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Not familiar with pin oak butI've used red oak before I found it to have a nice mild smoke flavor. As conradjw said they're probably all about the same.
We have pin oaks er'where (when we lived in Texas, er'where is a much greater distance than er'one else's everywhere) and I've used it quite extensively with odd tastes.