The Flakes seemed a bit on the dry side but as flake tobacco goes, the moisture content proved to be spot on and after shredding about three flakes and loading my new pipe, which had only seen one use and that of unadulterated burley, I lit up. 2017 - 2,400 tins produced. The wife didn't jump up and leave the room. ;-). About half way through the bowl it picks up in spice and dark fruit sweetness combined to make for a more and more added perique-like peppery plum as you continue down the bowl. There are several fruity nuances that run together making a kind of "fruit punch" flavor that's only mildly sweet and somewhat tart. I'm grateful to my friends who've given me many samples of Cornell & Diehl blends, most of which I've not enjoyed terribly much (the one exception being Star of the East Flake). In closing I emailed the company with a picture of my two dented tins and they could not have been nicer. When it is cool to the touch, relight. Burns at a moderate pace and needs 2-3 relights. Hints of baked rasins on the sides of the tongue with no bite. Tongue bite. Similar Blends: Cornell & Diehl - Opening Night (Simply Elegant Series). Some have alluded this as one dimensional but also bear in mind this is a straight Virginia and not a 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. Burns fast, little flavor, and a flat-out disappointment. whaaa!? Not as sour as the others. It would likely make a good blending tobacco, but that's missing the point of a small batch limited edition, isn't it? Delightful, easy-smoking, good flavor and room notes. the flakes are good humidity level right out of the tin, the tin note is "tobacco", the room note is pleasant, it lights and burns with no trouble. Tangy sour notes of toasted bread, bright notes of citrus, and a sweet natural mellow toasted sugar flavor throughout if sipped slowly. They have little pieces of yellow scattered across them, but the prominent colour's a darker brown. I am a Virginia fan and most of my favorite smokes are from Virginia laden pipes with an occasional foray into light English blends. Given time, we might see that some companies and blends to disappear, and I'm not the only one saying this. All my pipes are fed a diet of light to heavy English blends and VaPers so there is always some residual flavor influence. 2001-2023 STC Holdings LLC, a division of Mac Baren USA. Can burn hot if you push it but not bite whatsoever. Post Script: Well, I guess the people that didn't get any of this are the lucky ones. The flavor is richer and deeper than many newly tinned red Virginias out there. 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. Yes i will say the description is accurate . If you receive this confirmation repeatedly, you will need to enable cookies so that your response can be saved. Smoking qualities are excellent. Would I be saying this in spite of all the hype, I am almost certain I would. The aroma of the tobacco is wheat bread on freshly dried hay, tinged with the smell of sweet strong white wine and figs. However, when PS.C advertised this tobacco, I bought a couple of tinsjust based on the description. Moisture level was actually a bit on the dry side. Love it and will keep it with my specialslike the Savinelli 125th Anniversary Blend and several other limited editions. Makes for a really enjoyable smoke. The strength is a couple of steps past that mark. Pipe Used: 6mm Savinellis and a Chacom Billiard. Still an excellent choice and four stars which makes the earlier releases an uber four star blend to be treasured. I am no Virginia expert but this is a really good smoke. 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. Pipe Tobacco Cornell & Diehl Berry Good No. Very satisfied with the flavor & appreciated the extra strength. At the beginning, although it's sweet and fruity, there's a notable bready/doughy flavour. There is some tang, but not as tangy as some of the McClelland red VAs. Ordered three tins and they came today. Red Virginia is just about the only pure strain that can be absolutely perfect on its own. Carolina Red Flake is a perfect example of it. After the charring light, I tamped it again and lit up for real. Best Virginia yet in my opinion. Beyond being a "limited edition" and the suggestions that this may entail, it is a very rich tobacco. Nic is also around medium. Love me my heavy Lat-forward English blends (50%+ Latikia, thank you). It is slightly sweet and exhaling through the nose has some spice and a little citrus as if the heavy fruit is an orange that is a too ripe. 2022 Carolina Red Flake 2oz. 