Tobaccos Cornell & Diehl - Bayou Night

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	Gentleman Zombie (729)	2013-10-17		Strong	None Detected	Full	Tolerable to Strong

My favorite blend. Rich and satisfying. Notes of chocolate and figs. A wonderful tanginess and very complex. I like to take a bite of chocolate after I finish a bowl. It makes me realize how much of that flavor this blend contains. Sounds crazy, but try it. This is my desert island blend.

41 people found this review helpful.

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	JimInks (3047)	2014-03-21		Medium to Strong	Mild	Very Full	Tolerable to Strong

The dry, mildly nutty, woody, earthy burley is kind of harsh and cigarette/cigar-like with little sweetness as a supporting player. The red Virginia provides tangy dark fruit with some wood and earth, and compliments the smoky, woody, earthy, mildly sweet Cyprian Latakia, which is a bass player for the blend. The dry, wood, earth, floral and spice notes from the Turkish/Oriental are overpowered by the strong presence of the peppery, figgy, raisiny, plumy perique. The strength is a step past the center of medium to strong. The taste is very full. The nic-hit is a hair past the medium mark. I really recommend sipping this blend due its spicy quality. Burns fairly cool and very clean at a moderate pace with a mostly consistent, mildly sweet and rather savory, spicy flavor from start to finish. Easily burns to ash, and needs few relights. Leaves a light dampness in the bowl. Not an all day smoke, and is made for the experienced smoker.

-JimInks

30 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2006-11-07		Medium to Strong	Medium to Strong	Full	Pleasant

I was inspired to try this tobacco after getting a smaple of Kajun Kake from C&D at the Chicago Pipe Show. I was really impressed with this tobacco, but at $30.00 for 8oz, I thought it was too epensive. After reviewing C&D tobaccos, I decided to try Bayou Night. I think this is the best tobacco I somked in the last 42 years! It is an amazing tobacco as other reviewers have descibed, with 50% perique. This is the best perique blend I have ever smoked. I have always liked perique, but in most blends found it too spicy. The perique in Bayou Night is smooth and fruity and burns very cool. The turkish, red VA, burley and latakia play very well in the background.

What I like most about this blend is the subtle flavor change in the tobbaco as the pipe is burns down. You can't really taste the latakia, but thats fine with me. One of the reasons I stayed away from English Blends is I don't really like alot of latakia. This is a great hybred of an English Blend.

Although not an all day smoke, it is great in the evening after work, especially with a vodka martini shaken, not stirred! I will definitly get this tobacco pressed next time I order. I think pressing will enhance the flaovors even better. Highly recommended!

11/7/06 UP DATE: I received my next order from C&D pressed about three weeks ago, and it is outstanding! The flavor is much deeper and fuller producing an excellent smoke. IMOP, C&D is one of the best tobacconist, and one of the few that you can have your blends pressed. It is worth the extra $3.00/lb. I will have all my blends from C&D pressed in the future.

Highly Recommended

29 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2013-11-27		Very Strong	None Detected	Very Full	Extra Strong

"Fantastic" is how I would describe it. Very spicy like horseradish. So, so delicious. I had just cut up a large tree that fell over after some heavy rains. I loaded up my favorite Kirsten and after every long draw, I kept looking at the bowl and thinking, "man, I LOVE this $h!t." Mind you that I am a huge fan of C&D's Mississippi Mud as well. Bayou Night has a noticeably higher nicotine content, which for me is a good thing. Very relaxing, spicy, but well balanced mixture. I can taste every flavor from the various components and they harmonize beautifully. I can't recommend Bayou Night highly enough for the smoker that prefers stout, "manly" blends. Absolutely phenomenal. I purchased 4 oz from Smokingpipes.com who always has quick, impeccable service and I will be putting in for a pound next time around. Wow, what a treat this is.

Pipe Used: Meerschaum Bowl Kirsten

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

Similar Blends: Mississippi Mud, 967 Exclusive..

15 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2010-05-31		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Medium to Full	Strong

Another tobacco that screams for a 2 1/2 rating. I didn't find this quite good enough for a 3 rating but since it's a C&D made from high quality tobacco, I gave it a bump.

Nothing really wrong with this one. In fact, it's a stroke of genius to make a 50% perique blend that isn't overwhelming. The other tobaccos smooth out the flavor to the point where it doesn't seem as strong somehow. The taste is decent but it moves to the non-descript pretty easily and regularly as the bowl progresses. Just a trifle ill-formed. I basically enjoyed my time with it but won't buy more. It's even difficult to review - just can't find much to say about it, good or bad. It just sort of "is".

This ends my 9 blend C&D sampler pack, and it sure was a fun journey! C&D truly has something for everyone.

14 people found this review helpful.

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	DeathMetal.org (231)	2015-09-28		Strong	None Detected	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

There needs to be a name for this type of Perique-heavy English or Scottish mixture that carries with it a fertile strength and a nocturnal mien. Much like Dunhill's vaunted "Nightcap," Cornell & Diehl's "Bayou Night" boasts a heavy dose of Perique on a base of Virginias, accented by the mixture of Latakia and Orientals that provides harmony to those strong flavors, but C&D has also worked in some of their famous Burley magic to give this blend a solid, flavorful core of autumn flavors. The trickster Burley takes on a sweeter note and the evanescent nuttiness rises as the bowl declines, creating a smoky journey from vivid Latakia flavors through the peppery plum-raisin Perique and then coasting into a stygian cavern of rich Virginia-Burley power. The result is both delicious and calming, a contemplative smoke that might be too strong for an all-day burn but serves as the perfect coda to intense experience during the day. It also evokes a distinctly "swampy" feel, with its dark flavors slowly and erratically revealing other influences like objects hidden in the obscurity of dusk and clouds of mosquitoes rising from the stagnant, algae-choked black waters. Similar to C&D's "Engine 99," this takes English-style blends to new places, and does good by them.

Purchased From: Pipe & Leaf

Similar Blends: Dunhill - Nightcap, C&D - Engine 99.

13 people found this review helpful.

