Cornell & Diehl Bayou Morning Flake

BMF is a broken flake of flue cured Virginas with a decent measure of perique. The tin note is of stewed fruit with the tangy perique scent added in. Tin mosture is slightly wetter than I'm have experiened with C&D tins but only needs a little drying. The flake breaks easily and runs out to taste. The burn quality is good, only requiring a few relights and burns down to a dry ash. Overall good VaPer flavor, with somewhat of a toast-like taste to the Virginias. Vitamin N is present. Pleasant VaPer room note. BMF is a quality offering worthy of consideration. The tin reviewed is from 5/11/10.

I wasn't prepared for the amount of nicotine. About halfway through the bowl it hit me hard and I was feeling sick. Next time I will smoke this much slower 🙂 Overall I thought it had a smooth spiciness to it that was quite pleasant although the perique was somewhat overpowering. It's a rather one dimensional smoke in my opinion. If you're a beginner or accustomed to smoking latakia's and Virginias then go easy with this one the nicotine will catch you off guard.

Ever since I crossed paths with Voodoo Queen, I have been a Perique freak!

This tobacco is actually quite eye pleasing. Nice shades of brown and red.

The bag aroma was very much like Voodoo Queen minus the Latkia and mocha flavoring.

The texture is amazing, supple flakes that crumble nice and easy, pack well, light excitedly all while delivering the anticipated reaction!

WHOOOA MOMMA! This is a spicy one! I smiled nice and broadly as I puffed away in bliss. Although its initial spice calms down after a bit, the VA gives its tasty elements over and then plays musical chairs with the Perique.

It's a tilt-a-whirl for your mouth!

To me, Perique is to pipes as Habano Ligero is to cigars. Perfect!

I have found myself another one. Great flavor, great taste, the nicotine is probably pretty strong, but I can't tell. I'm too conditioned to it. I didn't feel sick though, so it's not enough, but I will settle.

American style pop-top tin with a plastic lid with a nice little evocative water color illustration. Messy presentation of beautiful thick broken flake inside. The flakes are somewhat loose and I don't give them much besides a quick break to size to pack. The aroma is nice, some spicy molasses, wood, light smoke, leather, tobacco, stewed fruits, and apple cider vinegar. This blend favors a loose pack and occasion light tamping to squeeze out a little air.

I find this difficult to review and have held off doing so because I have a hard time rembering all the sensations of the smoke. That said, it is easy to rate, it's a bases clearing 4 star review. The C&D base flavor profile is there, kind of a strong malt. All the aroma components described above pop in an out through the bowl, but malt, straight tobacco, and leather are the most obvious. The Perique is always around sometimes flaring up. The flavor profile of this Perique is very good and it's the tangy type fermented type, not particularly spicy and not earthy. Despite so many flavors they blend well and that is why it's hard to describe.

As with almost every tobacco a little drying is beneficial. The first third of the bowl is pretty bold and has that kind of unrefined signature I find with C&D. However, once it more fully ignites the burn slows and the flavors open up. This blend is greatly benefited by smoking in a churchwarden that tames some of the rough edges. I'm sure some age would do the same. My current favor and growing.

As a well known reviewer stated on Youtube: "This is a deep dark smoke". I totally agree!

I really didn't understand how much I appreciate perique until I tried this blend. There is not much virginia sweetness to find here but a lot of nose pleasing notes is present! A must try for the perique lover, and even for the enthusiast who doesn't crave latakia or pronounced virginia sweetness in every bowl.

I love this stuff and it's truly a satisfying smoke. It's really a strong weed so take it easy!

I bought a half pound of this delicacy, not sure if I would enjoy *that* much Perique. When I opened the tin the scent was delicious and complex. Every time I loaded my pipe I had to pause to enjoy the scent. It was easy to light a lightly rubbed out flake, and it stayed lit. The taste reminded me of plum pudding. I used to have a problem enjoying Virginia because I didn't know how to smoke it. That lesson having been learned by smoking several pounds of SG Full Virginia Flake, now I can smoke these blends without any bite. This blend, in particular, has absolutely no bite. The nicotine content was very high, so I normally smoke this one in a smaller bowl. I was sad to get to the bottom of the tin, and ordered more. This stuff is amazing!

I really don't know why I stray from Perique; or C&D for that matter. Perique has got to be most perfect form of tobacco to ever grace humanity. Bayou Morning, while good, isn't great for me. It has the nice plum sweetness Perique offers, but not enough of the pepper IMO. It's definitely a pleasure to smoke. But I could be biased; I prefer most of C&D's tobacco. I think this leans more towards the Escudo style vapers. Nice, pleasant and tasty. It's good enough I doubt vaper fans would regret buying it.

I really like this one. A great strong Vaper for the seasoned Vaper or Perique lover. The perique is pervasive, but not overwhelming as the stoved Vas are there adding their cider like sweetness to the mix. It is tasty and strong. They must like them strong on the bayou if this is how they choose to start their day.

Characteristic to C & D, the flakes are thick, but this does not bother me. It takes a little to get it going, but once lit it stays that way. Looking back on my notes I noted how I had four bowls of this in one day back in October and all were fantastic. This leads me to believe that this would also make a great all day smoke. It is not often you can say that about a nic heavy blend.

Another hit by C & D IMO

My first favourite band was KISS. I wanna rock and roll all night and party every day. My first taste of perique was BMF. I was literally blown away (in a good way!) When I grew up and my tastes evolved, I realized that both of these past favorites lacked nuance. I mean, I still enjoy KISS, and I still enjoy BMF (tons of tangy perique and a decent nic hit!), but there are better options out there. More balanced, more mature, and more subtle. This blend gives me tang and spice, but very little in the way of sweet dried fruit notes. But hey, sometimes you just want to turn off your brain and enjoy the buzz. That's cool too.