Cornell & Diehl Bridge Mixture

Bridge Mixture had me a bit startled when I popped the top on my 50g tin. The leaf is bright for the most part with black Latakia specks here and there, but nothing to suggest a strong Latakia flavor. I noticed the Latakia at the match but it was not overpowering in any sense.

Bridge Mixture is a unique smoke to my taste buds. The added Burley and Perique provided a taste sensation that I can't really compare to anything I have ever sampled in one of my pipes. I did appreciate the good wallop of nicotine and also appreciated the fact that the blend does not bite and presents itself at a perfect moisture level.

A favorite that I would smoke regularly? Maybe not all the time. But, for a change of pace and unusual taste sensation, this is a good choice for me.

This is my favorite blend by a long shot. It has a good peppery flavor from the perique and very little tongue bite. It is somewhat strong and very interesting. I would smoke it all the time if it weren't for the price. It only comes in tins, which are a little more pricey due to the 20 year old burley, which smooths the thick smoke and rounds out the favors like no other.

I will keep looking for the possibility of buying this in bulk.

Sweet, dried fruit smell, raisin, maybe plum.

The taste is kind of sour, but really it's tangy, and you notice that in short order. All components are present regularly rather than in and out, and blend very well together. The flavor is smooth but rich, and there is a nice edge from the dark fired burley. It feels like a hodge-podge that worked out really well.

You can find my video review of this blend here:

https://youtu.be/xHgwLWmfFqg

Masterful! My favorite blend. I recently opened a 2 year old tin, #81, of the first 200 I think. I have several of these tins from the early production and they have swelled all that they can swell without bursting open, or deforming. Makes you wonder what is going on in there.

Age mellows the blend a bit. Still plenty of strength. The flavor is milder. All those insteresting tastes are still there. What is a fantastic blend fresh, is still fantastic. A slight cigar or rope taste. I assume that is the 20 yo dark fired Kentucky. But there is a fermented taste or scent, that I just love. Not sure which component of the blend adds that, but it's great. This is not a latakia blend, so those folks with that aversion should be aware that it is used as a condiment.

This is not a bitey blend either. A nice sweetness from the Virginia's. As good as this blend is, I would have thought that it had a lot of burley. There is just so many right things going on in this blend.

Enjoy! Carlos

I will second the esteemed and renowned Morleysson below me in these reviews. The (many) tobaccos in Bridge Mixture play in harmonious concert. This is a great blend! You just have to try it to see (read ?taste?) what it is all about.

A cigarette is to be smoked. A cigar is to be enjoyed. A pipe is to be savored.

I rate this tobacco 9.9 out of 10.