Cornell & Diehl - 417P: Night Train pipe tobacco reviews

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Packer	02/26/2008	Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant
This one is a "keeper". Whats not to love. The brick arrives intact. You only have to pinch off a portion, rub it out(very easily done)load, and smoke. The ease of preperation is secondary to the quality of the tobacco. The sweetness of the Va's and cavendish's are balanced with the cool burning burleys. The taste is sweet, and mellow. The minor role of the perique adds a little tingle. Night Train burns well,never too hot.No bite. What more can one hope for from a VAPER blend? Great taste, good burn, nice ash. I just orderd two more pounds of this to cellar. Can it get any better?
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Big Blue Jazzman	09/03/2007	Medium	None detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable
This blend tastes absolutely delicious. Quality tobacco's only here! All those virginia's blend together for quite a taste sensation. The perique plays along perfectly. Sensational from start to finish. Top notch!
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bighitter	08/10/2007	Strong	None detected	Full	Pleasant
Update++++ Okay, I got a half pound of this and another half pound of Old Joe Krantz through the mail and I've been smoking them both for about two weeks now. I've got two pipes locked into one groove, two into the other. This is the winner for me, not necessarily better tobacco as they are both simply top notch, but the better tasting of the two for my tastes. I have also found, as others, that it will work better in larger bowls about one third in to the end, slowly. This is an awesome tobacco, one that has almost a sour lemony/grassy flavor. My favorite of all time right now. Enjoy. Unlike my earlier review, I'm going to have to say the Virginias are really what make this, and possibly the cavendish burley, but I don't know what that is, man! probably sweeter than burley I'd guess. Old Review: This one is definitely a toe tingler. What surprises me most is the Burley. I used to not like Burley much, due to my penchant for dramatically eye-watering draws off the pipe. Burley generally does not reward this eccentric behavior as it will taste a little sour. Well, my smoking technique has developed a little since those days. The tobacco's taste is much more sweet, rich and earthy if one employs a little restraint and draws slowly off the pipe. An amazing combination of tobaccos and flavors. Overall, one of the tastiest blends I've puffed on. I can't wait to get a larger amount as I only picked up an ounce and a half.
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painter66	03/15/2007	Medium to Strong	Mild	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
A 1" x 4.25"x 8" inch pressed brick of C&D's Night Train arrived a few days ago. I cut open the plastic wrapper and was greeted with a true yet subtle Virginia aroma. The block is light brown in color with tiny specs of dark and light mixed in. There's plenty of thin blonde Virginia flakes and ribbon in this brick having the texture of dry oatmeal once rubbed out. I pried off a corner plug and rubbed it up, this didn't take much effort. I've smoked four bowls of this tobacco in different shaped pipes with varying bowl sizes since its arrival. It is my experience that the ideal pipe be a Canadian with a larger bowl capacity, read on to find out why. Once loaded in the bowl and settled in my assigned seat the train pulls out of the station with no problems at all. The charring light went fast, in fact I had to let up to get it to die down enough to tamp. This tobacco, like most bright flakes burned very hot the first quarter of the bowl with not much initial excitement. Patience on this journey is paramount; this train will bite you hard if you race down the tracks puffing away. Easing off the throttle about a third of the way into the trip, the city scenes gave way to beautiful Virginia country vistas. First, the mild sweetness of the Virginia bright flakes are in the front, and the slightly heavier ribbon added to this. The subtle Cavendish Cut Burley gave the Virginias it bottom note that they couldn't have achieved on their own, and the combination was seamless. What really makes this blend so special is the role that the small amount of Perique played acting as the caboose on the palette. Halfway into the journey I discovered what Virginia smokers live for, it's sheer bliss, and with a larger bowl and a longer stem on your pipe the trip is non-stop; a fulfilling array of flavorful Virginias. Night Train is a dry mixture to be sure, but your destination can be reached if a large enough bowl is used. Once Night train reaches a metered cruising speed it's a smooth trip indeed. She smokes all the way to the bottom with a bluish white ash, no dottle to speak of. Considering Virginias age so wonderfully, I'm rubbing up 3/4's of this pound for a glorious return trip at a later date, and will be commuting daily with the rest. The quality of the tobacco C&D employs is evident here. This is a first class blend for the Virginia aficionado that enjoys bright to middle Virginias.