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	NoirPipes (6)	2015-05-25		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Full	Tolerable

Another one-note masterpiece that could only come from C&D. They do this kind of blend so well. We are conditioned to search for complexity in anything that one might be a connoisseur of, but a lot of C&D bends seem to make a good point of saying "Smoke this, it's real good, don't analyze it!" Well I guess I am anyway. I love blends with layers of complexity, but a lot of times I grab a C&D blend because it's simple and good. The blend itself is delicious to me. I concur with Zombie Gentleman about it's chocolate note which I think comes from C&D's granulated perique (I got some of their blender perique and it smelled of dry chocolate cake mix and wood ear mushrooms) and it also has a round base note of bitterness like french roast coffee, plus the expected black pepper and fig. This is very low rated and I think I know why. This particular blend didn't grab me at first and for a good reason, it hurt. I got a sample and felt that it was pretty moist, so naturally I dried it out a lot. It wrecked the roof of my mouth but good. A week later I tried it again, this time drying out more... much worst. I had it in a mason jar (it is so hard to throw away tobacco) and 4 or 6 months latter I had learned something about at least my body chemistry, blends with a lot of perique, like a newly found C&D favorite Kajun Kake, like to be moist. I thought back to that jar of Bayou Night and remember that it was fifty percent perique. I tried it again and packed a bowl fully moist and found it to be amazing cool smoking and bite-less. It is spicy at the mid-bowl mark but it wasn't damaging my mouth at all. It is now a blend that I grab when I want to be sure I don't get bit. Night and day difference. Try it again if this sound like you first experience, I'm glad I did!

Pipe Used: Savinelli Sistina 320 KS, Savinelli 622

Age When Smoked: new to 6 months

Purchased From: smokingpipes.com, 4 noggins

Similar Blends: Kajun Kake, Cool Hand Fluke, Bayou Morning.

10 people found this review helpful.

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	Perique (163)	2013-03-02		Strong	None Detected	Full	Tolerable

While generally a fan of C&D blends, this one just didn't impress me. Certainly not a VaPer, but rather a hybrid. That's fine- lots of great hybrids out there. Not sure, however, that this is one of them. My sample had some age on it and was well-dried.

The red Virginias are pronounced in this one, making for some bite, particularly in the first third of the bowl. As the reds settle down, the Latakia becomes more pronounced. But the harmony of this blend seems lacking. When compared to a Balkan with Perique (Frog Morton on the Bayou, SPC Plum Pudding), it falls short. When compared to a hybrid Va//Bur/Per such as Haddo's Delight or Acadian Perique, it falls short. Compared to a Va/Per/Oriental such as Cairo, it falls short. The only audience for this tobacco to which it could be recommended (and it's a stretch) would be lovers of H&H Freight Train who also want to taste some Latakia in the blend.

Contrary to the tin description, this blend smokes hot (especially in the first half of the bowl) and definitely needs to be sipped slowly. About mid-way through the bowl, the blend seems to gel a bit as the ingredient tobaccos struggle to reach some form of harmony. But it just doesn't come together for me until the bottom third of the bowl where some compromise among the tobaccos seems to be reached. But it's short-lived. The finish, around the final quarter or tenth of the bowl, is flat. Overall, I find the Latakia gets in the way of the Perique, to the detriment of both. So much so that I find it hard to believe this is a 50% Perique blend (according to a reviewer below).

For Latakia lovers, there are much better blends. For VaPer lovers seeking something extra, there are much better blends. Not sure what niche this blend is seeking to fill, but it seems a solution in search of a problem.

Two stars in deference to those who enjoy this type of in-your-face, red- forward, hot blend with a dash of Latakia.

10 people found this review helpful.

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	Pipestud (1829)	2003-05-31		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Full	Pleasant

I am told this is one of C&D's original flagship blends. It is very potent with lots of heavy Latakia and Perique. This one leaves the back of the throat tickled and the tongue enjoying the heavy plastering of Latakia. It may be a little unrelenting for many folks but was a quality blend and I can see why its been a big seller since C&D opened up shop.

10 people found this review helpful.

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	SteelCowboy (685)	2016-04-13		Strong	None Detected	Full	Tolerable

Until my recent encounter with GQ’s Askwith Kake with 30% Perique, I have never considered myself one that loves more than a condimental dose of the demon weed. Well, on the heels of that experience, Bayou Night had to be tried. This is one interesting smoke! The scent in the pouch lets one know right away that Perique is going to be a main player and there is almost a sweet note too. I think Gentlemen Zombie’s review really nails this one as I too taste almost a natural chocolate note in the pipe. The real key for me in this somewhat unique blend is the masterful use of the Turkish and stoved Red Virginias. They are in perfect proportion giving what could be a disastrous combination of components complete harmony. The Burley is there to be noticed too, providing some nut and earthiness. The Latakia’s presence adds a moderate amount of smokiness. Bayou Night is one of those blends that seems to bring something different to be found in each bowl as there is a lot of complex flavor going on here. With so much Perique and quite a bit of nicotine, I don’t think that this is a blend that will appeal to everyone, but for me, it is one very interesting smoke.

8 people found this review helpful.

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	Eulenburg (193)	2002-07-21		Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Very Pleasant

EXCELLENT. I received this gratis from Messrs Davidoff?Park Avenue, don't you know?who sell it in delicious-smelling bulk.

I confess that I am not at all well-acquainted with the newer American blenders (I have only tried a couple of G.L. Pease's creations) and I found this, well, a bit of all right! (I see that R.C. Hacker quite likes it as well.)

The semi-sweet-dry-biscuit red Virginny which constitutes the backdrop to this blend is as smooth and soul-satisfying as any I have tried. The Latakia (Cypriot, I'll bet) gives a flinty depth, expertly muffled with buttery Burley. Turkish refines the finish and aroma, and a whole load of delicious, sulfurous Périque creates what is, for a Périque lover like me, a fireworks symphony!

A false move with a mélange of this sort could easily become a nightmare, but whoever is responsible for BAYOU NIGHT struck a perfect balance: this composition is a delight; stimulating, original, cool-burning, scrumptious. And peppery comme la meilleure cuisine Créole! Cayenne, les garçons!

If anyone knows the name of the artist who created this, [s]he ought to post it above: the man deserves to take a bow.

8 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2010-06-27		Extremely Strong	None Detected	Full	Very Strong

This reminds me of those extra, extra, extra, extra hot BBQ sauces that leave you barely able to taste the sauce and instead leave you begging for a glass of milk to relive the pain of the capsaicin. It is rather amazing that this blend is even smokable, seeing as it has so much perique.

