I have found Cornell and Diehl Three Friars to be a superb anytime Virginia blend with a bright vivid flavor and enough Burley and Perique to add just the right amount of body and zing for a great warm weather smoke.
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Tin Description
“A combination of Virginia ribbon, Brown Virginia, Burley, and Perique.”
This review of Cornell and Diehl’s Epiphany is long overdue. As much as I smoke of this stuff I can’t figure out why it took so long to get around to posting the review. Tin Description We have a delightful new light English blend called Epiphany. Epiphany is reminiscent of the original Revelation blend that [...]
Burley Flake #4 gets most of its character from Dark Burley which brings a very straightforward, arguably strong, and robust flavor. Following in the distance are the lighter burleys, a taste of Latakia, and a touch of Red Virginia.
This is by no means a sweet blend…oh no. Those of you used to Burley flakes such as Solani Aged Burley or even Peterson’s University Flake will find something altogether different in Burley Flake #4.
In the tradition of the mysterious Mississippi riverboat gamblin’ men, a flavorful blend of the South’s tobaccosBurleys, Virginias, and Periquewith the exotic taste of Turkish leaf. The odds are with you when you smoke this blend.
One half Latakia with a generous portion of Turkish and sweetened with stoved red Virginia.
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A middle strength, full blend containing red and lemon Virginia, Latakia, Turkish and black Cavendish.
A smooth, reasonably light blend of aged Virginias, Latakia, Perique and a little Turkish. An outstanding, middle of the road English blend with a delightful flavor.
It was good but not excellent. The tang of the RF that I associate with red virginia was absent for me. To me it tasted like a flake version of other C&D Virginias. It is probably not one I will buy tins of to cellar as I have others I like far better. The final bit of the bowl remained constant and the end was a soft grey ash and no dottle or mess.
From the tip of Virginia, an all-American blend with a southern accent. Nutty Kentucky cube cut burley and rich black cavendish balance the unique aroma and flavor of Louisiana Perique, finished with bourbon for that touch of southern hospitality.
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