I used to think my palate wasn’t sophisticated enough too. I returned to pipe smoking after many years layoff and found so much info on YouTube that I never knew existed. When I discovered Muttonchops and the breath method, it was like a revelation. Suddenly I was tasting the tobacco like I...
I enjoy my cobs mainly for Lakeland aromatics which might ghost my Petersons. Personally I prefer briar but I don’t dislike smoking my cobs. I guess it depends a lot on my mood and the tobacco I fancy smoking.