You should try it if you can get one of the 2400 tins. Not sure why that fact isn't prominently displayed on this site. The room note is a notch stronger. Ill hope that my 2021 batch and fresh 2022 batch turn out as well. Because of this blend, I'll have to seek out more Red VA's. I also got dried, dark fruit tastes. The X105 isnt a huge pipe but it took over an hour to get through this trial bowl and I must say that there was nothing bad about it at all. Tin note for me is primarily cut grass, dry hay. Been smoking nothing but Virginia for close to 35 years and this one is at the top! A really great straight shooter tobacco and it's easy to see why many revel in it. If you like to sit outside and probe the complex intricacies of interesting tobacco, I can't recommend it. I've been smoking this edition Carolina Red Flake for a couple of days now in a variety of pipes ranging from a nosewarmer Reverse Calabash to a smallish 3/4s Bent Billiard to a quarter-bent pot. Smokes perfectly, burns perfectly, tastes wonderfully delicious. The tin note is subtle, virginia tobacco with light brown sugar sweetness on the nose. A rock solid 4 star blend with the highest recommendation from me. Cornell and Diehl Cornell & Diehl Scudera Series Brand A - Z | Brand Z - A | Price Low - High | Price High - Low | Best Selling | New Arrivals C & D Small Batch From Beyond C & D Small Batch Sun Bear Black Locust Temporarily out of stock. It's not a bad tobacco, but I don't think it's as good as people make it out to be. Well, Sansepolcro, another Cornell & Diehl limited edition run, is due to make an appearance tomorrow. Add to cart. Through the stoving process, this select flue-cured leaf maintains its naturally . None of the notes of the flavor bouquet are knocked out or intensified, even if you sniff for a long time - only an almost imperceptible smell of white pepper appears. Individual reviews are the opinion(s) of the contributor and do not reflect the opinion(s) Tin #14,300/15,000. The tin note is very subtle. It is a fine blend. The blend's fairly well broken, my tin has no pieces of whole flake in there. Hopefully 15 tins, along with the C&D Interlude, Burley Flake #2, and Low Country Santee that I also smoke, will be enough to last me until it comes out again next year. Add to it an advert from smokingpipes on this and I bought a tin. C & D Small Batch Sun Bear Mountain Flower SKU: CORNESUNBMF 2oz. It would likely make a good blending tobacco, but that's missing the point of a small batch limited edition, isn't it? I prefer tobacco on the drier side so I did dry it for a few short minutes. with the number of choices out there I won't be so tempted to crack the open sooner. Bill in NYC. Probably the only complaint I would have if I had one is that the enhanced sweetness reduces it's "bite" and I like the bite a lot, that's why I mostly smoke untopped straight VA's and burleys (with the exception of LC Santee). Carolina Red Flake didn't have the tang or sweetness that I was expecting (I certainly didn't get the sweetness, dark fruit and tanginess that other reviews from 2016 were raving about). It's a spectacular blend! However, when PS.C advertised this tobacco, I bought a couple of tinsjust based on the description. Plan on picking up many more tins. Red virginias were pleasant with earthiness, tangy sweetness, woodsiness and fruit.. some decent starting age to the tobacco but not anything special.. certainly not much older than most tins you can find at b&m' that have sat for a few years.. perfect 4 star blend no, so I'm giving it a 2.9. Pipe Used: Lucky Pipes Author, Castello KK Billiard. Moderately strong tobacco flavor with a nice grassy note and good thick smoke. a really good mouth feel. On the way home I decided Id better order another three more tins as I could see that it will get smoked. Decent looking broken flake with tin notes of hay, earth. Red Virginia is just about the only pure strain that can be absolutely perfect on its own. I love all the one star reviews from people that are just mad they can't buy anymore tins. I do recommend letting the tobacco dry out a little bit before lighting up because there was a little bit of moisture build up. Makes for a really enjoyable smoke. I am a Virginia snob, and a long-time lover of McClelland's small-batch special releases. 