Well mainly I just don’t put aros in my handmade or high value pipes. Like my Ascorti or Il Ceppo... handmade BC’s or Peterson Supremes etc. I’ll smoke aros out of other Pete’s and other pipes all day.
Some people undoubtedly will have palates developed enough to do this but it might also require intimate knowledge of the blend, such as Dunbar, is supposed to taste like along with a stronger aro.
We are in such different levels. I've not even heard of Ascorti or Il Ceppo ?.
See I can pick up a pipe not smoked for months and still taste the aro ghost next smoke.
I'd have to pick it up shortly after but blends like Exotic Passion or Devil's Holiday are more noticeable to me than other blends so I might be able to go longer with them.
Not so much of a concern really, well not after this thread anyway. More along the train of thought that the aro's would maybe release there full flavour if a pipe was only used for them, not just one blend but all.
The good thing is you can always change your mind later, whatever you decide to do. ?
+1 I even have cobs dedicated to Crooner and Warhorse. I don't smoke these often so I hate to dedicate a briar to them due to their tendency to ghost.
When in doubt, always try a cob first! If it's an aromatic blend and it's is new to me, I will first try it in a cob to determine how strong the flavoring is and if I even like it. From there I have a my first briar pipe (a Bjarne Bent Dublin) that is used for general aromatic blends and a cob for heavily flavored blends like Rattray's Exotic Passion and Dan Tobacco Devil's Holiday. I plan to someday have a pipe of some sort dedicated for floral and Lakeland blends heavier in flavor than Bob's Chocolate Flake, but that has yet to happen.
I have a couple, one was the first pipe I brought. Now the reason for this thread is because I was toying with the idea of getting a larger bowl cob just for aro's. The two cobs I have, in comparison with the pipes I now buy, have tiny bowls.
