Pipes v. Cigars

[vperlman]

Has anyone else experienced this? I find that I can go from smoking a cigar to smoking a pipe without any problems, but if I smoke a pipe and then light a cigar, the cigar inevitably tastes like crap. Anyone else?

 

[Soundwave13]

I agree - I have the same experience. I usually wait for late evening to smoke a pipe - on a few occasions I have smoked earlier in the day, but waited a few hours before smoking a cigar, then I was fine. (A burnt toungue will mess me up for a whole day though.)

 

[SkinsFanLarry]

I do both, mostly smoke a pipe in the winter months though. I compare the two to drinking coffee....the pipe reminds me of decaf and a cigar reminds me of a good full strength coffee blend....strong and unleaded! :cbig:

 

[Psojka RP,601]

I completely agree. Pipe tobacco is usually wayyyyy harder on my palate. Sometimes, if i smoke it too fast, it even burns my tongue. i save the pipes for late night camp-fires.

Nice convo piece!

 

[derfatdutchman]

I've have to agree, it may be the increased moisture in pipe tobacco or the more concentraited smoke stream you get from a pipe, but pipe to cigar is a no go for me also.

 

[Ahmed]

You are right!! But it happens only if you smoked a flavored pipe tobacco. When I do some english blends or pure tobaccos I have no big problem

 

[vperlman]

You are right!! But it happens only if you smoked a flavored pipe tobacco. When I do some english blends or pure tobaccos I have no big problem

Actually, I never smoke flavored tobacco, but I still have that experience. :dunno:

 

[gibson_es]

I have not noticed a difference. But I don't go right from one to the other. I usually give it 15 minutes or more. Maybe that's why. The exception is frog morton OTT. I cannot smoke a cigar after that without it tasting like a bad mix between the cigar and the frog morton.

 

[sucol]

I can go from one to the other without any ill effect. Actually I enjoy the contrast - it makes the "new" smoke seem better.

 

[srpoutlaw]

I guess for me if the pipe tobacco isn't aromatic them I'm good.

 

[torin]

My blend is usually a 85/15 mix of regular and aromatic. I generally have no issue when I switch to a cigar shortly after.

 

[JGIORD]

I find pipe tobacco has a much longer finish to it that will linger on your palette and interfere with your cigar taste. Tongue bite is also an issue that can ruin a cigar experience.

I prefer going from cigar to pipe, but I have to admit I have gone back and forth throughout the day.