The nicotine levels of this left me floored. The smoke left my throat irritated. The taste was mostly spice and reminded me of a harsh cigarette. This might be salvageable as a blending tobacco but I cannot see myself buying more than the 1-oz. sample I have. I usually like blends with a hefty amount of perique (Peterson Irish Oak comes to mind), but this takes it one notch to far.

If you are a cig smoker looking to switch to pipes bump this up one star - you MIGHT actually enjoy this due to the hefty nic-hit and the cig-like taste.

7 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2008-06-24		Very Strong	None Detected	Medium to Full	Very Strong

Back in the early 1970s, I purchased a tin of pure Louisiana Perique for doing some home blending. My impression at that time was that the "pouch" aroma of straight perique was that of slightly mellowed manure. Now, with decades more insight, I would identify the primay aroma of perique as that of well-fermented--though not fully composted--vegetation. There is a strong resemblance to maduro cigar leaf, and cigar leaf in general, in that they both require a fairly intense fermentation to develop their distinctive aromas and taste. That is also an explanation for the stinky next-day room note produced by cigars as well as perique.

A number of other reviewers of Bayou Night have commented on its apparently strong hit of nicotine. It's all in the pH. As with cigar smoke, the high pH (alkalinity) of perique smoke allows dramatically more nicotine absorption through oral and nasal membranes than would a more acidic smoke, such as that from stoved Virginias. At the same time, by neutralizing the acidic bite of the other ingredients in a perique blend, the overall sensation in the mouth is that it is cooler and smoother.

So...here we have a tasty, (naturally) slightly sweet and fruity heavy (50%?) perique blend that is wonderfully cool and smooth to the taste, that will make you quite aware of its nicotine, and that will leave a lingering pungency in the room.

I consider Bayou Night a superb perique blend, but one that carries such an intense nicotine punch that it should be smoked more slowly than its satin taste would indicate, and that should perhaps be limited to a smallish bowl. Its latakia remains way in the background. The Turkish is hard to identify, since its acidic edge has been neutered by the alkaline pH. BUT...the pouch aroma of this blend sends me into throes of giddy joy.

7 people found this review helpful.

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	StevieB (2081)	2016-11-22		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Full	Pleasant

Cornell & Diehl - Bayou Night.

The name had me expecting a similar smoke to C+D Bayou Morning Flake, but this is much more of a heavy weight.

The ribbons are quite slight in build so there's no need to worry about any chunky broken flake parts that need more work. Moisture's perfect, so on with the smoking of it:

The Perique appears to have been used in a prodigious quantity, there's no qualms to me regarding which weed's the loudest. But, this doesn't mean that the others are virtually redundant; they meld together to form a VERY RICH base: there's a ripe sweetness from the red Virginia, strong cedar/smoky notes from the Latakia and some Burley nuttiness. To me, the smoke develops an even richer quality as the bowl burns down; the Perique allows even more of its counterparts to come through.

There's a healthy dose of nicotine to be had from Bayou Night and if I'm honest I don't find the room-note too bad.

The one word that jumps to mind when piping this, I'd guess partly due to the title of Bayou NIGHT, is 'Dark'.

I rate this highly:

Four stars.

Pipe Used: Peterson St. Patricks 2014 #03

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

5 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2010-04-20		Medium to Strong	Extremely Mild	Full	Tolerable

This is the first Latakia and Perique blend I've smoked. It has stroke me as absolutely different from everything I've tried before from the stronger blends (Peterson's 3P and Irish Flake). Even though when I first opened my 8oz can I thought I've made a big mistake when buying so much, from the first smoke I found that this might be one of my favorite tobaccos. This is the kind of tobacco that you smoke for your self and not for those around you.

5 people found this review helpful.

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	Ducksbreath (125)	2006-02-14		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Very Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Update: Now it is 11 years in a row that I smoke this nearly once a day, second only to Royal Yacht as a blend I've kept with for my 25 year pipe smoking career. And Royal Yacht only wins out because it's been around longer.

Only one word of advice: keep this moist. Very moist. Just pack it looser if need be.

Update: I've now been smoking this for 10 years and it has become my No. 1. The main reason is the silky smoothness, dark chocolate taste and pleasing delivery of N. Goes great with espresso, in fact it tastes like a good espresso (the kind with chocolate notes).

DO NOT dry this out as you would a normal blend. That is the key to enjoying this. The high amount of Perique is meant to be very moist and stay that way.

This is a skewed English blend with some burley added but with the main plot twist that it's 50 percent "Perique" (not necessarily St James but it doesn't matter), in a kind of role reversal of the Nightcap formula. So, here, the latakia is the mysterious presence in the midst of a Mardi Gras of Perique. I taste the Latakia in the background and it contributes to the overall chocolate taste.

This is strong, piquant, rich and cool. It is unique. The big question I can't answer is "is it an English blend" ?

5 people found this review helpful.

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	Jorge Soler (203)	2021-06-10		Strong	None Detected	Medium to Full	Extra Strong

Nutty, earthy, sweet, lemony, and piquant. Bayou Night contains latakia, but it is not the main component and it can be smoked all day. I am finding all the different tobaccos well integrated and balanced. It is a little bit heavy on nicotine though, but not to the point it will turn your stomach or make you sweat. The perique is absolutely delicious and quite noticeable, but not overwhelming. It contains burley leaf as well, which gives you sort of a roasty background difficult to miss. I guess I like it more than Bayou Morning because it is more complex and somewhat sweater. On a side note, I would say, because of the nicotine content, this is not a night but a good early morning blend to break the day. After smoking all day, I do not usually reach for heavy nicotine blends during the night. I am quite pleased with this tobacco, so 4 stars.

Edit 13 June 2021:

I am a hardcore perique lover, so I tend to forget perique is not for everyone. If you are not into burley blends, or you use perique sparingly as a condiment rather than a blending component, this tobacco will overwhelm you in so many ways I can even being to describe here with a few words, so be advised. That is to say, my previous review has to be taken with a pinch of salt, for I am biased.

4 people found this review helpful.

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	Country Bladesmith (18)	2019-08-06		Very Strong	None Detected	Extra Full	Pleasant

Tin (baggie) note is mostly barbecue from the Latakia. There is some raisin and prune from the Perique, but it’s mostly the Latakia that you smell.

