Suddenly tobacco tastes bad

[cigrmaster]

Have you ever used Everclear to clean your pipes?
My procedure for cleaning my pipes is as follows. I let my pipes cool over night then break the pipe down. I will take one or 2 fluffy cleaners depending on size of the bowl and wipe the inside of the bowl and then blow through the shank. I then take either one or 2 brislte cleaners again depending on the size of the shank, double them over and run them throught the shank, first twisting them and then running them back and forth. I will continue with the bristle cleaners until they come out clean. I then take one or two bristle cleaners and run them through the stem. I then take one or two fluffy cleaners and run those through the stem. Many of my pipes have stems that can take two cleaners and some of my pipes have a shank diameter greater than 4mm which can handle two cleaners doubled over through the shanks.
For deep cleanings I use Everclear, shank brush, bristle and fluffy cleaners along with Obidisian Stem Oil and pretty much do the same as above. I have never or will I ever use anything that is not drinkable on my pipes. Isopropyl alcohol has never touched one of my pipes. I also never rub the inside of my bowls with any type of alcohol. When needed I will take a pipe knife and use that to scrap and even out my cake.

 

[mothernaturewilleatusallforbreakfast]

My acid reflux can ruin tobacco for me. It doesn't have to be bad for it to change the acid/alkaline balance of my mouth, and I've noticed it comes and goes without any real rhyme or reason. I'm not saying you have acid reflux, but it sounds like it may be something quirky about your body and not how you clean your pipes.

 

[onestrangeone]

I have to really pay attention to what is going on with my body chemistry, it tends to vary quite a bit throughout the day, even very minor changes such as how hydrated I am or what is in the air I'm breathing will have an effect on my taste buds. I have learned to pay attention to what my body is 'telling' me and adjust what I smoke accordingly, for example I know that at the end of the work day I am going to be slightly dehydrated and that anything with Latakia is going to be bitter and unpleasant, so I will smoke something else on the ride home.

 

[newnewbie]

Im now smoking some 965 in well rested corncob pipe and... that taste again... ammonia or something, someone in other threads mentioned salty taste or soy sauce, yeah, like that.
to sablebrush52
its already going for one month, what can happen to body to affect the taste for one damn month and nothing else is wrong?)) dont know!
to frozenchurchwar
well this is the onli thing i can think of in my case (and other cases), but long do you think this gonna last?
to easterntraveler
Its with all tobaccos, including fvf and deluxe navy rolls, so its not the case with latakia or perique, ive enjoyed them like alot! ( Andy )
to music4cash
Well i absolutely love swedish candies (salmiakky? i forgot the name) this vonderfull owerheming note of stale cat piss when your exhale throu your nose is unbelivable good!(lol) No, i really like it, and in cheese(thanks Putin good cheeses is banned in Russia now, and cheese was my passion! argh!!!), and even in snus (never sniff it!! never! just put in your lip and buzz), but now in pipe tobacco its terrible.
to cigrmaster
yeah i cleared my pipes that way, not helped at all, its my (and not only of cource) tongue
to jpmcwjr
i have like 10 corn cobs, couple of estates, they all in good shape, im like 3 pipes a day smoker... was!)
to mothernaturewilleatusallforbreakfast
i think its definetly something not right, time will show up whats wrong!
to onestrangeone
aha, the whole taste thing is really fine tuned instrument! just amazing! but so complicated...
OK guys now i really noticed its tasted like ammonia and salt and stuff, do you think putting pipe for like month will help? because i can pit it away for a year, because a like d it soooo much at the beginning!

 

[andrew]

I found with 965 I got an ammonia taste sometimes, same with Newminister English Luxus, ammonia is a byproduct of tobacco fermentation so I think it could have something to do with that. I did find it to be a short lived thing though, not every bowl.

 

[newnewbie]

I get what you mean, yeah, occaisonally there can be some bits of such smell, but i think in that case its really as mentioned above are sensory overload, i wonder how long this will last. and also pipe smoking gives me head ache now... ahhh... im tired of that, im just wanna smoke a good bowl and feel satisfied, almost drooly (do you have this word?))), like oily eyes and feealing concentrated to such point that... aaa, you all know it)) bliss!

 

[newnewbie]

Ok guys, one month not smoking and... basically the same taste( I wonder if its possible to permanently damage your sense of taste, nad of not how long it will be to lets say reset taste? I get that hot burning sensation all over the tongue, not pain but it impares taste of tobacco, taste like "hot" burnt wood

 

[sablebrush52]

So one month without smoking and the flavor is still dull. Do you dry your tobacco before loading up a bowl? Most tobaccos are sealed with extra moisture content, more than is needed for smoking. That extra moisture can dilute flavors as well as contribute to tongue bite.
As an experiment, take a bit of your favorite tobacco and let it dry for 30 minutes, then pack and smoke. Some tobaccos are so wet, like many of the Samuel Gawth blends, they can use a couple of hours of drying time. Try experimenting with some different drying times with one blend, and see if it improves the flavor for you.

 

[newnewbie]

Not the case sadly, i tried it( More so i smoked it like RYO cigarette, but no inhaling (Deluxe NR Dunhill), and all my smoking career, if you not smoke long enough, first smoke taste basically the same, it have taste of your first cigarette, if you all remember that taste)) But today i get the same taste as when i burn my tongue with big bowl of nightcap two month ago!