said mohammed
Oud Beginner
Hello fellow ouddicts,
As an oud lover, I also gravitate towards other old school activities. I enjoy pipe smoking quite a bit. Oud and Pipe smoking go hand in hand as tobacco hits our olfactory senses and brings back long forgotten memories. Like Oud, it takes time and patience to master pipe smoking. There are many different types of tobacco. Virginia tobacco is sweet. Dark virginia has a taste/smell profile of figs and raisins. Light virginia is citrusy and hay like. Then, we have Latakia tobacco which is smoky and woody. Burley tobacco is nutty and chocolatey. These tobaccos can be mixed together (blended) and there are various mind boggling combinations. I have been pipe smoking for 3 years and honestly it is the best thing ever. If you were smoking cigarettes, I must warn you. It does contain nicotine! However, in pipe smoking we do not inhale. We simply taste the nuances of the smoke and then expel the air. Therefore it is a bit safer than cigarette smoking. I used to smoke cigarattes occasionally but stopped after smoking a pipe. Cigarettes taste awful! Pipe smoking allows you to slow down and appreciate the flavors of the different tobaccos. If anyone is interested definitely check out some pipe smoking videos and you will then embark on a beautiful journey kind of like this Oud journey.
-Said
As an oud lover, I also gravitate towards other old school activities. I enjoy pipe smoking quite a bit. Oud and Pipe smoking go hand in hand as tobacco hits our olfactory senses and brings back long forgotten memories. Like Oud, it takes time and patience to master pipe smoking. There are many different types of tobacco. Virginia tobacco is sweet. Dark virginia has a taste/smell profile of figs and raisins. Light virginia is citrusy and hay like. Then, we have Latakia tobacco which is smoky and woody. Burley tobacco is nutty and chocolatey. These tobaccos can be mixed together (blended) and there are various mind boggling combinations. I have been pipe smoking for 3 years and honestly it is the best thing ever. If you were smoking cigarettes, I must warn you. It does contain nicotine! However, in pipe smoking we do not inhale. We simply taste the nuances of the smoke and then expel the air. Therefore it is a bit safer than cigarette smoking. I used to smoke cigarattes occasionally but stopped after smoking a pipe. Cigarettes taste awful! Pipe smoking allows you to slow down and appreciate the flavors of the different tobaccos. If anyone is interested definitely check out some pipe smoking videos and you will then embark on a beautiful journey kind of like this Oud journey.
-Said