Then upon lighting: Wow. That’s a whole lotta Perique!

The Virginias are barely present in the background with some sweetness and tang, echoed by the orientals. The Latakia gets lost most of the time, but is easy to taste on relights. The burley is there, giving the blend a foundation, but of course what hits you like a ton of bricks is the insane amount of Perique. It’s very piquant, with a horseradish/hot mustard quality that will cause even a veteran smoker’s nasal passages to twinge. I kind of like it, but I also love horseradish, hot mustard, etc. It is definitely not an all day smoke. A little bowl of this will go a long way. I like to smoke stronger tobaccos sometimes while I’m working on knives in the shop (Peterson Irish Flake is a regular for me), pipe clenched, but I cannot clench my pipe if it’s loaded with this stuff. I have to give my face an occasional respite from the sharpness of the smoke when I smoke this. It’s funny, there’s so much Perique that the smoke will burn your eyes if the wind is right. Between the piquancy of the Perique and the copious amounts of nicotine, this would be a bit overwhelming for new smokers. I’d say this is for veteran smokers only.

In spite of all this, I quite like the room note. I don’t think it would win any favor with non smokers or get you any dates, but I find it pleasant.

If you are looking for a more traditional Scottish blend (although there is often argument about what a Scottish blend actually is), look elsewhere. You will be disappointed. If you are looking for a Perique bomb, then this is your ticket.

Overall, I like the blend, but in small quantities. Kind of like your obnoxious buddy from college that never grew up.

If you’re inclined to try it, I’d recommend only buying an ounce or two at first, as this is one of those blends that some will like and many will hate.

Pipe Used: Various

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: Smokingpipes

Similar Blends: Nothing else I’ve tried..

4 people found this review helpful.

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	TallPuffO'Burley (633)	2016-12-01		Very Strong	None Detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable to Strong

I just finished a tin of this dated from 2009 and this was my first experience with this blend. I have wanted to try this since trying Mountain Camp, which I understand to be the same blend with the proportions of Latakia and Perique reversed. I really liked Mountain Camp and thought I would prefer BN more due to my love of Perique.

I found this one pretty good, but I think that this may be a little too much Perique, even for me. I actually smoked a pretty big bowl of it a while ago and felt a little woozy. :) Since that time, I only smoked it in small bowls and ended up dedicating my little Savinelli Duca Carlo Apple to it to finish out the bowl.

The blend smoked great out of that pipe. This is a pretty good blend, but not one I will be repurchasing as the perique content is too high and tends to overpower the other ingredients. The Latakia is almost imperceptible to my taster. I do get the sweetness from the stoved red vas and there is a bit of tanginess coming in from the oriental. The burley is less tasted than felt as the blend has its share of body.

I think the perique freaks will love this one and as much as I found the strength to be a little overbearing, I also kind of liked it as it allowed me to fill up on nicotine with a quick little bowl. I would just rather use Mac Baren's Bold Kentucky for this purpose.

Pipe Used: primarily a Savinelli Duca Carlo Bent Apple

Age When Smoked: 6 years old

Purchased From: Chicago Pipe Show 2015

Similar Blends: Straight Perique. lol.

4 people found this review helpful.

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	PhillyB (70)	2014-08-05		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Full	Pleasant

This is one of the more surprising blends that I have had. Surprising in that the number of flavors C&D crammed into this blend. The flavors are constantly changing as you smoke it, switching every few puffs. It has a darkly sweet, woody and spice smell out of the sample bag that I have. It was a little confusing to smoke because as soon as I got a handle on the flavor it shifted. Not big shifts usually, keeping the characteristics of the smell all the way through but changing enough to make it interesting. If you really want to appreciate this blend then time and concentration are your friends. Quantity is not. I was so busy with the flavors that I was surprised when I stood up and felt dizzy for a moment after such a little bowl. Doesn't make you nauseous like some strong blends can, but can make the room seem like it's moving. Even though it has the taste characteristics of a truly non-crowd pleasing blend I got good reactions from the people around me. They said that while it is a strong smell that was quite nice. Nicely done C&D!

Pipe Used: Missouri Meerschaum Pony Express

4 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2013-03-13		Overwhelming	None Detected	Full	Strong

Too strong and cheap tasting. Reminded me of old Winston reds. Perique is way too spicy, Vitamin N is over the top. I thought I was going to get sick! By far, my least favorite blend.

4 people found this review helpful.

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	radioisotope (17)	2012-03-18		Very Strong	None Detected	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

This is a real man's tobacco. It's full flavor and full strength! Vitamin N knocks my socks off. I had thought that habanna daydream was my favorite but this one has replaced it. I get mine in bulk from smoking pipes. The bag aroma is smoky sweet, similar to habanna. At first light the virginias and latakia come thru. As I work my way down the first third of the bowl I get a full tobacco taste and aroma, with a slight dried prunes smell, clearly this is the perique. Every now and the I get a little smoky latakia aroma in there. As I work thru the bottom of the bowl the nic really kicks it in to high gear, now I'm in tobacco heaven! This is a great tobacco for the lovers of strong flavor and aroma. I think it would be good for most vaper lovers. Good value too, at 28 bucks a pound. C&D really knows how to make fine tobacco at a good price.

4 people found this review helpful.

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	LiterarySmoker (143)	2021-10-09		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Medium	Tolerable

It's been a while since I sat down for a review of a Cornell and Diehl blend, but this is a blend I've been smoking for a while now and so I thought a review would be in order. I've done the review of C&D's Bayou Morning and Bayou Morning Flake, which I love, and there were good things about both. For one thing, all of these blends have a massive amount of Perique. Bayou Morning Flake has 25% Perique and some have said that Bayou Night has 50%. So it's a bit of a unique experience.

The tin is rather plain, but that's okay as long as the tobacco is good. When I opened up my tin I found a nice consistent ribbon cut that is light and dark brown in colour. When I open the jar I put it into I smell mushroomy, fruity Perique, light Latakia smokiness and Virginia hay. In short it smells like a barnyard. It comes at a smokable dryness. It's very easy to pack and light.