5 tins in my cellar that I hope will age well . I was lucky and snagged 4 tins. Shop by Department. This is a must have for anyone who enjoy's red Virginia tobacco. The aroma is mild and the taste is of best quality Red Virginia; smooth, no bite and deliciousand this is out of a brand new pipe. If I to had place it somewhere on a list, I wo uld place it between the 2019 batch of CRF and C&Ds Burley Flake #2. Similar Blends: McClelland - Christmas Cheer 2015. They offered me a refund, etc. In fact English blending houses dont have a comparable blend so one could say that this might be one of thee best red Virginia flakes in the world right now. Nice Virginia broken flake and C&D did not lie when they said it came from a special grade of Virginia. Quantity. Moisture is perfect. Conclusion: Well, I've got over 20 tins of this cellared, both from 2019 and this years new crop, so you could say that I like it. With only 10,000 two ounce tins, this batch has already SOLD OUT at the wholesale level. + -. I get some nice bready notes as well . It stands along side my other favourites, Opening Night and GLP Union Square. Lower sugar content and higher nicotine are obvious. I hope to all those that like Red Virginia you were able to get some. I pick up nose of cut grass with an oaky overtone and a finish of a touch of what I can only describe as an autumn morning. It is now sweet and tangy, good on cold relights, no bitterness BUT,,,still not up to McC's Christmas Cheers. Room note is pleasant. It is spicy through the nose. It dries out my throat quite a bit, so I've been pairing it with black tea and honey. For straight Virginia lovers and the occasional Virginia smoker, this is one of the rare ones to have and cellar. $14.99 Save 25%. I wish I could enjoy it, but it's going to be gifted for sure. a bit of sour and hay. My only regret is that I should've bought MORE! I remember being a newer pipe smoker and trying it in blends that had it as a base like Autumn Evening and not really caring for it, now its my favorite part of the blend. It truly is some wonderful leaf. Sold Out. Personally Id rather risk mold than add vinegar to a tobacco. Carolina Red Flake is one of those tobaccos that has a cult following. Sorry, persons under the age of 18 cannot use this site. 10 starts out of 5 for me. The blend is quite smooth with a few harsh spots present. One of these is Cornell & Diehl. after settling in burns quite well. This is a fantastic tobacco for the first 1/3 of the bowl. It will however not replace the flavor profile or quality of CC. My favorite pairing to drink it with is a blonde or white rum. Just received two tins of Carolina Red Flake (dated 9-23-2019). ;-). it does have that grass smell in the background but definitely cranberry. One of THE best flake tobacco you can ever smoke and worthy of storing long term in your humidor for those special occasions. I love VAs but I still wish all straight VAs could taste this good. It has more flavor and is sweeter even though the percentage sugar on the tin is about the same as it was last year. Similar Blends: Mcclelands 40th anniversaryonly better. This is a really great smooth, no bite tobacco which I also learned that Red Virginia usually has a low sugar content and I am sure that is why it is bite free. The 2022 edition of Carolina Red Flake features matured TA-20 Red-Orange Tips (the same grade as in 2021's Carolina Red Flake with Perique), boasting a substantial natural sugar content of 13.53%, and all sourced from a single family farm in North Carolina. This is remarkably good. 3 1/2 stars. After the charring light, I tamped it again and lit up for real. This is a gentle Virginia, full of all kinds of subtle flavors (quite the contrast to my stronger flavor musings) that is now a benchmark tobacco for me. I also discovered that there was a release in 2018 of 8000 tins and I wish they would update this information pertaining to this blend on this website. One medium or even a smaller bowl would be enough to satisfy the Vitamin N necessity of any piper. However, for right now, this year's batch is one of the best things to come out of 2020. I am very pleased with this blend. Think Christmas Cheer with less sugar sweetness, more earth and spice, and only a bare essence of "vinegar". The tanginess boarders on sour occasionally and this adds to the complexity of the smoke. I could bathe in this one. All rights reserved. The tobacco is smoked cool enough, does not overheat the pipe, burns slowly, leaving a light gray fine ash. 