Cornell & Diehl Mississippi Mud

This blend for me was an intense smoke. The nic hit was not so much the issue as it was the room note and the bold flavor. The name really says it all, it tastes dark and heavy. The latakia and perique take turns slapping you in the face on this one and don't wear cloths that you don't want to stink after your smoke, the scent from this one sticks to everything, it's for sure an outdoor smoke. This one for me was good during late winter to early spring, when your nose is cold and your not sure if you'll taste the tobacco, grab your pipe sit on the porch and smoke this stuff. My friend used to smoke this under his carport and for a long time even the bricks on the wall next to where he sat smelled like the room note of this blend. A stout blend, enjoyable, but not for the faint of heart. Kind of makes me think of cajun/creole cooking.

This is the first blend that I tried that was not a Tinderbox blend. Black blend, Very pungent smell of latakia but not the "campfire" smell like Tinderbox tobaccos. Packs easily in different sized pipes and with different methods. I prefer to let it dry some after packing. It will bit your tongue if puffed to fast. Good amounts of smoke that seems to swell in your mouth. Taste is earthy, leathery, with hints of dried raisins(not the plump juicy Cali raisins). Not much in spiciness or sweetness. Creates a nice white ash, and stays lit nicely without many relights.

Well, my first foray into Mr. Tarler's world, and I got it by the right feet: Mississipi Mud.

I'm not into the Latakia things that much lately, mostly because the EM or Balkans are what they used to be any longer … (yes: the same old song). I was in love with Nightcap and, right or wrong, Mississipi Mud is the closest thing I'm coming across in long years.

This quasi-black blend of Latakia, Black Cavendish and Perique is perfectly smooth and balanced, medium in strength, yet absolutely full in body. A pleasant contrasted bitter-sweet-dry taste, the smokiness of the Latakia (Syrian ?) well tempered by the toastiness of the BC. The Perique is used with generous hand, but its initial pepperiness to the nose settles soon at mid bowl leaving place to a very pleasant stewed-fruits low note. Mellowness improves going to the bottom, and the flavours are melting into a creamy cigar…

A true masterpiece to my tongue, palate and nose.

As others have said here, opening a tin of this for the first time may scare the pipe out of your mouth. But the tobacco is a really easy and satisfying smoke. My only problem with it is it tends to leave a strange aftertaste in my mouth with some pipes.

Fabulous, excellent, wonderful!

Easy to smoke blend with funny name (maybe because of its black colour?) needs full stomach and proper attention otherwise it would kick you down.

My rate: 5.0

Love this one. Smokes smooth and cool all the way to the bottom of the bowl. The tin aroma is a bit scary. I popped this sucker open and took a wiff and said "Oh Boy this one is going to hurt" but alas it was pure bliss. Awesome stuff!!!

This is good stuff. It's hard to describe the sweetness. It's sort of chocolaty and tangy. Kind of like the tin art colors. Cool smoking and soothing. It's been three days and the tin is half gone. Will definitely get more.

Edit: The above was written 4 tins ago. A pound arrived today. This is the first tobacco I liked well enough to order a pound. The tobacco in the 1 lb tin is no different than in the 2 oz tin.

Fagettabotit! This stuff is powerful, full of taste and not for the timid. I love it. Each puff provides a slightly different taste, First: the latakia- then the perique and finally the black Cavandish. This is really a treat for the experienced pipe smoker who gets bored with their usual tobacco and wants a jolt. This is the tobacco version of RED BULL!

Tin note has some chocolate that was more pronounced upon initial opening. That's since faded. I was quite excited about this blend, but after smoking it for a bit I cannot warm up to it. I think that's too bad, because I would really like to like this one. For me, Squadron Leader is better.