Cornell & Diehl Bailey's Front Porch

(2.94)
You'll want to sit on your own front porch while you savor this blend of burleys, Cyprian latakia, perique and golden Virginia.

Details

Brand Cornell & Diehl
Blended By Bob Runowski
Manufactured By Cornell & Diehl
Blend Type American
Contents Burley, Latakia, Perique, Virginia
Flavoring
Cut Coarse Cut
Packaging Bulk
Country United States
Production Currently available

Profile

Strength
Medium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming

Average Rating

2.94 / 4
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jun 11, 2016 Mild to Medium None Detected Medium Pleasant to Tolerable
The toasty, nutty, earthy, woody burley has an edge over the other components, though it’s only mildly sweet, and has a mild rough edge. The grassy, slightly floral, tart and tangy citrus sweet gold Virginia plays a lesser lead. The smoky, woody, earthy, musty, lightly sweet Cyprian Latakia is a background player though you always notice it. The perique offers a little plum, raisins and light spice in a complimentary role. Has an interesting interplay between sweet and sour through the smoke. The strength is almost medium, while the taste is medium. The nic-hit is a rung below the strength level. Won’t bite. Burns well, cool and clean with a mostly consistent flavor though it suffers from a little lack of depth and body. Requires few relights, and leaves virtually no moisture in the bowl. Has a decent, lightly lingering after taste, and a smoky, woody room note. An easy all day work and play American English if you want something you don’t have to think much about. More of a two and a half star blend.

-JimInks
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Mar 02, 2010 Mild to Medium Extremely Mild Mild to Medium Pleasant to Tolerable
I get a chuckle when I look into the bag/tin of a lot of C&D tobaccos, this one included. It looks like some kid put it together and wanted to mix colors and cuts from one extreme to the other. This goes from lemon yellow to black in color and has wide chop cuts and long ribbons. I don't know how they make that burn properly but no problems here!

As for the flavor, this is one that was wonderful when it hit me right, and forgettable when it didn't. It was a 2 oz sample bag and I never know if various components settle in bulk tobacco so that the taste isn't consistent, or if my state of mind plays the larger role in taste differences. At its best, it was a beautiful marriage of a lot of different tobaccos that made for a very tasty and lightly spicy smoke. Good burley flavor, with VA, latakia and perique making themselves known (latakia is noticeable, VA less so and the perique seems mostly like a stowaway but somehow makes the journey more pleasant). I did not enjoy this as much as other C&D's, such as Epiphany, Morley's Best or the Burley Flakes, but it was a good tobacco on its own. I doubt I'll buy any more but I enjoyed the 2 oz. If you enjoy a mixture of several tobaccos that make for a (usually) harmonious whole and you especially enjoy burley, this is one to try.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Feb 09, 2017 Mild to Medium None Detected Medium Pleasant
A very nice American English. The Burley is superb. Has a wonderful woody nuttiness to it. The Virginias have enough natural sweetness, as well as a nice hay note, that the blend needs no additional topping or casing. The Lat is pretty much just right providing a background of smoke. My only complaint, and a minor one, is that I would like just a touch more Perique. Just a little more dark fruit and spice would push this up to 4 stars for me. Even so, it's a fine smoke.

Mild to medium in body. Medium in taste. No added flavorings. Burn is great. This is a very smooth smoke.
Pipe Used: MM Dagner Poker, Country Gentleman, Marcus
PurchasedFrom: smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked: fresh
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Sep 25, 2016 Medium None Detected Medium to Full Pleasant
Cornell & Diehl - Bailey's Front Porch.

For some reason I'd got it in my head that this was an aromatic, I think it's because the name has a sort of 'fun' feel to it! It's not though, it's a steadfast, pure, blend.

Because it's coarse cut it contains a few twigs, leaves, and clumps; there's not really anything that's in need of discarding, but don't expect a pouch of even ribbons. There's a lot of different colours in there; a couple of yellows, quite a few blacks, and a large amount of medium browns. We have the status quo for a loosely pouched blend with moisture: perfect, so on with the smoke:

The Burley accounts for a high proportion of the smoke's flavour; a very nutty and rustic base. The Latakia seems to be the milder variety; there's more of a woody flavour than just smokiness. The Perique needs to be 'looked for', and is only slightly detectable. I concur with anyone who struggles to find the Virginia in the smoke; it offers virtually nothing. The burn's good from B.F.P., although it can be a bit fast; considering the medium nicotine amount though, that would make it a good blend to have on a quick smoke break.

I think this is the archetypal example of a three star blend.

Recommended.
Pipe Used: Peterson System #317
PurchasedFrom: Smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked: New
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jul 28, 2015 Medium to Strong None Detected Medium to Full Tolerable
I was sent this in error by P&C when I actually ordered a tin of Bayou Morning flake. Thanks to their great customer service this ended up being a freebie for me. And it was a good one.

