Cornell & Diehl Warped: Kings Stride
(3.85)
Notes: Rich... Regal Louisiana perique commands attention as deep, complex notes of dark fruit and chocolate envelop the palate.
Poised... With balance and grace, the flavors of fine Virginia leaf and alluring, matured burley enhance the perique's lavish character.
Elegant... A sumptuous selection of cigar leaf, pressed and steamed into an exquisite cavendish, bestows unsurpassed delicacy and mystique.
Known for their boutique, Cuban style cigars, Warped is curated and supervised by founder Kyle Gellis, an entrepreneur and lover of all things bespoke and luxurious. He has a taste for finery and approaches his ventures with rigorous standards of perfection that are applied to the slightest of subtleties. Such a mindset translated naturally when Warped expanded into pipe tobaccos in 2019, seeing Kyle Gellis collaborate with Cornell & Diehl's Jeremy Reeves to create nuanced blends, marked by quality components and intriguing flavor profiles that align with Warped's "be exclusively different" mantra.
Joining Warped's selection of pipe tobaccos, Gellis and Reeves present Warped's Kings Stride as a regular production mixture. The blend's moniker is taken from one of Kyle's high-end wines, with matching logo. Like the Cabernet Sauvignon, Kings Stride pipe tobacco is rich, poised, and elegant — a crumble cake boasting a combination of Louisiana perique, five year aged burley, and a unique cavendish comprised of pressed and steamed cigar leaf, for a natural profile that's free of added flavor to showcase the quality tobaccos' inherent notes.
Details
| Brand | Cornell & Diehl |
| Blended By | Gellis and Reeves |
| Manufactured By | Cornell & Diehl |
| Blend Type | Other |
| Contents | Burley, Cigar Leaf, Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Krumble Kake |
| Packaging | 2 ounce tin weight |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium to Strong
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.85 / 4
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Reviews
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 01, 2021 | Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Strong |
Bottom Line: Not quite what I expected. It's rare to find a cigar-leaf blend that actually tastes like a cigar, let alone one that uses a more niche wrapper leaf like Corojo. The description of this intrigued me; I used to work at a cigar-centric B&M, and I always had a weakness for our house-blend Corojo puro sticks. I loved the combination of wood and sweet spices this leaf tends to bring. Mix that with red Virginias and a good whack of Perique? Say no more. Well, it seems my initial hunch was partially correct. The notes of Corojo leaf are front and center; if anything, they are overbearing. Although I can occasionally get the pepper of the Perique and some woodiness from the Virginias, the flavor of Corojo overwhelms them. Smokes dry, both in terms of moisture and flavor. Can get a little bitter if abused. Room note will not make you any friends; again, the Corojo dominates with its characteristic "Barnyard" scent. Body is not quite as heavy/creamy as some cigar blends can be; a Corojo characteristic again. Nicotine is not outrageous, but the flavor might be a bit rich to be an All-day blend. I feel like I would like this blend better if the Perique and Virginias were increased, and the Corojo Cavendish and burley backed down. That said, it achieves what it sets out to do. It's certainly different. Feels like it might appeal more in colder weather, but I can't stand having more than three open tins at a time; one has to be finished to try something new. As I always do with new blends, I bought two tins. This review is based on the fresh product; I will update after 6 months to a year.
Pipe Used:
Bones Sausage, Charatan Egg
PurchasedFrom:
Smoking Pipes
Age When Smoked:
Fresh
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2023 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Very Full | Tolerable to Strong |
Yup, it tastes like a cigar. In every single puff. But I'm enjoying it quite a bit. Interestingly, it seems to have increased in strength quite a bit since I lit up, more than most. When I first lit my pipe, I noticed a lot of bready flavors. Yeah, it had all the standard fruity stuff from the perique, and that's fine and excellent. But in the very beginning it seemed extremely mellow, and I was worried. But then the flavors got deeper and deeper, and honestly it does not seem like the same tobacco I started out with. Smooth and buttery, like macanudos used to be. It's a really nice change of pace. It's nice to know that good non aromatic pipe tobacco can go in a very different direction. I have a lot of tobaccos with cigar leaf in them, but this is definitely the most cigary one yet. But if you change your mind and decide that you want to taste pipe tobacco instead, you can easily find the Burley. This is very good. It's definitely not an everyday blend for me. I can see myself smoking this while I'm working on something in my shop. I think I would appreciate the cigar quite a bit then. I purchased four cans because I read incredible reviews. But for me it's a 3-star blend. I could never love this as much as a perfectly balanced English, or a true va-per. So I imagine I'll finish my open can as summer winds down, and I'll cellar the other three. I'll bet this ages magnificently.
Pipe Used:
Forecaster Superb
PurchasedFrom:
Tobacco pipes
Age When Smoked:
New
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