tobacco review
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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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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.
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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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In this video, I unbox a tin of Cornell & Diehl’s Hoodoo Ridge, one of their newly released offerings in their Summit Series of plug tobaccos. Did I pronounce it correctly in the video? I am unsure. But that does not hamper my description of its flavors! Made whilst sitting in my study next to…
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Cornell & Diehl’s new Summit Series arrived and the first one I decided to pop open and try was Lone Sentinel, a VAper blend of Red and Orange Virginias and Perique. It also presented a great opportunity to show how I prepare plug tobacco. I wanted to know how this “whole leaf” plug measured up…
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