Thread: Pipe of the Day

Only in down under, Mick!

Originally Posted by eTom

Please realize...autumn is coming

Not soon enough here eTom... We are back into the high 90's...

One of the pipes of the week at work. SG Commonwealth from Peterson.



Once again at the border guard patrol:

After a nice afternoon in the Zoo...now a Les Wood:



And here you get some impressions of the Zoo Limbach-Oberfrohna (10 miles away)

No pipe today....yet

However I am having a small issue. When lighting ky pipe Im getting a harsh taste which basically taints the flavour. Are there any common lighting errors I could be having that anyone is aware of?

Geek

Originally Posted by TheGeek

No pipe today....yet

However I am having a small issue. When lighting ky pipe Im getting a harsh taste which basically taints the flavour. Are there any common lighting errors I could be having that anyone is aware of?

Geek

Are you running a pipe cleaner down your stem after your last smoke? Sometimes residue from the last session will give a harsh taste. Also, what are you using to light with? If a match, are you letting the match burn off the sulfur before lighting?

Originally Posted by honedright

Are you running a pipe cleaner down your stem after your last smoke? Sometimes residue from the last session will give a harsh taste. Also, what are you using to light with? If a match, are you letting the match burn off the sulfur before lighting?

Maybe I aint beong quite so vigilant with my running a pipe cleaner. Will give it a good go I was using match amd letting it burn down. Now using a lighter.

Im not sure if I'm doing my charring light right....

Geek

Originally Posted by TheGeek

Maybe I aint beong quite so vigilant with my running a pipe cleaner. Will give it a good go I was using match amd letting it burn down. Now using a lighter.

Im not sure if I'm doing my charring light right....

Geek

When I do the charring or false light, I evenly light the entire top surface of the tobacco while drawing moderately. The tobacco expands quite a bit protruding up above the rim of the bowl. After the false light goes out, which time can vary, sometimes it goes out right away, and sometimes I get several puffs in before it goes out. After it goes out I lightly (very lightly) tamp the ash down evenly around the bowl and then re-light. Usually that re-light will last the rest of the bowl, or not, depending on the tobacco.

Also, since you are just starting using a lighter: is it a soft flame lighter? A torch lighter is too hot and might result in a harsh taste. And some pipe smokers claim that they can taste a difference when using butane to light their pipe as opposed to a wooden match. Just a few more things to consider.

We're scheduled to get about 4 inches of rain from Isaac. Very little precipitation as yet.
In the meantime, I'm relaxing with a bowl of Peterson "Special 2012 Reserve" in my Peterson Killarney "Bent Rhodesian."

My first go with Frog Morton in my Unique Briar Poker, I love this stuff, it's in my top rotation for sure.