Cornell & Diehl - 972: Three Friars pipe tobacco reviews

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Tobacco Saves Lives	10/02/2007	Medium to Strong	None detected	Medium	Tolerable
Not being a fan of C & D, I went into this by the legend of Three Nuns and the great price. This is really a bargain at twice the price and should be tried. All flavors are mild, nothing stands out or dominates, the last 3/3 of the bowl become very ashy and ciggarette like so I usually stop on the 2/3rds. But initial flavors are quality and perfect for an all day smoke that wont BBQ your mouth.
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Big Blue Jazzman	09/17/2007	Medium	None detected	Medium	Tolerable
Nice play between the tobacco's in this one. For my taste buds mostly good quality Burley. Packs a decent nicotine punch. Burns well, didn't bite (and I can puff like a freight train sometimes)and was basically a cool smoke. Picks up some strength about one third into the bowl and finishes fairly strong but pleasing to the palate. For quality leaf at a fair price you just can't beat C&D.
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flaminbill'	07/17/2007	Mild to Medium	Medium	Medium	Tolerable
I have to agree with Moe on this blend. It is simply a great blend. It is also a great value. It is a shame that some knuckleheads have to post "edited" reviews that bring the rating of this blend down below what it richly deserves. Just enough Perique for a fair nosebite and just enough brown burley to keep the virginias from biting. This is a a very well balanced blend This is one of my favorite C&D tobaccos. I used it to break in a "new" 30 year old Castello KKKK and it was excellent. It really shines in a CAO Meerschaum as well. It is an all day smoke if one is so inclined and it has just enough tin moisture to last for months from a 8 Oz. tin. Yes, there are other good tobaccos besides Christmas Cheer 2005 and 2006
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Moe	07/12/2007	Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
This is a great tobacco in my view. It has enough nicotine to satisfy the nic addicts, and not overpowering to the lightweights. It doesnt burn the tongue, and can be smoked all day (i do). It has a little perique spice, and quality burley.
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DUPE.629	03/22/2007	Medium	Very Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
Three Friars.22/03/07. I like Three Friars,it's nothing like Bell's,Original,Three Nun's.And definitely nothing like my other true love blend,Escudo Navy De Luxe. But,let's be very fair here with Three Friars.It light's up very easy,taste's good and smoke's extremely well.It doesn't bite and show's no sign of bitterness and leaves a reasonably dry grey ash."YES" I enjoyed it,even if it is different. In it's own right. "Highly recommended"
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ChicagoPipe	02/06/2007	Medium to Strong	None detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant
This is another fine "English Type" blend from C&D. The combination of the VA, Burley & Perique provides very pleasant,but not overpowering flavor. The VA is naturally sweet, the burley is nut like, and the perique provides enought spice to compliment the sweetness of the VA. The ribbon cut provides easy loading and cool burning. Burns very cool and down to a fine ash. No tongue bit at all. The price is very economical, especially from Smoking Pipes. Hight Recommended
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loosewatches	01/10/2007	Medium	None detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
I agree with Pipestud on this one. I'll add that I find it similar to Briar Fox in the Virginia department. (Big Surprise) And, at half the price, 3 Friar's perique isn't the only thing that tickles.
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Maimonides	11/05/2006	Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
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ajaj	11/01/2006	Medium	None detected	Medium	Pleasant
If you like straight-up tobacco with in-your-face perique, like me, then this is a great tobacco for you. The blend reminds me of GL Pease's Tribute somewhat; a no nonsense perique sensation. Flavors like fresh bread, pepper, mild cashews, hints of citrus. Good stuff, especially in a cob whilst working in the sun. I don't find it tastes the same as Bayou Morning which has a bit of a sharper and earthier flavor. However, similar tobaccos include Stratford, Tribute, Cumberland, Yorktown, and AJ's Vaper. aj
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BEN	09/20/2006	Mild to Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
I have been told that this is supposed to be similar to the original Three Nuns. Well, if so I now know why everyone loved the original. This is wonderful stuff! As usual, C&D only uses the best quality leaf, so I was immediately impressed with this when I recieved a generous sample along with a recent order I placed with C&D. I have been smoking this out of a vintage Churchwarden, and I cannot say enough good things about this blend. In my opinion, it is rich and mild all at the same time. A wonderful flavor, no tonguebite, burns very cool all the way down the bowl. Not too strong in the Nicotine Department IMHO, either.Very pleasant room note...My partner says it smells like burning leaves in the room. Anyone wanting a smooth, relaxing smoke, this tobacco is the one. I will be ordering an 8 ounce tin with my next order. HIGHLY recommended!!! It is a shame I cannot give this a 5 star rating!
