Cornell & Diehl Bayou Morning Flake

When I first tried this, I honestly didn't like it. I put it away and forgot about it. After I got a bit more experienced in pipe tobacco smoking I figured I'd try this one again. The tin had aged about 7 months and man it was a real nice tobacco. Now for the tobacco. It has a great tin aroma and while smoking it I noticed that the perique comes out here and there quite nicely. I didn't get any tongue bite this time like I had when I first tried it. The room note is pleasant too. I will be having this blend regularly now and will buy another tin for sure. I recommed this as I've grown quite fond of perique blends.

Beautiful flakes in tin, perfect humidity, packed nicely. Once started, burned very well. The tin aroma of this stuff is a study in balance between the VA's and the Perique. Old cheese, sweet oats, tangy lemon grass, earthy, funky aromas. All balanced on the figs, green hay, yeast dough, and oatmeal aromas of the Virginia.

The flavor does not have quite the same balance. The Perique asserts itself one minute and fades the next. But the bowl still gets better and better from the start to the bottom of the bowl. The Perique may be a little fickle, but it is some of the most delicious Perique leaf I've ever had. Perique Freaks will love this one. The PER in this VaPer simply has to be tried.

Nice Va/Per blend and like most Va/Per, it taste great in a corncob.

this review is coming from someone who will buy a tin of perique and puff away on it straight and be happy as a clam... this blend has tons of perique. it's well blended and very balanced with big perique flavor. the virginias are nice and fairly sweet.

this blend suffers from the C&D exploding flake problem. it's good when you first open the tin but after a while it's confetti.

great stuff. too bad c&d can't make a good flake cut.

Bulk: Broken flake. Since this had been in a bag for a few months, it was dry as tinder.

Packing & Burning: Lit and stayed lit readily, since it was bone dry, but it did not burn overly quickly. Provided for slight tongue bite. The flakes just crumbled, due to dryness.

Taste: Left a typical VAPER aroma with less emphasis on the perique.

Nicotine: Almost overwhelming.

Overall: The perique sledge hammer hit me just after finishing the bowl. The nicotine strength of the perique was really too much. 3.5 stars.

A good VAPER to me but strong on Perique.

With that said i let the tin open for one full day before smoking it, not because it's to moist but to let it settle a bit because smoked when freshly open i had to hold my stomach for it was exploding so don't forget to let it open for a good amount of time.

Not a beginner's flake but not complex either just a decent VAPER .

Opening the tin , woah there ! Very strong fruity figgy , strongest i have ever encountered! I smoked a medium sized bowl and was mildly nauseated. The Virginia is mildly sweet and the Perique fruity but peppery later on through the nose , I recommend for those who can take stronger blends but the good news for me is I did not toss this but blended it half and half with 515rc 1 . It is now great and in my rotation! Very high quality Virginia and Perique!

Pretty much a typical VaPer, a little harsh at times but will likely age into a smoother, richer smoke. Probably not the best to try for a first VaPer, but those who enjoy solid ones would find this a good addition to their cellar.

The presentation is rustic, and the flakes are broken. It's something I enjoy about Cornell & Diehl's flakes, as well as Gawith & Hoggarth's flakes as well.

The smell in the tin/jar is musty, sour, and kind of like some kind of dough, and there is hint of sweetness in the background.

This blend is strong, it's peppery, but don't let that scare you. It's an interesting blend. If you wonder what a lot of Perique can do to a blend, this is a good example. I feel like the Perique outshines the Virginia in this blend. The sweetness is there, but it's fighting the Perique's brashness. The Virginias in this blend are good, and even better with age. There are some dark fruit notes, some red wine notes, plum, raisin, and the mustiness and nuttiness that I detect from Perique. There is also a resinous, sour note that I get in this blend. It's almost like mint. There is a bit of the cereal and molassess note I get with Virginia blends, and some cinnamon notes develop, even some cocoa. Overall the taste is interesting because of the high Perique content.

The strength is strong, and the nicotine is high in this blend. I advise you to have a full stomach and maybe some water, or something sweet to drink while smoking this, unless you are a heavyweight. I never smoke on an empty stomach, and I did not find Peterson Irish Flake to be that strong. Bayou Morning Flake is strong.

I would recommend this to the person that like strong flakes and strong blends, even earthy blends, but not necessarily to the person that likes Virginia Perique blends. There is a lot of Perique, and it changes the character and expectation of the typical Virginia Perique blend's taste profile.