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jankoez
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12/27/2008 |
Medium
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Extremely Mild
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Medium to Full
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Pleasant to Tolerable
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| Quite dry blend which burns almost to quickly (maybe it was just my tin...). Anyway, it is good tobacco, but without any thrill. Cornell & Diehl has better mixtures.
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varg winter
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09/07/2008 |
Medium to Strong
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None detected
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Strong
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| I've opened a tin from more than one year old and smoked a pipe of this. Not so heavy in latakia in my opinion. A very good and sweet taste coming from the latakia and oriental spiced with perique. Not a latakia boost like Pirate Kake but the latakia is clearly there. Broke up the flake almost completely, very slow burning, one lightning.
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p4p4
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08/04/2008 |
Medium
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Medium
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Very Full
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Tolerable to Strong
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| An excellent balkan flake rich in latakia and orientals but with a tender and placid sweetness. Good flavour and very good taste. It remains very very very long time in your mouth:a great pleasure! For relaxing moment. Four stars, of course !
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RCUSElder
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04/23/2008 |
Strong
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None detected
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| Another fine blend by C&D
It reminded me a bit of Penzance, but not as complex. This is a rich heady blend that still remains to be complex enough to keep me smoking it.
Upon opening of the tin, you will notice it needs some drying time. The flakes do smell delicious. Rub them out, let them dry on the tin cap for 15-20 minutes, then pack and enjoy.
Warning: This blend gets very intense at the bottom of the bowl and it will occlude your tastebuds for a good long while. But, it is worth it......
Yes, it is Latakia heavy, but still highly recommended.
BTW it will scare people away with its room note, so enjoy with fellow pipers.....
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BigMonsterTruck
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02/03/2008 |
Extremely Strong
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None detected
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Extra Full
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Pleasant
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| This is a very nice, full flavored flake. I can't stress enough that this is big huge full power. I smoked it during the day once, and am afraid to smoke it again during the day or when driving because this knocked me on my a**! But this tobacco is full of flavor and I do recommend it. Just save it for the evening.
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Pipestud
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02/03/2008 |
Medium
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Extremely Mild
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Medium
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Very Pleasant
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| The touch of Izmir made this an interesting smoke. Since Izmir Orientals are usually reserved for cigarettes, I guess I thought this would be more cigarette and less pipe in taste. I was wrong.
Although this one did not hit me with the knockout punch that other reviewers here received, it was a palate paster and I knew I'd been involved in some serious smoking.
This blend is dry upon opening the tin and burned very cool. I am sure I would have liked it better with more Izmir and less Latakia and Perique, but that's just me.
Overall, another nicely done C&D offering.
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Zone Smoke
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02/26/2007 |
Medium to Strong
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Medium
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Full
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| I found this Balkan flake to be without a doubt the best I have ever tasted. It burns so cool and is so intensely flavorful that I was truly disappointed when the bowl was finished. I smoked this blend in a group 5 or 6 Wilke billiard and it provided a long and pleasant smoking experience. This blend will not bite, not even if you smoke it fast. Nice work, Craig & Co. Four stars!
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thedstnguishdgntlmn
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12/28/2006 |
Medium to Strong
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None detected
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Full
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Tolerable to Strong
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| I you would like to try Cornell & Diehl's version of the McClelland Blakeney's Best Latakia Flake ,this is it. Draw your own conclusions.
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Stan
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12/09/2006 |
Medium to Strong
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None detected
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Medium to Full
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Tolerable
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| A Balkan broken flake, with a varietal, Izmir.
Cool, dark and having all the savory properties of a decent Balkan or good full English.
Somewhat comparable by me to Penzance but not as intense.
Not much more to say, other than I like it. Let's see what others add.
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Talonr1701
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12/09/2006 |
Medium
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None detected
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Full
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Tolerable
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| I have become a bit leery of Englishes. I have a pretty low threshold for latakia. But I recognize a good blend when I smoke one. I first tried this as a broken flake, and later as a normal flake. They smoked about the same. this will undoubtably change with ageing. My suggestion is buy 2. Open one and hold off 6 months on #2. Start up light does bring the latakia to the front as expected. But rather than being overpowering, it as a nice exotic backbeat from the izmir. Once cruising speed is reached, the perique adds some different spice, while the latakia calms a bit....Strength increases a bit toward the end, but not unpleasant. Overall this is a nice english flake. The overall effect is a plus. Nice estetic tin, Great presentation, Flavor is perfect for after dinner or a stroll in the cooling winter air.
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