How to Retro Hale

[@SSSNNNNAAAAKKEEE]

Muttnchop Piper, we miss you man. I'm 27 and I've been smoking a pipe for almost three years and I STILL learn quite a bit from your calming videos. I hope that all is well with your mother and that she is successfully recovering from whatever ailment she may have had. I think that I can say with confidence that we all wish you and your family the best.

[@Englishfitness2025]

On a mission to watch all of your videos, I used to smoke a pipe with my dad back in the UK but I was never really sure how to do it properly, a married man now, living in Japan I decided not long ago to pick it back up and truly learn how to do it. I must say, you are now my favourite youtuber, and I love watching all of your videos, they're relaxing and educational and you've really helped me through a stressful time in my life. So thank you very much

[@stevienixx]

I hate to comment so late, but I totally agree with your description of the flavor blast. That’s part of why Crooner by C&D is one of my favorite blends. The tin note has a cinnamon sugar cookie dough note to me, the flavor smoking it is super smooth with a little vanilla from the deer tongue, and the retrohale has a minty note in my opinion. All three aspects make this blend a unique experience!

[@climb4him572]

Really good video on retro haling. It took me over two years of trying to figure it out, but it has made all the difference. My usual problems would leave me with smoke closed in the mouth and forceful exhalation from the nose eventually just made me open my mouth or accidental inhaling with the usual cough. The trick that worked in the end was an old band trick of imagining you're trying to swallow an orange. It makes you use the palate area muscles opening the passage to the nasal cavity and creates a more open, bright, clear sound...or allow smoke to pass into your nose for the retro hale. I had this lightbulb moment about a month ago and now I have recovered the muscle memory from my high school band days.

[@MuttnchopPiper]

That's very cool, thanks for sharing that information. 👍👍👍😀

[@ekostyne]

Thank you for this explanation of retrohaling. I have been smoking a pipe for several years now and never new how to do this. I learned how the other day thanks to this video. I tried it with Dunhill's Early Morning Pipe. It has since brought out so much more flavor in the blends I smoke! You are a gentleman and a scholar. Thank you!

[@MuttnchopPiper]

Thanks Josh, I smoke early morning pipe every day in the car going to work, one of my favorites. 😃😃😃👍

[@jordanroof5380]

Something that really helped me get the hang of it was when someone told me to "chew the smoke". Chew it vigorously; pretend it's stale bubblegum. (Best practiced alone as I felt like I looked very silly) That action forces tiny puffs of smoke through your nose, or it does for me. Once I knew what I was going for I found it much easier to then do it without the chewing motion. Thank you for your videos, they've all been a tremendous help.

[@jimmorton1111]

Thank you Muttnchop Piper! You're videos are always informative! As a perique lover, one thing I find that helps with perique or any med-full body blend is to do a combination of retrohale and regular exhale (i.e., let the smoke drift out your mouth and nose). I find if I let smoke out both my mouth and nose, I get the most flavor. If the blend is on the spicier/full body side, I do a little less through my nose than mouth though. Conversely, if it's more aromatic or light body, I let more out through my nose and less mouth. I find this applies to cigars as well. Hope this helps.

[@joeski6952]

This is the way I have smoked pipes for as long as I have! I love the nose blast on the retros

[@olegreg9845]

I've been trying so hard to learn this. Thank you!!! Your explanation made it SO easy!!!

[@jackytreehornsghost]

I do nearly the same thing when tasting whiskies and even craft beers as well. I agree 100%- Engaging those olfactory receptors is the only way to taste all the layers. I'm gonna pack my pipe and head to the deck to enjoy the thunderstorm. Also, I love that Savinelli. That bowl shape is not only striking, but seems handy as a traveler with that nice, flat base. Another great vid.

[@MuttnchopPiper]

Justin Kline - that sounds like a fine way to smoke a pipe, and you're right, this pipe is a great traveler. 👍👍👍

[@clarencebodicker4634]

Muttnchop Piper Since I've deep cleaned and got the chacom church warden back in gear I am exclusively using the breathe and retro hale it has become second nature. What a difference long gone are the days of turning my tobacco into steamy nuclear waste can't thank you enough! Was wondering if you ever dabbled in tinderbox blends?