'Fruit Bun'. Cornell & Diehl don't disappoint anyone with their Carolina Red Flake. I wasn't too impressed with this blend, what can I say? I got some spice from it in the back of my throat. I'm sure one day I'll get to try it, but really what a bunch of panic buyer's. Cornell & Diehl Adagio Premium Pipe Tobacco $10.99 1 Option Cornell & Diehl After Hours Flake Premium Pipe Tobacco $10.99 1 Option Pease Union Square. Created as head blender Jeremy Reeves' ideal impression of a Virginia/Perique mixture, Cornell & Diehl's Carolina Red Flake with Perique begins with a blend of stoved and unstoved, top-grade, single-crop North Carolina Red-Orange Virginia tips. I will start off this review by stating that this is an excellent Virginia offering from Cornell and Diehl. I don't know why C&D Virginia is so high powered with nic compared to all of the other Virginias that I have smoked that have no discernable nic issues. I am no Virginia expert but this is a really good smoke. And still, that blender maestro rendered a fine work of tobacco art. We reserve the right to verify delivery to cardholder via UPS. I've never experienced a creeping bite like this. Very unpretentious tobacco. It comes in the form of broken flake which I prefer, it just makes things easier when time comes to rub it out. Highly recommended if you like straight Virginia. Jeremy Reeves confined himself to a limited medium: just painting with Virginia leaf (from one of Americas greatest tobacco regions, the Carolina Old Belt) and nothing else. OS PEDIDOS SERO ENVIADOS EM AT 3 DIAS TEIS APS A CONFIMAO DO PAGAMENTO. Boy Howdy, did I ever get lucky, or what? Details. Man is this stuff good! Slightly higher nicotine past the medium mark. I've even accumulated blending stock and have acquired the ability to get reasonably close to the one's I love. As I was putting it away, I noticed some other tins of Carolina Red Flake and pulled out the oldest to try. For the most part, the flake is fairly broken up right from the tin, requiring very little prep before packing a bowl. However, they both have in common that they need to ripen for three or four years to gain more sweetness and smoothness. This is the #1 so far. I found C & Ds Carolina Red Flake to be an excellent tobacco. But what about when it runs out? Some have alluded this as one dimensional but also bear in mind this is a straight Virginia and not a blend. The 2022 edition of Carolina Red Flake features matured TA-20 Red-Orange Tips (the same grade as in 2021's Carolina Red Flake with Perique), boasting a substantial natural sugar content of 13.53%, and all sourced from a single family farm in North Carolina. The tongue bite was a total surprise. For new and established smokers a good smoke to enjoy. They have little pieces of yellow scattered across them, but the prominent colour's a darker brown. It doesn't bite & offers a relatively sweet, pure, Old Belt Carolina Red VA flavor. My clear expectation is that it will age like a champ. There's no issue with the burn, the smoke's very cool and I haven't had any tongue-bite. A larger bowl gave me the heebie jeebies ! I also use this or McConnell's Red VA & SGFVA with Yenidje & unsweetened Black Cavendish with a little Wellauer's Latakia or McConnells Cyprian, or both, to mix up a good Balkan Blend. Its very tangy, dark fruit sweet with a lot of earth and wood, very mild grass, bread, vinegar, floralness, natural sugar, tart lemon and citrus notes, along with slightly more than mild spice. I find this delightful, delicious, rich, savory, sweet and I want to yell out from the mountain tops that I just had an amazing experience with it. Ive found that the flavor is so bright and fruity that one cant ignore it. I found this flake to be an exceptional tobacco. Rare that I smoke straight through a tin, but I keep coming back as nothing else equals it for me right now. It is definitely an all day smoke type of blend. Taken straight from Carolina soil, these top-tiered Virginias are all grown, threshed, blended, and then lovingly pressed and carefully sliced right here in the heart of old tobacco country. This is a broken flake tobacco can be smoked as is or rubbed out into its course cut condition & has a long burn rate. If you receive this confirmation repeatedly, you will need to enable cookies so that your response can be saved. The sweetness is a great compliment to the tobacco. Not as fruity either . This tin was a little moist, but not so much it needed airing. So, on Monday night I sat here at my computer like I am doing now and refreshed the web at exactly 2101 and ordered 7 tins of a tobacco I have never had. There was a previous review featuring another C&D Small Batch offering, "The Beast," that I really enjoyed. I have, so far, been disappointed in the raw, dusty, burley-heavy American tobacco scene when it comes to Virginias, with the exception of McClelland. It is earthier and even less cased it seems . Please check back with us in a few days. Has a very slight spice to it that you get from red Virginia. Similar Blends: Cornell & Diehl - Opening Night (Simply Elegant Series). blends, and i look for the sweetness and spice often associated with those types of blends, this didn't have it, the