Cornell & Diehl - Simply Elegant Series: Opening Night pipe tobacco reviews

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Ugo	06/29/2010	Mild	None detected	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable
This is a great full VA like Samuel Gawith Full Virginia Flake is. Opening the tin, plum and dried fruits smell comes our as sweet virigina. Broken flakes, not entire flakes. Mild taste, mild smoking, touch of nicotine that is VA's weak point for me. I prefer when Perique or Latakia join the game, but for a clean session of pure VA this blend is great.
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Poppy	06/07/2010	Mild to Medium	Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
I really good VA, not to strong, just perfect, with lot of aroma
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Sinister Topiary	04/19/2010	Mild to Medium	None detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
Outstanding! This is easily the most delicious straight virginia flake that I've yet tried. It's as buttery as FVF, but the remarkably clean, fresh, sweet red virginia is the star of this blend, making this the most nuanced pure virginia I've come across. This masterpiece sings for me. I will always keep a tin of this around. Opening Night is my first C&D blend. I will be trying others. Highly recommended!
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dvcpipe	04/16/2010	Medium to Strong	Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant
Update 1/23/2011......Having smoked Opening Night regulary for the last 10 months, I must report this has become my "go to" smoke. Opening Night has proved to be the perfect smoke for me. The consistency of complex Virginia sweetness throughout the bowl is unlike any other tobacco I smoke. I always smoke in a larger bowl (I am always wanting more) and you can puff a little harder to truly enjoy the taste without getting bit. The nicotine level is a little higher and suits me perfectly as I always get more "comfortable" when I smoke it. Without fail, my commentary is the same EVERYTIME while enjoying Opening Night,"damn this good!"...... Nice discovery having read other reviews. I found Opening Night to be a quality blend that imparted nice sweetness, some spice, and a very cool smoking Virginia. I rubbed some and let it dry for about 45 minutes. Very enjoyable through the bottom of the bowl with very little relight. I didn't notice any nicotine until the end. Will age some anticipating even more enjoyment.
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Pipestud	03/02/2010	Medium	None detected	Medium to Full	Very Pleasant
Old Pipestud is singing with the choir on Opening Night. Truly an outstanding Virginia with an atypical sweet note that I found to be tantalizing! This one, like most C&D blends, burns cool and dry right down to the last puff. It has been calmed by the blender and absolutely will not bite. Thumbs up all the way around - just one heck of a fine Virginia with enough strength to please the vets and cross the eyes of the newbies.
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tonyg	02/12/2010	Medium	None detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
A bit damp upon popping the tin; drying out seems to help a bit. I've got nothing bad to say about Opening Night, and while it is certainly a quality blend, it does not compare with Mc Cranie's, and Rattray's highly rated Virginia's, as well as Full Virginia Flake. Were these blends unavailable, I'd certainly give Opening Night a second look. I've smoked this blend from a fresh tin as well as one aged 2.5 years. Surprisingly, the additional time did nothing to improve the tobacco.
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strongirish	12/22/2009	Mild to Medium	None detected	Medium	Pleasant
Every now and then when smoking a good Va blend, you can taste the sugar in the blend in that you get a chrystalized caramel taste of burned sugar. I like this taste and I got it right off the bat with this blend. It is simply delicious! It is a medium brown colored flake of very thin ribbon cut Va tobaccos. The baggie I got was the perfect moisture level and tastes fine right off, though it is a little easier to roll and stuff into the pipe when it is dried for a few hours. It rolls fantastically easy and as I was smoking it in a fairly large pipe, it took two large flakes easily. It lights quite easy, a two match light, and remains burning in a nice smoldering all the way down to the bottom of the pipe. It burns into a light grey ash and almost no dottle at the finish. It is a very sweet smoke, obviously has a lot of natural sugar content, and though it does have the haylike taste of a VA, it is like fresh sweet hay. The smoke is rich and creamy, non biting of any kind and while not a real strong blend like FVF, it has every bit the taste and enjoyment. This is another that as soon as I finished the bowl, I wanted and did smoke another. IT'S THAT GOOD! Kudos to C and D for this one, but then I never expect less than great from Mr. Tarlar. Highly recommended!
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Half-bent	09/28/2009	Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
It's been described here plenty, and most everyone is spot on, IMHO. Each smoke gives a new, subtle nuance, and is just as pleasing as the last. Virginia lovers should not pass this one up. I have several tins aging, and can't wait to see how it fares after a couple years. Brilliant!
