Cornell & Diehl Bayou Morning Flake

Mr. Runowski produced a fine combination here with a twist to the original. This one is a true Va/Per blend that carries some strength and peppery semi-sweet taste sensations as the smoke progresses. Not a great deal of flavor variation, but this combination works well and I imagine those who enjoy Va/Per blends with some backbone will enjoy this one. And, the flake form burns much more slowly and a little cooler than the original. Both are good blends.

A good straight Va/Per blend. My main observation was its strength. I don't smoke cigarettes so maybe I'm less tolerant to nicotene than most, but this stuff seemed to really pack a whollop. It did light easily and burn well after being dried a bit, and had a good taste, if not a little heavy on the perique IMO.

Then, about 3/4 of the way through the bowl it hit me. I mean it litterally reached its muscular arm out out the bowl and punched me right in the head. Hard. I dropped(read: gently set down) my pipe and slowly crawled back into the house, whimpering and leaving a trail of tears behind me. I curled up on my couch in the fetal position, cursing all thing tobacco and sobbing like a little girl until the pounding in my nugget stopped.

POST-RECOVERY: I now smoke this blend much slower and in smaller doses, and do still enjoy it. Although I now wear a helmet in case it tries to attack me again. If you like strong blends with a little extra Perique try this stuff. You'll love it.

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.

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 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.

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.

even though the name suggests a smoked morning I do not recommend because it is strong for the time , there is a good amount of Perique if we compare with the ESCUDO and McClelland St. James Woods (because I tasted them with a deadline two weeks between them ) , it's a mix for those who already have an experience in pipe, because beginners could be an inhibiting factor in the noble art . The Perique is present until more than half of the bowl losing its strength in the final half , even me being a difficult tobacco smoking as this is very intense , but it is not indomitable , like any good tobacco complex requires is patience , if so it will be a truly smoke pleasurable. For this I chose a churchwarden , it helps to note the nuances of flavor . Not recommend to beginners as a first Vaper because, as said is biased to beginners , for both the ESCUDO is the best option but for those already acquainted with the Perique is an option and both

The aspects of the fairly bold, peppery, earthy, woody, plummy, lightly figgy perique (which is 25% of the blend) elevate it to the lead component. The red Virginia provides some tangy dried dark fruit, earth, wood, bread, sugar, light spice, citrus, and floralness. It is less obvious here than it is in the ribbon version as it’s a few notches below the full support level. The dark Virginia plays a little below that with some tangy dark fruit, earth, wood, bread, light floralness, sugar and spice. The light amount of bright Virginia produces some sour lemon, tart citrus, floralness, and grass notes in the background. The strength is potent enough to reach TR’s strong level. Has a full taste. The nic-hit is almost as vigorous as the overall strength. The spice content may tingle the tongue of a fast puffer, and I recommend a slow smoking cadence. Has a little more roughness than the ribbon cut version. The flakes are mildly moist, and don’t need dry time. Burns cool, clean and a tad slow with a very consistent peppery, fruity, floral flavor that extends to the pleasantly long lingering after taste. The room note is much stronger. Leaves little dampness in the bowl, and requires some relights. This flake version is a little punchy, peppery, stronger with a lightly more fermented flavor than the ribbon cut. Certainly not an all day smoke. Eat something first, and have a drink handy. Three stars.

-JimInks

Bayou Morning Flake.

This one belongs to a small group of tins of US manufactures, which I was able to put my hands on some seven years ago, and now smoking one after the other since I’m thinking that they have been cellared enough.

I was expecting a VaPer some way “delicate”… for the morning. It’s a stout smoke, instead. A lot more than I could expect. The flakes are beautifully loosened, it’s easy to work them between the fingers and load a bowl. Burns fine and very cool, with clouds of smoke. Just a little sweetness, the smoke is mainly earthy and woody. 25% Perique ? Difficult to believe, I detect some deep fruit character, but not pepper. Great body. As the nic hit is concerned, it’s well past the medium mark.

Very different animal from the VaPer an european is used to smoke. I would say a rustic tobacco. Quality of the leaves is high.

Recommended!