Wish I Knew

[SSGT.]

Have you ever sat a half-smoked pipe down after the before bed smoke, and then a few days later picked it up for that 1st morning smoke not remembering what you left in it.

Running late I picked up my half full Nording Dublin this morning not sure what was in it, and it turned out to be the best 1st smoke in a while for me. I think it was Heinrich's Golden Sliced, while the follow up freshly packed bow was good it couldn't measure up to the seasoned half bowl I started with.

 

[WVOldFart]

Maybe it was because the tobacco was drier. I have always felt that dry tobacco has more taste. Glad you had an enjoyable smoke.

 

[PaulRVA]

It only happens that way man!
It’s Murphy’s Codger Law that the pipe with a mediocre smoke left forgotten in the bowl becomes the forgotten perfect smoke from unknown mediocrity

 

[Zzzapipe]

I remember reading something about the delayed gratification method in regards to pipe smoking and that is exactly it.

Since I found out and tried it, I no longer feel rushed when I get pulled away from smoking. Just set it down and I know it will be a new adventure when I return .

Plus, with ridiculous prices of tobacco here in Canada, it’s a small win!

 

[burleybreath]

I'm familiar with the phenomenon. Too bad it doesn't work for cigars.

 

[Waning Embers]

Some do it intentionally. It's been labeled DGT. The delayed gratification technique.

 

[FLDRD]

I love it when this happens, and it happens quite often for me. Usually I figure out the blend, sometimes not.
And for me, I'm not convinced it's really about the "dryness"; it seems to be more "married" or "melded" in my interpretation. I don't think that I've ever "dried it more" and ended up with the exact same effect as the delay.

 

[BriaronBoerum]

"It's toasted!"

 

[Gerald Boone]

I do the same quite routinely. Night smoke not finished so then used for morning smoke. Always tastes great

 

[anotherbob]

Maybe it was because the tobacco was drier. I have always felt that dry tobacco has more taste. Glad you had an enjoyable smoke.

I think that and also a lack of expectation is the perfect mind set for enjoying a smoke. Not having the preconceived notions. I've packed a pipe only a few hours ago forgot what I packed it with and then realized things about the blend I missed before, nothing major but enough to enjoy it a touch more.

 

[didimauw]

It happens to me all the time. I'll have half smoked pipes all over haha. And shocking I can usually remember by the taste after a few minutes back hahaha. My tastebuds are shot.

 

[peckinpahhombre]

I'm familiar with the phenomenon. Too bad it doesn't work for cigars.

It is weird to me. I have experienced the phenomenon of a sublime smoke from tobacco sitting in the pipe for several days but if you try that with a cigar it is like smoking an old musty rolled up carpet. Why is that?

 

[Sobrbiker]

I’ve not had good luck with the method.
As to cigars, on the infrequent occasion I have one, I usually don’t smoke the whole thing and find if I cut the ember end off, it’s better than leaving it on upon relighting.

 

[archerdarkpint]

Do this quite a bit, as i don't often have time to sit and enjoy an entire pipe. It'll take four days, essentially consuming a bowl by quarters. And yes, I'll do the same with a cigar. The first couple of pulls are off-putting for the cigar, but once they warm up, it's "smooth-magoo."

 

[Waning Embers]

It is weird to me. I have experienced the phenomenon of a sublime smoke from tobacco sitting in the pipe for several days but if you try that with a cigar it is like smoking an old musty rolled up carpet. Why is that?

Cut the burnt end off while it's still lit and forcefully blow through it before setting it down.

 

[InWithBothFeet]

I've picked up a pipe half full of mystery leaf and top it off with whatever I fancy at the time.

 

[LeafErikson]

Yeah I’ve done this many times, but I usually remember what was in the pipe. I’m only ever smoking a few blends at a time so it’s easy to narrow things down. If I pop a tin, I smoke through it before popping another one.

 

[The Benedictine]

DGT has never steered me wrong.

 

[Pypkė]

This is routine practice for me. I usually have a pretty good idea what's in the bowl because my "rotation," if you can call it that, is not very wide. I don't think of it as delayed gratification - more like instant gratification because I can fire up right when I start my commute.

Dry your tobacco.

 

[sardonicus87]

I haven't done this, but I do have a travel/pocket tin that has some kind of what looks to be an English blend in it (about a bowl's worth) and I have no clue what I put in there now. I might smoke it this afternoon actually.