Cornell & Diehl Autumn Evening

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a couple of posts in the ASP news group in a thread discussing Black Cherry Aromatics. I have yet to find a cherry pipe tobacco that even came close to be of any real interest, but a couple of posts mentioned C&D's blend as being a similar to the Gawith, Hoggarth & Co's blend at a far cheaper price.

So to make a long story short I called C&D and one of nicest ladies answered the phone who seemed extremely knowledgable about tobacco (turned out it was Patty Tarler) and offered to send me a free sample of their Black Cherry. Since I hadn't called with the intention of getting anything free, I quickly began to check out several of their many other blends while we were chatting. I had her add a tin of tobacco called Autumn Evening which from the description looked much more like a tobacco I might like.

Well, 2 days later the tobacco arrived and I still haven't found that elusive cherry blend, but the Autumn Evening was a very pleasant surprise. The aroma from the tin was of maple, but also of Virginia. It was far too moist to smoke, so I set out enough for several bowls to dry for a while. I think most of us have found that few tobaccos taste anything like they smell in the bag or tin, but when I fired up a bowl in a Dunhill Cumberland, the taste was not only of the maple which seemed to be more in the background, but also of some very good Virginia leaf. Being a Virginia, it will bite, so if you tend to be a fast puffer, take this one slow and enjoy. The only difference I noticed from the top layer of tobacco from that lower in the bowl, was that the maple flavor came through a little stronger in the first half of the bowl.

It didn't burn quite all the way to the bottom of the bowl, but that was probably the result me not letting it dry out further. However, there was no trace of goop in the bottom of the bowl. I don't know if I would call this a full blown aromatic, simply because the flavoring added is not sufficient to mask the taste of the Virginia leaf. So for lack of a better term, I'll just call it a very tasty and enjoyable blend. So if you're a Virginia/Perique smoker such as myself, you might find this one an interesting change of pace.

The Black Cherry? Well I'll smoke a few more bowls, but it seems it may be the case that I was simply predestined never to like cherry flavor tobacco. I may review it later.

F. Prefect

If Lane 1-Q could have a maple version this would nearly be it but with coarser cut. Perfectly paired with a pumpkin spice latte for Autumn. I can see why this is one of their best sellers. If dried out a tad it smokes easily and without bite. Worth checking out especially if you already enjoy 1-Q.

Shows up pretty moist but a 20min dry time gives me a perfect smoke.

Blast of maple, whisky, vanilla, & brown sugar & LOTS of it. There's also a lovely floral quality that grows through the bowl. This stuff is heavily topped/cased. If your not into strong flavorings this isn't for you. Allthough the flavorings are strong I do not find them cloying or perfumey. Halfway through the bowl everything died down a bit and I can taste just a bit of the hay of the Virginias, and a nice coconut/almond of what Im guessing is the Cavendish. I find this one needs good attentive tampering, and a steady pace or else things will get a bit bitter, however I didn't encounter any tongue bite.

Overall I give this 4 stars mainly because it TASTES just like it smells. It is heavily, heavily flavored but I quite enjoy the flavors. It's very unlike most aromatics and seeing that it's available in bulk for very little I don't see any excuses not to give it a try. Definitely a nice little "candy" or "treat" when I feel like something with a little sugary sweetness.

This is a wonderful blend. Not TOO aromatic. You can taste the tobacco. If Haunted Bookshop is described as cigarettes, I would describe Autumn Evening as French Toast!

Delicious, relaxing, almost an all day smoke but I like to move on to English blends later in the day.

Buy this one. You won’t regret it.

WOW I got it!!! So has an aromatic to be . Finaly I find an aromatic which does not have a totaly lack of nicotin. The red cavendish is silky smooth by medium strength . The maple casing stays clearly till the last puff. There is nothing wrong with Autum Evening.

I am not getting any bad vibes or tastes from this blend. It's delicious. Nice to have a good virginia based aro. Its definitely maple, you get a nice little sweet taste on every puff but it does not blot out the taste of tobacco. No goo, no bite. Def try it if you like maple, dont let the critics get in the way of what you think you want.

Maybe the tin isnt as good as the bulk. Try the bulk

Cornell & Deihl's Autumn Evening is a very pleasant aromatic. It consists of mostly maple syrup flavoring; however, there is a faint hint of almost a vanilla-ish buttermilk. Overall, I like this blend and is one of my most favorite aromatics.

My start was in aromatics and the trick with this one is patience sip it slow and enjoy the tobacco look at it as a dessert smoke. I smoke this tobacco every day and spent $200 on a hand made pipe..by mike couch pipes btw.just to smoke it..I will cellar this stuff as far as Tins go but I buy it in bulk

After reading many good reviews of this blend, I decided to give it a try. I was amazed at how great this blend really is. Do yourself a favor and pick some up soon. The flavor is subtle and smooth to the very end. The blender was truly inspired. Wonderful.