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This is the first video of a series I will be adding to looking at some of my favorite blends. In this video I share one of my favorite VAper (Virginia/Perique) blends, Briary Blends Queen City. I was privileged to work with Cornell & Diehl’s head blender, Jeremy Reeves on the Briary Blends series. Queen…
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In August, I had the privilege of visiting Cornell & Diehl. As it happened, what they were working on at the time was this year’s release of their popular Small Batch: Carolina Red Flake. Kaz Walters, who gave me a tour of the facilities generously gave me a sample of this year’s CRF which I…
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Due to a comedy of errors, our initial shipment of Silent Spire, the newest edition to Cornell & Diehl’s Summit Series, did not arrive until yesterday. So, while a bit late to the game, I really wanted to get a review out on this tobacco. We have had a number of people calling Twins asking…
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Samuel Gawith has added a “Burnt Ends” variant to many of its popular flakes. Just what are Burnt Ends and how do they differ from their original counterparts? In this video I explain what Burnt Ends are in general and light up Samuel Gawith’s St. James Flake and St. James Flake Burnt Ends for a…
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Tomorrow, Aftensmad, Per Jensen’s first limited release in his Legacy series hits online and B&M stores on September 8th. When I visited Laudisi Enterprises in August, Kaz Walters was kind enough to give me a sample which I saved for this review. Aftensmad may mean “dinner,” but I had it for breakfast! There is a…
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In this video, I share my prolegomena (that means a formal introduction) so that you understand my style and intent of the reviews I do on this site. In short, I aim to give the facts about a blend and my honest tasting notes so that people can make their own decision on whether a…
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Erik Stokkeye, the man behind 4th Generation Tobacconist, recently released this year’s annual small batch blend, The Heritage Collection Limited Edition 2026. This is not a repeat of the Heritage Collection Limited Edition 2025, but an entirely new blend. Is it worth picking up? In this video I do an unboxing for you and give…
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I was very excited to see Gawith Hoggarth’s Dark Birds Eye available again. But when I opened the bag, I immediately noticed that it was not the fine shag cut that I remembered. Looking at the bag again, on one side it was labeled Dark Birds Eye and had the same SKU as the shag…
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Jolly Old St Nicholas is this year’s holiday blend from Cornell & Diehl. It is an aromatic blend of Gold Virginia, Black Cavendish, and a smidgen of Perique with notes of “orange liquor, spice, and hints of ginger” according to the tin. Will this blend put you in the Christmas spirit? Watch in find out!
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A Burley Based Latakia blend? Montford Point Marine, named after Montford Point, the first Marine base to train African American Marines, is a blend of dark fired Burley, Latakia, and Perique. The blend intrigued me, so at the recommendation of Joe Fabian, my LDG rep, I brought some tins into our store. In this video,…
