Cornell & Diehl pipe tobacco is available in tins or in bulk, and it ranges in flavor from mild to stout. If I did that I'd be ashamed. This has also a very strong nicotine punch past the medium range . The bottom two-thirds of the bowl was more reminiscent of McClelland's 40th Anniversary (closer to a straight VA as opposed to something called "Red Flake" -- not to engage in unnecessary criticism). I did buy 3 more from another site and that will be it. There has been a recall on this product for mold. Enjoy! I have two in my special place for a year or two later. And this latest indulgence was no different. The fruitiness is more reminiscent of lush plums than citrus; any ''zest'' is a good pace behind. There's never a big mystery why this sells out so fast. Robust and nice spice. Smokes great and tastes great, what more can you ask for (aside from more availability LOL). This is more on the higher end of mild were Marble Kake is on the lower end of medium is flavor. Nice Virginia broken flake and C&D did not lie when they said it came from a special grade of Virginia. As you work your way through the bowl, it builds in both sweetness and spiciness and mellows considerably. I don't think you can go wrong with this one. Nic is also around medium. I have smoked many different blends including a good bit of the long gone McC blends we loved. copyright intellectual property of the reviewer and STC Holdings LLC and may not be Its too bad that it appears there isnt enough leaf to make some of these standard offerings. Their . 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. Been smoking nothing but Virginia for close to 35 years and this one is at the top! Then as the last Grey ash was spent. It's more mild on taste and I get wild reviews with room notes fo r those who don't like cigars or cigarrets. Sold Out. Phone/office hours are 9am-7pm US/Eastern (GMT -5:00) Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm on Saturdays, and 12pm-4pm on Sundays. This is a great Red Virginia. Make it 5 tins a day and keep the hogs at bay. I found this flake to be an exceptional tobacco. Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake Pipe Tobacco *** Product will be available for Purchase on September 7th 2022 at 6 pm EST*** Brand: Cornell & Diehl Series: Small Batch Blended By: Cornell & Diehl Model: Carolina Red Flake Tobacco Type: Virginia Cut: Flake Blend Type:. A large bowl burned away for me for well over 2 hours with a slow cadence. Unfortunately the room note did not pass the wife test. Great blend & I've bought plenty to cellar should age fairly quickly & the longer, the better. Wait for it and buy it up.Save it all and smoke all year long. Perfection! My clear expectation is that it will age like a champ. It's just pure top notch red Virginia bliss. 4 stars for 2020 production . If you can get some of this, do so. Carolina Red Flake? A very decent pepper tingle on retro-hale. I didn't smell that, but later I noticed my office smelled musty, and stale. Either you love them or you don't. 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. As is - the 2020 would be 3/4 stars but I'm leaving my rating at 4/4 based on my 2017 tins below. It is ready to smoke from the tin and is easily rubbed out. 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. 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. $16.04. 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. I'm smoking it with some Papa's Pilar #24 tonight. Three stars: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2022- Sugary sweet and sour and grassy is what I get a lot of with this new release . SKU: 10055761|16877 Categories: Cornell & Diehl, Pipe Tobacco. It is an exceptional red Virginia in all its natural glory. Man is this stuff good! It does light easily and stays lit with no need to relight throughout the smoke. Production date: Aug, 30, 2022 | #9,231/15,000 | Sugar Content: 13.53%. The actual name of the blend is in black on a dark red background color, in written script, and half the size, at best, than the words Small Batchso pardon you for the confusion, right? If I see it come up again at S.P., I will add to the stack. When you want quality at its finest where your pipe tobacco is concerned, Cornell & Diehl is the perfect choice. 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. As a matter of fact, it was very enjoyable. It wasn't awful though. Smoking qualities are excellent. A week later I happened to be home when the UPS driver came up and gave me the box. About medium in body, maybe a shade more. C&D has a blend for everyone but not everyone do I care for. When smoking, the tobacco is moist - the moisture remains not only in the cup, but also in the mouthpiece. It lights and stays lit wonderfully as you smoke it. 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. Certainly glad I bought two tins. I didn't know if another Red Virginia blend of the quality of 40th would hit the market after McClelland closed their doors, but Carolina Red Flake finally makes me not miss them as much. Ah ha, I thought, I am PST and I can get a 3 hour jump on half the United States. Tin note is almost not there. Excellent. Cornell and diehl Red Flake. It has more flavor and is sweeter even though the percentage sugar on the tin is about the same as it was last year. All my pipes are fed a diet of light to heavy English blends and VaPers so there is always some residual flavor influence. And still, that blender maestro rendered a fine work of tobacco art. Is it great ? I was surprised & appreciated its strength it may roll your eyeballs as it might possibly be the strongest & best tasting Red VA in the world? Tastes are just over medium the way I smoke it. The only thing I differ on from what Jim notes is that it is fairly complex. Then, I stocked up on the newer sutliff Red virginia match, as well as their ribbon. C & D Small Batch Sun Bear Mountain Flower SKU: CORNESUNBMF 2oz. My favorite pairing to drink it with is a blonde or white rum. I can feel it for sure. Satisfaction is full. As far as the smoke itself is concerned. There is no chance of tongue bite, even when pushed. The good news for my pipe club was that a fellow member who is in love with all these small batch C&D blends brought a tin to our meeting. Carolina Red Flake is quite simply the finest Virginia flake that Cornell and Diehl has . 