Cornell & Diehl Bayou Morning

ORIGINAL REVIEW 10-29-2015

I received a pretty good sample of this from a forum friend and liked it. I did not like it as much as I did the bayou morning flake as I enjoyed the added sweetness that one delivered with the stoved vas. This one is more on the earthy side of the Virginia sweetness, but does not fall full into the burley tasting vas that C & D seems to often deliver. Still this will not give off much grassy or citrus tones, but still delivers a good amount of sweetness.

The amount of perique seems to be spot on to my tastes. This is good for C & D who occasionally gets a little heavy handed with the stuff. I would say that this could be a great all day type vaper. I liked it, but did not love it. Still I will reorder and might possibly revisit this review at a later time.

UPDATE 4-29-2019

Some time passed after the original review and on one of those "all C&D Bulk 25% off" type sales occasionally run by SP, I ordered 4 ounces of this. I split this into two jars. I opened one after 2 yrs aging and it was substantially better than the sample I had in 2015. Every bowl was tasty, the Virginia had much more sugary sweetness even though there was no signs of plume anywhere.

I only updated this to say that this has improved significantly to my tastes with just a little age. It will be interesting to see how the other jar fares with more age and I shall return to this review after I have had a chance to experience it. I still don't think this is a four star VaPer, so my three star rating remains. unchanged.

Mild yet tastey smoke. Easy and enjoyable. As someone that usually enjoys Latakia blends, I found this had enough taste to keep me interested. What I found so surprising was how easy and clean this was to smoke. Wife, who rates the room note for me (she is the one that has to deal with them) found it to bo somewhat enjoyable.

Not bad at all but you know how it goes with pipe tobacco, subjective lol, sadly it didn't stand out for me as a favorite in its genre though

Bayou morning is a classic Vaper. I thought the perique is too much, but it really tastes smoothly with solid tobacco flavor. 30 bucks for 1 pound, great flavor and price for all VaPer lovers.

I must admit that it took me a while to understand this tobacco, now that I do I can write a proper review! When I popped the jar it was completely dry with an unpleasant and musty flavor (who said perique?!), like earth after it rained. In fact the first smokes in were harsh and clogged up my throath and made me cough hard, wondering where was the magic and where was the wonderful buttery and citrusy tobacco which the other reviews talked about. Not giving up I decide to try the last card in my hand: humidification. I let it a rainy morning outside the window in order to catch some humidity and then after a good lunch I tried again. It was another tobacco! The unlit marshy notes disappeared leaving a pure tobacco flavor, then the fire test expressed what the real nature of this tobacco is: buttery and not too zesty virginias with sparks of spicy perique. After that I had to impose myself smoking something else because for a week I didn't smoke anything else! I prefer it in medium sized bowls and I suggest to gravity fill it, don't press it too much or it will reveal its harsh notes and transform the pepper into hot chili pepper! Strangely I found it very harsh smoked in corn cobs, both dry and re-humidificated versions,I don't know why but I can only smoke it in briars.

Prep: Dried ribbon on sheet of paper 5 minutes, gravity fed and lightly tamped.

Appearance: Rather moist out of the tin, fairly uniform coarse ribbon cut.

Tin/Pouch Note: Strong vinegar and dried fruit (apricots) upfront. A little hot sauce in there as well; kinda like tabasco sauce.

Char and initial light: Incredible bright citrus sourness upfront, with a black pepper spice that was pretty aggressive on the snork. After the second light, a bready backbone carries those two flavors in a very round, very balanced. It's very clean, bright, and spicy.

As the bowl progresses, the flavors round out a bit and I get a lot more sweetness and a creamy richness. This did smoke quite wet, nothing a cleaner ran down the stem couldn't fix. I'll dry it out even more next time but I was impatient.

Nicotine was appropriate for a Va/Per. Satisfying but not dizzying.

Wife commented "That smells MUCH better than the last thing you smoked in here" (Pirate Kake). I picked up a very bready tobacco scent.

A very strong vaper. Packs fairly well and burns very well. A little two much perique in this one but for those who like perique they should like this one. Good for every now and then when you feel like a peppery smoke.

Get ready for this one. The Latakia and Perique dominates this blend all the way down the bowl, along with some red virginias that keeps it from choking you half to death. Strength is almost overwhelming so ya better sip on this one. Beyond that, C&D's Bayou Morning has a slightly sweetened and creamy taste that makes for an interesting if not flavorful smoke. Take heed my freinds. This stuff is old school full English, so sip wisely.

Has a decent amount of nicotine but it leaves your breath swampy. The room note doesn't smell bad, though (if you like English blends).