No filter here.. slow down, dry out the tobacco so it isn't so humid but mostly it is about slowing down to not get tounge bite..
The blends and pipe also have impact.. VA blends tend to be more proun to give tougue bite and I find that a longer stem quality pipe works well for these blends, especially the pot shape bowls that also helps reducing the amount of air getting to the tobacco without me pulling, so the tobacco tends to burn slower, which is a good thing with VA blends.
But mostly it is my own fault if I get tounge bite because I wasn't patient enough and was too eager.. in cigar terms, imagine taking a panatela and dry it out and then pull as hard as you can on it.. it'll also give you tounge bite lol.. the pipe construction with the slim air hole have a way of increasing the pull you do with your mouth so the analogy is fairly accurate.. hence, the need to take slow and steady puffs and not double puffs etc..
This is really hard to do when new to pipes especially in the lightning of the pipe phase.. and that is when most people get the first tounge bite.. they pull too hard and to frequent to get the pipe lit and then their toungue becomes over sensitive to the smoke thereafter.
Char the tobacco well, light it slowly, let it go out... and char again and light it slowly again and you'll notice a difference...
just my 2cents though
