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Post by Baboo on Jul 26, 2018 18:47:37 GMT -5
I have found that many of my favorite tobaccos lose their appeal at the half-to-2/3rd mark. When their limit is reached they become harsh or simply lose their initial appeal. Sometimes, a different pipe material or dimension can forestall the enjoyment decline, but the inevitable eventually arrives nonetheless. I invite here the sharing of similar experience, and the naming of favored blends that head downhill at the halfway mark or somewhere thereafter.
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Post by herbinedave on Jul 26, 2018 18:50:46 GMT -5
Smoke a pipe with a smaller bowl.
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Post by slowroll on Jul 26, 2018 18:51:49 GMT -5
Yep, I notice that too, but at about the 3/4 done level. I probably smoke too fast, however. Seems to be more so in wider bowl pipes. Tall narrow bowls (about 11/16) not so much.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2018 18:55:40 GMT -5
Not so much that they do a runner, for me my expectations must be too high, as many new blends disappoint me before their finished.
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Post by daveinlax on Jul 26, 2018 19:04:31 GMT -5
I'm kinda a one or two trick pony mostly because they stay delicious right down to a fine gray ash that can be easily dumped out while most everything else either gets harsh or ashy tasting after about half a bowl.  |
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Post by Baboo on Jul 26, 2018 19:06:53 GMT -5
Smoke a pipe with a smaller bowl. I often do for this very reason! ;-) |
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Post by Baboo on Jul 26, 2018 19:20:14 GMT -5
For me, GH & Company are usually 1/2 to 2/3rd med-lg. bowl ultra-pleasers, but stiffen-up mightily past that.
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Post by Dramatwist on Jul 26, 2018 19:28:40 GMT -5
...learning not to care too much about smoking the entire bowl... I smoke, enjoy it until I don't, then dump it. Life is short, no time to worry about a thimble-full of tobacco...
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Post by Baboo on Jul 26, 2018 19:33:15 GMT -5
Dramatwist Exactly right, IMO!!! I too no longer struggle to squeeze every last drop out of a bowl... thoroughly satisfied with the best the baccy's got to give...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2018 19:36:13 GMT -5
For me it is usually 2/3 of a bowl then interest is lost. Most of the time I smoke a smaller bowl, but when I do smoke a larger bowl DGT sets in and I smoke it in segments.
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Post by cgvt on Jul 26, 2018 20:07:49 GMT -5
Dramatwist Exactly right, IMO!!! I too no longer struggle to squeeze every last drop out of a bowl... thoroughly satisfied with the best the baccy's got to give... I do sometimes when I'm too lazy to get up and pack another bowl or I just don't want to stop smoking the one I have just yet. |
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Post by Cramptholomew on Jul 26, 2018 20:18:23 GMT -5
I do this with a lot of blends. I try not to give in to the "I must smoke this to ashes" challenge.
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Post by Dramatwist on Jul 26, 2018 20:21:11 GMT -5
I do this with a lot of blends. I try not to give in to the "I must smoke this to ashes" challenge. ...it's fine if you smoke it all the way down, but it's OK if you don't. I think, speaking for myself, "pipe smoking" has been a bit intimidating with regard to "rules and regulations." It's my pipe and tobacco, and I'll smoke it how I choose to. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2018 20:23:22 GMT -5
I find different blends smoke better in certain size chambers, I’ve made a list of blends that smoke best in a narrow chamber, Pot, Oom Paul and wide chambered pipes. If I’m hit with harshness in the middle or towards the end of any blend I’m smoking I dump what remains in the bowl. Once I get that harsh taste I’m done, not worth going any further.
