The nic-hit is in the center of mild to medium. A large bowl burned away for me for well over 2 hours with a slow cadence. i will admit, my tin had no aging time to it and i suspect that with aging this tobacco should mature well, but cellaring, aging, and waiting are not my thing. It doesn't bite & offers a relatively sweet, pure, Old Belt Carolina Red VA flavor. I've got English's I adore, Balkan's I love, VA/Per's I can't get enough of. I prefer tobacco on the drier side so I did dry it for a few short minutes. But I have to say, I've heard the old timer's talk about legendary tobacco's. Jeremy Reeves at Cornell&Diehl proved that he has the chops to be one of the best blenders in the USA. Its got a touch of caramel or brown sugar and natural sweetness. Wish this one was available all year. I have the impression that pipe smokers can be described by various terms, divided into distinct classes along several lines of distinction. It lights easily and burns very well. Come to find the name of this blend is Carolina Red Flake, not Small Batch. It was pleasent and I am not a big fan of VaPers. Pipe Used: T. Bannard(BST) rusticated canadian. Good all day smoke if desired. But this is wonderful, composed, but with that American "rawness" readily available. The Small Batch project is something new to the pipe tobacco world. The smoke is earthy, in fact, it is one of the earthiest straight Virginia I have ever tried. + -. 4 stars. While it is good, I dont see myself missing it when my tin is empty. until now. I am left feeling like I just snorted an ashtray. Quire dark for Virginia flakes. You don't need to think much about this one. SmokingPipes.com. whaaa!? Fast forward a bit and Im smoking through tins of pure red flakes or stuff with a lot of red in it and dedicating a Savinelli to just red Virginia. C&D I salute you! 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. About medium in body, maybe a shade more. Revising down to one star. at first, I was thinking raisin bran cereal. The tobacco has the same consistency as Opening Night, just made for being puffed and smoked. The hay sweetness is very prominent. 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 buy for my own personal use and am not a re-seller and as the damage was fixable no big deal. I dont have any C&D blends in my regular rotation. In the end, this is a top-notch tobacco - definitely worthy of cellaring/hoarding. It truly is some wonderful leaf. Grade D1A, D1F, D1H Top Grade Virginias. Whether your tastes run to Virginia, Latakia, Burley, or Aromatic blends, you will find something to please you among the broad range of tobaccos they make. Unfortunately the room note did not pass the wife test. Just a wonderful natural tasting tobacco with a little sweetness and a hint of vinegar maybe . 3.5 stars. Half way thru my first tin. I am cellaring a few tins and will try again in a few months but for now, I'd say stay away, which is a totally different opinion from most others that try this blend. I really liked this one and had to battle some of my other club members (but only the old ones that were littler than me) for a second bowl. Best Virginia yet in my opinion. This tin was a little moist, but not so much it needed airing. Next time Ill buy more. After the charring light, I tamped it again and lit up for real. The fruitiness is more reminiscent of lush plums than citrus; any ''zest'' is a good pace behind. The strength is a couple of steps past that mark. It's a spectacular blend! This tobacco is best when sipped, the retro was fantastic! IMO it would make a great everyday smoke, and my stash is doomed, for sure. Amazing what a little aging can do! I felt the nicotine coming in at around half-bowl and I wasn't enjoying this bowl, so I just dumped it. This is more rich, with a bit of a kick to it - strength says medium, but I found it to be a little stronger. Flavors are more focused on the peppery part. Some citrus is detectable but not grassy or haylike like brights. 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. a bit of sour and hay. Even with the lower sugar content, for the average shmuck like me, it would be hard to discern a real difference. I adore the first half of the bowl. 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. Very good tobacco! I'm from the Burley camp and love Burley, Balkan's and Oriental blends. It is somewhat more complex than the Opening Night flavor, which is not surprising - there are clearly more different varieties of Virginia. Not as sour as the others. I also received in no particular order, 09986, 09987, 03017, 09989, 03008 and 03009. Moisture level was actually a bit on the dry side. One hintLight the "load" smoke for a bit..maybe 3-4 minutes and then set the pipe down. Th is medium-strength, medium-flavored blend hit the mark like other C&D small-batch offerings. Make it 5 tins a day and keep the hogs at bay. I can only guess that with some age it will improve even more. Please check back with us in a few days. Tangy sour notes of toasted bread, bright notes of citrus, and a sweet natural mellow toasted sugar flavor throughout if sipped slowly. It is not the same as CC but these are top shelf red's. copyright intellectual property of the reviewer and STC Holdings LLC and may not be There is nothing too crazy going on here, it's just a great straight Virginia. I was lucky and snagged 4 tins. 