Cornell & Diehl Haunted Bookshop

it is Burley--that's what the blender meant to showcase--the other tobaccos play a seasoning role-- the Perique is noticeable a bit into the bowl --not quite as much Perique as OJK--

it packs well, lights easily, and i rarely have to relight until down to the dregs in the bowl--

i can't decide if Haunted Book Shop or OJK is my favorite, so i have stocked up on both

Tin note: bread dough on a bale of alfalfa hay. Great quality old time tobacco in the rough. I recommend preening this stuff before you pack your pipe. Charring light is best done slowly (it is chunky). Behaves nicely after the relight. Sweeter and milder than Old Joe Krantz (a daily smoke for me). I'm used to a lot of Perique, so there's just enough to keep me interested but some folks will be timid here. This would be a great blend for someone who wants to walk down the perique pathway; you'll be hooked and moving on to the hot sauce. This blend builds a surprisingly heavy cap of very fine ash, so break though instead of relighting and you'll get a cooler, sweeter smoke to the bottom of the bowl. I agree that Haunted is a bit milder than OJK; instead of bricks on the chest you get a hickup and a buzz. A very respectable medium strength/medium bowl blend. Leaves the pipe clean and dry. Another great American tobacco from C&D!

You would expect a pipe tobacco named Haunted Bookshop to smell musty. You would expect a pipe tobacco named Haunted Bookshop to taste musty. Cornell & Diehl's Haunted Bookshop does in fact smell and taste musty. This pipe tobacco is a solid offering for burley-philes.

Open the can (or bag, it is also available in bulk) and you find a reddish mixture of tobacco which also displays some specks both lighter and darker. The cut is varied, partially small cubes and partially ribbons. Sniff it and you get a bready and musty smell, not at all different from what you would find in a used bookshop, haunted or otherwise.

Haunted Bookshop loads easily and offers no challenge in getting a good light. I find no difficulty in maintaining the light throughout the smoke, and only very occasionally need a relight. Unless you puff vigorously the burn rate is slow. The pipe produces heavy clouds of white smoke, and burns to a dry ash with almost no dottle. Few tobaccos offer less challenge for tongue bite than this one.

The basis for the blend is burley,supplemented by Kentucky (smoked burley), red Virginia, and perique. The burley/Kentucky dominate with a nutty, musty taste, offering a full but nevertheless mellow smoke. The perique is obvious, although not strong, but the Virginia lurks in the background.

The room note is pleasant enough, natural tobacco, but without the sweetness that wins compliments from non smokers. In fact, the aroma is not unlike a non filtered cigarette. The nicotine punch is medium to medium plus. Haunted Bookshop is sometimes labelled as Old Joe Krantz Lite in reference to its C&D sibling which consists of the same tobaccos. OJK has a similar, but fuller taste, and a considerably brawnier nicotine hit.

Haunted Bookshop does not ghost your pipes. As a consequence you do not have to be too careful as to which pipe you smoke it in. Nevertheless, I most often use a cob, as cobs and burleys mate well together.

Few smokers who really enjoy burleys will fail to find this a satisfactory offering. Those who primarily smoke latakia, aromatic, Virginia, or Virginia/perique blends, but who also use burleys as a change of pace will most likely find HB a perfectly good smoke, although most will not put it on their keep-in-stock list

I had a healthy sample of this given to me by a fellow forum member. It is similar to OJK, but maybe a little lighter in body. Little by a small increment as it is still a pretty heavy burley, but it stops well short of overwhelming. It is pretty typical of a number of C & D blends and, although I enjoyed it more than OJK, it didn't really stand out as something I would rant and rave about.

As it is a vaburper, it wouldn't even jump up into the top 5 that I would recommend in the genre. It may seem like I didn't like it. Lets just say, I didn't dislike it. Overall I would say, I will likely not be buying more. I think my preference with blends that contain these elements leans to those heavier in the Virginia element (HOTW, Strang, LBF) rather than the burley, or even Perique dominated. This, like most C&D blends is burley dominant and the perique is pretty strong too, but not as much as in OJK. And definitely not as overwhelming as Burley Flake 3.

Haunted Bookshop. It has taken me the longest time to review this tobacco, it is my personal all time favourite - for many reasons. Favorite of m860 and based on a book by Christopher Morley it holds a special place in my heart. How can I love a tobacco so much? When there are plenty more that taste more appealing? I am not a fan of perique tobacco, and it is quite detectable in this blend, although I love burley and the perique really brings out the nuttiness.