[@heinza1983]

Sir, thanks for all your videos, I'm learning heaps, in a relaxing and enjoyable way to boot. Also, as an Italian, it makes me proud to see how much you enjoy Savinelli pipes! ( Plus, the way you pronounce it sounds a little bit like Seven Alley, which reminds me of Harry Potter's Diagon Alley. That's really cute! 😁 ) I'm slowly but steadily getting through your tutorials and gaining loads of helpful information. Keep up the great work and happy piping from Italy! Cheers

[@MuttnchopPiper]

C dM - Thank you my friend, I appreciate the kind words. 👍👍👍

[@gabbyhayes1568]

I've been using the "breathe" method I learned on your channel and inadvertently retro haling now and then without even knowing there was a name for it, lol. Good stuff. Comes quite naturally to me.

[@MuttnchopPiper]

Gabby Hayes - That’s great to hear my friend. 👍👍👍

[@olivermirez6667]

It worked!, wasn't able to do it until now! Thank you Muttnchop Piper!.

[@stevekoutros9358]

Really like how you were able to put a "round peg in a square hole..." with the mason jars!

[@MuttnchopPiper]

Thank you my friend. 👍👍👍😃

[@EnchiladaMan360]

Thanks to this video, I figured out how to retrohale a little over two months ago, and my smokes have been much more pleasurable ever since. I especially love the result I get from retrohaling in my newest pipe, a vintage meerschaum estate pipe with around the same bowl capacity as my MM MacArthur that I bought for only $19 off of eBay. I find that all of my tobaccos taste bolder and sweeter in this pipe anyway, so the addition of retrohaling improves on perfection.

[@MuttnchopPiper]

Raymond Lisle - Congrats my friend, retrohaling really does make all the difference. 👍👍👍

[@TheDeviusPiper]

Thanks for the informative video! I learn so much and truly enjoy your style and cool nature. Looking forward to Blend Club coming back

[@tomsmith5456]

I must be one of those that can’t comfortably do it ..I’ve tried it with Alsbo Ruby and Samuel Gawiths Squadron Leader but it just lightly stings my nostrils..But I will keep trying..I mastered the breath method and your advanced method a few months ago and that greatly slowed my cadence and gave me a cooler pipe and smoke .

[@redgoat3khk45t5]

I’m smoking a bowl of Dunhill The Aperitif in a H.I.S. Churchwarden while watching this video . I’ve not retro haled until now and it ads a new dimension of flavor. Thanks for the knowledge.

[@MuttnchopPiper]

RedGoat3k HK45T - I agree, it enhances the flavor, don’t do it to much though just occasionally. 👍👍👍👍

[@davidstanton2475]

Old comment, I know, but as an aromatic piper, retro-haling is like cracking open the ark of the covenant on flavor profiles. It just makes the whole dang smoke. I'll retro-hale about 1/8th of the time and boy does it bring out those flavors! Couple that with a couple fingers of a nice drink and holy hell I'm in heaven.

[@loganspence8018]

The best explanation so far. Thanks

[@AJ-nl2os]

Thanks for explaining this. Have been wondering how/why this works.

[@glenm5034]

Smoking North Woods by Boswells and retro haling . An excellent English blend.Thanks for the more technical methods of pipe smoking. Doubt Alfred Dunhill ever provided such instructions. Happy Piping...

[@michaelpage4199]

Thanks Chris for explaining this. This comes natural for me...glad I can do it... my only question is...who the heck counted all those taste buds... lol. Again thanks for all you do for us.

[@TudorBobei]

I have been doing this for a while but I never knew it had a name. Thanks. Also, if you fiind it hard to retrohale you can use your tongue to push the smoke back so it gets out easier.

[@MuttnchopPiper]

Retro haleing is easy for some, but for others it is almost impossible, I tried to explain it as simply as I could, but still some find it difficult, thanks for your help with this difficult process. 👍👍👍

[@AB-dl5mk]

Thanks Muttonchop. Your videos are great. I figured this out by accident the other day while smoking a VaPer (Luxury Navy Flake). For me the pepper through the nose is heavenly. Best smoke ever courtesy of this method and the Perique. But I love all things spicy like indian food. Don't be afraid to try this with Perique if you love peppery spice. It will take you to heaven.