flavor reminded me somewhat of a toasted cigar, not bad at all but just not my preference. Damn shame there's so little of it. There is some tang, but not as tangy as some of the McClelland red VAs. The humidity is perfect for charging directly from the tin. Best Virginia yet in my opinion. Red Virginia's are by far my favorite so any time I come across a new version of this wonderful leaf its a must I give it a try. $14.25. CRF 2022 arrived and I put 2 away and opened one tin to smoke now. It's more mild on taste and I get wild reviews with room notes fo r those who don't like cigars or cigarrets. The tobacco has quite a characteristic caramel-malt aftertaste - as if you tasted a glass of red ale with your tongue - and this is markedly different from Opening Night. I wish that I had ordered more. One reviewer used the word "boring" -- and that is what immediately came to my mind, initially, but it soon began to develop some character. Dried for 10-15 minutes and wow. I bought this because smokingpipes sent me an email and I responded immediately. whaaa!? It smokes dry and as such slightly fast burning. Moisture is great right out the tin . Not an immediate love affair Yeah. Rounding out the taste profile is a subtle spiciness, but not VaPeresque. To Petersons credit, Ive occasionally run across one that is near perfect from the first bowl and this seems to be one of them. I ordered all I was brave enough to buy! It smokes sooty for me, so I keep a couple of pipe cleaners handy. This one will be savored. I gave it a half star as the system expects something there. No dry time. There has been a recall on this product for mold. The quality of the red Virginia in this blend rivals the McClelland Virginias in their 40th Anniversary and Christmas Cheer offerings, but does not possess nearly the vinegar/ ketchup smell and taste that they (particularly Christmas Cheer and some of their other blends) do. It's well rounded with the highs, mids and lows nicely covered. Is it Small Batch? It came moist but dried to perfection quickly once the tin was opened. Come to find the name of this blend is Carolina Red Flake, not Small Batch. Four stars. In short, I kind of like the stuff. Right out of the tin the moisture was perfect, no drying time needed at all. I managed to get two tins and one went straight to the cellar for aging. (It would be interesting to mix this with a little Cabbie's Mixture the citrus fruit in this tobacco might pair well with the deep raisin of that other blend.) This tobacco stays lit with little effort yet didn't get too hot and no issues with smoking it. I popped it open and was surprised it had a mild scent. but remember the leaf is already two years old. I enjoy stocking up on this as with age it will only get better. For someone looking to try and quality Virginia blend and can't obtain McClelland 40th Anniversary (which is the gold standard of straight red Virginia blends IMO), this is a great alternative. The fruitiness is more reminiscent of lush plums than citrus; any ''zest'' is a good pace behind. Full flavor and a bit of sweetness were right there all the way down. 3. this red with some age should be top tier. The retrohale magnifies the pepper and the plum comes a bit more forward. Palette: Slightly tangy, bready and a lovely earthy spice. The aroma of the tobacco is wheat bread on freshly dried hay, tinged with the smell of sweet strong white wine and figs. 2016 - 2,400 tins produced. About half way through the bowl it picks up in spice and dark fruit sweetness combined to make for a more and more added perique-like peppery plum as you continue down the bowl. Then as the last Grey ash was spent. We apologize, but this item is temporarily out of stock. At my age I am not planning on 10-15 years, as I very well might not be here then. Very good all the way around here. Mine came as a mostly broken flake due to the rigors of handling. Tin Note - The traditional Virginia sweetness of hay hits you right away and does not end. Compared to the 2020 edition, which was broken flake all red virginia at 8.6% sugar, THIS 2022 edition is a red-orange virginia mix and has 13.6% sugar, a 60%+ improvement. The only drawback is, because it is so easy to burn evenly, and comes in the tin ready to pack, it does burn a little fast for most flake users--and it is a little difficult to really get a rhythm with it that will reveal all the flavors. I didn't feel like anything developed. If you like a good Balkan, best to mix it to your own taste preference. - Single (1) Out of stock. $14.25. Wish this one was available all year. This was good before I returned it. Bring it back, C&D, as a permanent offering, and you have at