Robust and nice spice. MSRP: $14.25 $12.11 ( saved $2.14 ) 14 reviews . 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. Sad sad sad. It has a great nic hit to boot . I managed to get two tins and one went straight to the cellar for aging. Another great Virginia Flake that, for some reason, I came to late in the game. It doesn't bite & offers up a fairly sweet flavor. The taste is right at the medium level. The easily torn apart flakes are mildly moist. Similar Blends: Compare/contrast to GLP Union Square. As described straight forward and complex, Straight forward and complex is the best way to describe it, very pure flavor with wonderful room note and aroma. Its got the earthy body and cranberry tartness. Performance: Burns exceptionally well. My next visit to the pipe club I am going to bring in the other dented tin and pass it around. There are also dark fruits and a bready/toasty and mildly nutty flavor on the finish/aftertaste. I'm very familiar with the previous batches of CRF, and just now smoked my first bowl of the 2020 batch. In closing I emailed the company with a picture of my two dented tins and they could not have been nicer. Get exclusive updates on all our fresh offerings, sales, and promotions -- right to your inbox. This tobacco is best when sipped, the retro was fantastic! 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. Tangy sour notes of toasted bread, bright notes of citrus, and a sweet natural mellow toasted sugar flavor throughout if sipped slowly. When you want quality at its finest where your pipe tobacco is concerned, Cornell & Diehl is the perfect choice. I usually gravitate toward the much heavier-tasting blends of the G&H variety. Combining a hay-like grassiness with subtly sweet, tangy notes, it's a minimalist blend with a complex flavor: rich, deep, and earthy with hints of dried fruits and citrus. Purchased From: Cigar Merchant Lafayette, La. last year's sun bear was good after aging and i wont smoke this year's till next year. When you light it up, it starts out fairly sweet and is bready while having hints of hay. Really gives it a boost & turns out a Balkan better than most any on the market. As curious as I am given the appetizing reviews that others have written about it, I nonetheless can't bring myself to forget that, for my tastes anyway, Cornell & Diehl has always been a purveyor of tobacco mixtures that tend toward the harsher, dryer, and monotone end of the spectrum. Burns at a moderate pace, cool and clean with no dull or harsh spots. It is an exceptional red Virginia in all its natural glory. $14.99 Save 25%. My only regret is that I should've bought MORE! I did manage to stock enough to last a good while, but of all the tobacco's I've tasted, this one is so perfect, and above the rest, that I can truly say it is a masterpiece, at least in the modern sense. Some are saying use a small pipe. The second third gets darker, richer, and earthier. Earthier, spicer and a bit more body to it. The blends differ in smell and taste, and the aftertaste is different. A really great straight shooter tobacco and it's easy to see why many revel in it. It has a little less sugar content and less tang .This version has a cinnamon spice flavor as apposed to the cranberry tang of the earlier one . Just after the first bowl I immediately knew this is the best tobacco I've packed in a pipe. This gets sweeter tasting as it gets further through a bowl. But this is wonderful, composed, but with that American "rawness" readily available. Its an interesting blend. I like it. 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. Its definitely worth trying if you can get your hands on it. I seem to have tongue bite issues with Virginias but I picked up a P-Lip and this is the 2nd Virginia I have run through it. I had thought that the lighter notes were blended in, but now realize that they are all parts of the same crop. Leaves little dampness in the bowl, and requires a couple more than an average number of relights. This is a great red Virginia with a smooth taste and no bite. IMHO this stuff is on par with esoterica Virginias. Been smoking nothing but Virginia for close to 35 years and this one is at the top! I also got dried, dark fruit tastes. CRF burns cool with no acidity or bite. Adjust accordingly. Doesn't burn fast either and I'd say that this blend burns at a perfect pace. The nic hit to me is more on the medium to strong side. Still a great blend and is exactly how I remembered. A blend of the finest North Carolina grown red Virginias, harvested in 2015, our Carolina Red Flake is a tribute to the Old Belt. Edit: Tried the 2020 8.33% sugar as opposed to the 10.49% in the 2016 to 2019 releases. Cayenne, Korean Red pepper (Gochugaru). Their . The first third of the bowl is impressive. This is a broken flake that comes on the dry side (just the way I like it) and is pure red VA. Excellent blend that will undoubtedly improve with age. Life is too short to get to worked up over a couple of dented tins. Even with the lower sugar content, for the average shmuck like me, it would be hard to discern a real difference. I smoked this in various pipes from meers to cobs to favorite briars at different times of the day. Given time, we might see that some companies and blends to disappear, and I'm not the only one saying this. Cornell & Diehl - Carolina Red Flake (Small Batch) Edit this tobacco Favorite Wishlist Subscribed A blend of the finest North Carolina grown red Virginias, harvested in 2015, our Carolina Red Flake is a tribute to the Old Belt. Moisture Content - Perfect out of the tin. Since that time I've only smoked about 4 bowls from the tin..BUT NOW this is a far more robust red Virginia than I notice in other C&D blends, this one is very complex and has a certain amount of a nose and mouth tinglethe good kind..later down the bowl,it takes on a more bready essence,yet the sour and tangy still lingers..it is a good smoke for more experienced pipers..nic hit is mediumI recommend this one for pipers who wish to explore the true nature of VA tobaccos and how varied they tend to behave. It is amazingly sweet for red VA, but it is also fairly pungent (like the tin note), and these contrasting qualities balance this blend beautifully. And that's the problem. The strength is a couple of steps past that mark. . No tongue bite unless pushed to hard which is hard to do. The nic-hit is in the center of mild to medium. Some have alluded this as one dimensional but also bear in mind this is a straight Virginia and not a blend. It is so smooth