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). I don't miss the lack of bright. It's more mild on taste and I get wild reviews with room notes fo r those who don't like cigars or cigarrets. They packed a lot of flavor in this one leaf. Pease Six Pence Tin $12.11 $14.25 Add to Cart Samuel Gawith Best Brown Flake Tin $14.75 $16.18 Add to Cart Samuel Gawith Skiff Mixture Tin $14.75 $16.18 Add to Cart The blend's fairly well broken, my tin has no pieces of whole flake in there. 4 stars for 2020 production . Some are saying use a small pipe. I didn't smell that, but later I noticed my office smelled musty, and stale. It seems to be a very good quality grade of red virginia. I put it in a Peterson and was pleasantly met with good taste and good room note. Smooth and reliable smoke. This is something that I look forward to every year. Truthfully the numbers are mean less unless you get maybe 00001 or 10000. 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. 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 was very sad that Anthology replaced the CRFwP this year but CRF2022 had more than made up for it. Love it and will keep it with my specialslike the Savinelli 125th Anniversary Blend and several other limited editions. Prep: Typical C&D flake that easily breaks apart. A blend of the finest North Carolina grown red Virginias, harvested in 2015, our Carolina Red Flake is a tribute to the Old Belt. There is plenty of smoke, and it gets better and better, right down to nubs. Production date: Aug, 30, 2022 | #9,231/15,000 | Sugar Content: 13.53%. Smooth, non-bitter, good long smooth burn if you pack it with care into your bowl. Join over 18k members to reviewexclusive content. A fantastic sweet Virginia smell, reddish brown and a very broken flake tobacco. Enjoy! This is, simply put, one delicious, all day blend that meets or exceeds everything it's been advertised to be. Plan on picking up many more tins. C & D Small Batch Sun Bear Mountain Flower SKU: CORNESUNBMF 2oz. reproduced in any manner without the expressed written consent of STC Holdings LLC. 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. IMHO this stuff is on par with esoterica Virginias. This was tin 03004. Just received two tins of Carolina Red Flake (dated 9-23-2019). If you pack your bowl right, you'll get an enjoyment no other tobacconists can provide! Awesome job to Cornell & Diehl and smoking pipes for making this available for us to enjoy. Smoking qualities are excellent. I blame C&D for gradually changing my taste as nearly ever other blend has red VA in it, usually as a base. Smooth with no bite. C&D is doing replacement tins, but this site should be (1) Posting that fact and (2) Helping customers to document that they purch ased the product being recalled and how they can facilitate getting replacement tins. On its own merits it is great. It's that good. Similar Blends: McClelland 40th Anniversarhy. a really good mouth feel. As we witnessed in the original release the lack of preservatives or vinegar led to the growth of mold but was quickly fixed by C&D. Categories: Tobaccos. Its too bad that it appears there isnt enough leaf to make some of these standard offerings. A soft aroma of fruit and tobacco would best describe it. I also got dried, dark fruit tastes. If you receive this confirmation repeatedly, you will need to enable cookies so that your response can be saved. Has a periqueness to it on the retrohale, despite containing no perique. It burns very uniform and slowly. It leaves me wanting more than my self-imposed, nightly two bowls. I broke up the big pieces and got a texture similar to the Amphora Red of my youth. Cornell & Diehl - Carolina Red Flake 2022 (Small Batch). Not as fruity either . The aroma of the tobacco is wheat bread on freshly dried hay, tinged with the smell of sweet strong white wine and figs. One of these is Cornell & Diehl. The bottom line: this blend has catapulted itself into one my top 5 blends. I could bathe in this one. Packed a rather large bowl of this (in an over-sized Neerup) for breakfast this morning. Not a complex product, but theres enough variety going on to hold your interest as the flavor is fairly smooth and very consistent from start to finish. You should try it if you can get one of the 2400 tins. 