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. Not sure what it is but a strong cigar essence takes over and the wonderful Virginias fall far to the background. It needs nothing but a good pipe, a match and an hour or two of relaxed smoking. I will be ordering more in the future. Mid nic hit and a wonderful bready and slightly incense retrohale. Can't get any better than this. The Small Batch project is something new to the pipe tobacco world. Got my tins today and after 15 minute dry time I fired it up. A really great straight shooter tobacco and it's easy to see why many revel in it. Moisture Content - Perfect out of the tin. I didn't feel like anything developed. I love it when things come out right. Very unpretentious tobacco. Pipe Used: Lucky Pipes Author, Castello KK Billiard. 4.5 stars. Still a great blend and is exactly how I remembered. I remember being a newer pipe smoker and trying it in blends that had it as a base like Autumn Evening and not really caring for it, now its my favorite part of the blend. Carolina Red, the third blend in the Small Batch series from C&D greets the nose with a little bit of hay and fruit. I do try to be objective and try as many as I can. until now. 2016 - 2019 : "L2DH-0-15" 100% USA FCV from 2015. I on the other hand just can't get hooked. 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's that good. I prefer it to 40th anniversary which is definitely saying something considering how good that blend is. However, they both have in common that they need to ripen for three or four years to gain more sweetness and smoothness. 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. This year's edition showcases matured TA-20 Red-Orange Tips (the same grade featured 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 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'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. Then as the last Grey ash was spent. It was not overpowering and lingured on the tongue between draws. It is a sweet smoke and satisfying. Th is medium-strength, medium-flavored blend hit the mark like other C&D small-batch offerings. Gentlemen zombie nailed it with the fruit punch flavor ! 4 stars. Had no mold but my buddy wanted to return his 10 tins. I am left feeling like I just snorted an ashtray. It is a fine blend. That being said, Carolina Red Flake did strike me as a solid, good smoking VA: earthy, woody, some dark fruit; a trace of sugar. Not irritating, quickly wears off. I enjoy the blend well enough but I'll be setting the rest aside for aging. To Petersons credit, Ive occasionally run across one that is near perfect from the first bowl and this seems to be one of them. A bowlful of tongue burn. Purchased From: Cigar Merchant Lafayette, La. It is so smooth with really no harshness or roughness and no bite whatsoever. One of these is Cornell & Diehl. The room note reminded me of my grandfather's moldy old tobacc maybe my expectations were a bit high? a really good mouth feel. The strength of the tobacco is below average - I smoked two pipes in a row without feeling the nicotine hit. In fact, after completing the bowl (half bowl that I sipped and, at times, feasted, I immediately ordered 3 more tins for storage. Wait for it and buy it up.Save it all and smoke all year long. I don't miss the lack of bright. and I replied back that I did not want a refund and I was not sending them back. There are also dark fruits and a bready/toasty and mildly nutty flavor on the finish/aftertaste. Quality product for sure, but definitely different from the previous batches as you would expect it to be. I'm very familiar with the previous batches of CRF, and just now smoked my first bowl of the 2020 batch. Excellent work C&D! I pick up nose of cut grass with an oaky overtone and a finish of a touch of what I can only describe as an autumn morning. One of my first thoughts was that doesnt sound like a small batch to me but I had already succumbed to the limited edition fever as I usually miss out on these and for the sake of my pocket book probably just as well. And now it seems it's gone for good. Similar Blends: McClelland 40th Anniversarhy. The aroma is mild and the taste is of best quality Red Virginia; smooth, no bite and deliciousand this is out of a brand new pipe. I have found no mold in the tin I'm smoking out of and I intend to smoke every bit of it. Red Flake 2022? Will update in the coming weeks. I was able to buy some of this tobacco when it went up for sale and should have bought more. October 7, 2020 in NEW, Pipe Tobacco, Pipes. No ketchup/vinegar aroma is also a bonus. Its definitely worth trying if you can get your hands on it. I am reviewing the Nov 2018 release, tin 1175/8000 from a 2015 harvest. But I don't see myself loading up another full pipe of this straight. I'll give it some time to age a little and come back to it. Quantity. Near perfect moisture once rubbed out for me. Rich dark red, brown and a few traces of brighter bits, assuming stems/veins. I could smoke this all day long as it's right around the medium mark in strength. And if more of the 2022 becomes available, Ill add a couple more tins and wonder how its gonna taste in 2024. By the end of the bowl I feel something I don't feel too often with tobaccos. If you enjoy red Virginia's and can find some at a decent price, this is a must try plus it will age wonderfully!! Carolina Red Flake 2022. 