Cornell & Diehl Da Vinci

That's what I call tobacco for a real man! It reminds me of Pirate Kake, but mor like its "younger brother". It has the same ingredients as P.K., but I find it a little milder. Recommendation: A word of advice: avoid smoking it in the presence of your wife, keep it for men's company!

Please let me begin by saying - I am a self-confessed Latakia addict!!

Wow Wow Wow!!!!

This fantastic creation is full of the beautiful black stuff my whole being cries out for. Its Latakia all the way!! If you dont like Latakia then please dont buy this!! I love it!!

another beautifull journey, smoking that tobacco, hight quality, nice taste.

Ok, I just deleted my original review of Da Vinci because I was way off. When I wrote it I had just received a can of it and went right to town on it and didn't really give it much of a chance. I put the can in one of my kitchen drawers and forgot about it until I found it about 4 months later and gave it another shot. I don't know if aging has anything to do with it or if I've gotten better at smoking pipe but this is great stuff. I'm a full flavor kinda guy and this stuff knocked me for a loop. The first time I smoked it I compared the flavor and aroma to that of a camp fire. I have to admit I was taking pretty big puffs which was a HUGE mistake. This time I took my time and really got lost into the whole smoke. I found the flavor more complex. I noticed a really woodsy smoke smell which turned into a sweet taste and aroma. It burned really cool and slow and the flavor was excellent to the end. I was getting ready to give up on Latakia after my first experience with Da Vinci but now I'm a changed man and I suppose second chances do pay off. I have to say I've found this very addictive and it's hard for me not to smoke it all the time but it overwhelms the pallet and so I save it for my last smoke of the day.

I will preface this review by saying that I normally smoke English tobaccos with a heavy latakia content and that this is my first premium blend to contain burley (although I have been smoking for several years).

This is a great smoky tobacco with zero bite, zero nicotine kick and zero drawbacks. I have finished 100g's of this blend recently and plan to make this my new all day smoke. Da Vinci burns clean and dry. I does not even leave a bad taste in my mouth afterwards (something new for someone smoking Nightcap for years).

Da Vinci does burn rather slow and cool making it a perfect tobacco, like the advert says, to break in a new pipe with. I am new to C&D blends but if they all smoke this good then I look forward to sampling many of their other blends.

If you like a big, white cloud filled smoke with the sweet nutty flavour of burley then give this blend a go.

Tim

Holy crap, this is great! Electric tobacco, shiver your timbers for sure.

A new smoker, I was afraid of this blend. Latakia? 965 was shit -- mixing it now with Devil's Holiday, a pain to smoke and get rid of.

I bought Da Vinci to break in some pipes, and why not? Supposedly good for it, they say. I was expecting a chore. Two half-pipes later I'm hooked -- can someone provide this in bulk?

Wow!

I've found this one a wonderful tobacco, although too dry in the tin, as many C&D come. The latakia clearly dominates, but not so much as you could think while reading the ingredients: the burley interacts in a great way, creating a nutty and sweet background. To me it is great to combine those two tobaccos, they do a great job together. It just lacks a little deepness due to the very low percentage of Virginia and the lack of oriental leaf, but it remains a great smoke for the latakia lover as I am. I have noticed a very very light alcoholic note while opening the tin, maybe rhum, but I have been the only one I know to smell it, so I may be wrong.

Now this is an interesting blend! Bought both as a lover of Latakia and of the famed renaissance man, this blend proved worthy of bearing the da Vinci-name.

The tin aroma is primarily of Latakia - dry wood and some mustiness. Boasting a three-quarters Latakia, I expected the palate to be no different. But was I ever so wrong!

The tobacco blends harmoniously, creating a sweet and savoury smoke. The common Latakia woodiness is rather exchanged for some deliciously tender barbecued and caramelised meat, but no so much it will make you full. Rather, the common sweetness from all its components shines through in this masterfully blended tobacco.

On the tongue lingers, however, the Latakia, with my fiancé noting the heavy smoke of this Latakia-rich blend. Although, she does not seem to mind.

A full Latakia blend - as is normal for a mixture that contains 50% - but Burley has the dual effect of mitigating the strength and to hide a bit the Virginia. Someone could find it positive, someone not but that's Da Vinci. 4,5/5 in my personal rating system.