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dtcb	02/28/2007	Strong	Mild	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
I have to say highly recommend. A classic Virginia/Perique with a soft sweetness I really like. Packs easy, lights easy. One of the first tobaccoes I have smoke where I didn't have to figure it out. Just crumbled, packed, lit and enjoyed down to the bowl. Somehow the consistancy of Night Train matches my packing style. (that and shortly afterwards I was furiously relighting Barbary Coast). C&D were kind enough to give me a sample of Night Train in my shipment a while back and I've finally finished it off (having saved it only for special occassions). I used it sparingly for another reason as well: the nicotine in this one packs a punch. I tend to inhale so for me it packs a serious punch. Hence never too often. I will be getting more soon.
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Ducksbreath	11/20/2006	Strong	None detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant
After smoking a lot of Haddos and Bayou Night these past few months, Night Train reminds me a bit more of traditional Va/P mixtures. Still, it is another wonderful and unique offering from C&D, and outclasses and outguns many of the European produced Va/Ps, which to me often come off as slightly tasteless or bland, not strong enough and unexciting. No blandness here. There is a delicious fruity character which reminds me of apples or apple cider, and more than a touch of VA sweetness with some Burley body. And then of course, the big P. The only caveat I have is it seems as if it could bite, so I go more gingerly than I do with Haddos or Bayou Night. No reason to buy expensive imported blends by the 1.75 oz with stuff like this around, as long as you like your VA/P to be on the strong side, as I do. Yes, I am sure proper aging will make it even better, as C&D tobaccos are all shipped a little young.
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ChicagoPipe	07/26/2006	Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
After trying Bayou Night and loving it so much, I just had to try Night Train. This is another great tobacco creation from C&D. The natural sweetness of the Virginias really comes true, and the burley gives the blend a nice nutty flavor. The perique is toned down in this blend compared to Bayou Night, but sill adds alot of flavor and charactor to the tobacco. IMOP, it almost tastes like an aromatic and has a very plesant room note. This blend makes a great all day smoke. Highly recommended!
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zionhead1	06/20/2006	Medium to Strong	None detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
A wonderful Va/Per blend - too bad it is cheapened by the name. this is much more than a cheap high like it's name sake. The mellow, nutty undertones work as a foundation and the Per flies and soars above the ground like a bird in flight. smoke enough of it and you will see the bird!!! hahahaha - careful a punch is hidden in the bottom of the bowl. *** Hey Talon - Milky Way IS a better name for this. Very good description. It also combines with CD's other Star references, Orion and Constellation.
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Talonr1701	05/26/2006	Medium to Strong	None detected	Full	Tolerable
If Kajun Kake was a Milky Way Dark, This is a regular Milky Way. Sort of a variation on a theme. Don't get me wrong, I like it- Virginias and Perique make a sweet fruity spicey body- With the Burlies filling out body. comes pressed in a block, which I love. Much more fun to tear a chunk off. Smoke a chunk for those relaxing times, break one up for a quicker burning smoke. This can be strong- So watch yourself.
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northernbrewer	04/30/2006	Strong	None detected	Full	Tolerable
An excellent all day smoke for the reformed cigarette smoker. Little palate fatigue for a blend this well. Not one dimentional, but also not overly complex. A cool smoke with just a hint of bite. It burns well, rub it out for a quick smoke, or break off a chunk and shove it in your pipe for a long smoke.
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DownSouth	12/24/2005	Strong	None detected	Full	Tolerable to Strong
Well, another excellent blend from the good folks at C&D. A nice strong tobacco, naturally sweet from the Virginias used, a strong perique presence, which I like in some blends, but not others, and have yet to discover why that is... Whatever the reason, the chemistry is right on in this blend, and it is given perfect strength and balance by the Cavendish cut burley. I have to watch my pace with this one or I get a little bite, but that is true with me and almost any Virginia blend... I tend to be an aggressive puffer, but this blend is worth slowing down to enjoy! I wonder if that's what Guns'n'Roses were smoking when they wrote "I'm on the Night Train, I love that stuff, I'm on the Night Train, and I can never get enough"? .... nah, probably not, but you will not go wrong with this blend if you like stout VaPers!
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Spike	04/12/2005	Very Strong	None detected	Full	Tolerable to Strong
I may raise the rating after further contemplation but for now this is three and one fourth out of four. Too strong for me. Kudos to C & D for making this though. 4/11/2005: I cut this plug tobacco into small cubes. After drying a while in a zip-lock baggy this tobac is pretty good. A strong un-flavored straight ahead tobacco. An occasional indulgence. Three and one half stars.
