Cornell & Diehl Orthodoxy
(2.38)
Orientals, Stoved Red & bright Virginia, Syrian & Cyprian Latakia, and Perique make this an aesthetically pleasing blend, it is well-rounded and smooth, yet complex of flavor.
Details
| Brand | Cornell & Diehl |
| Blended By | Todd R. Jerabek |
| Manufactured By | Cornell & Diehl |
| Blend Type | English |
| Contents | Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Coarse Cut |
| Packaging | Bulk |
| Country | United States |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Sep 02, 2004 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
As has been noted before, Orthodoxy has practically no aroma in the pouch. Well, OK, the bag. I was sent a generous sample of this by a dear friend who had become rather enamored of it.
I found the blend to be quite pleasant, actually. It's a nice change of pace from the heavier blends I normally smoke. The Latakia and the Perique are barely noticeable. If you smoke it slowly and carefully, you will notice their influence from time to time.
The Virginia isn?t of the sweet variety that really sings, but it is stout enough to hold its own against the Oriental types.
As the name implies, this is a blend that has a strict code of conduct, which if followed carefully, can be an enriching experience. Break the rules and puff it without respect, and it will make you rue the day you picked up a pipe.
I found the blend to be quite pleasant, actually. It's a nice change of pace from the heavier blends I normally smoke. The Latakia and the Perique are barely noticeable. If you smoke it slowly and carefully, you will notice their influence from time to time.
The Virginia isn?t of the sweet variety that really sings, but it is stout enough to hold its own against the Oriental types.
As the name implies, this is a blend that has a strict code of conduct, which if followed carefully, can be an enriching experience. Break the rules and puff it without respect, and it will make you rue the day you picked up a pipe.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| Jan 03, 2003 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Pleasant |
This is a review from a blind tasting. ie.
Looks like an English mixture. Can't smell much in the pack but I have the remnants of flu right now.
Packs very easily. First light reveals very smooth smoke. Unfortunately I can't taste anything though! If there is Latakia it is a small amount. I think there might be Perique and cigar leaf here though. Perique because one of the ingredients looks like it. Cigar leaf because of the smoothness and something in the smell of the smoke. Can't trust these first impressions as I'm not fit to taste anything right now.
Second taste.
Detect mild Latakia with VA. When first lit this is very mild and inoffensive and really quite bland. But as the smoke gets underway it picks up in flavour a little. It's a well blended mixture that would certainly suit some as an all day smoke. The smoke is quite creamy now as I get into the second half and I suspect burley is responsible for this. It has picked up quite well in flavour but I think it would benefit from a much larger bowl and even a tighter packing. I have enough left for one fairly large bowl so must remember to do that.
Well into the second half now and there is some spiciness here that I suspect is fire cured leaf. I must say the flavours have deepened considerably and I would no longer say this is a mild smoke. I'm also unsure about it being an English mixture too as whatever Latakia there was seems to have taken a back seat. Maybe some other kind of Oriental leaf as the flavour is rather delicate. What isn't so delicate is the burley which was creamy but is now also quite dry. I don't think this is a blend I have smoked before and I don't recognise the blender either.
After finishing this bowl I left the room for a minute so as to come back and smell the room note. Very pleasant to my nose. No Latakia but there is an undertone of cigar leaf.
Bigger Bowl.
Boy this certainly works much better for me in a bigger bowl. Smoking a Charatan Free hand relief. Initial lighting smoke seemed quite mild again but immediately changed to a much fuller and very flavourful smoke. There is a little fairly persistant wisp that suggests dark fired leaf like that of G&H Birdseye as a component and something else suggesting Sam Gawith's Finest Kendall Twist with it's characteristic Chinese chop suey flavour. At least that's how I taste it.
You might think it odd that after apparently detecting all the above flavours I now come out and say that I find this to be pretty one - dimensional but I do for the way that I smoke when not concentrating on each and every nuance of flavour. It is pleasant enough but not interesting enough to gain a regular spot in my rotation.
Looks like an English mixture. Can't smell much in the pack but I have the remnants of flu right now.
Packs very easily. First light reveals very smooth smoke. Unfortunately I can't taste anything though! If there is Latakia it is a small amount. I think there might be Perique and cigar leaf here though. Perique because one of the ingredients looks like it. Cigar leaf because of the smoothness and something in the smell of the smoke. Can't trust these first impressions as I'm not fit to taste anything right now.
Second taste.
Detect mild Latakia with VA. When first lit this is very mild and inoffensive and really quite bland. But as the smoke gets underway it picks up in flavour a little. It's a well blended mixture that would certainly suit some as an all day smoke. The smoke is quite creamy now as I get into the second half and I suspect burley is responsible for this. It has picked up quite well in flavour but I think it would benefit from a much larger bowl and even a tighter packing. I have enough left for one fairly large bowl so must remember to do that.
Well into the second half now and there is some spiciness here that I suspect is fire cured leaf. I must say the flavours have deepened considerably and I would no longer say this is a mild smoke. I'm also unsure about it being an English mixture too as whatever Latakia there was seems to have taken a back seat. Maybe some other kind of Oriental leaf as the flavour is rather delicate. What isn't so delicate is the burley which was creamy but is now also quite dry. I don't think this is a blend I have smoked before and I don't recognise the blender either.
After finishing this bowl I left the room for a minute so as to come back and smell the room note. Very pleasant to my nose. No Latakia but there is an undertone of cigar leaf.
Bigger Bowl.
Boy this certainly works much better for me in a bigger bowl. Smoking a Charatan Free hand relief. Initial lighting smoke seemed quite mild again but immediately changed to a much fuller and very flavourful smoke. There is a little fairly persistant wisp that suggests dark fired leaf like that of G&H Birdseye as a component and something else suggesting Sam Gawith's Finest Kendall Twist with it's characteristic Chinese chop suey flavour. At least that's how I taste it.
You might think it odd that after apparently detecting all the above flavours I now come out and say that I find this to be pretty one - dimensional but I do for the way that I smoke when not concentrating on each and every nuance of flavour. It is pleasant enough but not interesting enough to gain a regular spot in my rotation.
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