Cornell & Diehl - 927: Guilford Courthouse pipe tobacco reviews

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A. Morley Jaques	03/02/2011	Mild to Medium	None detected	Mild	Tolerable
I don't much care for this. Believe you me, I gave it a fair try. I had a great deal of the stuff lying around and I smoked it in all manner of pipes under all manner of conditions. It just plain does not taste good. It doesn't burn the mouth or tongue but still leaves them feeling irritated. It isn't a particularly strong tobacco, but always left me feeling queasy and deflated. The Izmir Oriental leaf only serves to make it taste dirty and sooty. The Virginia is sour and flat as percolated coffee at a basement AA meeting. I will never, ever smoke this again.
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SmokeKing David	03/23/2010	Medium	None detected	Medium	Tolerable
Well, it's ok...but nothing special here. The red virginia lacks sweetness and is the polar opposite of many McClelland VAs. The Izmir does not seem to add much character, even though I do detect its presence. This is not a horrid blend; it is just not memorable. I am not really sure what this blend is trying to achieve. Many other C&D blends are far better. Govern Yourself Accordingly.
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strongirish	09/11/2009	Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
This is only the second C and D Blend that I find I don't like but this one just did not satisfy. It has a very perfume taste that I don't like and as I am sure it is the Turkish tobacco in it that I am tasting and smelling, I am learning that that is not my taste in blends. What a waste of good VA tobaccos. It is a very dark brown blend in a rough flake and has a pouch aroma with a somewhat peaty semi sweet pouch aroma. It was on the dry side which I tend to like anyway and it loaded very easily into my pipe and lit very easily on first light. It has a nice sweet VA flavor with the perfume taste and aroma of the Ismir tobacco wafting in and out. I enjoyed this one just the same but not enough to want to keep any around. It just left me wanting at the end of the bowl. it did burn very well to the bottom of the pipe with a grey ash and no dottle or moisture left in my pipe. This might be enjoyable to Turkish lovers but as I just did not enjoy it and I can find good in most tobaccos, I just can't recommend it. To many good tobaccos with Turkish leaf out there to settle for this one.
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DoctorThoss	06/15/2008	Medium	None detected	Medium	Tolerable
I found this to be a disappointment, largely because I'm learning that I just don't appreciate Izmir in many blends. I don't really know if this has a large quantity of that leaf relative to the Vas, but the effect to my tastebuds was a bitter mess that left me dumping out most of the tin. I'm giving this 2 stars instead of 1 because I think the quality of the leaf is good; it's just not my thing.
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dallaspipehead	05/19/2008	Strong	None detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant
I can't help talking about this one. Either I don't get out enough, or there aren't that many blends that showcase old belt virginias. I have an dusty tin of W.O. Larsens "Old Belt Ready Rubbed" in my collection. It's harsh and boring, appearing to be singular in its ingredients. Nevertheless, I had to have it. On that same note, I had to have this one, yet it was anything but boring! Similar to the OBRR, the #927 mix has a faint floral smell. Not like an english soapy floral, its more like an expensive rose from the cooler. A pity it couldn't smell that way on fire, eh ladies? Perhaps if the rose garden grew too close to the fire pit...hmmm. Smells nice, actually. To me, anyway. Regardless of that, if your'e a collector of tobaccos, this is a must have. Sounds simple and straightforward enough by description (like so many), but what it doesn't mention is that stoved or flue-cured old belt tobaccos are potent enough to be considered condimental, or at least I think so. Do you like wasabi? Have some habaneros with spices and a couple shots of moonshine? Put your mouth through boot camp before getting your pallet in the ring with this wild child. All things are affected by the pipesters smoking habits, of course. An older, more experienced leather-toungue might sail through this fog unaffected. This concoction is probably intended for slow nursing. No steamboats or locomotives. With all that said, go ahead! Go to town on that initial light-up and roll the smoke through your nasal passages. A snuff-like burn, that fills your head with an almost overwhelming piquancy. Don't be ashamed if you get a little misty-eyed. It's normal for some guys to fall in love with something hot and sweet but potentially wicked. Isn't it? I like it in my Peterson 304 system pipe. All things in moderation. You've been warned. Like a woman, you gotta have some in your life for the sake of experience, if nothing else. If you get burned like I do, you only have yourself to blame. I must add that the turkish gives the blend a special flavor, and it stands out in a very different way than the turkish in other blends from the family. It might not be an everyday blend for the novice, but very good for training ones self to puff slowly and pause more often. I know I'm going to venture this stuff again and again and again. It's the only courthouse I'm not afraid to get into...but respect is definitely due! UPDATE: I smoked some Briar Fox out of the 304, then went back to "court" again. #927 was noticeably mellowed...somehow. It could be the pipe is improving the flavor as it continues to develop a cake. Perhaps the Fox was a better foundation tobacco. This got milder as it slowly dissapeared into nothing but ash. I am learning that it is better to start the break-in process with the mildest blend in the category of choice. It helps to have a vast collection...that's why it takes so long to learn when you're making peanuts for a living!
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