[@MuttnchopPiper]

A B - You are most welcome my friend. 👍👍👍

[@BrunoModigliani]

This is definitely an unique channel on the YTPC!

[@MuttnchopPiper]

Thanks Bruno 😃😃👍

[@pipe_smoking_fan3762]

Great video, great channel! I'm a newer pipe smoker, and find your videos super helpful. The amount of research, experience, and deliberation you put in the videos are amazing. I've learned so much, and plan to learn a lot more. Keep up the good work!

[@MuttnchopPiper]

Thanks pipe_smoking_fan, that was my goal when I got serious about making pipe smoking videos. 👍

[@mustardketchup]

I retro almost every sip I take. perique is like menthol to me. retro is the only way to smoke a pipe outdoors, IMHO, you can only taste so much blowing smoke out of your mouth because pipe smokers don't inhale the smoke. I like to chew on a sip off smoke, letting it linger between my nose and my mouth. pure joy. thanks for touching on the subject, MCP. 😉

[@MuttnchopPiper]

Tammy Fay - you're welcome my friend, I retro hale occasionally more if it's a light English, less if it's a heavy English, and it also depends on if the blend has been known to give me a nicotine buzz, then no retro at all. 👍👍👍

[@MrFenderbender87]

similar to cigar retrohale

[@clarencebodicker4634]

Your smoking methods are great I've been smoking for years and have been doing it completely wrong the breathe method was excellent this works as well to really get the most out of your tobacco. Thanks for the lessons.

[@MuttnchopPiper]

Clarence Bodicker - you're more then welcome my friend, I'm glad it's working for you. 😃😃😃

[@clarencebodicker4634]

Muttnchop Piper I posted a question about a chacom church warden I deep cleaned and can't get the stem back into the shank. I'm pretty sure you responded but I lost somehow your answer if you saw it could you repost it.

[@MuttnchopPiper]

Clarence Bodicker - did you remove the stem to your pipe while it was still hot?

[@clarencebodicker4634]

Muttnchop Piper No it was cold.

[@clarencebodicker4634]

Muttnchop Piper I talked to my cousin an avid piper for several years he said odds are good the alcohol swelled the bowl and shank. He said to put it in the fridge then try to install it but not to force it. It slid in as usaual . Maybe the right way maybe not. I won't smoke it four at least a week. I spent a lot on it and it's my favorite pipe I hated to ruin it because of ignorance on my part. Will continue to follow your videos very informative. Thank you.

[@jjezebeljj7553]

Another great video Mr Muttnchop. Thank you Sir.

[@MuttnchopPiper]

jjezebeljj - You bet my friend, thanks for watching. 👍😖😖

[@briangleason5597]

Thank you Sir. Excellent video, and information. I do really get a better taste from retro haling.

[@MuttnchopPiper]

Brian Gleason - Your welcome my friend. 👍👍👍

[@contrabone]

I just found this video whilst working on a cob full of C&D Bayou Morning Flake and tried the retro-hale before getting to your warning about Perique. Let's just say that you are spot on with that word of caution! Happy piping!

[@MuttnchopPiper]

Tyler Sellers - WOW..... mabye I should have led with the warning, lol, lol. Sorry about that. 😖😖😖

[@contrabone]

Muttnchop Piper No harm done, just a very pungent lesson in patience. 😂 Thank you for all of your fantastic content!

[@bigdaddyr6847]

OMG 😱

[@pokerpotpipe2117]

Dear Sir, you found absolutely important and right information about receptors in the nose and the mouth.

[@MuttnchopPiper]

poker pot pipe - Thank you my friend. 👍👍👍

[@カスカディア国人]

I’m one of those people who naturally came to retrohaling on my own. My sinuses are very open, to the point I get post nasal drip easy, so directing the smoke out my nose is simple. I like to occasionally do French inhales too.

[@TheRugsy]

I’ve found that to

[@MuttnchopPiper]

Altered Beast - I find it pretty easy to do as well, but explaining to someone how to do it is the challenge. 👍👍👍

[@piruzmollazadeh5217]

What really got me into this whole retrohale thing was the fact that it helps you absorb more nicotine from the smoke. I mean okay a full appreciation of the flavor of your tobacco is a good reason in its own right but think about nicotine (which we all enjoy, even if we don't know it) and how you can get so much of it without having to inhale. I'm a Medwakh smoker and that kind of tobacco is inhaled so I've had a hard time accepting the fact that pipe tobacco isn't supposed to be inhaled. That's where retrohaling helped me because I'm always told it's a good way to get the most nicotine out of your tobacco without inhaling it.

