Cornell & Diehl Jolly Old St. Nicholas 2022
(3.40)
Cornell & Diehl has resurrected one of their most beloved seasonal mixtures for their 2022 Holiday blend: Jolly Old St. Nicholas. Hand-selected from St. Nick’s personal pipe tobacco cellar, this festive blend combines the finest golden Virginias with mellow black cavendish and a whisper of genuine St. James perique for complex tobacco flavor enhanced by notes of orange liqueur and hints of ginger. Brimming with the soothing flavors and nostalgic aromas of the holiday season, this indulgent and tastefully aromatic blend promises to be a gift of comfort for pipe smokers during the long winter months.
Details
| Brand | Cornell & Diehl |
| Series | Holiday |
| Blended By | Jeremy Reeves |
| Manufactured By | Cornell & Diehl |
| Blend Type | Virginia/Perique |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Alcohol / Liquor, Ginger, Orange |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 2 ounce tin |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.40 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 11 - 15 of 15 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2023 | Very Mild | Strong | Mild | Very Pleasant |
This stuff is fantastic. No goop, no bite, pleasant room note, and great taste,
I generally expect to be disappointed by holiday blends so this was a welcomed surprise
I generally expect to be disappointed by holiday blends so this was a welcomed surprise
Pipe Used:
Don Gustavo 1/4 Bent Brandy
PurchasedFrom:
SmokingPipes.com
Age When Smoked:
6 months
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2023 | Mild | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Tin note is very pleasant Christmas spices, sweetness, quite floral. Varity of different tobacco colors and cuts. Packs easily. The first 1/3 of the bowl the orange/ginger and are quite prominent but they do not overshadow the tobacco flavor. There is no chemical taste in the smoke ( very nice ) not overly sweet but nice. The perique peeks in at the 1/3 point with some raisin and fig. Burnes cooler than expected. Its a bit too floral to be an all day smoke IMO, but a few bowls are very nice. Nic hit is mild. Overall a nice mild complex blend. 4 stars for great flavors.
Pipe Used:
Paronelli Briar
PurchasedFrom:
Chesapeake pipe and cigar
Age When Smoked:
2 months old
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2023 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
One of the best tobacco is Jolly old St. Nicholas. I bought it for my Christmas 2023. The combination of Black Cavendish, Perique , and Virginia are perfect. Very smooth and tasty also mild.
PurchasedFrom:
https://www.alpascia.com/
Age When Smoked:
42
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2022 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
The tin note is orange liqueur. Sweet smelling tobacco that’s moderately moist but not sticky. Smells lovely in the tin. No dry time, fresh tin, smoked it right away.
First flavors after lighting it is orange. A testy sweet orange flavor. The Virginias are tart, bready, the cavendish is sweet and sugary. I don’t taste a lot of perique, maybe the topping hides it a bit, but it adds some bass notes, dried fruit flavors, and some tingle on the retrohale. There’s some baking spice notes too, maybe it’s the ginger. The topping is nice and stays half way though the bowl. After that I was left with a pleasant but average bowl of tobacco. I enjoyed it and spent more time chit chatting and enjoying the bowl then writing a review. A good holiday aromatic your company will surely be happy with the smell of and you’ll enjoy the Virginia perique flavors.
First flavors after lighting it is orange. A testy sweet orange flavor. The Virginias are tart, bready, the cavendish is sweet and sugary. I don’t taste a lot of perique, maybe the topping hides it a bit, but it adds some bass notes, dried fruit flavors, and some tingle on the retrohale. There’s some baking spice notes too, maybe it’s the ginger. The topping is nice and stays half way though the bowl. After that I was left with a pleasant but average bowl of tobacco. I enjoyed it and spent more time chit chatting and enjoying the bowl then writing a review. A good holiday aromatic your company will surely be happy with the smell of and you’ll enjoy the Virginia perique flavors.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2022 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Tin note is orange, spice and a little sour. A mix of ribbon cut and rough cut. After lighting, there’s an orange peel flavor (maybe the orange liquor and ginger combined?), either way no liquor detected, earthy, a bit of pepper on the retro hale, mildly sweet, mildly grassy, occasionally floral. The strength mild until the bottom 3rd, steps up to medium. the flavors are mild throughout. The lack of sweetness was surprising given the tin note. After taste isn’t unpleasant, room note got no complaints either (I’m not supposed to smoke in the house, but this got no complaints from the wife.)
Pipe Used:
2015 Ashton Brindle Author
PurchasedFrom:
smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
1 month (tinned 8/19/22)
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