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. Doesn't qualify as an all day blend for me but certainly repeatable given the time of day. The limit was 25 tins a day per customer which I thought was way too high but I did not make the rules. On its own merits it is great. Everyone seems to love this tobacco, but not me. Truthfully the numbers are mean less unless you get maybe 00001 or 10000. I say fairly smooth only because the much appreciated earth and spice continually underscores the inherently tangy sweetness of the reds. Like the description states, lots of sweet, tang, citrus, grass, and some bread going on here. Sweet, tangy, and spicy, Carolina Red Flake is both surprisingly straightforward and pleasantly complex: you'll find it's rich, deep, and earthy, with undertones of dried cranberries, orchard grass, and citrus. Very unpretentious tobacco. This does not have heavy tangy/sour smell of something like 515 RC-1 (missed 5100), it is more muted and earthy. This gets sweeter tasting as it gets further through a bowl. This is a must have for anyone who enjoy's red Virginia tobacco. This batch is new from 2018 crop . To ke ep shipping costs down, I also grabbed a new Peterson Aran X105 with nickel band. Through all my wide-ranging sampling of Cornell & Diehl blends, Ive never been disappointed. But this one does not fit that description, and offers more depth and complexity. As good or better than any tobacco I've had the pleasure of smoking. Notes: Wow, quite a spicy/peppery Virginia blend! So why mention it? 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. It truly is some wonderful leaf. Doesn't burn fast either and I'd say that this blend burns at a perfect pace. Not surprising as it's a limited edition offering. Edit: 6/23/16 In case you haven't heard, there have been cases of mold found in some of the tins. Additional information. This is the #1 so far. Lighting up provides you with a nice straight red VA flavor. Seems a little, shall we say, immature. I decided before the new stuff showed up that id set it aside not knowing how it might change in a couple of years. The hay sweetness is very prominent. The tobacco leaves have an interesting texture and seem to be a little bit thicker than other Virginia varietals I have tried. Taste is medium as well. There is a tanginess to the smoke that is always in the background and pronounced on the retrohale. 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. It leaves me wanting more than my self-imposed, nightly two bowls. 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. Here is as fine an example of an All American, aged VA flake as I have ever smoked, for whatever thats worth. Similar Blends: Cornell & Diehl - Opening Night (Simply Elegant Series). Pipe Used: Ropp Etudiant Sandblasted (J05), C & D, Carolina Red Flake: The best red Virginia flake currently on the market. It's that good. There's no issue with the burn, the smoke's very cool and I haven't had any tongue-bite. My tin has the number 06716 out of a total of 10,000. It is now sweet and tangy, good on cold relights, no bitterness BUT,,,still not up to McC's Christmas Cheers. Grade D1A, D1F, D1H Top Grade Virginias Sugar Content: 10.49%, 2020 - Current: "SM2-18" 100% USA FCV from 2018. The taste is all Virginia to me but with some heft and body to it. C&D I salute you! Smooth, non-bitter, good long smooth burn if you pack it with care into your bowl. 'Fruit Bun'. 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). SmokingPipes.com. I would have thought I could pick from the myriad blends I've tried some that are better than others, but it wasn't until I smoked this, that I could almost immediately say I had finally realized something that would be a legend of my pipe smoking tobacco experience. To my tastes, this is similar to Hearth and Home Marble Kake. And if more of the 2022 becomes available, Ill add a couple more tins and wonder how its gonna taste in 2024. Right place at the right time, I guess. The room note is a notch stronger. 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. Hints of baked rasins on the sides of the tongue with no bite. Moderately strong tobacco flavor with a nice grassy note and good thick smoke. Some citrus is detectable but not grassy or haylike like brights. There was no bite, my tongue is dancing as I writerich, creamy mouth feel, delicious smoke and room note (I was on the patio here in Idaho). If you like to sit outside and probe the complex intricacies of interesting tobacco, I can't recommend it. Hay and earth , tang and spice , dried cranberries. "Carolina Red Flake," you appear again for a second go-round. Yes the tin note is of cranberries or raisins/raisin bran. 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. A group member is always on alert to guard the hoard from thieves, while others race through the trees giving parrotlike waka-waka calls. A royal virginia queen,its incredible the hints and depth that you can find in this pure Va.Astounding,and only four tins to touch the pipe heaven.Nothing to do with the bygone Mc Clelland for curious people,this is an another different but equally marvelous blend.Craving for the next Big Small Batch. My brain went to a dark cherry flavor. based upon the description i expected a little more sweetness, i found it to be somewhat bland and one dimensional. 10 starts out of 5 for me. Tasty, sweet, fragrant and light. It is much stronger than a mild, 2000 batch of aged McCrannie's Red Ribbon which didn't impress me all that much due to it's mild nature & lack of strength almost like plain air but it did possess a good flavor. Mailing Address: 550 Highway 9 East, Longs, SC 29568 Telephone: Local/International: (843) 281-9304 Toll Free: (888) 366-0345. I don't understand this blend. I think previous issues at least in the beginning it was an actual flake but cant swear to it. 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