Just felt a hint of a nic hit.. Not too bad.

well done for persevering!

Pipes give me nothing also. The only time I've really felt something is when I smoked a bowl of 1792. That stuff kicked. For me it takes a good amount of nasal snuff or cigs to give me a buzz.

I can never bring myself to actually cash in on any curiosity for cigars. I've never liked the smell and they're crazy expensive. Otherwise I might take you up on that!

...all due respect, but I think the concept of the "nicotine hit" is bogus... unless you're inhaling your pipe-smoke...

+1^^^^^^^^^ I never inhale, so I never get that head spinning NIC hit......a slight buzz....maybe👍

I never inhale but that didn't stop me from getting really sick to the point of throwing up from smoking one of the aforementioned Padrons....  Never happened with pipes, though I've have definitely felt the effects of a few strong blends.  My experience with the Padron taught me when to slow down or stop, though.

It's pretty common with cigar smokers - seems like most guys on cigar forums have a gross story to tell!  I'm sure a lot has to with body chemistry and weight, whether you've eaten beforehand, and how often a person smokes.  I guess we all inhale small amounts while smoking, but I think it's more a case of the nicotine being absorbed through the mouth tissues.     

Chico... that is a thoughtful comment, but I seriously doubt one could absorb enough nicotine via mouth tissue that would qualify as a "nic-hit." I have used the term "nic-hit" in "parlance", but I have never had the experience of being "dizzy" or "sick" from smoking a pipe. If anyone has any hard data, I'd like to see it. Everything stated previously is anecdotal.

Not only is the nicotine absorbed throught the mucous membranes of the mouth, but also the swallowed saliva and inhaled nasal sidestream. In combination, one can get enough nic to have a reaction. A used pipe filter offers evidence of much that goes unseen, left behind, and up in smoke... much more than meets the eye enters our system. It's not just nicotine that brings on nausea, but other noxious constituents brought about through the combustion process. Chewing tobacco will do a number on you too, sans the combustion.

I googled phrases like "nicotine absorption through mouth tissues" and came up with tons of stuff - including scientific studies comparing cigarettes to cigars.  Apparently nicotine in cigars is more alkaline and therefore more readily absorbed by the mouth, whereas cigarettes act mainly when drawn into the lungs.  Unfortunately none of the articles I saw (i.e., cursorily glanced at abstracts) mention any differences between effects of nicotine when absorbed through mouth or lung tissues, and didn't discuss pipes.... Various health websites don't make a distinction when talking about "nicotine sickness" and it seems that the "buzz" is one of the attractions of smokeless oral tobacco (I never felt much when taking snuff, other than a general sense of well-being).  Interestingly, vaping doesn't deliver nicotine via the lungs, but through the mouth, nose and throat tissues - even though vapers inhale it.

Anyway, thanks, Martin - this is exactly the kind of thing that gets my procrastination juices flowing...!    

Try g&h dark plug. Nic hit!

When I was about 14, us little a-holes when around pumpkin smashing at Halloween time (I know, I know. I'd give MYSELF a whoopin' these days). Someone brought a pack of Marlboro Light Menthols. I must've smoked 5 in about an hour. Got so nic sick I puked on the street outside my neighbor's house. That was the LAST time I had such a head rush from tobacco.

I feel it with pipes, but only after several in a row, and usually one of those bowls is something pretty heavy - SG Black XX rope, my Five Brothers mix, anything with over 25% Perique.

Sam, I’ve never smoked ANY tobacco, including air-bender cigars that came close to that home grown!! So, when are you lighting up another bowl??

   I figure if I make it to the next New Years Day, I’ll celebrate with that head banger.......lol