[@MuttnchopPiper]

Thats a reasonable assumption, I know when i retrohale i get a quicker Nicotine buzz then if i didn't. :) :) :)

[@danmondrella3922]

Tried it with one of the strongest English blend I have, then got to the point where he said basically choose anything but that

[@MuttnchopPiper]

Dan Mondrella - if it’s your first time it might be a little rough. 👍👍👍

[@danmondrella3922]

Muttnchop Piper yea it was but I'm getting used to it now thanks huge fan love your videos

[@bilaltariq50]

your discussion are so deliberate I wonder if you could have talk about health and pipe smoking..

[@MuttnchopPiper]

First let me ask you, have you researched this subject, and if so, what are your conclusions? 👀

[@bilaltariq50]

+Muttnchop Piper My conclusions are: 1:: The risk of lungs diseases is greatly reduced if the pipe smoker does not inhale the smoke. It is why it is recommended not to inhale. This is generally a problem with old cigarette smokers who are in the habit of inhaling. 2:: There is a chance of mouth / lips diseases etc however that is very less (one in a million i may say). I must say all the research I have read puts pipes smoking and other tobacco related activities in same category which is very wrong. Smoking a pipe can never be like chewing a tobacco or smoking a pack of cigarette . 3:: The pipe smoking is not and should not be a activity that you should indulge into for the sack of fixing- nicotine addiction. It has to be enjoyed at the time of relaxation. It means that the number of bowls a person should have will be restricted. 4:: The second hand smoke (the smoke that is exhaled from mouth) do go into lungs and may cause some problem, i dont know how big and issue this is. 5:: The nicotine cause some problems for the cardiovascular system but once again I dont know how big an issue that is. 5:: The calming effects of pipe smoking has shown to be actually improving health (specially mental health) and soothe the nerves. 6:: Pipe smoking is a good weapon to have against modern day stress and tension. 7:: The habit of Pipe smoking should not be addicting ie a pipe smoker should be able to put his pipe down and go about any length of time with out any withdrawal symptoms etc. The need to smoke a pipe should not be more than the need to have a cup of tea / coffee. If it is more then the user may be over doing this hobby. 8:: As a general rules 2-3bowls a day should be very normal with mild to no side effects on your health (in my openion). 9:: The amount of tobacco used is much less as compared to smoking a cigarette or a cigar. More over there are no addictive chemicals in pipe tobacco. 10:: Tooth decay and some gums problems may be caused by regualr and prolonged use. Thanks for your reply

[@MuttnchopPiper]

+codevertex I have come to the same conclusions from my research, let me think about doing a video on it for a while. 👍

[@bilaltariq50]

thanks

[@parsonrick8030]

great info, thanks! I've been practicing the "breathe" method, now something else (pressure, pressure) :)

[@MuttnchopPiper]

it never ends :)

[@MuttnchopPiper]

I was wondering, how is the Breathe method going for you?

[@parsonrick8030]

If I concentrate, it is working as advertised but, I haven't developed into doing it automatically. Practice, I imagine

[@MuttnchopPiper]

+ParsonRick yes, practice practice practice, it has now come automatically for me, I light up and instantly close my mouth and start breathing out of my nose. Keep practicing, and soon it won't be practice anymore 😉

[@bigdaddyr6847]

since i am still waiting for my pipe and tobacco i've been practicing when i drink my carbonated water by the gallon, i think it more or less came naturally for me, probably because i used to be a cigarette smoker, i dunno, just a thought, i will say that practicing with a straw really does work

[@Christmas1692]

I do a combination of the breathe method and the retro hale. It's very pleasant!

[@johnbaptiste6497]

Wow thanks you just taught me how to retrohale. Thanks sir!

[@G.A.Godwin]

I was listening to this video in the background while working and heard "All Hail King Retro Hell." I thought this was going to be a video about 70's flare pants and Abba. Dodged a bullet there!

