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How to Get the Most Out of Your Pipe Tobacco

TWO THINGS that go hand in hand and are like bread without butter otherwise are pipe tobacco and a good pipe, properly packed and masterfully prepared. Without the right preparation, pipe or tobacco, you’ll never have the experience the growers envisaged when they first harvested.

So, how can you enhance your skill at pipe smoking to really get the most out of each and every puff? Whether you're an unsure amateur or an eager to learn seasoned pro, have a look at this little compilation of tips below.

1. Fill up your bowl. This may sound relatively simple but without packing the bowl of your pipe properly, you will never have quite the right taste. Start off by .... Click here to read more

Tips on How to Fill and Smoke Your Pipe

The following advice was written by Sidney Ram: a constant voice for pipe tobacco in Chicago in 1941.

"First lesson is: smoke dry. Keep saliva out of the pipe. Practice, if necessary, on an unlighted unfilled pipe. Keep the stem out of the saliva trough just behind and below the lower teeth. And swallow frequently. A dry pipe smokes clean. It isn't spoiled by sogging saliva. It's not liable to go sour.

Second lesson: smoke slowly. You'll tend to revert to the cigarette smoking habits, but try to keep your mind on the fact that you're smoking a pipe-check a tendency to forget until your tongue is burned-and soon you'll be merrily puffing at your pipe just like all th.... Click here to read more