Cornell & Diehl Haunted Bookshop

I am beginning to enjoy C&D burley blends, but this seemed too bitter. The leaf is of obvious quality, as you would expect from this blender...which earned this mix a second star. But Haunted Bookshop just didn't seem very enjoyable to me. Still, many smokers seem to like it, so try it and see for yourself.

Govern Yourself Accordingly.

This was an ok smoke. Didn't hit on much for me. Burned a little hot.

If Virginia and Perique is a Vaper, than Burley and Perique must be a Buper. The perique adds a nice edge to an otherwise non-descript burley. Smoke it slowly to enjoy its subtleties. Very cool in the pipe, but kinda boring.

I like the idea of a burly and Perique but this one is just a bit bland for my liking. The blend did smoke slowly but in my opinion a touch hot, no bite though. I would liked to have had a bit more VA. tobacco. The woody notes are a nice touch I just kept thinking to my self gosh I wish there was more.

A nice, mild, unremarkable burley blend. The cubed burly gives it a delightful nutty or pastry-type aroma, though not sweet, if smoked slowly -extremely slowly - otherwise it burns hot and bites a bit.

I certainly fall victim to purchasing tobaccos because of the given names but it rarely makes me presume anything about taste or smoking experience.

This blend doesn't do much for me - the burley in the batch I received is quite bland.

The VA comes in, faintly, mid-bowl. The perique does pick it up by the end of the bowl but by then..... it's too late to make this one of my favorites.

Images evoked include sinewy goetic demons, hungering at the edge of a solidly-cast thaumaturgic triangle, never to realize full garrison of their appetite.

After giving this blend a fair shake now with repeated sampling, I still find that Haunted Bookshop overall just runs too far toward bitter.

Judging by the individual components, this should be working as described, but to me it seems something's out of balance or perhaps competing in this blend. It's from the good and competent folks at Cornell & Diehl, and obviously made of good stuff.

Maybe it's the particular perique and burley interacting in a way that imparts a flavor I do not like; HB is just not suited to my particular tastes, I suppose.

If Mr. Runowski wanted to do something haunted, he might've added a bit more spice, some balkans and perhaps a surprise or two, like deer tongue or cloves. This didn't haunt me or even put the slightest chill down my spine. An unubiquitous smoke for passing the time when there aren't any good books or good friends around.

Two of five stars

I've been trying this tobacco out for the last several days and I just haven't hit pay dirt yet. That's not to say I don't like it. The blend is rightly named for the taste is very mysterious.

Many of you will remember when Sears and Roebuck had the peanut and candy counter in their stores. It was a square shaped counter with a salesperson in the center. Do you remember how it smelled when you would walk by? All those peanuts and cashews under the heat lamps smelling so good. To me, the taste and aroma of this blend reminds me most of the way Sears's nut counter smelled. For those of you who do not remember,it smelled good!

The blend is smooth, but the flavour seems to come in and out bringing a nutty, musty, and almost caramel flavour with it. I'll update later on down the road.