Cornell & Diehl Turkish

(3.33)
Blending tobacco. A mixture of Turkish varietals.

Details

Brand Cornell & Diehl
Blended By  
Manufactured By Cornell & Diehl
Blend Type Oriental
Contents Oriental/Turkish
Flavoring
Cut Ribbon
Packaging Bulk
Country United States
Production Currently available

Profile

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

Average Rating

3.33 / 4
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jan 05, 2014 Mild to Medium None Detected Mild to Medium Tolerable
I recommend you use a small bowl. There's a light spice, some floralness, earth, herbs, vegetation, wood and dryness, and a little sweet and sour mix, and can tingle your tongue just a little, as it's meant to do. Actually, I find it better as a mixer than smoking it straight, though a cigarette smoker may disagree with me. The strength is a couple of steps past the center of mild to medium. The taste is a slot past that mark. The nic-hit is a rung below the strength level. Won't bite, but sports some rough, sharp edges. Burns clean at a reasonable pace with a very consistent flavor. Leaves little dampness in the bowl, and requires few relights. Has a pleasantly lingering Turkish after taste, and stronger room note. Two and a half stars on its own, three as a mixture ingredient.

-JimInks
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jan 19, 2013 Very Mild None Detected Mild Pleasant
I recently picked up some blending tobaccos to experiment a little and see what sort of blend I could come up with for myself. Among these is a pound of this Turkish Izmir, and because I'm curious by nature, had to try each of those by themselves.

These tobaccos are all relatively dry (except the perique), but frankly that's how I like my tobacco to be before it goes into the pipe. I find very few tobaccos blends dry enough to be suitable for smoking directly from the tin (or rope, etc).

This Izmir is sweet and mild, with a deep and wonderfully subtle flavor and reasonably pleasant aroma. Easy to keep burning and impossible to make it bite (I tried), with a pure tobacco flavor that anybody who loves tobacco for itself would find addictive. It might remind you of a cigarette, or maybe it'll just make you think about what a cigarette should be and remind you of why you're smoking a pipe instead.

I'll keep several ounces of this around just to smoke by itself, it's such a pleasant smoke.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Sep 12, 2017 Mild to Medium None Detected Medium Tolerable
The review is for a tobacco I bought in bulk called "Turkish Izmir" by the seller. And it's exactly what it says: Turkish Izmir. Pure Oriental leaf for smoking straight or for blending. Unsmoked it smells sweet and nutty, I do not believe there is any topping at all here. It’s cut in narrow ribbons and is quite dry but smokes perfectly as it is.

It has the true taste of Oriental leaf. It is a very aromatic smoke with full tangy, sweet, nutty and sour, flavor at the same time. I can easily smoke this straight, it is very flavorful but burns fairly quick and is a little acidic, even citrucy at times. Has mild to medium strength. Straight it is an acquired taste, I know, and room note is very tangy and can seem appalling to non-smokers.

As a blender it is very fine indeed, you do get what you paid for: an unadulterated good quality, flavorful oriental leaf. Four stars as a blender.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Apr 26, 2005 Mild to Medium None Detected Medium to Full Tolerable to Strong
I am reviewing several C+D blending tobaccos as a precursor to some blending experiments. I know not many people blend, but these reviews may provide some hints to those wanting to do so.

The mid range Turkish blend which provides that "sweet and sour" and woodsy note to balkan blends. Probably not what most would smoke on their own but a unique experience. Good burning qualities and a nicely spiced.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jul 11, 2022 Mild to Medium None Detected Medium Pleasant to Tolerable
I like the smokey, spiciness of this blend and like smoking it on it’s own as well as mixing it with some C & D Virginia flake that this works quite well with. I even add a pinch of straight Perique that I keep around for balance…..This burns cool and clean and doesn’t leave moisture in the bowl. It has a full bodied flavor and a mellow nic-hit. I get it in bulk at City Tobacco which keeps the price down as the Turkish and Oriental tobacco can get pricey…..I have around 40 tobaccos jarred in my cabinet and have been trying to pare down the amount of stuff I keep on hand to about 10 which isn’t an easy prospect and this Turkish might make the cut simply because it’s different and unassuming and does work well with my C &D Virginia flake which definitely makes the cut.
PurchasedFrom: City Tobacco in New London Ct
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jan 20, 2010 Mild None Detected Mild to Medium Pleasant
I am told that this tobacco is the same as I reviewed under Mars Cigars & Pipes "Turkish Ribbon Cut." You will find my thoughts there.
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