Cornell & Diehl Black Frigate
(3.21)
Latakia and Turkish are added to the Navy cavendish which forms the base for Blockade Runner (Virginias soaked and aged in rum) to produce a true Royal Navy blend.
Pressed and sliced into an old-fashioned crumble cake. A Royal Navy blend, not for the faint of heart.
Details
| Brand | Cornell & Diehl |
| Blended By | Craig Tarler |
| Manufactured By | Cornell & Diehl |
| Blend Type | Other |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Latakia, Oriental/Turkish |
| Flavoring | Rum |
| Cut | Krumble Kake |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin, 8 ounce tin |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild to Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium to Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.21 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 10 of 26 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 14, 2018 | Medium | Mild | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
The lightly smoky, rather woody, musty sweet Cyprian Latakia plays an important support role at times, and other times, almost leads the sweet, smooth rum soaked, dark fruity, earthy, light grassy, lightly citrusy Virginia cavendish. The rum Virginias lead the experience. The floral, woody, earthy, herbal, dry, sour Turkish almost reaches secondary status. The rum does tone down the tobaccos, and mutes the smokiness one usually expects from the Latakia and Turkish. The strength barely hits the medium threshold, while the taste is a step past the medium mark. The nic-hit is a little closer to medium than it is to mild. No chance of bite, and has no rough edges or harshness. I do suggest a light dry time for this blend. Being a krumble kake, it burns slow, cool, and clean with a small inconsistency in its rich, sweet and mildly savory flavor. Leaves little moisture in the bowl, and requires some relights. Has a lingering after taste that matches the aforementioned flavors. Not an all day smoke, but the veteran smoker will repeat it more than once if fits that person’s personal preference. It tends to be a product that grows on you. Three and a half stars.
-JimInks
-JimInks
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 31, 2017 | Medium | Mild | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
Sweet through and through, with a palpable rum flavor that imbues the entire pipeful. The rum adds plenty of nuance as well as a powerful musty aroma that easily matches the heady scent of the Latakia. The spicy Turkish creates a layer complexity that arrives once the bowl gets going. The Virginia Cavendish is mild and adds support to the overall gentle sweetness of the smoke. The taste of Black Frigate is substantial, and the smoke it produces is smooth, full in body and fairly pungent to the senses. Mid to end bowl flavors are sturdy and rich and are pretty much on par with any of Cornell & Diehl’s bigger English mixtures. Unique and well crafted.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 02, 2007 | Medium to Strong | Very Mild | Full | Strong |
What an interesting tobacco!! When I opened the little tin and saw a small black brick of tobacco, my first thought was: "oh-oh, what I am I gonna do with this?" Well after some playing around I loaded up one of my latakia pipes, opened several windows and put the phone within reach, in case I needed to call 911. It is always a little tough to get lit, taking several lighting and tampings. Once lit, however, the actual smoking was less dramatic than expected. It's a full, rich smoke and yet I don't feel overpowered with flavor. Even though I have moments of latakia phobia, I found this to be just mellow enough (probably the cavendish) to make it work. I can't imagine this being a daily smoke, but as an occasional change of pace, it's an enjoyable, relaxing and fun smoke. Worth a look.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 01, 2018 | Medium | Medium to Strong | Full | Tolerable |
Odds are good this one will become a regular.
Black Frigate is a rum-soaked, virginia-based cavendish with a perfect balance of latakia and turkish tobaccos added. There’s a lot of flavors going on in this blend, from the up-front rum and cavendish to a light floral smokiness and sweet earthiness.
Like most C&D blends, moisture content is ready to smoke from the moment you crack the seal. If you like how C&D blends and presses then there’s no reason why you wouldn’t enjoy this!
Black Frigate is a rum-soaked, virginia-based cavendish with a perfect balance of latakia and turkish tobaccos added. There’s a lot of flavors going on in this blend, from the up-front rum and cavendish to a light floral smokiness and sweet earthiness.
Like most C&D blends, moisture content is ready to smoke from the moment you crack the seal. If you like how C&D blends and presses then there’s no reason why you wouldn’t enjoy this!