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! 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. The aftertaste is as persistent as it is monotone. It's not a bad tobacco, but I don't think it's as good as people make it out to be. To my tastes, this is similar to Hearth and Home Marble Kake. I have two in my special place for a year or two later. 2020 - 10,000 tins produced. 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. my first bowel today. the dried cranberry will come in mid bowel when sipped. I would never have guessed that a straight Red Virginia could be this strong & tasty. It's a spectacular blend! When you light it up, it starts out fairly sweet and is bready while having hints of hay. 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. I was wrong. 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. As is my usual custom, I did not dry them nor did I see a need to do so. However, in my opinion, even fresh, this tobacco is more interesting than Opening Night. Very sweet - possibly the sweetest tasting and smelling tobacco I've had. Cornell & Diehl - Carolina Red Flake (Small Batch). I truly hope as you sit there rubbing your hands together that it's your precious. WARNING: Smokingpipes.com does not sell tobacco or tobacco related products to anyone under the age of 21, nor do we sell cigarettes. Still a good flake , but quite grassy and sour . With only 10,000 two ounce tins, this batch has already SOLD OUT at the wholesale level. Grade D1A, D1F, D1H Top Grade Virginias. I think previous issues at least in the beginning it was an actual flake but cant swear to it. the sweetness is well balanced with the tartness. Tastes are just over medium the way I smoke it. The tin note is grass and fruit. No need for drying out imo. What we have here is one fine VA Flake. My next visit to the pipe club I am going to bring in the other dented tin and pass it around. This tobacco stays lit with little effort yet didn't get too hot and no issues with smoking it. End of Speech. The blends differ in smell and taste, and the aftertaste is different. It's more mild on taste and I get wild reviews with room notes fo r those who don't like cigars or cigarrets. I try and try. Theres no chance bite or harshness. There's never a big mystery why this sells out so fast. Another great Virginia Flake that, for some reason, I came to late in the game. Carolina Red Flake is quite simply the finest Virginia flake that Cornell and Diehl has . Refunds or trades for other C&D blends are being offered. I've been enjoying pipes for the past 35 years. The tobacco is in a broken flake like the last batch and looks great. 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. That set-up out of the way, I am very glad to have ordered a sufficient quantity of this Small Batch. Moisture is great right out the tin . 2018 - 8,000 tins produced. 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. Has a very slight spice to it that you get from red Virginia. Additional information. This is a good description of the smoke, for me. Great subtle sweet flavor and so easy to smoke. It wasn't awful though. based upon the description i expected a little more sweetness, i found it to be somewhat bland and one dimensional. Packed a rather large bowl of this (in an over-sized Neerup) for breakfast this morning. Lemony with some other dried fruits, but not hay-like or grassy like a lot of the typical pure Virginias. However, this Carolina Red Flake is richer & tangier with a more earthy flavor. BTW, my dealings with the company have been excellent, but this is one thing I think you could do better. While quite good, I prefer a more complex straight Virginia for my normal rotation. It is not an overly complex smoke but it is not without nuance. The tin note is subtle, virginia tobacco with light brown sugar sweetness on the nose. Boy Howdy, did I ever get lucky, or what? It has a very, very nice aftertaste exhale. a bit of sour and hay. Sugar Content: 8.33%. By far one of my favorite va blends. A few days prior to the date I called an online store to get more information and found out that they could not reserve me any, etc but that it would be on sale at 1201 EST with a lot of 10,000 tins. Doesn't qualify as an all day blend for me but certainly repeatable given the time of day. The flavor is rich and lingers on the palate. I don't want to wait a year for more, and I'm probably not alone. This is a gentle Virginia, full of all kinds of subtle flavors (quite the contrast to my stronger flavor musings) that is now a benchmark tobacco for me. Two Stars. The taste is all Virginia to me but with some heft and body to it. The tobacco is ready to smoke as far as moisture is concerned. Presentation: Typical C&D flakes. 