Post by bigwoolie on Oct 29, 2019 16:58:30 GMT -5
I've never really noticed any particular pipe being partial to a particular blend. I always just pick a pipe that fits my current activity, or strikes my fancy. Then I choose a tobacco that I have a taste for at that time. Not an overly complex process.
This new Joe Case bent egg is a wonderful size for me. The first blend I smoked in it was my own blend, a combination of burly, Virginia's, black cavendish and old dark fired Kentucky. It smoked ok, but started gurgling almost immediately. Next I tried 3 Noggins. A little hard to keep lit, and immediate gurgle. Today I packed it with Carter Hall, and it was a great smoke. Stayed lit, proper draw and no gurgle. This afternoon, I loaded it again with Carter Hall, and it was another all around great smoke. I'm a little perplexed. Was it just a series of happenstance, or are there actually certain physical charisterics in a pipe that lends itself to particular blends? Or certain cuts? I'm talking mostly about briar here.
This new Joe Case bent egg is a wonderful size for me. The first blend I smoked in it was my own blend, a combination of burly, Virginia's, black cavendish and old dark fired Kentucky. It smoked ok, but started gurgling almost immediately. Next I tried 3 Noggins. A little hard to keep lit, and immediate gurgle. Today I packed it with Carter Hall, and it was a great smoke. Stayed lit, proper draw and no gurgle. This afternoon, I loaded it again with Carter Hall, and it was another all around great smoke. I'm a little perplexed. Was it just a series of happenstance, or are there actually certain physical charisterics in a pipe that lends itself to particular blends? Or certain cuts? I'm talking mostly about briar here.
Duane before you open up the stem, open up the tendon, my experience with gurgulers that’s it’s almost always at the tendon. Hope that works for you.
