of STC Holdings LLC. If the y can reissue more of this, I will definitely buy much more. It is not the same as CC but these are top shelf red's. Similar Blends: McClelland - 40th Anniversary (Limited Edition). The mouthfeel can be tart, like Ive eaten a bunch of dried cranberries. The only thing I differ on from what Jim notes is that it is fairly complex. Note: tin 08604/15,000. For example, it is an 'honest' tobacco, inasmuch as it is simple. The presentation's one of a broken flake, quite a dark shade of brown, it has a rich Virginia aroma, and great hydration. However, for right now, this year's batch is one of the best things to come out of 2020. This is remarkably good. Smooth, non-bitter, good long smooth burn if you pack it with care into your bowl. Ive now come to understand about the mixed product reviews on certain tobaccos so my review will be on the 2020 batch that just happens to be exactly two years old today. Pipe Tobacco Cornell & Diehl Berry Good No. It is not an overly complex smoke but it is not without nuance. I will be ordering more in the future. It's that good. 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. A blend of the finest North Carolina grown Red Virginias, Carolina Red Flake is Cornell & Diehl's tribute to the Old Belt. The moisture of this tin is absolutely perfect, spot on. It has a very, very nice aftertaste exhale. This of course was the maiden voyage of both the marriage of this tobacco and a pipe that was purchased for this specific tobacco. Smoked, there is a heavy fruit with some tart when puffed. As I was putting it away, I noticed some other tins of Carolina Red Flake and pulled out the oldest to try. I am a Virginia fan and most of my favorite smokes are from Virginia laden pipes with an occasional foray into light English blends. Had to try one out and have been at it for a few days. Well, Sansepolcro, another Cornell & Diehl limited edition run, is due to make an appearance tomorrow. The retrohale is full, round, and smooth, but spicy, and present. A blend of the finest North Carolina grown red Virginias, harvested in 2015, our Carolina Red Flake is a tribute to the Old Belt. At the beginning, although it's sweet and fruity, there's a notable bready/doughy flavour. 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. Comes in a chunky flake format reminiscent of the flakes in G.L. I'm sure one day I'll get to try it, but really what a bunch of panic buyer's. $14.99 Save 25%. I'd recommend puffing this delicious stuff after dinner on a full stomach - I've made the mistake of having a bowl on the way home from work and arriving a touch nauseous lol. My thanks to the farmers that grew it and to Jeremys hard working staff for prepping it into a very nice flake. The 25 tin a day limit is too high and leaves many of us wanting It arrived, I opened it up, popped it into the pipe I had also purchased and it was love at first char. Some people don't give into the hype, and understandable. A soft aroma of fruit and tobacco would best describe it. Last year's batch was great, that's why I bought 15 tins of it this time; this year's batch, in my opinion, is just as good, but in a different way. I find it has slightly less of a nic hit than the most, already mildish VA flakes (a positive for me) and a slightly deeper flavour. I opened the tin I had put in the cellar and found no mold, jarred it and put it back to age. Production date: Aug, 30, 2022 | #9,231/15,000 | Sugar Content: 13.53%. It is much stronger & tastier than the wimpy, McCrannie's Red Ribbon which didn't impress me in the least but it did possess a good flavor but this one is richer & tangier with a more earthy flavor. Smooth with no bite. . Notes: First retail launch: June 10, 2016. Strangely, but wonderfully, it's a "fill it and forget it" type of blend from a maintenence perspective which is rare for a straight Virginia blend. 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. the sweetness is well balanced with the tartness. I was lucky and snagged 4 tins. Can be an all day smoke. Very disappointed. Can't get any better than this. Yeah the dried fruits are there along with the citrus and hay, the traditional red VA flavors. The growers should get a blue ribbon for their efforts and Jeremy continues to be as good as they get with his work. I do recommend letting the tobacco dry out a little bit before lighting up because there was a little bit of moisture build up. Add to wishlist. 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 not your candy store or typical aromatic tobacco. Makes for a really enjoyable smoke. Boy Howdy, did I ever get lucky, or what? But this stuff has a chewy smoke. It burns exceptionally well and does not bite at all. Th is medium-strength, medium-flavored blend hit the mark like other C&D small-batch offerings. Even with the lower sugar content, for the average shmuck like me, it would be hard to discern a real difference. Edit: Tried the 2020 8.33% sugar as opposed to the 10.49% in the 2016 to 2019 releases. the dried cranberry will come in mid bowel when sipped. I just wish that it didn't have so much nicotine. 