Stick on one tobacco or change taste everyday?

[juni]

I like to shock the system with some Irish Flake in the morning, then maybe have something lower in nicotine and have Irish Oak in the evening.

 

[macnutz]

I've been pipe smoking for only a few months, still in the learning stage. Being a former cig smoker I like strong high nicotine baccy such as SG's 1792 Flake. It will bite you if you aren't careful. I rub it out and let it dry up for a while before stuffing and lighting. That and slow smoking makes a real difference. Don't worry if you have to relight a lot, that will change with experience, or so I'm told.
I do change blends often, sometimes smoking three or four in the same day. I don't think that relates to tongue bite although I do switch to a mild English if I burn myself with the flake or brown rope. I usually use a cob but will stick with my Peterson with the P-lip stem when wounded from smoking to fast or too wet.
So far I don't find it too much of a problem. I think it very useful to let a moist flake or rope dry out a bit to help with keeping it lit and to avoid the steam mentioned earlier in this thread.

 

[jcsnaps]

I'm mostly a "do one at a time" type puffer. I may change a bit from morning to evening, but the trend is to open a tin and plow through it. Maybe have a couple others open for a small variety. My fondness for Latakia moves me to blends like Vintage Syrian, 3 Oaks Syrian, Balkan Syrian Blend, Black House, you see where this is going. If the better half is with me I will smoke an aro like Celtic Talisman in deference to her sensitive nose.

 

[dajibash]

Hi Juni, I like Irish Oak too. Actually this is the first baccy I smoke in when switching from cigar.
Macnutz, I will find SG's 1972 flak to have a try anyway. Thanks for sharing.

 

[maduroman]

i seldom smoke the same blend 2 times in a row.
i smoke what i am in the mood for NOW, not what i was in the mood for earlier.

 

[pipetrucker]

Some days I will smoke one blend all day long, some days I will smoke several. Has nothing at all to do with bite.

 

[lordofthepiperings]

I smoke whatever whenever, mostly just aromatics. Somedays I'm in the mood for a cherry blend and others a vanilla or chocolate blend. All depends on how I feel and what time of day it is. Tongue bite is usually brought on by puffing too hard or too frequently in hopes of keeping the tobacco lit. A lot of times this can be cured with a more regular tamping of the ash.