Example: I just finished a full bowl of Sutliff ERR Match in a wide chamber Chubby Pot, it smoked wonderful from start to finish, all that was left was white ash....excellent smoke. Take the same blend and smoke it in a narrow chamber pipe and I’m done half way through the bowl and toss the rest. That’s why I’ve kept a list for a number of years on what blends smoke best in a particular pipe.....just call me anal retentive 👍
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Post by Cramptholomew on Jul 26, 2018 20:28:12 GMT -5
I do this with a lot of blends. I try not to give in to the "I must smoke this to ashes" challenge. ...it's fine if you smoke it all the way down, but it's OK if you don't. I think, speaking for myself, "pipe smoking" has been a bit intimidating with regard to "rules and regulations." It's my pipe and tobacco, and I'll smoke it how I choose to. I wholely fully agree. There are blends I can smoke to the end, and ones I just don't want to, even though I love the first 2/3. I'm not one for regulations in that sense. I tend to deconstruct that sort of thing. |
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Post by Florida on Jul 26, 2018 20:52:01 GMT -5
I find different blends smoke better in certain size chambers, I’ve made a list of blends that smoke best in a narrow chamber, Pot, Oom Paul and wide chambered pipes. If I’m hit with harshness in the middle or towards the end of any blend I’m smoking I dump what remains in the bowl. Once I get that harsh taste I’m done, not worth going any further. Example: I just finished a full bowl of Sutliff ERR Match in a wide chamber Chubby Pot, it smoked wonderful from start to finish, all that was left was white ash....excellent smoke. Take the same blend and smoke it in a narrow chamber pipe and I’m done half way through the bowl and toss the rest. That’s why I’ve kept a list for a number of years on what blends smoke best in a particular pipe.....just call me anal retentive 👍
Agreed that certain tobacco's do smoke differently in different size bowls, deeper/narrower, etc. I too keep a journal of what suits me. The memory is not what it used to be. 😎
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Post by unknownpipesmoker on Jul 26, 2018 21:42:32 GMT -5
I smoke all the way through until theres maybe 1-2 pinches left.
You may want to try altering your packing method. Instead of the 1-2-3 method, try putting a small wedge of tobacco at the bottom of the bowl and then "flurrying" the tobacco on-top of that until your bowl looks like it needs a haircut, VERY LIGHTLY tamper that to the 3/4ths level, and then apply a loose coating to the top. I was doing 1-2-3 for years until some old codger at a national park showed me this method - used it ever since.
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Post by zambini on Jul 27, 2018 2:11:34 GMT -5
Agreed that certain tobacco's do smoke differently in different size bowls, deeper/narrower, etc.
Yup, I'm surprised by how big a difference an individual pipe can make. My all time 'fine in small doses' blend is London Dock. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2018 2:57:18 GMT -5
I find that the blends that I have to dump part way through are usually, if not always, aromatics. I think I'll try smoking them in a MM Legend and see if the short smoke solves the problem.
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Post by Stanhill on Jul 27, 2018 3:05:45 GMT -5
...learning not to care too much about smoking the entire bowl... I smoke, enjoy it until I don't, then dump it. Life is short, no time to worry about a thimble-full of tobacco... I could have written that.  |
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Post by Legend Lover on Jul 27, 2018 5:59:30 GMT -5
...learning not to care too much about smoking the entire bowl... I smoke, enjoy it until I don't, then dump it. Life is short, no time to worry about a thimble-full of tobacco... I could have written that. Yep... Dramatwist, get out of my head!!! |
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Post by slowroll on Jul 27, 2018 7:41:47 GMT -5
Dramatwist has nailed it indeed. The primary reason a bowlful stops tasting good is wet dottle making the tobac taste like the bottom of a birdcage, too many variables causing that to worry about it. Some tobacs just generate more moisture even if not gooper Aros and reasonably dried. Must be that some have more cellulose, ergo more hydrogen, therefore gonna make more water. So, I smoke until that first bitter puff, then dump.
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Post by That Falls Guy on Jul 27, 2018 8:47:59 GMT -5
I find different blends smoke better in certain size chambers, I’ve made a list of blends that smoke best in a narrow chamber, Pot, Oom Paul and wide chambered pipes. If I’m hit with harshness in the middle or towards the end of any blend I’m smoking I dump what remains in the bowl. Once I get that harsh taste I’m done, not worth going any further. Example: I just finished a full bowl of Sutliff ERR Match in a wide chamber Chubby Pot, it smoked wonderful from start to finish, all that was left was white ash....excellent smoke. Take the same blend and smoke it in a narrow chamber pipe and I’m done half way through the bowl and toss the rest. That’s why I’ve kept a list for a number of years on what blends smoke best in a particular pipe.....just call me anal retentive 👍 Ted, I posted this awhile ago...... thebriarpatchforum.com/thread/2365/pipe-makeYou nailed it as far as I'm concerned.  |
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Post by Baboo on Jul 27, 2018 9:08:26 GMT -5
Smoke a pipe with a smaller bowl. ...and sometimes I'll smoke a particular blend in a larger bowl to extend the duration of the better half or 2/3rds... |
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Post by Legend Lover on Jul 27, 2018 9:24:59 GMT -5
So it's not just me!
