Lakemonster Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 yes...... depending on how dried out it is...... add a few drops of distilled h2O at a time to your tried out tobacco in a mason jar. Set the jar in full sun and let it condensate......... take the jar back into a cool environment for 24 hrs and recheck the hydration of the tobacco by feel or with a digital or well tuned analog hygrometer. dont get overly concerned about if your tobacco is to dry or not.... unless its brittle. Some folks even recommending "acclimation" so that the tobacco will dry out a bit upon opening a tin..... or even a batches that have been stored in your tobacconists cigar humidor. My personal preferences have lended toward the drier side of tobacco in the pipe... keeps my rate from "weeping" I like to think of pipe smoking like fingerprints....... everyones mastery and preference is different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oriteku Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 I tend to rehydrate using a liquor like rum or jack daniels for the flavor. The water just doesn't do it to reinvigorate the missing oils gone from the tobacco. If you want it to stay moist try getting the little black plastic humidifier tabs. You soak them in water for a second or two for the sponge inside to soak up water then just stick them in with your tobacco, it generally works like a charm. As for a first tobacco I generally recommend starting on the milder aromatics. Not everyone is keen on the black cavendish flavor and are often more comfortable starting with a vanilla blend. It is often the smell most associated with pipe tobacco and carries a sort of nostalgia for those with relatives who used to smoke. A nice aged virginia is also easy on the tongue if youre not into flavored tobaccos. I'm with lakemonster on the wetness of the tobacco, I keep mine just moist enough where the smell is vibrant and the leaf is just moist enough where it doesnt stick to your fingers but isnt to brittle to bend the leaf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyGuy Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 I think I'm gonna go pick up a pipe and a mild vanilla blend tomorrow... Or atleast go and have a good discussion with the people at the pipe shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakemonster Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Sweet post, Oriteku! Damn good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oriteku Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Kudos Dizzyguy let us know what you end up trying! Thanks Lakemonster gotta have love for the pipe smoke Have any of yall ever tried Blue Note? Its made by Dan Tobacco in germany. Its my personal favorite aromatic of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakemonster Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 LOL........... Ive got a sack of that that Altadis sent as part of a freebie.sittin right here on the desk......... thats a really nice mild blend... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buford Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 I took a notion to pull out a pipe the other day (usually it hits after the weather turns cold), and I went for my old $4 Williamsburg Pottery clay pipe with some Rattray's Hal O' The Wind. The clay gives a good dry earthy smoke, and HOTW is the best tobacco I've had in it probably because it isn't as sweet as some other Virginias I like. I prefer other Virginias like McClellands' varieties in briar and meerschaum pipes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanguineSolitude Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 (edited) got my altadis sample pack in today.1.5 oz each of fox and hound, irish cream, almondine, and rum and maplethey each smell like they sound. fox and hound smells like a really peaty single malt scotch. like a lagavulin or such. i might have to try that with a glass of it.ima take them home over xmas break and give them a good try. Edited December 12, 2006 by SanguineSolitude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Posted December 13, 2006 Author Share Posted December 13, 2006 Mine came yesterday too. One is Dutch Masters, and the other three look like extremely generic flavors of cherry, vanilla, and something called "night cap".They smell good. I've been too busy with car problems to smoke them yet, but I'll get around to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyGuy Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 QUOTE (james @ Dec 13 2006, 10:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Mine came yesterday too. One is Dutch Masters, and the other three look like extremely generic flavors of cherry, vanilla, and something called "night cap".They smell good. I've been too busy with car problems to smoke them yet, but I'll get around to it.You got the same thing as I did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worr lord Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 I smoked pipe for about a month last year, but it didn't take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishandfrolf Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 Each year my friends and I go to the Renisance Festival here in MN and pick up their clay pipes and smoke their cherry blends. I have no idea where they get it, but, Its pretty good, i enjoy pipe smoking alot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frontmanpb101 Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 i believe i'm doing something wrong...i cant get it lit properly, it usually goes out within a few minutes. can anyone link me to a site with a detailed beginners guide? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakemonster Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 http://www.aspipes.org/faq/faq/official.htmlYou will find that a pipe will not stay lit without agitation. You have to gently stoke it back up from time to time to keep it lit well. Thats the trick to pipe smoking. keeping it lit.... but not overheating it. Its a balancing act. You'll learn how.... several factors contribute to performance.... the pack, the tobacco, and timing.Something that helps is a 3 step light.1. The char light: THe first round of lighting causes the tobacco to bloom upward and chars it.... just let it go out and tamp it down gently.2. The Conditioning light: This middle step further chars the tobacco evenly along the top of the pack. Let it go out.3. The finishing light.: This is the one where you want to get the thing lit up and start smoking. Work the flame over the top of the pack while stoking it. You want to have a nice even light across the top.It really does take a while to get to the point where you can keep one lit for a whole smoke...... re-lighting is a part of pipe smoking... at some point, we all got to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frontmanpb101 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 alright, did that and it worked better. the conditioning lights, and then i puffed more when i was getting it lit the third time. can you attempt to describe what black cavendish is supposed to taste like so i know if i'm tasting the right thing? thanks for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakemonster Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 QUOTE (frontmanpb101 @ Dec 15 2006, 01:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>alright, did that and it worked better. the conditioning lights, and then i puffed more when i was getting it lit the third time. can you attempt to describe what black cavendish is supposed to taste like so i know if i'm tasting the right thing? thanks for your help!Generally a vanilla fore note.... and each different brand uses a little bit of something else in there to make it interesting. like a liquor flav or citrus. Sometimes you get some that has a mild cedar back note to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahadden Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I hate to bring up dead threads but I love pipe smoking so much I thought we could bring the discussion back. One question for you pipe smokers out there: how often do you smoke the pipe vs. the hookah? Ever since getting my hookah I've pretty much smoked nothing but hookah for the past 3 weeks, although last night I lit up the briar and fell in love with it again. When you guys solo smoke, do you reach for the briar or the glass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giant Ninja Robot Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Nice thread revival!All I have is a Dr. Grabow pipe that my bestest bud bought me for my birthday a few years ago. I mostly smoke hookah but I still have a large place in my heart for the ol briar and a nice cigar to boot. Those were my first loves afterall, and I think smoking them more seldom actually makes it more special when I do.Dying to try a chocolate cavendish house blend from a local upscale tobbaconist but it's kinda pricey. 250 of shisha or pipe baccy? Decisions decisions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piperjason Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 QUOTE (ahadden @ Sep 17 2008, 10:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I hate to bring up dead threads but I love pipe smoking so much I thought we could bring the discussion back. One question for you pipe smokers out there: how often do you smoke the pipe vs. the hookah? Ever since getting my hookah I've pretty much smoked nothing but hookah for the past 3 weeks, although last night I lit up the briar and fell in love with it again. When you guys solo smoke, do you reach for the briar or the glass?I used to smoke each night, but it has slowed down a lot. There is a lot to pipe smoking. Most tobacco is very wet so you have to let it air out otherwise it won't smoke right. As for briar or glass, it just depends on what I'm feeling like.Something about briar is that it must be broken in otherwise the smoke is very harsh and not very pleasant. Just smoke a few half bowls for a while and you'll get it.Also, everclear makes a wonderful cleaner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColibriDon Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Got a pipe the day after I turned 18 two years ago and I love it. No big brand name, just a hand-carved briar from a smoke-shop in Tampa, FL called Edwards. I used to smoke it daily but I haven't smoked it in a long while...maybe I should pick it up again. I love to smoke Stanwell Vanilla. Great flavor, great aroma...one of the few non-hookah items people ask you to smoke INSIDE. haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piperjason Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 actually, on a pipe forum I post to regularly, I have started a hookah thread. Who knew... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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