2020 - 10,000 tins produced. Cornell & Diehl's Small Batch blends are handcrafted in small quantities by our master blenders right here in South Carolina. Its definitely worth trying if you can get your hands on it. No need for drying out imo. Cornell & Diehl - Carolina Red Flake with Perique (2021). If I were an all day smoker, I could smoke this all day. 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? Not irritating, quickly wears off. Not surprising as it's a limited edition offering. It comes across in the nose, a bready, earthy, simple dried plant essence, but instead of dominating the tobacco, it's a top note to a composed, gentle, and fresh red Virginia. Lighting up provides you with a nice straight red VA flavor. Im primarily a Virginia and Va/Per smoker but do enjoy a nice Oriental forward English also. There is nothing too crazy going on here, it's just a great straight Virginia. Some citrus is detectable but not grassy or haylike like brights. It wasn't awful though. Wow, I ordered a few tins of this and I'm over the moon I did! Taste is medium as well. Temporarily out of stock. based upon the description i expected a little more sweetness, i found it to be somewhat bland and one dimensional. The taste is all Virginia to me but with some heft and body to it. In fact, after completing the bowl (half bowl that I sipped and, at times, feasted, I immediately ordered 3 more tins for storage. Then as the last Grey ash was spent. 2020 edition: Spicy is what I recognize first and strong for the first third of the bowl. Still a good flake , but quite grassy and sour . Individual reviews are the opinion(s) of the contributor and do not reflect the opinion(s) 2 oz tin. I'm not sure I like this very much. p.s. Without doubt this could easily be revered as an all day smoke that only leaves you wanting to pack another one! It was pleasent and I am not a big fan of VaPers. Sold Out. A very slight earthiness and no sense of raisins, figs or other such notes. What do I do if I want more? McClelland - 40th Anniversary (Limited Edition), Cornell & Diehl - Opening Night (Simply Elegant Series). Cornell & Diehl has its Small Batch engines firing once again on another limited run. The retrohale intensifies, and gets spicier, all the while maintaining an afterglow of the first thirds profile. Hints of baked rasins on the sides of the tongue with no bite. Call it a 'dissenting voice.'. A beacon herald, flagship tobacco. This does not have heavy tangy/sour smell of something like 515 RC-1 (missed 5100), it is more muted and earthy. Congrats to C&D on another winner! well hell that's where I'm from. As is - the 2020 would be 3/4 stars but I'm leaving my rating at 4/4 based on my 2017 tins below. This tangy, somewhat sweet, which their description of "dried cranberry" perfectly describes. Add to it an advert from smokingpipes on this and I bought a tin. When I first lit the bowl I ran to get 6 more tins. Subtle, sweet and smooth. It would likely make a good blending tobacco, but that's missing the point of a small batch limited edition, isn't it? C&D has issued a recall of all 2400 tins and refunds or trades for other C&D blends are being offered. WARNING: Smokingpipes.com does not sell tobacco or tobacco related products to anyone under the age of 21, nor do we sell cigarettes. The easily torn apart flakes are mildly moist. CRF is medium-bodied with an initial blast of sugar which subsides a bit throughout the bowl. A good mulberry rush on a fresh light, with that raisin, oak and almost roasted pumpking back notes after the first light. Dried fruits, citrus and light haystack smell. (Update) This blend seems to have moments of greatness. Edit: 6/23/16 In case you haven't heard, there have been cases of mold found in some of the tins. Has a periqueness to it on the retrohale, despite containing no perique. Notes: Wow, quite a spicy/peppery Virginia blend! Cornell and Diehl | Carolina Red Flake| A Review | - YouTube Just might be my favorite.it's a little longer than usual but this flake is a delicious tin and I hope you find this review. I believe I'm unlikely to find a better Virginia Flake. While not a huge Virginia fan I had to get a few of these and the one I have gotten into so far makes me glad I did. Tin note is earthy and slightly sweet. I suppose it was a limited edition so most of you aren't torn with indecision at spending a paycheck on 'in stock' Carolina Red Flake. Burns at a moderate pace and needs 2-3 relights. I wish I could enjoy it, but it's going to be gifted for sure. Not as sour as the others. Reminiscent of a troupe of wide-eyed clowns, Acorn Woodpeckers live in large groups in western oak woodlands. My understanding is this the last batch of CRF with this grade of Virginia that we will see. Aftertaste is a lingering, sweet, sweet trailing off of the smoke, which is terrific, top to bottom. 