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Strange tongue sensations. "Peppery?" "Tongue Bite"? WTF?
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<blockquote data-quote="DrumsAndBeer" data-source="post: 406211" data-attributes="member: 2403"><p>My knee jerk reaction, especially with SL, would be to say "Welcome to the world of quality Oriental tobacco." I doubt it's bite, altough with LTF it could be. I think what you are experiencing with SL is good old fashioned spiciness, which is one of the first attributes I look for in a latakia/Oriental mixture. It's a welcome and sought after complexity. Peretti's Tashkent has it in spades, and it's glorious! Squadron Leader can be a bit spicy, which is most likely the work of the Turkish leaf that S. Gawith blends with. Most latakia has a tiny spice kick to it which can have a compounding effect with other Oriental leaf as well a certain VA's.</p><p></p><p>Now really spicy tobacco might feel like tongue bite at first, but unlike actual "bite," usually when you're through smoking a bowl, you're left for the most part, completely unscathed. Here's how I have learned to differentiate between spice and bite. Ever had a charlie horse? Tongue bite is like a charlie horse. Russ Ouellette even mentioned this somewhere, referring to tongue-bite feeling like a cramp. I agree. Spiciness on the other hand is akin to the feeling you get when you eat something that has a little heat on it. That said, is there any difference in the feeling you get from SL (VA/Turk/LAt) and that of LTF (Aromatic VA/Cav)? </p><p></p><p>Oriental Mixtures, like Tashkent and SL which is loaded with Turkish, should be smoked slowly with the same amount of care as a Straight VA, Vaper or Vabur as tobaccos from the Orient also have a good amount of natural sugars in them. Puffing away like a freight train on them can lead to a worn out tongue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DrumsAndBeer, post: 406211, member: 2403"] My knee jerk reaction, especially with SL, would be to say "Welcome to the world of quality Oriental tobacco." I doubt it's bite, altough with LTF it could be. I think what you are experiencing with SL is good old fashioned spiciness, which is one of the first attributes I look for in a latakia/Oriental mixture. It's a welcome and sought after complexity. Peretti's Tashkent has it in spades, and it's glorious! Squadron Leader can be a bit spicy, which is most likely the work of the Turkish leaf that S. Gawith blends with. Most latakia has a tiny spice kick to it which can have a compounding effect with other Oriental leaf as well a certain VA's. Now really spicy tobacco might feel like tongue bite at first, but unlike actual "bite," usually when you're through smoking a bowl, you're left for the most part, completely unscathed. Here's how I have learned to differentiate between spice and bite. Ever had a charlie horse? Tongue bite is like a charlie horse. Russ Ouellette even mentioned this somewhere, referring to tongue-bite feeling like a cramp. I agree. Spiciness on the other hand is akin to the feeling you get when you eat something that has a little heat on it. That said, is there any difference in the feeling you get from SL (VA/Turk/LAt) and that of LTF (Aromatic VA/Cav)? Oriental Mixtures, like Tashkent and SL which is loaded with Turkish, should be smoked slowly with the same amount of care as a Straight VA, Vaper or Vabur as tobaccos from the Orient also have a good amount of natural sugars in them. Puffing away like a freight train on them can lead to a worn out tongue. [/QUOTE]
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