Burns extremely fast, and contains lots of chunks of unbroken flakes, but it is so easy to keep lit. I can feel when it needs a tamp, or the ash dumping, or a pipe cleaner in the stem, and for this reason it is my favourite for taking outside to smoke - pretty much hassle free, strong enough on windy days and nearly lights itself!

The first time I tasted it I remember saying to myself how "savoury" it tasted, and I had never tried a blend like it. I was expecting something sweeter. However as time has passed I feel it does have an almost sickly-sweet taste at times which is indescribable. Definitely unique and very pleasant.

Nicotine hits fast and hard from around middle of the bowl, but I often get an ultimate/nirvana smoke from HB, and I attribute that to the nicotine content, very relaxing and satisfying.

In my opinion, it is best smoked in a corn cob, I have a Great Dane pretty much dedicated to it. Charred rim, tanned in color, stem a little too loose after much abuse, but for me Haunted Bookshop and my favourite corn cob pipe are two of my very best friends.

I would have to say this might have been my first introduction to VaPer burley type blends.

The tin note is identical to a box of raisin bran. The nuttiness of the "flakes" comes from the rich brown burley, and the "raisins" from the sweet Va. The perique adds a distinct mustiness to the bookshop. Packing and lighting is as easy as it gets. Easy on the tongue, never wants to bite.

Volumes of tart, white smoke envelope you in your favorite smoking chair.

In the bag, along with some rich, earthy scent, there is a definite whiff of something added. As the tobacco undergoes a little needed dry time, the scent dissipates. At first light, there’s a sharpness to Haunted Bookshop that I didn’t like. But it quickly settled down with a lot of nut, and earthy flavor from the Burley. I am with Pipestud on this one in that it is a bit pedestrian, but not poor. The red Virginia adds a touch of sweetness and there is more than enough Perique, but not overpowering. I am convinced that there is a manually, albeit very lightly added sweetness to HB. Since most Burley has some sort of casing in the processing, it may be just that. All of this comes together rather well as this is a flavorful smoke. There isn’t a lot of complexity and I don’t find it as strong as some have claimed, but I tend to smoke higher nicotine blends so your mileage may vary. I think that proper cadence is really important to get the most from this blend as a warmer bowl detracts from the flavor a bit, although it never turns bitter. Although I am not an everyday Burley smoker, I could easily see Haunted Bookshop as an all-day blend for Burley lovers, especially at HB's bulk price.

This blend made the perfect addition to my autumn smoking rotation. It is a robust and distinctive blend that is well suited to the changing, cooling weather. It is mainly burley spiced with undisclosed quantities of VA and Perique. Cut flake, what appears to be dark fired cube cut, and an assortment of wide cut ribbon comprise this blend. It is full bodied and bold with a largely musty character, evoking images and remembrances of having been in old/abandoned buildings. Perhaps thinking about hundred year old books does better service or characterizing the mustiness. In any case, the "must" is pleasant. I'm not sure whether the earthy/musty character derives from the perique or from one of the various burleys. There is some sourness that makes fleeting background appearances (white burley?). The VA does add some underlying sweetness that ebbs and flows. There is a persistently black peppery character that is present throughout the experience, and is never overpowering, but most notable on the retrohale. This is quite a strong smoke that stands up to and complements black coffee. Having something on one's stomach is recommended when smoking this wonderful blend. The smell that I caught on the sidestream reminds me of the smell in the room after my grandfather smoked one of his Camel unfiltered cigarettes. Again, this may sound unpleasant to some, but wonderful in my view. Others have described a similar non offensive and earthy aroma.

I 100% get this blend. The aroma reminds me of musty old books. It brings me back to the days when I was a kid exploring my great grand dads old motel on Route 66 long after it had shut down and been abandoned for years. It took me about 2 ounces to finally dig deep and understand it however it is not complex at all. This blend either appeals to you and you keep packing bowls or not. It is very easy to pack and oftentimes the initial charring light is all that it takes to get it going. It is pretty straight forward burley blend I can barely detect the red virginia. What I really enjoy is the perique that goes back and forth from stewed fruit to spice. Inhale through the nose if you want to get more spice from the smoke. The flavors are very subtle and I detect most of the flavor from the scent of the smoke as I exhale. It is dry and burns fast so take your time. HB has enough nicotine to give youe a little kick, but not so much to make the room spin. Highly Recommended if you take it slow and enjoy.