The Pleasurable Hobby Of Pipe Smoking

Meerschaum pipes are one of the most highly valued types. Meerschaum pipes soaks up components of pipe tobacco during smoking because they are very porous. Beautiful old meerschaum pipes are much sought after by collectors for this awesome coloring. The tobacco blends contain special pairings of different tobacco leaves to achieve various flavors. Other types of tobacco are Turkish and Cigar leaf. As with cigar smoking, smoke is not breathed in. Pipes are lit with a match or a special pipe light. Pipe smoking has sometimes been referred to as a gentleman’s hobby. It certainly seems to be associated with the image of gentlemen’s clubs of bygone days. People from ancient times have enjoyed the pleasant taste and smell of smoking glass pipes. Native Americans introduced pipe tobacco to European settlers in the 1600’s but Asian and Middle Eastern cultures enjoyed pipes long before the custom spread to Europeans. Not only do pipe smokers value the tastes of different tobacco blends,
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