Favorite Cornell & Diehl Blends?
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I was at NASPC back a few years ago (when you could smoke in the venue). Somebody was smoking Nutty irishman. It smelled so good, I had to ask him...and buy some. It smelled better to me than it tasted. YMMV.
My favorite C&D blend is GLP Union Square. Exhausted Rooster and Tuskegee Airman are also very good.
Mike S.
My favorite C&D blend is GLP Union Square. Exhausted Rooster and Tuskegee Airman are also very good.
Mike S.
Gotta be Black Frigate for me. I can see myself getting into Carolina Red Flake as well, but it might still need age.
Black Frigate and Sunset Harbor Flake are the only ones that I would consider buying again, as well as their release of limited editions (Carolina Flake, Sunbear, etc.). I wanted to like Redburn, but for some reason, even though C&D does Burleys very well, they just don't click for me. Perhaps I haven't found the right Burley yet. People rave amount HBS and OJK, but on paper they look too plain to buy right now.
I have some tins of C&D that I bought last year but haven't opened yet. Briarfox, Afterhours Flake, Red Carpet and a few others.
Recently bought some bulk Epiphany, just 1oz. It's a good blend, but the plum carries over for me too much and it's a hodgepodge mix. They say it's a light English but I don't pick up any latakia. More so just perique and burley.
I have some tins of C&D that I bought last year but haven't opened yet. Briarfox, Afterhours Flake, Red Carpet and a few others.
Recently bought some bulk Epiphany, just 1oz. It's a good blend, but the plum carries over for me too much and it's a hodgepodge mix. They say it's a light English but I don't pick up any latakia. More so just perique and burley.
So, lets see, I have smoked 19 different C&D blends and listed 5. How are the responses a laundry list of C&D blends? I see trends which can be helpful. I think it mentions favorite in the discussion. By what criteria would you have us filter our topics before we post or revive a thread so that they are worthy? Why start a new thread about this topic when one existed? I very much like to see who likes what blend and use opinions as part of my decision process before buying something new.
I'd like to add that star of the east gets alot of attention, but I barely ever see anyone mention sunset harbor flake, which is the tastiest English I've ever had
Definitely one of my favorites...balkanish English is hard to beat. Perfect out of the tin. No drying necessary for this one.
I like Bourbon Bleu, Haunted Bookshop, Old Joe Krantz, and Cheney's Cake. Really delicious.
I've actually been wary of Star of the East/Flake because of its super high Latakia content, so maybe Sunset Harbor Flake might be worth checking out for me.
Though I’m not sure the OP is still curious, my favorite C&D blends are:
Oriental Silk
Bayou Night
Opening Night
Interlude
Yorktown
Carolina Red Flake
Oriental Silk
Bayou Night
Opening Night
Interlude
Yorktown
Carolina Red Flake
I hate to say it, but I opened the Pennington Gap- took a sniff, it smelled like an open can of paint, smoked barely half a bowl, and immediately threw the whole tin in the trash.
That was a first for me.
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