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Bluenoser	09/03/2009	Medium	None detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
Oh my goodness, oh my gosh ,oh my soul this is good. Move over FVF this is the Craig Tarler Show and its Opening Night. Marvellous stuff, sweet, tangy/sassy, citris explosions now and again as the bowl progresses onward down. Lord give me strength to abstain from opening at least one tin for a couple of years because I can only guess what will be waiting inside......pure delight without question. Buy some and have your better-half hide it away from you for a couple a years.
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DaveS	05/25/2009	Medium	None detected	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
A great virginia. Full flavor, spicy, no bite. I have tried about 50 virginias, but this one is by far the best. Opening Night and Penzance, my two desert island tobaccos.
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Duke	05/11/2009	Mild to Medium	None detected	Full	Very Pleasant
I just received my parcel today that included Opening Night. I had enough time to start a smoke at lunch. Man, is this stuff fine right out of the gate? I've been looking for a new Virginian and I think I've found my summer smoke. I still want to give this a full road test. You know, crack the throttle wide open. I'll get back to y'all. UPDATE: from 3* to 4* This is a very fine, full-flavored Virginian smoke. Casing and topping appear nonexistent. What some may say is a harsh or biting tobacco is nothing more than the real deal. It provides a nice volume of smoke and really deepens in flavor as you advance through the bowl. If you prefer lighter tobaccos, this won't put a smile on your face, but if you favor full flavor than look out.
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chgo.piper	03/21/2009	Medium	None detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
First few lights tickle the nose a wee bit and comes on a little strong, but, then settles into a beautiful, smooth and semi-sweet flavor with thick, heavenly clouds of smoke... I love it. this should age very well.
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andreas rosczich	03/12/2009	Medium to Strong	None detected	Overwhelming	Tolerable
this is the red virginia i go to, whenever i want a satisfying smoke with reminiscents to the good old time. its the best virginia i ever taste and i long for this weed a lot of times. no good smell, but the best taste ever! easy to handle, easy lightning, easy smoking. no tongue bite.... will age to nirvana if you can stand and let it rest...
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Xeneize	02/16/2009	Mild to Medium	None detected	Medium	Pleasant
I can't get enough of this. One of my favorite Virginias, won't leave my rotation for a very long time. Perfect combination of red and bright Virginias which reminds me of IRC Flake, but while this one is leaned towards bright leaf, C&D ON favors the darker. One of the Virginia blends with more depth, with notes of orange peel, mango, and oak, almost like a fine red wine. Sweet and tangy at the same time. A true masterpiece.
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p4p4	02/09/2009	Medium	None detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
This is not the best virginia smoked, but it's very well done. Slightly sweet and pleasant, good burning qualities. Recommended ------------------------------------------------------------ Questo è un virginia facile facile, medio in tutto, dolce ma non troppo, brucia bene, umidità non eccessiva, piacevole, cremoso e non banale. Lo consiglio.
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bryantm3	02/06/2009	Medium	None detected	Medium	Pleasant
This is pretty good, but it's not great. You need not to smoke anything else beforehand, it will marr the taste. Smells promising, but smoking is a little bit of a different story. Condenses into a fine fine ash; came up through my pipe halfway down! The taste is pretty nice, some milder and stronger Virginias mixed. Overall I think it needs some aging, but I'd try it again (in a really bent pipe!).
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Ghosthunter	01/09/2009	Medium to Strong	None detected	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
A mans smoke. Excellant. I like the moisture level.
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Matty	11/03/2008	Medium to Strong	None detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant
This is one of the finest flakes I have come across, the sidestream reminds me of a good incense. Good mouthwatering, musty, pungent, bitter red virginia tobacco. Abracadabra this flake should be called every night!
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Wylie Coyote	09/06/2008	Mild to Medium	None detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
My favorite Virginia right now. This is the third English I have tried, and I would recommend it, highly. I do prefer Latakia, but this is a good change from it. I found the tin to be a little moist for my preference, but I tend to load the pipe, char light it and then let it sit for a few hours before lighting for real.
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BriarChef	07/24/2008	Mild to Medium	None detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
"Life is a Flat Bitch. Then you get to Die." I want to die from an overdose of Opening Night. What a great way to go. Great Virginias seasoned with....more Great Virginias! There's a party in my Pie-Hole!! (Keep the noise down, I'm trying to get some sleep here.) Could do with some aging, but in order for that to happen, I'll have to have them put up a 55 Gallon Drum of this great weed. When it's empty, you can bury me in it....along with the big shit eating grin on my face. I love the way the virginias play tag all the way down the bowl, especially in my Autograph that has a bowl about the size of that 55 Gallon drum referenced above. Very nicely done.
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