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. Burns cool and clean at a slightly slow pace with a very consistent, smoother than expected, deep fruity, sugary, mildly sour, light sparkly flavor that extends to the lightly lingering, pleasant after taste. There is no chance of tongue bite, even when pushed. I say all of that to say this. 2022 Carolina Red Flake 2oz. It smokes dry and as such slightly fast burning. This is a special crop and from what I've heard outside of the 2019 offering will not come about again. Rich and complex, sweet and full bodied with a lovely creaminess to it! Nothing earth shattering, just a really fine tobac co smell, I took the edge of some of the medium cut flakes and stuffed the bowl without rubbing out. Luckily, between Pease and C&D, I have lots of fall backs that I can smoke the rest of the time. I love Peterson Billiards and have examples of all the common sizes, including another X105. If the y can reissue more of this, I will definitely buy much more. And that's the problem. I smoked this in various pipes from meers to cobs to favorite briars at different times of the day. 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. Details. To clarify, I ordered two tins of the 2022 batch and am hoping for more. For a single component blend this definitely has more complexity, depth and body than you might expect. I have a few CRF 2020 put away and it has become my first pipe of the day with some Community Coffee. FREE Shipping on all US orders over $95 | When Will My Package Ship? I am biased toward Virgina and this one is maybe the best going. 3. $14.25. If you like a good Balkan, best to mix it to your own taste preference. A blend of the finest North Carolina grown red Virginias, harvested in 2015, our Carolina Red Flake is a tribute to the Old Belt. 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. I would compare the color overall to a brick red color. Surtliffs cringle flake is another good one that is similar but with added flavoring . Ron Swanson. Imagine sourcing the extremely fine Red Virginias that McClelland used but then instead of dumping the ketchup sauce (vinegar) on the tobacco, choosing not to do that instead. Smoked in a favorite average size Canadian. This looks like a great VA and should age well. 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. I'm glad I did. If you receive this confirmation repeatedly, you will need to enable cookies so that your response can be saved. You don't need to think much about this one. Four stars. One hintLight the "load" smoke for a bit..maybe 3-4 minutes and then set the pipe down. It definitely needs to be smoked slowly, and tends towards a bitter aftertaste towards the bottom of the b (2022 version) This is a tangy, medium-bodied blend of red Virginias that lives up to the billing. Cornell & Diehl - Carolina Red Flake 2022 (Small Batch). Heres to C&D, and Jeremy, you are the man! Damn right it is ! From first light to last puff it's very consistent. Different than almost any flake I've smoked. I have NOT opened the tins and smoked it. Bill in NYC. If you can get some of this, do so. The tangy after taste very pleasantly lingers a little, and the room note is a little sweet. Highly recommended: A little over a week ago a fellow pipe club member sent out an email letting everyone know that this blend was scheduled to be released on 15 Oct 19. A couple bowls and it becomes obvious why these small batch blends go so fast. Carolina Red Flake is quite simply the finest Virginia flake that Cornell and Diehl has ever produced. Similar Blends: Orliks Golden Red, GLP Union Square. If you pack your bowl right, you'll get an enjoyment no other tobacconists can provide! Add to cart. It's straightforward, yet diverse enough to keep you interested all the way through the bowl. A soft aroma of fruit and tobacco would best describe it. Individual reviews are the opinion(s) of the contributor and do not reflect the opinion(s)
10 starts out of 5 for me. C & D Small Batch Sun Bear Mountain Flower SKU: CORNESUNBMF 2oz. One of THE best flake tobacco you can ever smoke and worthy of storing long term in your humidor for those special occasions. It came moist but dried to perfection quickly once the tin was opened. Though I steer far more toward burley and dark-fired Kentucky, I do appreciate Virginias when blended right. Get the Facts: Customers who bought this item also bought G.L. Im primarily a Virginia and Va/Per smoker but do enjoy a nice Oriental forward English also. I was very sad that Anthology replaced the CRFwP this year but CRF2022 had more than made up for it. Get exclusive updates on all our fresh offerings, sales, and promotions -- right to your inbox. It's really good. Categories: Tobaccos. Dried for 10-15 minutes and wow. Cornell & Diehl - Carolina Red Flake 2022 (Small Batch). Pipe Used: Jake Hackert, Machelli, Sea Rock. Nic level is solid middle to me. Its special. 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