Cornell & Diehl Autumn Evening

I thought I'd like this one even though it's Cavendish, my least favorite of all tobacco. But it came very highly recommended so I dove in with a half pound and boy I'm dissatisfied.

It smells great from the tin, and room note has every one asking if pancakes are being served, but flavor wise left me disgruntled. Any one wanna trade I got about 4 oz of 1 year old?

Regarding the tin I purchased. It arrived quite a bit on the dry side. Tin note was a strong maple and hint of vanilla. I would say pleasant. Now for the smoke. Burned hot and on the fast side due to the dryness. First bowl not a good experience. Maple was there but that soon disappeared into exactly what others have described. Ash and harshness. Not to be deterred, I rehydrated and jarred for over a year. Subsequently it has improved greatly. Much cooler when smoked and maple flavor held on through 2/3 of the bowl before dissipating. Virginia also improved. Not bad, but still not a particularly good smoke for me. I can tolerate it, but just being able to tolerate is not the pipe smoking experience I’m looking for.

I picked up a tin of AE due to the excellent advertising by C&D. It was a cold October day when I grabbed this from my tobacconist, enticed by both circumstance of season and the tin art. While I primarily smoke English, I do enjoy the rare aromatic when I know I'll be inside or in the company of those who enjoy the sweet aromas of vanilla, rum, or - in this case - maple, wafting under their noses.

The tin note on this was not like a "typical" aromatic. No need to lift the tin to the face to catch a scent. The moment the lid was off, the entire room smelled like maple and pancakes. As I said, I like the rare aromatic, but this was just too much for me. The next time I want to enjoy a bowl on an autumn evening, I'll reach for a jar of something with a lot of latikia.

I do not like aromatics and this was no exception. Yes it smells wonderful, but this like other aromatics does not taste very similar to the way it smells. The virginias are bland. The majority of the maple flavoring burns off when smoked. Really, this seems to me very similar in mouth feel to smoking a Black and Mild. It also irritates my sinuses and throat in the same way. My wife said it smelled like vanilla. I cannot recommend this at the price point.

As an aromatic connoisseur I found this tobacco to be very weak in taste, very little nicotine and the flavoring was just barely a hint of Maple. I guess I should have read the description a little closer for it says it right on their package "cavendish cased with a delicate maple flavor. An exceptionally smooth aromatic"

This would be a great tobacco for someone who is starting to become a Pipe Smoker or one who wants to switch over to an aromatic. As for myself this aromatic was a little too smooth.

This is one of those "love it or hate it" blends.. I hate it. I found that the maple flavor smells good in the bag.. Sort of like waking up to the smell of pancakes when you're on vacation. Sounds promising.

The problem with this blend is whatever tobacco they used. It's dry to the touch, burns hot, and has a harsh quality. Shortly after lighting it up it goes from delicious pancake to pancake that you burned and threw in the garbage. I bought an ounce, smoked half a bowl and threw the rest out. Maybe the B&M I bought it from had it sitting in a bag for a long time, I don't know.

If you want a good maple flavored aromatic go with "Picayune Pancake" from The Country Squire.

This tobacco smells pronormal! This coming from a highly recommended/Trusted company... This is the blend that turned me off of aromatics forever! This bit hard from first puff to the last. The flavor was absolutely nonexistent. I returned the tin 3 times thinking it was a bad tin... No, personally this is just a bad tobacco.

NOT REVIEWED YET Our proprietary red Virginia cavendish is lightly cased with a delicate maple flavor resulting in our best selling aromatic blend. The smoker will appreciate the taste of Virginias while those around will flock to the warm, inviting fragrance.

Here comes an unpopular review…this is a good blend for those looking for a lighter flavor and more pronounced tobacco flavor. That’s what I feel C&D do best. The tin note is strong with maple but that disappears when lit. I tasted no maple or topping. Even the room note was weak. Not my favorite maple aromatic.