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Le Fumeur	08/09/2006	Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Very Pleasant
This is a lovely tobacco. The Virginias are naturally sweet, creamy, thick, and lucious. The Perrique is not overpowering, and in fact adds just enough of a spice to the sweetness to make it a complex and medium-bodied flavor. In the jar, there is a distinct Raisin Bran smell, which you cannot taste when smoking. The taste when smoking is sweet, honey, nicotine, with just the slightest hint of a flavor that I cannot describe, but that I compare to the flavor of Early Morning Pipe. The overall impression is luxury, smoothness, calm, sweetness, and relaxation. I would recommend this tobacco after dinner, before bed (I am about to go smoke a bowl of it then go to bed!), or anytime that you want to relax. But don't get me wrong: it is medium-bodied and not overly mild! There is enough body and flavor to enjoy and to seek out the various components of the complexity, but not an extremely powerful, English- or Perrique- like boldness that is good for other purposes. Overall, I think every pipe smoker should try this. It has just enough natural sweetness to appeal to aromatic smokers, yet enough body, complexity, seriousness, and quality to please burley smokers like me. Try it! You will not be disappointed! And Cornell & Diehl's prices are very, very good. It was less than ten dollars for an 8oz jar, which is alot of tobacco!
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Talonr1701	05/06/2006	Medium	None detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
Ahhhh...One of my favorites. This is one of my desert island blends. Morning with coffee, Lunch, After work...Anytime!!!! Virginia, Brown burley- They make a Wonderful nutty sweet base- Then the perique comes if for some spice. Not too much, But enough to offset the other two. From start to finish, Its the same. It may smooth out toward the bottom- But the taste is GREAT!!!, Nicotine is there, but not overpowering. If its too dry, I throw a humidor disk in a sealed container. The virginias blossom at the right humidity. If it seems a little bitter, add some moisture, and it goes away. Try it- you'll love it!!!!! According to Mr. Tarler- This is not a clone of three nuns. Being catholic, I'd rather not smoke a nun anyway..:)
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Rusty	04/30/2006	Mild to Medium	None detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
Three Friars does seem to bear a similarity to Bayou Morning, but the addition of burley adds complexity without flavor confusion. It still has a flavor primarily of Virginia, less sweet, not as fruity. It also smokes a bit damp, but that may improve if dried a bit; my sample was quite moist for a C&D tobacco. The problem I have with these C&D blends and the slight variations among them, is that none seem to stand out as 4-star hits. They compete among themselves. With that in mind, I would enthusiastically give Three Friars three stars.
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CaptnDan	01/29/2006	Medium	None detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
I have heard it said more than once that Three Friars is a replacement for Three Nuns. I don't see how anyone can think this. While both blends contain Va and Perique, that's where the similarity ends. Friars has Burley, and is therefore a completely different blend. Three Friars is a good enough blend to stand on its own, it doesn't need some contrived connection to a legendary blend to make it work. The mixture is very well balanced, the Va's delicate sweetness is nicely offset by the Burley, while being supported by the Perique. If you like Perique, but don't like it when the Louisiana leasf steals the show, this could be for you. Another fine effort from C&D.
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Pipestud	01/28/2006	Medium	Very Mild	Medium	Pleasant
A lightly sweetened Virginia/Burley with a dash of Perique. And yippee, nicotine!!!!! If you like your Virginia without a grassy taste, if you like your Burley to be Grade A+, and if you like top-shelf, Louisiana grown (the real deal) Perique, then you're gonna love Three Friars. The blend does stink in the tin, but at the match it smells good enough to keep you from being thrown outside with the dogs.