According to Cornell and Diehl this is made in the style of a Scottish Mixture and I would say that it is. Up front I taste sweet and bready Virginias followed closely by Perique. The Perique adds spice and a lot of dark fruit like it does in BMF. The Orientals are hiding in the background and every now and again I get a hint of herbal tang. I am very sensitive to Latakia and I can usually pick it out of any blend. It's very hidden in this blend, but it is there at the back of every puff. I don't inhale when smoking my pipes, but be vigilant not to inhale with this particular blend. The Perique content makes this very spicy and I've spent five minutes coughing every puff of air I've breathed since I was five.

The taste is a medium, even with such strong flavors I don't find it to be too much. The strength is medium-strong. The Perique makes this a nice nightcap tobacco. The room note may not win any friends over to the briar. It's a unique blend that will easily satisfy any Perique lover.

Pipe Used: Peterson Aran 107

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

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	Badmedicine (51)	2021-09-22		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable to Strong

Not many blends have managed to puzzle me as much as this. The first difficulty is finding the right pipe to smoke it in. Smoked in a Latakia-dedicated pipe, you might be led to think it's just an English gone feral. Smoked in a VaPer pipe, it feels like a VaPer with inferior Virginias. However, if smoked in a new briar, clay, or meerschaum, it shows it's truest colors as something neither fish nor fowl, but a delectable creature all it's own. Rather like a wild duck. One of these reviews calls the Latakia "Flinty". I wasn't quite sure what to make of that; in my experience, there is no "Hiding" Latakia. However, after a few smokes, I can agree with that assessment. It gives it an interesting baseline; like a good VaPerOr grounded with freshly cracked stone. The Perique is astonishingly well-behaved, given it's astronomical 50% composition. At concentrations this high, it really does take on a pronounced dark chocolate quality. That said, it surprisingly doesn't run the show. The burley contributes nuttiness, molasses, and body, and the orientals provide a slight lactic creaminess. The Virginias may be the softest voice (there can't be much room left to shoehorn them in), but they do provide some grass and citrus. My one gripe with this is purely semantic; I wouldn't call this a Scottish blend in my wildest fever dreams. A Scottish blend (to me) is something like Black Mallory or Nightcap. This is something else entirely. I like this. Enough to buy again, but not enough to cellar en masse for daily smoking. I have another tin set aside for aging; I'm curious to see what happens. Addendum 12/02/21: Although I normally like to let my reserve tins age for at least a year, boredom and poverty led me to crack my second tin at just over five months of age. One of two things has happened: either there are some serious quality control issues at C&D (which I doubt) or this blend ages exceptionally quickly. The Latakia has receded even further into the background and the Virginias have blossomed to show more sweetness and fruity depth. Given the fermenting qualities of Perique (and its hefty proportion in this blend), I'm leaning towards the latter. The Burleys have stepped up as well, lending more butter-nutty notes. I can see why this is such a huge seller for C&D.

Pipe Used: Chartan Egg, Wimbledon Author, Grabow Viking

Age When Smoked: Fresh, 5 1/2 months

Purchased From: Smoking Pipes

Similar Blends: River mud, Tabasco, and blackstrap molasses.

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	silksow (3)	2021-06-06		Strong	None Detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable

They will judge you for smoking straight perique. Oh, they may not say anything but you can see it in their eyes, in the way they try to nonchalantly edge away from you.

But Bayou Night, why, it's really just a sort of Rocky Road version of Old Joe Krantz. A noticable notch up in strength, to be sure, but it's got Turkish in there! How uncivilized can it be? Perhaps just a touch more mechanically temperamental. But even the Latakia content is vanishingly mild compared to a proper English. It's like you're saying, "Oh nooo THANK you, that Pirate Kake is CRAZY! I'll just stick with my nice little smoke here, I garontee."

But you know, inside, all the while, that you are merely a puff away from entering the Æon of Horus.

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	jmagen (13)	2018-02-24		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Very Full	Tolerable

This is in no way similar to Bayou Morning (not that there are any claims to that effect). I've given it a go several times, after aging it in a jar, and using a few different pipes. Seems like the perique overpowers the other tobaccos. Edit: after a couple more years of pipe smoking, it’s much more than a one star smoke.

Pipe Used: many from small to medium bowl briars

Age When Smoked: ranging from fresh bulk to 1-3 months jarred

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

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	ShipRect (2)	2015-09-15		Strong	None Detected	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Very cool smoking; wanted it to last forever... and then I stood up. A bit of a N hit. Wow.

Great blend of flavors. It doesn't change too much throughout. It melds towards the end. Duh. The flavor profile has been very well described by others better than myself.

A prior review mentioned the effects of Perique on the PH and the effects this has on nicotine absorption. Fascinating! This inspired a tweak...

I don't typically alter my tobacco. So, flying by britches-seat, and not going as far as testing the PH (rum appx 4)...

I took the remaining ounce (after I'd ordered an additional lb) of Bayou Night and allowed it to dry out. Crunchy would be an adequate descriptor for its state. I then gave it a spritz of Belizean dark rum. A light misting left it a bit moist. Sealed it up for the night. The next morning it was just about right.

The "tin note" didn't suffer. Even better, in my humble opinion.

It notably altered the nicotine hit; I now don't have to use the smaller-bowled pipes. Nice!

The taste is great. The longer it sat, the better it developed. When I repeat this, I'll leave it alone for a minimum of three days.

Great blend.

Alone or with rum, try it.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2011-03-10		Very Strong	None Detected	Full	Tolerable

My initial trying of this blend did not give me good results. I put the 4oz I had in my cellar and came back to it 6 months later. What a difference! I find this blend can be finnicky in the pipe smoked. It smokes best for me in a tall narrow bowl. I now have a Stanwell Hans Christian Andersen fitted with the small stem dedicated to this blend. The taste is very full in this blend and it packs a hard nic hit. It smoke cool and dry and the flavors run in the darker range and at times leans towards cigarish like tones. The perique in this blend is the key player and I find the latakia very subdued. The burley and perique realy shine through. If you are a perique lover such as myself this is a must try. Highly recommended!

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	final_id (37)	2009-02-15		Strong	Mild	Full	Tolerable to Strong

Brutally nicotine-loaded. I can hardly smoke this stuff, it?s so powerful! Also, that dry nose-twitcher in there. And the chemically-cigarette-y bad-mouth smoke taste. C.

