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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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Sun Bear has been a popular Small Batch offering from Cornell & Diehl since it launched in 2019. Each year the blend of tobaccos has been largely unchanged along with the use of silver tequila and elderflower. But each year the honey has been from a different source, and that change has had significant impact…
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A few days ago, Toscano’s Maestro Puccini made its sophomore release. Puccini is an all-Dark Fired blend featuring Toscano’s own Italian Dark Fired along with North American Dark Fired Kentucky. Is this release worth tracking down? I unbox a tin and give you my thoughts.
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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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My good friend, Erik Stokkebye, sent me a sample of his newly released bulk blend, Black Dot. It is a hand spun Red Virginia and Perique coin cut that looks a lot like Luxury Bullseye Flake from STG. Does it stand out? Check out my initial impressions.
Not Just Blowing Smoke with Pastor Padron 