What's in your pipe? (Part 1)

1888 early day in a ebony killarney 80s fish tail

Do most of you Peterson people prefer the fishtail? That’s how I have my 2 Peterson’s, it seems like the P-lip can fry the roof of your mouth a bit.

@Mr. O

Depend on what is in the pipe. I puff like a locomotive with some tobacco. others I sip so yes the P lip thing just makes a difference but so does the shape of the bowl narrow, wide ,deep. They all play a role on the flavor and heat of the smoke.Packing and tamping also makes a world of difference. I personally prefer the fishtail,they also are easier to run the brush threw.

@Mr.O , I was of the same mind until I smoked some straight Virginia tobacco in one. The P-lip seemed to make it easier to draw with less force keeping the hot burning tobacco a little cooler. I also noticed the roof of the mouth and the tongue having different types of sensitivity and for this particular ph of tobacco my roof is less sensitive. I only have the one P-lip and will be dedicating it to straight VA’s. I’m not sure if I would get another though.

I have an old Peterson knock off with a p-lipesque bit, and it seemed to wreck the roof of my mouth a bit. On the other hand it was used for burleys and some slighly-sweet aromatics, so that may have something to do with it- but I don’t usually go for extra sugary blends which tend to burn pretty hot. Suppose I should try a p-lip with some heavy English like I usually smoke.

McClelland Black Sea Sokhoum in my Tsuge Tokyo 553

I’ve had the same problem with p-lips and the roof of my mouth, ditto for clays with their narrow fast smoke stream–end up with a spot of swelling, not pleasant. I also find the lumpy bit uncomfortable. Probably the way I smoke, but I prefer fishtails.

Yeah, at least I have a decent number of pipes that work nicely. Does anyone else like Kaywoodies? Someone got me started on them, and - perhaps a little surprisingly the “drinkless system” doesn’t bother me at all. Also I’ve been informed that the briar is first x-rayed before it becomes a pipe, so you know the pipe has no hidden sediment etc beneath the surface.

Commonwealth Mixture in a Clarence Mickles jumbo bent Billiard.

Presbytarian mix in a falcon.

Dorchester in a Pete 80s…this is good stuff but I think Dunbar is nicer.

@ PieterClassen, Dorchester is less pronounce then the Dunbar like a Macintosh to a Winesap /apple to apples or VaPer to VaPer. it probably that extra Virginia that make the difference. Still a top notch tobacco at a value price. Just got a large assortments of Esoterica ,and I am working my way threw them. All tasty so far! In the pipe now And so to bed in a Pete 999.

@basement_shaman, I’m actually liking the Dorchester more and more the more I smoke it!!  Easy to light and keep going, nice, rich and sweet “tongue taste” all the way down to the bottom.  I’ve received this tobacco by accident (should have been Dunbar) but I’m going to order some more.  Very good value for money, indeed.

Smoking a bowl of Dorchester right now in a Stanwell canadian.

Escudo in my Peterson Darwin Premiere

GLP Montgomery in a Tsuge Natural bent apple

I wish it was foxes bankers cause that blend is freaking awesome (side not do not smoke it in a corncob, cobs are awesome but some tobaccos do not give full flavor in a pipe) but it’s going to be my chocolate flake (which is a really decent blend but far from my favorite.

and it’s going to be in my awesome churchwarden meerschaum. Got it cheap cause there are some noticable scratches on it. Love high end products because they have to be perfect. Like if I paid full price and saw the little little scratches on it I’d be pissed but at less then half price who gives a flying fox.

Just popped open a tin of hearth and home’s Armada.
I just want to stuff my face in it .lots of smokiness and spice, constantly good down to the fine ash, very cool smoke.I’ll be getting more of this

S. Gawith “Best Brown Flake” in an Ascorti bulldog.