxidation issues with it.
Briar is very burn resistant and with minimal care will last for decades.
The best thing a student ever gave me was Bulgarian moonshine. The best thing I can say about it was that I didn't go blind.