[@MuttnchopPiper]

we both did lol :)

[@ollewahlroos7680]

Very good looking poker you got there. Retro hale what can I say,sometimes when you're smoking stronger Va/pers your sinus can get a rude awakening. I'll use Retro hale when the blend's too mild to my taste...only way to get decent aroma.Thanks for the pleasant clip and I wish cool&dry smokes

[@MuttnchopPiper]

Thanks Olle, I agree some perique forward blends actually makes my sinuses hurt when I retro hale, so like you I retro hale the lighter smokes stay smokey 😀😀😀

[@jaysamson2535]

I really enjoy your channel. your videos have been extremely helpful!

[@MuttnchopPiper]

SilverStars7 Again - thank you my friend. 👍👍👍

[@dennisphillips1284]

Thanks, doubled the flavor profile!

[@wrightthepiper8775]

i can retro hail but not every time im right in between new and intermediate about to make my first blend

[@pjjmsn]

Hi M Piper. Love your channel!!! I worry about sinus bite, since I get tounge bite. Just expressing my concern.

[@NorthwoodsAmerican]

First of all, you’ve provided me with a lot of tools and taught me a very lot as a new pipe smoker, for that I thank you. Your description on our olfactory senses and spice such as chili peppers isn’t entirely accurate though. The active component in chili peppers is called Capsaicin, this component actually causes the burning or hot sensation in our mouths (or if you get it in your eyes such as pepper spray) it’s not generated from our olfactory sensory. It’s also used in muscle creams like icey hot for example. My point is the effects are real and not an imaginary thing as you imply from our sense of smell. I miss your teachings Sir, just had to correct your explanation on this one.

[@FlightDek]

I liked the video, but would have liked to see you demonstrate the retro hail

[@hakfilm]

holy shnipsel... learning new here! tasting very good with the presbyterian mixture - it´s peppery and i love the little irritation. just very good technic

[@MuttnchopPiper]

hakfilm - I am glad you are enjoying it. 👍👍👍

[@macasiskaishak2808]

I think it's a good idea for smoking and vaping because it gives all the flavors I've never done it much with a pipe thought

[@MuttnchopPiper]

Macasis kaishak - I agree...👍👍👍

[@nickpapageorgio4944]

I've been struggling mightily with retrohale for weeks, but may have figured it out today. Someone online said pretend to swallow the smoke and exhale through your nose. That seemed to work for me finally. Anyone else try that?

[@petessnaps]

Hi Muttnchop Piper. I've just taken up the hobby and have been following and valuing your advice on the subject. I covered your "Just the Basics" series and didn't find your advice on how to break in a new pipe. I've seen many others but wanted to get your view. Have you done a video on this (I can't find it)? I bought two Peterson system pipes when in Dublin, a 'second' which is a fine pipe and a more expensive one from the Deluxe series. I'm leaving the good one alone until I've mastered the basics and am sure I'll carry on. The other one is no doubt being slightly abused through trial and error, ignorance and experimentation. Hopefully it'll survive as its a nice pipe. Looking forward to hearing your advice on how to break in a new pipe. Then I'll pursue the Savinellis!

[@MuttnchopPiper]

Peter Kane - Pete, there really is not correct way to break in a pipe. First off absolutely do not coat the inside of your pipe with anything, honey, motor oil, molasses, nothing. Second a lot of new pipe smokers find it difficult to smoke a whole bowl, so if you want, fill your pipe halfway for a while then move to a full bowl. Lastly, learn and use the breathe method of how to smoke a pipe, it will prevent a lot of issues new pipe smokers deal with, tongue bite, and the bowl getting to hot. 👍👍👍

[@petessnaps]

Thank you for the prompt reply, very much appreciated. The guy In Peterson's Dublin told me to fill the pipe with whiskey and let it stand overnight before emptying out, allowing to dry before filling for the first time? The other youtube advice on "breaking in" left me confused, so your opinion resonates. The only thing I found sensible was to maybe use a cooler-burning tobacco like burley as opposed to hot-burning virginia until you get a start on your cake. I've mastered the breath method but not retrohaling yet, my next discipline. Thank you again and keep recording, its very helpful and encouraging.