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	BrokenRecord (124)	2021-08-03		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Very Full	Tolerable to Strong

A Spicy & Potent English/American Blend

The perique and Latakia provide a spicy and smokey foundation to this blend. The red Virginias adds some tanginess and only a slight sweetness to the smoke. The nuttiness of the burley is easily noticeable. Overall, Bayou Evening is enjoyable but a little unbalanced in its flavor profile.

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	Gerry P (39)	2019-07-25		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Full	Tolerable

If I had to choose a favorite type of blend, I'd probably pick Scottish-style even though I've only tried a handful of them so far. Bayou Night is right there with the rest of them, but the large amount of perique makes it sort of an oddball compared to regular Scottish blends, like Aperitif or Black Mallory for example.

Being an oddball is not necessarily a bad thing, of course. In this case the big dose of perique adds a fruity flavor and aroma that goes well with the other components while adding body to the smoke.

50% perique sounds like too much for a Scottish blend, and it dominates the tin note. In spite of this, the flavor is well-balanced and easy to smoke, which I think is because of the fruity, plum-like character of the perique used here as opposed to the more peppery type. Still, if you dislike perique you might want to avoid this blend.

This is one of the few blends that has been a regular in my rotation and I recently ordered 4 ounces of it. That's not much for a lot of you guys, but it's twice as much as I usually buy when I order bulk and tells you how much I like this stuff.

Pipe Used: Various

Age When Smoked: Unknown bulk, ordered 1 month ago

Purchased From: smokingpipes.com

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	HabaneroHardy (403)	2019-07-21		Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Unnoticeable

I bought 8 ounces of this last August pretty fresh with a date of 7-19-18. This definitely has the tin aroma of Perique. This smokes more like a VA/Perique blend with me not detecting any Latakia. If it had not been described with it, I would have never known. The tobacco still has some slight moisture to it after being jarred for about a year. This has a straight forward tobacco taste and reminds me of a milder version of Daughters and Ryan’s Picayune. I enjoyed it with my coffee on the porch and if you are a Perique fan give this one a try. A little cigarette-ish if that makes any sense but not in a negative way. The nicotine did not seem to be too bad and probably more of an evening type blend. And like other reviewers have said this blend is on the opposite spectrum of their Bayou Morning, like night and day, pun intended.

Pipe Used: Meerschaum

Age When Smoked: 1 year

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	Dr. Cleverpants (5)	2019-03-04		Very Strong	None Detected	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Strong

I didn't even make it all the way through one bowl. This stuff tastes like someone unrolled a pack of American Spirit cigarettes, and dumped it into a bag. That's the most accurate description I can give it, so yeah, its a little harsh. I work with a bunch of cigarette smokers, I'll give the rest to one of them in case they want to hand roll. This is the first tobacco I've tried that I just straight up disliked. If you love perique, maybe you can tolerate it.

Pipe Used: MM

Age When Smoked: 1 month

Similar Blends: Nothing I've tried (luckily).

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	nkulk8r (90)	2019-02-05		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable

Where's the Latakia in this? I like bold tobacco blends. I like Burley. I like Kentucky. I like Virginias. I even like Perique (in fact, I love Perique, in proper doses, and when properly blended). I’ve tried to come to terms with this blend over and over again, hoping my taste buds would "grow up", but I always find it harsh, hot, dry, inhospitable, forbidding and just plain nasty. There are folks who rave about Bayou Night -- and I am happy for them -- but my palate simply refuses to cooperate and/or submit, therefore, I cannot recommend. 0-stars.

Age When Smoked: 3 years.

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	LannarkGent (145)	2016-12-18		Medium	None Detected	Full	Very Strong

This is a Scottish English blend the is not really notable. I have found it to be a little bitey. I will not be smoking this again.

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	Cantrell (14)	2016-02-24		Medium to Strong	Medium	Full	Tolerable to Strong

Amazing stuff! This Blend is a perique lovers dream. this is what I expected from Kajun Kake, and while it is enjoyable, bayou Night came out as the clear winner. wonderful spice and a rich temptress of a smoke. Great for unwinding after a hard day at work and listening to the soft melody of spring peepers on the porch. The spice can be overwhelming upon first light and instantly transports you to the colorful landscape of Louisiana (Is that an accordion I hear?) but quickly settles down to play nice. whole, hearty flavors open up midbowl and smooth spice reigns supreme backed by the slightest hint of sweetness keeping everything in check as all the flavors begin to spin and meld. While not a frequent smoke I savor this for special occasions when nothing else hits the spot. I think I may be in love with this blend, and now I'm off to make way for a creole wedding!

Pipe Used: MM Diplomat Cobb

Age When Smoked: 1 month

Similar Blends: A crawfish boil among friends, dusky evenings on the bayou and rich red ale in hand, while a hickory campfire brings blackstrap Molasses to a gentle simmer..

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	GabrielCRT (115)	2016-02-06		Strong	None Detected	Full	Tolerable

It takes an MASTER to make a blend with 50% Perique this smooth. Even looking at the tobacco before lighting can be intimidating. The granulated Perique is almost all you see. The dry, mushroomy, fruity, and spicy pepper flavor from the Louisiana condiment leaf is present at every moment during the smoke. The Latakia is barely noticeable for me. The burley is nutty with some bitterness and adds some strength. The Turkish/Orientals add some wood and exotic spices. The red Virginia adds a nice sweetness to round out the blend. All the components work together in harmony with a dark chocolatey note. Bayou Night is easy on the palate but sometimes a little sharp through the nose. A great full-strength complex blend that somehow remains smooth.

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	ATW (110)	2015-12-14		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

This blend is pretty good. The perique content makes this blend very similar to a cigar with a pepper spice. Now if this had some Maduro leaf blended with it. I think I'll throw a little Billy Budd in with it next time to give that flavor some creaminess. But great on its own and smokes very very cool.

12-20-15. I decided that along with adding some Billy Budd, that I would also put a little bit of Pirate Kake to give the Latakia some more beef. Next time I'll try it again without the Pirate Kake but the combo turned out pretty good but still need to tweet the ratios.

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	gladi8tor96 (143)	2011-03-16		Strong	None Detected	Full	Strong

After finishing the Tin, my pipe is was left with a strange dank odor that no other tobacco has left (ghosted) any of my pipes with. This tobacco actually bored me the more I smoked it. The combination of flavors is hard to describe, but it did remind me of cigarette smoke far too much and the throat irritation never left no matter what beverage I tried to pair this tobacco with. The burleys were a bit too much, I think. I won't be buying another tin or smoking it again, at least not in the near future. Too much bite and scratchiness of the throat and mouth.