least one lifetime customer. That means that every tin available is out there in the wild for your hunting pleasure. Then, I stocked up on the newer sutliff Red virginia match, as well as their ribbon. This year's edition showcases matured TA-20 Red-Orange Tips (the same grade featured in 2021's Carolina Red Flake with Perique), boasting a substantial natural sugar content of 13.53%, and all sourced from a single family farm in North Carolina. It's really good. Smoke this stuff: It's good. Nor is it overly sweet as the sugar content would suggest. Posted by Mark Foster on 13th Dec 2020 Just one of the Best Virginia Flakes on the Market! $ 19.69. I could smoke this all day long as it's right around the medium mark in strength. One medium or even a smaller bowl would be enough to sa tisfy the Vitamin N necessity of any piper. I have the impression that pipe smokers can be described by various terms, divided into distinct classes along several lines of distinction. Tongue bite. As far as the smoke itself is concerned. Perfect brittle red, loose flakes. Room-note: very nice. When you want quality at its finest where your pipe tobacco is concerned, Cornell & Diehl is the perfect choice. Moisture Content - Perfect out of the tin. Earthier, spicer and a bit more body to it. I prefer this over McClelland Red Cake. This is Virginia at its finest! What do I do if I want more? Opened the tin and sniffed the mild hay like aroma of good tobacco. of STC Holdings LLC. UPDATE: January 30th, 2020: Just purchased 16 tins (out of 10,000 tins) of the 2019 batch from Pay Less Cigars & Pipes for $204 (with express shipping). While quite good, I prefer a more complex straight Virginia for my normal rotation. Similar Blends: A little like C & Ds Red Ribbon, McCranies in flavor but with considerably more strength.. Was eager to try this with all the hype. Very nice weekend smo ke. I've become quite fond of Virginia's since first picking up the briar -- red Virginias in particular. Okay, I'll admit it, I bought this on another site. Mostly intact with some slightly broken towards the bottom. Product Number: 003-016-0225 A blend of the finest North Carolina grown Red Virginias, Carolina Red Flake is Cornell & Diehl's tribute to the Old Belt. Pipe Used: D. S. Huber Bent Dublin, Cavicchi Canted Dublin. worth three times the price or maybe more. based upon the description i expected a little more sweetness, i found it to be somewhat bland and one dimensional. The second third gets darker, richer, and earthier. TobaccoPipes.com Two Stars. This isnt a sweet red Virginia blend like others on the market (Peretti's 150th Flake, Sutliff Red V blends, etc.). Very enjoyable smoke . A few days prior to the date I called an online store to get more information and found out that they could not reserve me any, etc but that it would be on sale at 1201 EST with a lot of 10,000 tins. It is ready to smoke from the tin and is easily rubbed out. The smoke is earthy, in fact, it is one of the earthiest straight Virginia I have ever tried. I can totally see this being a Thanksgiving/Christmas blend. Dark, rich and the sweetness builds as the bowl progresses. As good or better than any tobacco I've had the pleasure of smoking. It has the prevailing, expected VaPer aroma, grassy and figgy. This bowl started out with the sweet vinegar, earthy, grassy, brightness that Virginias are known for, and then. that's it. For such a straight forward flake, a bowl of Carolina Red Flake can mostly hold my interest throughout the smoke. C&D flakes are my favorite in terms of consistency and breaking apart. This Carolina Red Flake is fantasticRoss Arlen T. was spot on in his assessment. October 7, 2020 in NEW, Pipe Tobacco, Pipes. Dried properly, it burns down to a fine grey ash with very little moisture to contend with, depending on the quality of your pipe which has a lot to do with gurgle & moisture content. I don't understand this blend. I had both available so I could smoke them back to back to see the differences. 2018 - 8,000 tins produced. Very nice red VA flake. Highly recommend you grab some of the 2019 vintage and put it in the cellar before its gone.. (according to Jeremy, this is the last run), Purchased From: Smitty's Cigars - Gainesville, GA. This one will age terrifically given the time to do so. Similar Blends: Cornell & Diehl is in a league all its own. Not saying the differences are 100% sugar content related Still blows back the hair but not as far. Carolina Red, the third blend in the Small Batch series from C&D greets the nose with a little bit of hay and fruit. "Carolina Red Flake," you appear again for a second go-round. 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