VaPers - Why Hath Thou Foresaken Me?

Is this with new and/or aged?

Perique always tickles me and sits with me OK at best. I do better with a blend that is light in its use. I do the best with blends I have stoved. It really mellows it out to where my body chemistry can mix with it better.

So just an idea, maybe try stoving some?

I’m finding I’m feeling the same right now.
Starting to think it’s the time of year.
Maybe winter does throw our Ph off. And maybe we eat differently
during the cold months and that has an effect on ourtastes.
Chances are Don and I will return in the spring and summer.

Seems like it can vary for me even with the same blend, from one day to the next. On several occasions, I have had to just set a pipe full of VA or VaPer down early and try to finish it later. I usually just switch over to a Balkan or Burley aromatic when that happens. If it gets any worse or is consistently a problem, I will probably unload a lot of blends. Life is too short.

I've never been a fan of heavy Perique blends of any kind. I can tolerate little in the blend for some spiciness, but I much prefer Orientals over Perique.

One’s taste when it comes to types of pipe tobacco will change from time to time. I can go through a period where I don’t enjoy most English blends. After a few months I start to crave them once again.

I can not smoke any Virginia unless it has a number of years of aging. Bites me severely almost immediately. After 4 plus years I can enjoy a straight Virginia with no tongue bite, even a Carolina red.....which is extremely tasty 👍👍👍

I agree with Chico, use a filter when smoking a VaPer. For me it’s much more enjoyable.

Ron, Escudo has changed drastically over the years, the newer releases from 2016 on I no longer smoke. My opinion, poor quality Perique.

  Good point Randy, it’s a combination of the filter under the bowl and the metal shank that cools down the Perique......JMHO

I think you're all right about body chemistry etc. I have loved them from the start, but I have had to deal with a raw tongue from time to time.

I used to date a girl whose saliva was so acidic, that gum she chewed for too long would fall apart. My chewing gum always gets dense like rubber before I toss it. There have to be different reactions for something like smoke, right?

Mmmm Virginia's. I like all Virginia's, but reds are what do it for me. I'm glad I dont get tongue bite because I think I'd just have to suffer through it.

Hopefully whatever is causing the issue for you comes to a halt.

Some Burleys destroy my mouth

That is a good idea. I only have two Savinellis that take the 6mm balsa filter, and they are dedicated to latakia blends. I do have a bunch of Vauen 9mm filters. Guess I need a 9mm filter pipe. 

I don't care for Vapers that are extra spicey. All the rest go down smooth for me as do all Virginias. The funny thing is certain Burley's will aggravate the hell out of me including heartburn. I guess it just shows you never know. Stick with "The Grape" and all will be well.

SOME burleys do that to me too. OJK, and even HH Burley Flake, in particular. A blended Burley, like Pegasus doesn't.

Some Virginias and many Aromatics will burn my tongue. It is usually because the tobacco needs to be dried a bit, but I am impatient so I very often use a pipe that can accommodate a filter. A good many of my pipes are filtered pipes but I favor those that accept the 9mm charcoal filter. With the use of these I never have tongue bite. I believe most tongue bite is due to the steam that comes from tobacco that is too moist, however, in some cases, it may be a result of one’s body reaction to its own chemistry. 

Over the many years that I have smoked a pipe I have discovered my taste for any given genre of tobacco waxes, wanes, and waxes again. A few years ago I smoked mostly Lakeland blends but then I lost interest in the genre for several years. This year I am back to enjoying Lakeland blends again. My desire for Aromatics is waning. Stick to smoking what you like at the present and eventually you’ll return to the blends you once loved. 

AJ

I have a similar experience to lonecoyote. My enjoyment of different flavor profiles tends to cycle, so I'll be enjoying latakia and then all of a sudden it does nothing for me for a while. Same with some VA and VaPer blends, certain aros, my homemade hummus with olives, plated Scotch, Nicaraguan cigars...

I'm the complete opposite Cramptholomew. OJK and Burley Flake dont bother me. Pegasus and Haunted Bookshop cause lava mouth.