UPDATE It's been years (7 actually) since I wrote this review and think, based upon all the positive reviews, I would give this tobacco another go for at least 1-2 bowls to see if perhaps my nose and palate were just too immature at the time. We'll see.

Pipe Used: Bent Billard, Dublin, Egg, Acorn, Corn Cob

Age When Smoked: New from store - 1-3 months

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2010-02-22		Extremely Mild	None Detected	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Unnoticeable

A full strength Perique blend? My tin sure was not.

The Latakia nor the Turkish ever made an appearance. In all honesty, this blend is flavorless, uneventful and well...boring. No detection of any nicotine at all. Literally, was like smoking air. Maybe I got a bad tin? While I really enjoy many C&D offerings, this is not one of them.

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	dprovons (11)	2006-04-12		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Full	Tolerable to Strong

There are already a lot of great reviews here that describe the taste and smoking characteristics of Bayou Night, so I won't belabor the point. I really just want to say that this stuff is extremely tastey. I really didn't know how much I liked Perique until I smoked this blend. The predominant tastes are the Perique and the stoved red virginias. What a salty-sweet combination! I almost slurp this stuff it is so delicious. If you have enjoyed Va-Per blends or flakes in the past, you really should try this tobacco. It comes ready-to-smoke, right out of the tin (thanks, C&D!) and is available in 8oz tins at bulk pricing. Certainly not an all-day smoke, but a fantastic afternoon kick! I will be stocking this one forever!

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	RCUSElder (244)	2006-03-01		Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable

If you have read any of my previous reviews, you will notice that Perique generally causes me allergic reactions. Well, in this blend it did so with a vengeance. I was only able to smoke two bowls before giving the rest away. It seems to be a high quality blend, but was too much for this piper. Old Joe Krantz seems to be the limit of how much Perique I can handle in a blend without having to go to Emergency... go figure. For you Periqueaholics, this may be "your" blend. Give it a shot.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2005-11-30		Strong	None Detected	Very Full	Tolerable

Bayou Night is a tobacco that has intrigued me for a long time. I had heard the stories about the very high Perique content, and the strength of the blend. However, it seemed like every time I ordered a sampler from C&D, I'd forget to include B/N. I wasn't ready to commit to a whole pound, either.

Then several days ago a sampler pack arrived from a friend of mine in Arkansas, and included in it was a generous helping of B/N. Better yet, the tobacco had been aged for 1 1/2 years. C&D blends are known to ship right after blending, before the flavors have had a chance to meld. I wouldn't have that problem with this batch.

Bayou Night has a motley appearance in the pouch, with light and darker browns mixed in with black flecks. The cut is similar to a chopped ribbon, and packs well in the pipe. The moisture level is a little higher than I've come to expect from C&D, but just about perfect for this blend. Pouch aroma is dominated by the peppery sweet scent of the Perique.

Putting match to weed, I fully expected a frontal blast from the Perique, but such was not the case. Instead it smoked like a very good VA/PER blend. The Latakia, Turkish, and burley were support players to the two real stars of the show. As the smoke progressed, I waited for the onslaught of the Perique. Hadn't they said the Louisiana leaf was 50% of this blend? It began asserting itself more, but was still a very good companion to the Virginia. The only thing I could figure out was that the Latakia and Turkish were keeping a lid on the Perique pot.

As the smoke wound down, the peppery note of the Perique became more pronounced. It also became apparent that nicotinewise, this was a very strong tobacco. It's not often that a blend makes me sit up and take notice of this, but B/N did. It wasn't an entirely unpleasant feeling. The bowl finished with variegated ashes in the bottom.

In some ways, Bayou Night was a big surprise for me. It didn't prove to be the Perique dump I was expecting, but instead was a delightful VA/PER that packed a good nicotine wallop. I can possibly see a pressed pound of this in my future. C&D has been forced to raise their prices this year due to higher tobacco costs, but they still remain a very good buy for the quality you are getting.

And now the scores for Bayou Night; flavor- 17 out of 20 points; packing and lighting- 8 of 10; value- 8 of 10. That totals 33 out of a possible 40 and a ** for Bayou Night. Good work, Craig!

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	Ivanhoe (36)	2003-11-06		Strong	None Detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable

The dancing bear is remarkable not for how well it dances, but that it dances at all. As earlier reviewers have said, it is amazing that this blend, with its large percentage of perique, is as smooth and smokable as it is. True, true. But, it does not mean that this is a particularly smooth tobacco in absolute terms. As noted, this is quality tobacco that smokes dry and quite cool with no bite from the Virginias. The perique gets overbearing for me by mid-pipe, though, and I cannot smoke this regularly. I normally like the spicy nip of perique, but this one was too much for me. There is also a firm nicotine kick here that prevents BN from being a regular smoke for me. A pouch of this is an interesting experience that I may decide to repeat some day. I will need a rest first, though.

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	BC&P (2)	2023-05-14		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Very Full	Very Strong

This is the bomb. The rich , spicy, sour taste of this lat bomb is my favorite. Medium nic level, for me is not enough since i'am vietnam and i smoke thuoclao with usually would gave newbie a stroke. Taste is very strong, spicy , smoky , sour tate. The smell is not comfortable , so recommend smoke alone. Overall , love this blend for taste, should be smoke alone, not for the crowd

Pipe Used: Corn Cob

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	tanjer (1)	2022-12-30		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Full	Tolerable

I will start off by saying that I quite enjoyed this blend. I believe it is the first ‘American/Scottish’ style blend type I have had (the description and what TobaccoReviews has it listed as differ here) and I will likely try more in the future due to how much I liked this one.

The tin note for this one is quite interesting as the first thing I can pick up is the smokiness that I usually recognize from the Latakia present in English type blends, but it is quickly pushed aside by a nice tangy/sweet note from the other component tobaccos; overall quite pleasant.