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Noorrmm	04/09/2005	Strong	None detected	Full	Tolerable to Strong
Wow, this one is different. The blend is first cut, then pressed int a solid brick. It looks like a plug, but does not need to be sliced. The brick is mottled in color, with a fairly high percentage of dark leaf showing, and has a rather pungent, fermented aroma. I approached it by pulling some off the brick, then rubbing it out. I also tried tearing small pieces to insert into the pipe. This was very hard to light, and to keep lit. When rubbed out, it lit easily, with a first impression of solid Perique. I mean, head swimming time. This is not an eye-opener for me, but rather an evening smoke. The initial blast mellowed out soon into a rich, smooth smoke with some tingle from the Perique, and a sweet balance from the Virginias. There was also, at times, a slight cigar note which I attribute to the dark Burley present in the blend. This is the most butt-kicking blend I have tasted from Craig. It stays quite pleasant until near the bottom of the bowl, then becomes a bit stronger. I feel this should be enjoyed in a smaller pipe. Definitely not for the beginner, nor for the faint of heart.
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Art_A	12/30/2003	Extremely Strong	Strong	Very Full	Tolerable
This is a Burley blend but unlike any Burley I have smoked before. this is as satisfying as most of the full English blends I usually smoke. First impression is Perique and I do mean Perique. The Perique is very strong but does not overpower the blend. the under tone seems like latakia but there is none in this blend. About half way through the bowl it smothes out and the Perique has lessened and the other flavors really begin to show. there is no bite and the blend is not exactly what I would call smooth but it is not harsh either. At the end a bit of sourness like most English blends and the next bowl I smoke will be in a small clay, this baccy has a nicotine hit. I would advise for a new smoker to wait a while before trying this and if you like your nicotine light stay away..
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Sceny	01/15/2002	Very Strong	None detected	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
I was fortunate enough to receive a small sample of this tobacco from an online acquaintance, as I would otherwise not likely have decided to try it. I smoked the entire sample and made some notes for myself before looking to see what was in it; I was quite surprised at the ingredients when I did look. It was clear to me that this is a very unusual blend, very different from many others I?ve tried; but it was still an eye-opener. The aroma of my small sample is highly complex and dynamic, difficult to wholly take in during one sitting. It includes sweet, leathery, soapy/floral, and spicy notes, with spicy and ?exotic? being probably the strongest overall. It arrived as a slice of hard, pressed crumble cake about 1? wide. The leaf color runs across very dark and medium browns, with about 5 ? 10% lighter tans. The moisture is rather low, but not as dry as most C&D tobaccos. The cake is a bit tough, but packing is easy once it?s broken up. Lighting is easy, the flame causing a mound of very puffy, grey ash to quickly grow on the surface, and during the bowl I need an average number of relights. My general impression of the first third of the bowl is spicy and complex ? the flavor is as dynamic as the smell. The spice is very strong, a Perique flavor that just barely refrains from dominating but which is far from unpleasant. Under this is a sweet & dark note, with what I could swear is Latakia as well. There is a richness and fullness here that, to me, screams ?English?. The impression I get of the top notes is ?brown? and constantly changing. The smoke is not harsh, but not smooth either, and there is no bite or moisture thus far. In the second third, the Perique is not quite as forceful, but I would still describe the smoke as spicy. The dark, sweet, and rich notes are a bit stronger, perhaps from contrast, providing a satisfying smoke. There is still a great deal of complexity in the flavor. It seems to have smoothed out more as well, though there is a small amount of moisture present. With the final 1/3 the spice has finally melded with the other flavors, while remaining strong. The overall taste is dark and rich, though not quite as sweet, and I still want to call this a (semi)English blend. There is even a bit of sourness towards the very end that I normally associate with Latakia. The bottom of the pipe is dry and clean, and I never noticed any bite throughout the bowl. One other thing I notice, when I try to stand up, is that there is a good amount of nicotine in this; I plan to use a much smaller pipe next time! I only noticed this when I was done with the bowl. Overall, the flavor and complexity make this an excellent blend, as satisfying as most of the full English blends I usually frequent. Imagine my surprise to find out that this is a Burley blend! I can?t stand most Burley, and would have sworn that this was a modified English/Latakia type tobacco. Where?s the harshness? The person who sent me the sample also said that it reminded him of Latakia, so I?m pretty sure I?m not crazy, but? ME, liking a Burley blend?? Anyway, I highly recommend this to anyone who dislikes most Burley, or who prefers Latakia; I?m glad I tried it, and plan to keep some around.
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