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. In closing I emailed the company with a picture of my two dented tins and they could not have been nicer. This does not have heavy tangy/sour smell of something like 515 RC-1 (missed 5100), it is more muted and earthy. Carolina Red Flake 2022. The combination of sweet and tart really makes for an outstanding blend. Robust and nice spice. But what about when it runs out? I'm sure one day I'll get to try it, but really what a bunch of panic buyer's. That being said, Carolina Red Flake did strike me as a solid, good smoking VA: earthy, woody, some dark fruit; a trace of sugar. It does taste like cranberries as they mention. If you love them, their catalog has much to offer you by way of variety and unique blends that, failing distinction, don't wander far from the general vane than englobes their tobacco worldview--"honest, unpretensious tobacco.". 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. I noticed no bite. I cant wait for the other tins to get several years on them to come back to once I get more of a taste for Virginias. It looks like this is out again (April 2020) as I was able to get a tin that is labeled from September 2019 at my local tobacconist. My understanding is this the last batch of CRF with this grade of Virginia that we will see. Smokes perfectly, burns perfectly, tastes wonderfully delicious. The 2020 is from a different crop as shown in the description. However, for right now, this year's batch is one of the best things to come out of 2020. The word Small Batch is white, bold and large on the labeleasily read. 5 tins in my cellar that I hope will age well . It is a sweet smoke and satisfying. I find it to be very, very satisfying. It presented in my tin as reddish brown, broken flakes, and the tin note is fermenting bread, yeasty, tangy, earthy, dark fruit leather, a little oat-y, and pungent for a VA. as with most straight Virgina leaf sipping is best, or it can get harsh and charred tasting. I wish I could enjoy it, but it's going to be gifted for sure. From first light to last puff it's very consistent. I've ordered 22 tins of this now over multiple orders and wish I had maxed out the limit of 25 when SP.com originally released it. 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. Yes the tin note is of cranberries or raisins/raisin bran. And if more of the 2022 becomes available, Ill add a couple more tins and wonder how its gonna taste in 2024. Nic level is solid middle to me. My next visit to the pipe club I am going to bring in the other dented tin and pass it around. The second third gets darker, richer, and earthier. No, but it holds a certain place in the pipe community. So I guess it's a tradeoff. The flavor is rich and lingers on the palate. The tin date is 9/15/20 so its almost exactly two years old. 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. Moisture is perfect. Sold Out. 2020 edition: Spicy is what I recognize first and strong for the first third of the bowl. This batch is new from 2018 crop . 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. And what about poor old Andy B.? $19.99. Not a creamy blend, but certainly smooth. 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. However, in my opinion, even fresh, this tobacco is more interesting than Opening Night. Generally I don't write reviews for tobaccos unless I like them, but somehow I think that this flake has a 3.8 rating because only its habitus have reviewed it. This is a special crop and from what I've heard outside of the 2019 offering will not come about again. It burns nicely, is medium in temperature, and doesn't bite me. 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. It arrived, I opened it up, popped it into the pipe I had also purchased and it was love at first char. Working through this tin has been a real treat. 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. Its definitely worth trying if you can get your hands on it. I will go against my interests recommending it, because it is not easy to get. I could smoke this all day long as it's right around the medium mark in strength. 