It seems C&D has great amount of blends that are similar to this. Burley, Virginia with latakia and Perique. This is one of the better ones that I have tried, but I have enjoyed them all. I did have a chance to compare this on directly with GLP's Lombard which is similar to this one. This one was much better than that.

It is the codger burley and this one exemplifies that type of blend sans topping. Or if there is a topping, I never picked up on it. All ingredients worked well to give it a naturally smoky sweetness. I found the perique to be a little light in this one and I don't think that is a bad thing. C & D's burley is so strong that I find too much perique puts some of there blends over the top with nicotine. That is not the case with this one.

It is not often that I associate a blend with latakia to be an all day blend, but I think that this one could be smoked all day with pleasant satisfaction.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Apr 24, 2007 Mild None Detected Mild Pleasant
This blend didn't do it for me while smoking my first bowl in my home office..... So, off to the front porch I went to try again. My wife, who never sees me smoking on our home's front porch, asked what was going on? I explained that the name of this blend was Front Porch and didn't smoke too well out in my office. "Oh," she says, and walks off. Gotta love a woman like that.

I don't love this tobacco though; unlike my beautiful wife, this one is a little rough around the edges and doesn't get me excited.

It lights and stays lit well.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Dec 08, 2013 Mild to Medium Extremely Mild Medium Pleasant to Tolerable
Baily’s Front Porch looks like the kitchen sink and offers a pouch scent that I found to be kind of sour and musty. The Burley leads the way, but BFP is more than just a Burley blend with just accents of the other component tobaccos as each tobacco plays in the sandbox. It burns cool, and considering the amount the different tobaccos in the blend, I don’t find it to be very complex. It is a tad rough around the edges, but not overbearing. This wouldn’t be a frequent smoke for me as I tend to shy away from English mixtures with Burley, but if you don’t, I would give this one a try.
Pipe Used: several
Age When Smoked: new
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jan 26, 2006 Medium None Detected Medium Tolerable
I won't go into detail as I usually do in my reviews. This is simply a Americanized version of an English blend. The components of this blend are of high quality, but just didn't do anything together to keep my interest. It is not a bad blend, but it is neither an excellent blend IMO, of course. One could do much worse I suppose. After 4 bowls gave away to a fellow BOB. I won't be purchasing any more, but I wouldn't turn it down if I was out of tobac (fat chance! LOL!) I much prefer Pirate Cake, Haunted Bookshop, Longevity (the original), Santa's mistake, SOTE, etc...
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Apr 15, 2020 Medium None Detected Medium Tolerable
Pouch aroma is that of toasted burley, with a slight sour and smoky aroma. There doesn't appear to be a proportionate amount of Latakia. Appearance is finely chopped ribbon and a few unbroken pressed Va flakes. Which by the way, rub out very easily. Moisture is typical C&D bulk; perfect.

The fact that it is chopped as fine as it is, gravity filling works very well. Initial lighting is easy too. First half is a toasty burley forward flavor, with just a kiss of sweet Virginia. The latakia is well into the background, and the Perique is mostly quiet. Burns very well through the course of the bowl.

2nd half the spice picks up (as it seems with most Perique containing C&D blends). Burned a bit hot at times, which can really make this blend unbalanced. I never did get the large voluminous smoke from this blend, but it's as great indoor as it is outdoor. Outdoor smoking it did seem to show off the toastiness and Latakia a bit more. This is a great warm weather blend, and also a favorite morning commute blend! Perfect to consume while doing yard work. Stays lit with lack of attention or infrequent puffs, and doesn't require much in the relight department. I've had fun with these two ounces, I'll do it again sometime.

Pairs well with morning black coffee, and an afternoon iced sassafras tea
Pipe Used: several
PurchasedFrom: smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked: 6 months
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Oct 23, 2018 Medium to Strong None Detected Mild to Medium Tolerable
Very Burley forward, the nutty flavor dominates the entire smoke but when mixed with the Latakia and Perique it gives a cigar like profile. The first part of the bowl, is very nutty with a very subdued sweetness and I don't think this is coming from a topping. The second part, is nutty and campfire smoky from a more pronounced Latakia taste. The last part of the bowl, I get mustiness and fermentation from the Perique.

I really enjoy this Fall/Winter tobacco, a perfect porch or balcony smoke for me. Even if puffed fast, no gurgle, a dry pipe and the flavors are creamy and meld nicely, especially for a Burley blend. An instant American/English classic.

My only problem and it's one I have with Burley blends, is the nicotine level. A medium to strong strength prevents this tobacco to be an all day for me. It must also be the Perique that increases the nicotine absorption, I would guess.

Virginia lover
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