[@MuttnchopPiper]

Peter Kane - With the breathe method you can regulate the amount of smoke you draw and the heat of your pipe, if it gets to hot push more smoke back through the stem, which will cool the pipe. All that other fancy smoking tips and lining your pipe with whiskey, or honey, can eventually harm your pipe. 👍👍👍

[@petessnaps]

Brilliant, thank you. I'll take your advice and keep the whiskey for a different kind of sip. I'll pack using your 3-stage sprinkle method and GO SLOW. I'll stick my single smoker till I'm confident "I've got it" then start rotating other pipes. Great to be in touch!

[@petessnaps]

Hi Muttnchop, things are gettin better! Took your advice I started smoking the Peterson Deluxe as it came out the shop. Currently smoking Cornell & Diehl's Autumn Evening and its great. Pipe packing, lighting, smoking really going well, breath method and retrohaling also going well I'm beginning to really enjoy my pipes. I have a trip to Manchester England next week and I've found a tobacconist - Ashton's, so plan to pick up some tobacco - Dunhill's Early Morning Pipe and other English blends ( any recommendations?). Next purchase will a Savinelli. Keep up the inspiration!

[@chrismoellering695]

You made that easy. Thanks!

[@cesarboiatto8729]

great content, mister!

[@MrFenderbender87]

i welcome pipe smokers even though i smoke cigars, subbed my friend

[@MuttnchopPiper]

clifton ward - Clifton, you didn’t subscribe to my channel, that’s to cold of a word, instead you joined the muttnchop pipe club. Welcome to the club. 👍👍👍

[@MrFenderbender87]

+Muttnchop Piper agreed sir

[@jamesb.6177]

What a great video. Nice one Muttnchop!

[@Cosmicblast77]

Am I doing it right? I hold the smoke in my mouth, then I swallow, then exhale. I don't inhale; only then I find the smoke goes through my nose. I hope I'm doing it correctly.

[@MuttnchopPiper]

That's pretty much it, I don't know about the swallowing part, but keep practicing, eventually you might find you don't need to swallow before you exhale, but if you feel more comfortable swallowing before you exhale, there is nothing wrong with it....Good Job 👍👍👍😄

[@digginforpennies500]

When I do it I just either feel nothing if it's smooth and the rest is like snorting pepper. What am I doing wrong?

[@MuttnchopPiper]

William stout - it’s a little tricky to get the hang of, close your mouth around the pipe, breath in through your nose, and before you breathe out through your nose, draw some smoke into your mouth, then exhale through your nose, it should grab the smoke on the way out, sorry I can’t be more specific, but it’s hard to explain in words how to do this. 👍👍👍

[@Re4dix]

Can you actualy taste the flavor of the tobacco in your mouth? or is it more like you smell it when it's coming out?

[@MuttnchopPiper]

Filip Kleprlík - you can always taste the flavor of the tobacco, retrohaling intensifies the taste, because the sensors in your nose help do that. 👍👍👍

[@thecowboy9698]

I have to ask, because this puzzling, and maybe someone can answer this: So I smoke both cigarettes and my pipe, and even though Pipe Tobacco is stronger, I don't find the latter to be as fulfilling, as in it doesn't calm the nicotine craving. Why is that?

[@MuttnchopPiper]

It's because the nicotine in pipe tobacco is at the level that is naturally occurring. The cigarette companies add more nicotine to the cigarette then is naturally produced by the tobacco.

[@zainpiper6407]

Good info ......👌👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿 May be Muttnchop Piper can help me out:- Do we have any good and decent pipe tobacco shop in Atlanta, where I can find collection of tobaccos? Thanks Zain Piper

[@tomascunha9532]

Can't you inhale if you use filters?

[@MuttnchopPiper]

Tomás Cunha - you can inhale with or without a filter, but I would not recommend it, to harsh. 👍👍👍

[@tomascunha9532]

Muttnchop Piper thank you very much. This is also a fantastic vídeo, i am starting to retrohale like a pro! Don't need to inhale anymore

[@drohegda]

May i ask do you ever use a meerschaum pipe ? do you have a video about the subject on your past videos? just curious. i just read on a forum but never new one guy said meerschaums build a cake i thought this was not so.Thank for your time and great videos.