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). TobaccoPipes.com I didn't feel like anything developed. First of all, I'll say the sour room note coming from my wife's pipe lit before mine, did not give me a high expectation. This is more on the higher end of mild were Marble Kake is on the lower end of medium is flavor. A couple bowls and it becomes obvious why these small batch blends go so fast. It may also have a slightly more consistent burn but that could be down to me. I enjoy stocking up on this as with age it will only get better. Anyway, Ive smoked several different straight virginias and this is definitely my favorite. Their social lives are endlessly fascinating: they store thousands of acorns each year by jamming them into specially made holes in trees. Mid nic hit and a wonderful bready and slightly incense retrohale. I have NOT opened the tins and smoked it. Right place at the right time, I guess. i smoke mostly Va. or VaPer. A larger bowl gave me the heebie jeebies ! The sweetness is delicious and brown sugar-like in character while the smoke is almost creamy tasting. with the number of choices out there I won't be so tempted to crack the open sooner. It tasted acrid when it got too hot, but cooling it down brought back the same monotone taste. The tobacco smells deceptively sweet. The typical Virginia rough notes are very light. A beacon herald, flagship tobacco. A bowlful of tongue burn. 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. $14.99 Save 25%. The tongue bite was a total surprise. If you receive this confirmation repeatedly, you will need to enable cookies so that your response can be saved. I opened the tin I had put in the cellar and found no mold, jarred it and put it back to age. Its got the earthy body and cranberry tartness. Cornell & Diehl's Small Batch Carolina Red Flake 2oz tin - Year 2019 $ 30.00 Per tobaccoreviews.com: "A blend of the finest North Carolina grown red Virginias, harvested in 2015, our Carolina Red Flake is a tribute to the Old Belt. If you like to sit outside and probe the complex intricacies of interesting tobacco, I can't recommend it. Rich dark red, brown and a few traces of brighter bits, assuming stems/veins. I say all of that to say this. Burns at a moderate pace, cool and clean with no dull or harsh spots. 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. Additional information. This is a superb red Virginia flake. Add to wishlist. More complex than a typical VA, this one is likely to please both lovers of straight VA and VAPers alike. Tin Note - The traditional Virginia sweetness of hay hits you right away and does not end. The cigar taste and aroma is not necessarily bad but not what I expected from this tobacco. It has more flavor and is sweeter even though the percentage sugar on the tin is about the same as it was last year. UPDATE: Ive tried the 2020 crop and from what I can tell its practically identical. The best pipe tobacco I've ever smoked, bar none. Cayenne, Korean Red pepper (Gochugaru). Smoke this stuff: It's good. Call it a 'dissenting voice.'. As far as the smoke itself is concerned. 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. Midway through bowl and strength increases considerably. I bought 5 tins. Tin #14,300/15,000. 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. don't think of sugar sweet but more than your average in a good leaf. If I see it come up again at S.P., I will add to the stack. The strength of the tobacco is below average - I smoked two pipes in a row without feeling the nicotine hit. 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. At my age I am not planning on 10-15 years, as I very well might not be here then. Tin note is earthy and slightly sweet. 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. View All (60) Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz Reviews. Smoked in a favorite average size Canadian. Sugar Content: 8.33%. Rounding out the taste profile is a subtle spiciness, but not VaPeresque. Sold Out. This is an instant classic and a blend to be revered for generations to come. 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. Nor is it overly sweet as the sugar content would suggest. I hope to all those that like Red Virginia you were able to get some. The tin note is subtle, virginia tobacco with light brown sugar sweetness on the nose. Leaves a light dampness in the bowl. Get the Facts: Customers who bought this item also bought G.L. Very satisfied with the flavor & satisfied with the extra strength & one bowl was plenty for a good while. Is it Small Batch? I'm smoking it with some Papa's Pilar #24 tonight. Smoked thoughtfully/kept cool it is very fragrant, adding savory wood resins and something like fragrant, almost floral meadow grasses to tastes that otherwise follow the tin note. We reserve the right to verify delivery to cardholder via UPS. The label on this tin is vexing, what, exactly, is the name of this blend? 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). B. They produce an abundance of mildly tart and very tangy ripe citrus, sugar, bread, grass, some tangy ripe dark fruit, earth, wood, floralness, vegetation, mild sour lemon, light spice, and small touches of vinegar and acidity. Where to Buy One medium or even a smaller bowl would be enough to satisfy the Vitamin N necessity of any piper. Individual reviews are the opinion(s) of the contributor and do not reflect the opinion(s) If you find mold you can get your dough back. 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