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anixi	01/22/2006	Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Very Pleasant
Nice stuff!! I give it 4 stars First third was ok, had a little warm up. I noticed not much sweetness or tongue bite. The taste was a little sweet but nothing spectacular. Second third: Taste came in very well, one pipe cleaner was necessary, no re-lights and not much nicotine hit. Really nice flavor, a little sweet, the room note was VERY good, nutty almost. A little hint of spicy/tangy feeling in the roof of the mouth. Last third: Very spicy. This stuff was complex (noob speaking here) to me! I think this just might be the holy grail for me. No accounting for experience and taste but I really liked the finish. No second pipe cleaner necessary, a couple of relights and it really worked well down there at the bottom. The taste started to get "menthol-like" and I liked it. The room notes got more complex and it was very very nice. Found very little grease at the bottom, nothing like most blends, less than some english I've had recently. No gurgle at all, a dry, warm smoke. Smoke generation throughout was very good.
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zulujerk	08/23/2005	Medium	None detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
I don't have any problem with this. It's a good smoke..you can taste the Perique, and it billows with great fun. My only concern is that--to me--it tastes exactly like 067 Bayou Morning, also by C&D. If I were given a blind taste test, I would be unable to tell the difference. The site that I bought this from described it as a Three Nuns clone; although this is a ribbon cut, unlike Three Nuns, which I believe is curly cut. I can't compare the two regarding taste, as I have had a hard time coming across Three Nuns in Southern California..but I would definitely recommend it as a good, solid Vaper. Just a step below Escudo's in my opinion--in preference, not similarity.
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Spike	12/29/2004	Medium	None detected	Medium	Tolerable
This is a light ribbon type tobacco that is a bit on the moist side for proper smoking. I have not been overly impressed thus far so I may follow Paddy's advice and try some forced aging. I didn't find it especially strong either as some reviewers have noted. I will update this review after the experiment is completed.
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Darwin	09/17/2004	Medium	None detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable
09/17/2004: A pleasant smoke with a solid nicotine hit. The flavors are subtle and best enjoyed slowly. The tobacco arrived a little on the dry side and needs a little aging, typical of C&D products. I don't find much similarity to Three Nuns, but nevertheless a quality blend. The burley plays well with the sweeter Virginias and the perique effect is minimal, only providing a certain richness to the Virginias. The sweetness builds later in the bowl, but is never cloying. 04/29/2010: A buddy sent me a jar of Three Friars that is over 11 years old. The flavors jump out of the bowl and hit you over the head. Any subtlety I mentioned in 2004 is all gone. Uber-sweet, but the burley keeps it grounded and the perique gives it a strong, dried fruit flavor that is rich and delicious. What an experience. I don't remember doing anything good enough to deserve this. It's too good to keep to myself, so if a couple of you fellas want to come over one Saturday morning and have a couple of bowls and some coffee I'd be up for it. Atlanta, Georgia scfowler1958@yahoo.com
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Beer	09/13/2004	Medium	None detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable
No, in spite of the name it's not a 3 Nuns clone... but it's great stuff in its own respect! I have never seen such a bright, lemon-colored Virginia: it's like hay, but even lighter in color! I'm usually not a fan of lemony bright Virginias (I prefer the sweeter red variety), but this is as good as they can get: lively, spicy, lemony, with just a nice touch of sugariness. I guess that the burley provides some extra body which is usually absent from most of VA+Perique mixtures: it's not clearly noticeable, but it's there. The taste stays consistent, like lemonade, until the bottom of the bowl even if you puff too fast, and never grows tiresome. Just be careful not to press the tobacco too much when packing, because the long ribbon cut can clog the airhole spoiling the experience and causing tonguebite. It's actually VERY similar to Straford (no surprise, considering the friendship between Greg Pease and Craig Tarler), but I think that Three Friars is the best of the two: tastier, more consistent and cheaper!
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