Pipe smoking?

I am a very new pipe smoker (3mo<) and started on cigars. Here is my take on it.

It really depends on your description of "tastes like smoke". Do you mean it tasted like you were sucking on an ashtray? Or perhaps you just dont like the taste of tobacco? Taste is very subjective and depends on the cigar and how long you have been at it. Like anything worthwhile it takes time.

Now onto pipes. While the smell is there, almost never does the pipe tobacco taste like it smells. Even more so with aromatics (which often get the most compliments from others). You actually get a more subtle flavor with most blends. A good number of cigar smokers who switch to pipes find themselves disappointed with the more mild flavor and lack of a nicotine kick when they are expecting just the opposite.