[@MuttnchopPiper]

I do not smoke meerschaum pipes, I have in the past but no longer, there is no reason why I don't smoke them, I just prefer Briar, radiator, and corn cob pipes. That's true, you are not supposed to build cake in a meerschaum pipe, the pipe is very porous, and the coloring comes from the tobacco burning process, once a cake forms the coloring process stops. 😎😎👍

[@ArmenChakmakian]

I learned like this: 1) draw in smoke and keep your mouth closed 2) now swallow, and as you swallow press your entire tongue against the roof of your mouth covering as much as the top of your mouth to the back of your throat as possible 3) now exhale through your nose Hope this helps

[@FlyingAce1016]

How do you go about retrohaling without it going into your lungs? I have to draw that deep or pretty deep to be able to retrohale

[@MuttnchopPiper]

FlyingAce1016 - for some it's a difficult skill to master, basically what I do is close off the back of my throat, like you would when you gargle, so try gargling with water and feel the sensation of closing your throat so no liquid is swallowed. Then while you are smoking breath in through your nose until your lungs are about half full of oxygen, then draw smoke into your mouth close your mouth and exhale through your nose, usually the action of exhaling will draw the smoke along out of your mouth and through your nose. That's the best way I can explain how to accomplish retrohaling. 😏😏😏

[@kameelelian935]

Love doing this with burleys

[@briangleason5597]

Kameel Elian . I agree.

[@solaris3603]

Merci!

[@1x_rj_x1]

Personally, I learned to retro hale with Cherokee Red.

[@uriel-heavensguardian8949]

🍃🍃💯💯💯🍃🍃

[@Ash-gc3bb]

Wot is this

[@Siroreogalore]

My girlfriend hates when I burp in her vicinity so I picked up the habit of burping with my mouth closed and exhaling it through the nose. To me this is the most similar mouth mechanic to retrohaling...guiding the smoke to the back of the throat and exhaling through the nostril

[@Generic_Username_0331]

Retrohale is completely natural to me but the breath technique is nearly impossible. I spend so much energy concentrating on my breath it ruins my smoke

[@MuttnchopPiper]

Andrew - Try this then, take one of your pipes but put no tobacco in it, make sure you have a good seal around the mouth piece then just practice, no practice is the wrong word, sit in your favorite chair watch some TV and breathe in through your nose, and out through your nose , naturally, like you would any other time. Try not to over think it. 👍👍👍

[@Zbiras]

🥃🤘

[@xcptcronchx]

Hahaha I can’t help but sneeze

[@montanawhite5699]

Breathe in air with your mouth, exhale with your nose.

[@1cleandude]

Example eat a piece of cheese whilst pinching your nose! Thanks you’re welcome!🙏

[@northfolk6991]

I thought I'd paused the vid... 😝

[@FredGreenGB]

220 million nasal receptors in a dog yet it still sniffs the most disgusting things ( like faecal matter ) . Never understood this .

[@minjaechoi6001]

actually the hotness of pepper is not a taste. it is the numbing of the muscles. Thats why people who eat more spicy food have more immune to it and you can feel the heat when its coming out from the back XD

[@MuttnchopPiper]

Min Jae Choi - WOW, I never knew that, thanks for the info my friend. 👍👍👍

[@Szybie93]

Actually the hotness of pepper is neither "numbing of the muscles" nor the smell of the pepper! It's capsaicin - substance which causes hot, burning sensation. It binds with the pain receptors in the mucosa, making it send signal to the brain. If you want to get more details I recommend wikipedia ;) Cheers!

[@mekkler]

I do that when drinking coffee or wine.

[@MuttnchopPiper]

Sportsquirrel - That’s Cool. 👍👍👍

[@opsknight3608]

I've gotten to the point where I can't not retrohale. Doesn't feel natural if I don't. So every puff = retrohale for me.

[@MuttnchopPiper]

I have found there are some tobacco's like perique heavy blends I just can not retro hale, also blends that are heavy in nicotine, it's starts my head a spinnin. 😃😃😃👍

[@gaymerbrando]

there is also a way to push it out of your ears through the Eustachian tube

[@bigdaddyr6847]

😨

[@gaymerbrando]

@@bigdaddyr6847 you know that little trick you do on an airplane to pop your ears? Yeah. That.

[@josephfavoredbygod1361]

Bottom line sir inhaling or retrohaling smoke isn't healthy ...i cant understand why people find smoking enjoyable... its not...smoking kills bottom line!!!

[@gauravissar8304]

Yaaaawwwwwnnnnnnnn