Pipe Used:
Nording Freehand
PurchasedFrom:
smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
8 months
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 14, 2010 | Medium to Strong | Medium | Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
This is another fine product from C&D. When I first opened the tin I was greeted by a sweet but rich tin aroma. I did some reasearch to find out what the sweet smell was and discovered it was from the navy cavendish. Apparently navy cavendish is soaked in rum for a period of time before final processing. Well, I find pipe tobacco is educational as well as relaxing!
It was a 2oz tin I ordered, and the presentaion was a single pressed cake of tobacco. I imeadiately broke a piece off, let it air a bit, loaded it in the pipe, and smoked away. This blend is very pleasing, it is easy to smoke and has a great flavor. I would suggest anyone who enjoys heavy Latikia blends give this a try. It's quite a treat.
It was a 2oz tin I ordered, and the presentaion was a single pressed cake of tobacco. I imeadiately broke a piece off, let it air a bit, loaded it in the pipe, and smoked away. This blend is very pleasing, it is easy to smoke and has a great flavor. I would suggest anyone who enjoys heavy Latikia blends give this a try. It's quite a treat.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 16, 2017 | Mild to Medium | Medium | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
A most unusual and delightful krumble kake, BF offers a joyous combination of orientals, cavendish and latakia admirably sustained by a casing of dark rum that tickles my old sea dog's fancy! Even though Virginia is not listed among the components, it is possible that there might be a very small pourcentage. Despite being at the right moisture level and the kake easy to break, BF can sometimes prove difficult to keep lit. This annoying aspect does not prevent BF from being an enjoyable and different English cross over blend. I say it's an ideal tobacco for those that would like to venture into this genre but are hesitant because it contains latakia.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 29, 2016 | Medium to Strong | Mild to Medium | Medium to Full | Tolerable to Strong |
Very nice Lat & Or blend with a nice twist. The krumble kake format makes it a slow burner. Smoky, spicy and the rum is present without being a detriment. It's not as strong nicotine wise as I expected; but not for mic whimps either. Black Frigate is a Latakia aromatic that works.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 02, 2016 | Strong | Very Mild | Full | Tolerable to Strong |
Very much licked this one. Some, or more, perique would held. It reminds a little of Seattle Pipe club plum pudding. Overall, very nice. The smoke is very creamy.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 07, 2012 | Mild to Medium | Very Mild | Medium | Tolerable |
I was a little intimidated by this tobacco, a nice chunk of cake was a surprise to me. I failed to notice anywhere that this was a crumble cake. Ooops.
Anyway, I broke off a nice chunk and got it all rubbed and ready to burn in my new Brigham Voyageur Rhodesian.
Upon lighting I noticed that I should have broken it up a bit more than I had, there was one chuink that just kept expanding, like the blob, it was crazy.
Anyway, I wasn't too sure what too expect from this, but I wasn't disappointed.
I did notice that the nicotine content was relatively low, but the flavor was sky high. For some reason I wasn't getting heavy Latakia from this, which was one thing I did expect.
So far, I have smoked two bowls of it. One in the Brigham and one in my Dr. Grabow Omega and I found that this seems to smoke better and has more flavor in a smaller bowl, which is probably obvious, but hell, I'm still pretty new to this.
Anyway, I broke off a nice chunk and got it all rubbed and ready to burn in my new Brigham Voyageur Rhodesian.
Upon lighting I noticed that I should have broken it up a bit more than I had, there was one chuink that just kept expanding, like the blob, it was crazy.
Anyway, I wasn't too sure what too expect from this, but I wasn't disappointed.
I did notice that the nicotine content was relatively low, but the flavor was sky high. For some reason I wasn't getting heavy Latakia from this, which was one thing I did expect.
So far, I have smoked two bowls of it. One in the Brigham and one in my Dr. Grabow Omega and I found that this seems to smoke better and has more flavor in a smaller bowl, which is probably obvious, but hell, I'm still pretty new to this.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 31, 2011 | Mild to Medium | Extremely Mild | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
This one tasted great. I like cavendish, I like latakia, I like turkish... Black Frigate, perfect. This is very sweet tasting with that big latakia smoke, earthy taste. I liked it a lot. It is definitely "rough" around the edges but a very tasty smoke and I did not get any tongue bite.
This is a special occasion smoke for me. Friends around a fire type of thing.
This is a special occasion smoke for me. Friends around a fire type of thing.
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