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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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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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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,…
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One of the day trips during my stay in North Carolina was a stop just over the border at Laudisi Enterprises. I reunited with my friend Kaz who gave me a tour of the facilities and some peeks at what is coming. In this video I share some videos from the tour, some news about…
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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.
