Cornell & Diehl
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Derringer is a Virginia ready rub blend from Cornel & Diehl. While not new, it is a new addition to the selection of tobaccos at Twins Smoke Shop and will be one of the tobaccos featured at our upcoming Pipe Club dinner in August–more details about that will be coming soon.
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In this video, I unbox and light up Midnight Orchard, a new release in Cornell & Diehl’s Small Batch series, and the series’ first true aromatic. Midnight Orchard is a Virginia/Perique featuring steam blackened Bright Virginias, Red Virginias, and Perique from 31 Farms. The goal was to do an aromatic that had more depth and…
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Cornell & Diehl’s Eight State Burley arrived this week, and I open up a tin and share my thoughts. There were some changes in the blend this year, so I also do a side-by-side comparison with Eight State Burley from 2021. There are significant differences, and it is not just from the age of the…
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The latest Small Batch release from Cornell & Diehl, Palmetto Balkan, arrived online and in stores this week. Named after the state tree of South Carolina this is blended to bring memories of Syrian Latakia to mind. It is only produced in 8oz tins. I unbox a tin and offer my impressions for your smoking…
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Cornell & Diehl’s Steamworks dropped on March 3rd. This is the 3rd release for this popular Small Batch blend. In this video, I open up a tin for the first time and share may thoughts on this iteration of Jeremy Reeve’s Virginia/Oriental/Perique flake.
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One of my favorite things to pair a cigar or pipe tobacco with is a good cup of coffee, So, it is no wonder that when the time came to decide on the aromatic for the Briary Blends series, I immediately thought of coffee. The result, blended by Jeremy Reeves, is 603 Roast. Could this…
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The Warped line of tobaccos is the collaboration between Kyle Gellis of Warped Cigars and Jeremy Reeves of Cornel & Diehl. When I heard that the line was now available to bring into stores, one that caught my interest was Kings Stride, a Viriginia/Perique/Burley/Cigar leaf blend. In this video, I open up a tin for…
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Another new release from Cornell & Diehl, Watchman’s Reach is a Bright Virginia plug in C&D’s new Summit Series. This is the most different of the four with a brighter profile with far less earthy tones than the other three blends in the series. Join me as I open my first tin and share my…
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Skyward Gate is a whole leaf plug of Red and Orange Virginias, just released from Cornell & Diehl. Does it stand apart or get lost in the plethora of Virginia blends that are out there? I give my initial thoughts as I smoke my first bowl.
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One of the best new editions to Cornell & Diehl’s Small Batch series last year was Fire Bird Flake, and thankfully, they have brought it back, and in a much larger run. In this video I open up a tin and offer my first impressions for your viewing pleasure….
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