Cornell & Diehl Bow-Legged Bear

A great full smoke for late in the day, theres a lot of dif leaves in the blend but you will get a rounded taste with some spice notes from the Perique. Very good with a good Bourbon or Scotch to relaxe after a long day.

This post is exactly one month after the facts. This must be recommended if you extremely hate your pipe smoking neighboor. Bought a tin at one of my local bakky shop. Upon smoking half way through the bowl with this blend I was almost sick to my stomach. I thought I was getting a heart attack or this tobacco had some kind of a rat poison. I had my wife rush me to the ER. I though it was the combination of the Porkchops she made and this blend that cause my Blood Pressure to rise. I seriously thought I was stroking out. This tobacco cost me $10 dollars for the tin and $1200 of hospital and ER bills. BTW I had no insurance.

Simply put, this blend is great but not for the beginner. Full of heavy flavor and a satisfying tobacco experience.

This is very interesting and good blend, although not for weak moments or empty stomach since it's strength.

This is a great full flavored smoke. I like the cake form, and breaking it up is kinda fun. I found my current tin to be very moist, so drying for an hour or so is a must. It packs and light with no problems. I found the taste really interesting, all the flavors are balenced perfectly, which cant be easy due to all the differant tobaccos pressed in. I found the nicotine kick great, and I love the aroma it leaves behind, but do note that I like strong tobacco smells, my friends though, cry like little girls when they smell it, but again, I love it. give Mr. Tarler his credit, he did a great job with this one.

December 2003.Bow-Legged Bear. I have often read about this tobacco & was also fascinated by the picture on the tin.I'm also fascinated by the Krumble Kake & this superb mixture of tobacco blending.There seem's to be everything in variety here,viginia,latakia,perique,turkish & even burley thrown in.The amazing thing is,you can actually taste them all 'individually' right through to the bottom of the bowl.I honestly think this is a crowd pleaser,as there is a little something in the taste for everyone! It's not overpowering & is very,very tastey,to say the least.Light's easily & doesn't cause any bother at all.It's great for those moment's when you simply can't decide which tobacco to smoke. 'Variety Here' all in one tin!

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"UPDATE" 01/04/07. After revisiting Bow Legged Bear,I really wish I could give this offering "Twenty Star's" (PLUS) "Yes,it really is that good" Go for it and don't miss out!!!

Bow Legged Bear has it all! I have had 2 tins of this in the cellar for about two and a half years now, so I was able to try it with a bit of age. I let my daughter pick it out (she always goes for the Cornell & Diehl due to the neat lables. Her school mascot is the bears so thats why she picked it!) This is great stuff! When I cracked the tin and took a whiff, I was wondering how this would be. Man this smells strong! I have gone through a 2oz tin now and am happy to say, every pipeful gets better and better. This smells amazing in the tin and I can hardly stop sniffing it! You can actually pick out all the individual tobaccos that go into this as it is smoked. There is a healthy nicotine kick to this as well. It received an "allright" smell rating from the family. It is surely a strong blend, but if you are into that, this is great stuff! I had also never smoked a Krumble Kake before and have to say it is very well presented and sort of fun to actually break up and load a pipe with this. I have found it to be at its very best in a medium to large bowl pipe packed slightly on the loose side. If you enjoy a strong smoke with various tobaccos represented, this might just be for you! Give it a try. Thanks for all the previous reviews, This site is a major refrence for me when purchasing a new tobacco! Keep it up.

This is a very excellent blend of the stoic and proper 'old English' Latkia and a healthy amount of the 'Ya-hoo!', ' kick 'yo ass' & 'noticeanly, decent amount ' of perique. And a touch of Turkish for all the nicotene lovers to give one an enjoyable smoke! TRY IT!!

well, this tobacco has quite a resume! check out the list of all the different tobaccos that have gone into it. other than a cavendish, craig has put about everything else in there. one might think this would make for a confusing mish-mash of conflicting flavors, but i find the opposite is true. i like this tobacco very much! it is definitely an english blend, and the most prominant note seems to be the latakia, but it is nicely complmented by the others. it is a crumble cake tobacco, but rubs out very easily and packs well. nice burn rate with consistent flavor all the way to the bottom of the bowl, too. i have only tried a few of craig's tinned blends, and this is my current favorite. i am happy to note that C&D is now making their tinned blends available in bulk. i can see a pound of bow-legged bear in my future. 4 stars for this one.