Cornell & Diehl Junkyard Dawg

There is a lot of reference here to the barking dog. Never had it so i cant compare the two. This is a blend that reminds me of a tobacco that my father and grandfather would have enjoyed. I like the burning qualities and the taste of this. It is a good all round smoke. This is one tobacco that will never let ya down!

After smoking quite a bit more of this blend, I begin to find the very light topping becoming a bit intrusive. I tend to smoke pretty "straight" blends but do like the occasional topping. However recently this one has been disagreeing with me. Still an excellent tobacco - just not something I think I will keep returning to.

---- I've never tried Barking Dog, so I will notate this from "green" experience.

This is a slow but easy burning blend of lighter colored tobacco. It has some of the nutty homey flavor and aroma I've come to love so much from C+D's burley based blends. The latakia is definitely a condiment here - poking up occasionally to add a bit of smokey spice. To date I think I rate C+D at the top of the heap as far as blenders working with VA/Burley/Latakia combinations. This blend continues that tradition.

There are so many other blends in this vein that have recently caught my interest that I am not sure this will be one I keep and smoke frequently. But I do know it is certainly *worth* keeping and smoking regularly!

I admit that at first, the name and tin art is what made me curious about this blend.

Opening the tin, I really enjoyed the combination of earthy and woodsy smells. The tobacco was just right when it comes to moisture.

Been a fan of burleys and C&D blends in general, I was optimistic but this blend exceeded my expectations. The proportions of burley, Virginia and Latakia are optimum for my palate. Lots of earthy, oat-like burley flavor, supported by the sweet grassy VA and peppered with the darker, woodier Latakia.

Burns very well, no bite whatsoever, lots of creamy smoke and a nice "chunky" mouth feel that I enjoy a lot.

Regarding vitamin N, I find it just right. Not enough that you get rushes between puffs, but enough that you finish a bowl very satisfied.

I am not a heavy smoker, I have plenty of open tins I switch between. This is the first blend that I finished a tin in a couple of months. It has become my desert island blend.

I remember Barking Dog and I smoked the blend as early as 1960 and again in the early 1970's. I've never smoked it since and there has to be a reason. I'm now smoking C&D's emulation called Junkyard Dog and I'm not at all sure that I'll be smoking it in the future. My remembrance of Barking Dog is that I became bored with it in both decades and stopped smoking it both times. I find the current C&D blend to be somewhat boring and will stop smoking it, also. Now, I'm not saying that the blend is bad, or anything, but with so many fine pipe blends at my disposal I can't see struggling with boring. Actually, my complaint is more about an inconsistent smoking quality. I can tease something satisfying out of Junkyard Dog about twenty-five percent of the time and I attribute this to the Burley overpowering the Virginia at that point. The rest of the smoke is mediocre and, hence, boredom. As an experiment, I smoked bowls of C&D Easy Times back to back with bowls of Junkyard Dog and, by far, prefer the Easy Times. They are both Burley based but smoke with very different textures. Easy Times is flavorful from first light to finish while Junkyard Dog undulated in and out of flavor episodes with bland stretches in between. Easy Times is a softer and toastier Burley smoke while Junkyard Dog smokes with a higher and sharper-edged register. Still, the moments of enjoyment in Junkyard Dog are good enough to recommend it to fellow smokers at three stars.

I am not a burley fan and that should be taken into account when reading this review. I bought Junkyard Dog making another attempt to like burley. I read the tobacco is high quality. The tin art is super. The reviews are good. i think possibly this is the tobacco that will show me what others see in burley. Nope. To me it is just more of the same. I gave it two stars because outside of having a butt load of burley in it, it is not otherwise offensive.

C&D Junkyard Dawg is a wonderful blend and something off the beaten path as far as blends go for me for I am not a Burly guy. However, with the Dawg you get Burley/Virginia/Latakia mixture that is a decent smoke. My only issue is the bulling the Burley seems to do here for it surely smacks down the Vir/Lat every time their flavors attempt to come through. From the tin this stuff is beautiful and dry out to perfection. Just not my cup of tea but I can see why this is a popular blend. A nice offering and worth a try.

Another burley showcase by C&D, Junkyard Dawg is not a balanced blend, and I'm thankful for it. This pipe-weed is about quality burley, as are many of C&D's best offerings. Latakia makes a minor yet important contribution, while the Virginia only whispers. Nutty, earthy, and solidly delicious.

Taste wise, this could be Easy Times little brother- Just more latakia. Its also more tolerable in the nicotine department. Sweet and smokey- I never tried Barking Dog, I have a can- But got it because I have Boxers- so it was more for the nostalgia. It can't be better than this though. Junkyad dawg is one of my "desert Island" smokes. Love it at all times of the day or night. Nutty, smokey and sweet- top to dottle. Can't go wrong. Try it.

I wasn't as taken with this blend as some others were. I found it to be an ongoing game of Virginia trying to peek out, but smacked down by Burley. Then Latakia tried to get a word in, only to be kicked to the curb by Burley.

If you don't have any JD on hand but want the effect, just smoke some Grainger in a pipe that has been used for English blends, because that's about all the Dawg provides.