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. Its even better than the tin of Christmas Cheer that I spent a stupid amount of money on, and is possibly a close second. Smoke this stuff: It's good. I adore the first half of the bowl. 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. after settling in burns quite well. Because of this blend, I'll have to seek out more Red VA's. Perfect brittle red, loose flakes. I'll give it some time to age a little and come back to it. This stuff is great. And that's the problem. Leaves little dampness in the bowl, and requires a couple more than an average number of relights. There is more complexity in this blend than others in this genre too. The flavor changes slightly toward the bitterness, adding to tobacco woody notes and replacing the bitterness of chocolate by about half a pipe, after which from the chocolate is left only a slight note in the smell of smoke. Sad sad sad. Hydration was very good. It's exactly what I look for in VA flake and then some. I'm glad I did. Moisture level was actually a bit on the dry side. Highly recommend . I will keep this on hand to mellow or brighten some other unbalanced blend, or maybe one day, I'll try my hand at blending my own. 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. Mid nic hit and a wonderful bready and slightly incense retrohale. IMHO this stuff is on par with esoterica Virginias. This is one of the best Virginia tobacco's I have ever smoked from C&D and deserves high honors among all the great Virginia's. 3.5 stars. Not the same, but an A+ nonetheless. I would recommend doing that to any that you might have in your cellar. 4 stars for 2020 production . All rights reserved. I normally love Virginias but this one didn't do it for me. Awesome job to Cornell & Diehl and smoking pipes for making this available for us to enjoy. It burns like a dream and needs a below average number of relights. I rub it out a bit, but not much effort needed for me. Plan on picking up many more tins. Sugar Content: 8.33%. The other attributes I mentioned quickly show themselves, and remain all throughout the proceedings. Don't worry, you'll sell oit with a 5 tin limit, it will just give so me more of yout customers a chance. I like it with morning coffee as I try to focus on writing. Mine came as a mostly broken flake due to the rigors of handling. If you find mold you can get your dough back. don't think of sugar sweet but more than your average in a good leaf. A little stronger in the nicotine department than I am usually comfortable with, but when sipped is quite stunning. A really great straight shooter tobacco and it's easy to see why many revel in it. I have a couple vintages of Carolina Red Flake, as well as Red Flake w/ Perique and out of all of them I believe this year is the one to cellar and will have the most value in the future both in quality of taste and probably resale. It was not overpowering and lingured on the tongue between draws. With McClelland defunct, it replaces the nostalgia of Christmas Cheer in terms of being released at a certain time every year. The smoke is light, with a woody, grassy smell and the already mentioned note of bitter chocolate. It is unique as Red Virginia's go very little bite, cool burning, nice complex earthy flavor, with a little something "floral" on the retrohale. 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. Room-note: very nice. There is plenty of smoke, and it gets better and better, right down to nubs. When you light it up, it starts out fairly sweet and is bready while having hints of hay. The retrohale magnifies the pepper and the plum comes a bit more forward. There was a previous review featuring another C&D Small Batch offering, "The Beast," that I really enjoyed. I wish that I had ordered more. Strength is medium. The tobacco is ready to smoke as far as moisture is concerned. As a matter of fact, it was very enjoyable. This is probably not an all day smoke for many but can certainly be enjoyed on a daily basis, being much closer to the strong side in the medium to strong classification, especially toward the last third. It lights easily and smokes down slowly like a dream. 4 Pure. I'm a lightweight with nicotine and each time I've smoked this I've gotten super buzzed. Mild taste, little to no bite, pleasant room note. Perfect moisture content right from the tin. 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