with really no harshness or roughness and no bite whatsoever. Then, I stocked up on the newer sutliff Red virginia match, as well as their ribbon. Still, it's a deliciously earthy, fresh red Virginia. I do recommend letting the tobacco dry out a little bit before lighting up because there was a little bit of moisture build up. Excellent work C&D! Tin note is earthy and slightly sweet. Ill hope that my 2021 batch and fresh 2022 batch turn out as well. In any case, labels, as important as they are, fortunately, have nothing to do with the actual tobacco itself, which by the way, is, in this particular instance, nothing short of fabulous! If you smoke a bowl right, you WANT this as much as you are able to buy it. But the mouthfeel is the best Ive encountered. So I guess it's a tradeoff. The tobacco is smoked cool enough, does not overheat the pipe, burns slowly, leaving a light gray fine ash. Reminiscent of a troupe of wide-eyed clowns, Acorn Woodpeckers live in large groups in western oak woodlands. This is a must have for anyone who enjoy's red Virginia tobacco. Due to the consistency there's no need for too conscientious a rub, just pinch some and stuff it in! Ron Swanson. Boy Howdy, did I ever get lucky, or what? Been enjoying the blend in a number of varied pipes incl uding two Savinelli "Bing's Favorite" long-stemmed Billiards, a couple of Brighams and a couple of other pipes I pulled from the rack from rotation. Tin note is almost not there. In the second half these nuances get deeper, darker and a bit earthier. Now if I could apply that attitude to the rest of my life well until next time. This is Virginia at its finest! It has a very, very nice aftertaste exhale. Here's to hoping the next crop is as good as this one! Our Little River, SC showroom, Low Country Pipe & Cigar, is open 10am-7pm US/Eastern Monday - Saturday at 2 Hwy 90 East, Little River SC, 29566. Probably not an all day smoke for many but can certainly be enjoyed on a daily basis. We currently track red light cameras, speed camera, toll road cameras, traffic cameras & automatic license plate reader cameras (ALPR). Edit: 6/23/16 In case you haven't heard, there have been cases of mold found in some of the tins. The tin was slightly swollen but that proved to be of no concern. I love it when things come out right. Just a very faint typical red virginia aroma. All of it has been recalled due to possible mold issues. It arrived, I opened it up, popped it into the pipe I had also purchased and it was love at first char. The combination of sweet and tart really makes for an outstanding blend. If the y can reissue more of this, I will definitely buy much more. Pipe Used: Jake Hackert, Machelli, Sea Rock. I really havent had too many Cornell & Diehl tobaccos. Text Websales Anytime (707) 285-9196. Here is as fine an example of an All American, aged VA flake as I have ever smoked, for whatever thats worth. There wasn't much complexity to keep me interested. Ive found that the flavor is so bright and fruity that one cant ignore it. A solid slightly sour earth note is detected if smoked gently. Near perfect moisture once rubbed out for me. In the pipe, my first puff was more of hay than tangy red Virginia, but it very quickly settled into one of the more interesting Red Virginia blends that I have smoked in some time. This Carolina Red Flake is fantasticRoss Arlen T. was spot on in his assessment. Satisfaction is full. Hay and earth , tang and spice , dried cranberries. Categories: Tobaccos. Excellent! A large bowl burned away for me for well over 2 hours with a slow cadence. Along with that, you find grassy, bready, and earthy notes. Its a shame this cant be produced in greater quantity, because my natural instinct would be to smoke through the entire tin without thinking about it, but alas I must preserve this for the wonderful and occasional smoke that it is and be thankful I have it at all. It was not overpowering and lingured on the tongue between draws. The taste is mild and predominantly sweet, but not as much as the 8.33% sugar content advertised in 2020 tin seems to suggest. 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. If this sounds like you, I implore you to try to get your hands on some of this; it's a deep, sophisticated Virginia that ranks right up there with some of the best I have ever tried, but even moreclean? 2,400 tins produced. This is a great Red Virginia. The blend is quite smooth with a few harsh spots present. 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. The tin note is very subtle. When I first lit the bowl I ran to get 6 more tins. The fruitiness is more reminiscent of lush plums than citrus; any ''zest'' is a good pace behind. I wasn't too impressed with this blend, what can I say? Burns at a moderate pace and needs 2-3 relights. It lights easily and burns very well. It is a fine blend. I simply love this delicious tobacco and I highly recommend it. That aforementioned name is prominent on the label. And this latest indulgence was no different. I also use this Carolina Red & McConnell's Red VA, Samuel Gawith FVA, Wilke's Turkish Yenidje, Unsweetened Black Cavendish, Burley & a smidgeon of Lane's 1Q with a little Wellauer's Latakia or McConnells Cyprian, or both, to mix up a good Balkan 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. I don't think you can go wrong with this one. This is a broken flake tobacco can be smoked as is or rubbed out into its course cut condition & has a long burn rate. The tobacco is pretty uniform in colorarranged in thick cut flakes in the normal C&D fashion. I think I'll appreciate it more in the colder months with some age on it. However, when PS.C advertised this tobacco, I bought a couple of tinsjust based on the description. $14.25. I say all of that to say this. This is something that I look forward to every year. The flavor is rich and lingers on the palate. I found this flake to be an exceptional tobacco. On its own merits it is great. 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. In fact, after completing the bowl (half bowl that I sipped and, at times, feasted, I immediately ordered 3 more tins for storage. Jeremy Reeves at Cornell&Diehl proved that he has the chops to be one of the best blenders in the USA. Ive tried Wessex and H&H - Bright Night and Astleys black, and all have been fantastic blends in their own right, but none have come close to this. I prefer tobacco on the drier side so I did dry it for a few short minutes. Moisture is great right out the tin . 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