Smoking primarily in a cob I never get this problem, but in a briar it's a different thing altogether, except for in 1 briar pipe that I have. When I scoop out the tobacco it looks like mini-mulch.
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Post by Pistol Pete 1911 on Jul 27, 2018 9:28:33 GMT -5
I have found that many of my favorite tobaccos lose their appeal at the half-to-2/3rd mark. When their limit is reached they become harsh or simply lose their initial appeal. Sometimes, a different pipe material or dimension can forestall the enjoyment decline, but the inevitable eventually arrives nonetheless. I invite here the sharing of similar experience, and the naming of favored blends that head downhill at the halfway mark or somewhere thereafter. I'm from the medical world, and when a patient builds an immunity to drugs we give a drug holiday. The drug that stopped working gets replaced with a different drug that will do the same thing, after a few weeks the Pt. is switched back to the original and it works for them again. Maybe you need a tobacco holiday |
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Post by Cramptholomew on Jul 27, 2018 9:28:57 GMT -5
So it's not just me! Smoking primarily in a cob I never get this problem, but in a briar it's a different thing altogether, except for in 1 briar pipe that I have. When I scoop out the tobacco it looks like mini-mulch. This happens to me too, now that I think about it. Maybe it's due to the smaller bowls on the legend style pipes. But, I've definitely done the 1/3 dump with my larger cobs, depending on the tobacco. |
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Post by Baboo on Jul 27, 2018 10:02:42 GMT -5
I have found that many of my favorite tobaccos lose their appeal at the half-to-2/3rd mark. When their limit is reached they become harsh or simply lose their initial appeal. Sometimes, a different pipe material or dimension can forestall the enjoyment decline, but the inevitable eventually arrives nonetheless. I invite here the sharing of similar experience, and the naming of favored blends that head downhill at the halfway mark or somewhere thereafter. I'm from the medical world, and when a patient builds an immunity to drugs we give a drug holiday. The drug that stopped working gets replaced with a different drug that will do the same thing, after a few weeks the Pt. is switched back to the original and it works for them again. Maybe you need a tobacco holiday I really don't partake that much, and baccy holiday often. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2018 10:11:31 GMT -5
I find different blends smoke better in certain size chambers, I’ve made a list of blends that smoke best in a narrow chamber, Pot, Oom Paul and wide chambered pipes. If I’m hit with harshness in the middle or towards the end of any blend I’m smoking I dump what remains in the bowl. Once I get that harsh taste I’m done, not worth going any further. Example: I just finished a full bowl of Sutliff ERR Match in a wide chamber Chubby Pot, it smoked wonderful from start to finish, all that was left was white ash....excellent smoke. Take the same blend and smoke it in a narrow chamber pipe and I’m done half way through the bowl and toss the rest. That’s why I’ve kept a list for a number of years on what blends smoke best in a particular pipe.....just call me anal retentive 👍 Ted, I posted this awhile ago...... thebriarpatchforum.com/thread/2365/pipe-makeYou nailed it as far as I'm concerned. Roy,thanks for posting the link. Was good reading, brilliant minds think alike 👍👍👍 |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2018 13:37:49 GMT -5
I have found that many of my favorite tobaccos lose their appeal at the half-to-2/3rd mark. When their limit is reached they become harsh or simply lose their initial appeal. Sometimes, a different pipe material or dimension can forestall the enjoyment decline, but the inevitable eventually arrives nonetheless. I invite here the sharing of similar experience, and the naming of favored blends that head downhill at the halfway mark or somewhere thereafter. Happens with all aromatics to me, which is why I only smoke English blends now. |
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