To my palate it seems pretty well balanced between most of the components, with only the Virginias and Orientals seemingly relegated to the background. The Latakia is always present but not so much so that the Perique can’t make itself known and the earthy and dark qualities of the Burleys provides a pleasant base to break up the strength that the Latakia and Perique tends to provide. While I feel the Virginias and Orientals are not particularly present in the flavour profile they are definitely somewhere in the background and help the Burley to quell the aforementioned strength and punch of the Latakia and Perique. If you don’t enjoy Latakia or Perique dominant tobaccos then you likely won’t enjoy this one.

This is definitely an aptly named blend and fits well as a nighttime smoke, being quite strong both in terms of taste and nicotine content. It is a nice change from the usual English mixtures of Lat/Or/Va and is quite enjoyable.

I enjoyed this one and to me this is a solid 8/10 but not quite 4 stars, if I could I would prefer to give it 3.5/4 but alas I cannot.

Pipe Used: Brigham Voyageur 103, MM Legend Rob Roy

Age When Smoked: 1 year

Purchased From: SmokingPipes - Bulk

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	roark (12)	2021-05-02		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

As a Bayou Morning Flake absolute devotee, I had to try this one, knowing I was being lured by the name. I am not an english blends guy, and I tend to ban everything that has Latakia in it from my wishlist. The first smoke felt somewhere between disapointment and wtf.

I. Do not. Like. Latakia. But I could die for a pinch of perique.

The second smoke was a revelation, I now know for sure that Latakia's only purpose in life is to enhance the licorice side of my beloved perique.

Nightcap was way too strong on the Latakia side - IMO - and didn't leave room for the perique to breathe. Bayou Night ? Problem = Solved.

Age When Smoked: Brand new

Purchased From: Smoking Pipes

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	coolgui (1)	2021-03-05		Medium to Strong	Strong	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

aged cheese, woody earthy, almost aromatic, reflect the nights at the bayou, you can feel the perique when cold, one of my favorites. If you are cigar smokers this is recommended.

Pipe Used: Rossi

Age When Smoked: 0

Purchased From: pipes and Cigars

Similar Blends: Kajun kake (bayou night is stronger).

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	tpatriarche (43)	2020-11-16		Very Strong	None Detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant

Rich and satisfying, this is a well-balanced blend; just about all my favourite tobaccos, Burley, red Virginia, Turkish and Périque. If it's heavier on the Périque than some, that for me is a plus. What else do you expect from a blend called Bayou Night?

It's been a while since a blend has really hit me with nic—I sometimes smoke Périque straight—but this one actually had me hicupping a couple of times! No problem, just a signal to slow down, sip the smoke and enjoy. Rich & smooth, burns well, and has me coming back for more. This one goes on my favourites list — 4 stars.

Pipe Used: Carey Magic Inch

Age When Smoked: Fresh bulk

Purchased From: smokingpipes.com

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	Falliver (42)	2020-09-06		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable

I find the individual components are hard to pinpoint, but it is quite a harmonious blend. Full in body and taste, it is mightily meaty, and generous in Vitamin N. It does not bite, and burns Cooley down to a dry and white ash. A bit too in-my-faced or my taste, despite my love for Latakia, I see it’s wide appeal.

Pipe Used: GL Lillehammer 10

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	Indianapolis (49)	2019-12-31		Strong	None Detected	Full	Strong

I've smoked C&D's perique-forward offerings, and really love C&D's approach to perique. That said, as contrasted with Bayou Morning, Kajun Kake, and Chenet Cake, this one is the one I'm not buying more of.

The definition of a "Scottish" blend appears to be akin to a "Balkan" blend -- an oriental-forward take on an english. Bayou Night touts a heavy dose of perique, which is absolutely true. I love perique, so all good.

This mixture lives up to those concepts -- oriental and perique far forward. The Latakia is barely there, maybe just in a little smokiness. The virginias may be adding the fruit, but I taste a lot of the same fruits in a bowl of pure perique. It's spicy, yes, and sour-tangy from the orientals, and you can definitely taste the mustiness of the perique, which is nice.

All that said, the flavors just don't meld together for me. Personal taste, yes, but I taste oriental and then perique and then oriental and then perique -- no marriage of the notes, to my palate. And if I want oriental, I'll smoke Smyrna or Exotique. If I want perique, I prefer the creaminess of Chenet Cake or the paprika of Bayou Morning or the unsweet chocolate flavors of Kajun Kake.

I have no doubt this is someone's ideal mixture. If you're not hunting a big latakia or big virginia sweetness, but enjoy the tang of orientals and a good dose of perique, this may be perfect for you. It's just not checking any "must have" boxes for me, so I'll finish these tins and move along.

Pipe Used: Old workhorse unnamed briar

Age When Smoked: 7-9 mo

Purchased From: smokingpipes.com

Similar Blends: Chonowitsch No. 17 (with more perique), Kajun Kake (with way more oriental).

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	marqq (2)	2019-02-04		Strong	None Detected	Full	Tolerable

This is the best perique-latakia blend i have ever smoked. The amount of perique is impressive but you need not to worry, it's excellent quality perique with a lot of flavour. Latakia is not overwhelming but present the entire smoke. Red virginias are there, tangy. The only weak point of this mixture is the burley which is harsh. 3 and a half stars

Pipe Used: Stanwell briars and corn cobs from MM

Age When Smoked: Fresh

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	Hobo Piper (8)	2018-09-14		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable to Strong

A stout blend. It smells like cheddar cheese in the bag. Tastes playing back and forth between sweet stewed fruits and sour spice. I don't detect any latakia at all just burley, Virginia, perique and orientals. I think this is actually the unpressed bulk version of captain earle's honor blend. Good stuff.

Similar Blends: Captain earle's honor blend.

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	Robykeys82 (25)	2018-04-06		Very Strong	None Detected	Medium	Strong

I generally like C&D blends, but this one is just okay for me. Way too strong, high nicotine content, difficult to keep lit, and the Perique seems too much for me! I'm sorry because this was recommended to me by a great friend, and all his other suggestions were great. Not this one.

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	toddsmith7378 (41)	2017-07-26		Strong	None Detected	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

This one has too much going on to get any nuance. Powerfully strong blend and it all just kind of gets strong and muddy. Then, the nicotine content makes me sick. I smoke when I want to get dizzy.

Pipe Used: Kaywoodie, Peterson 302

Age When Smoked: 39

Purchased From: Tobacco Junction

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	krg1000 (183)	2017-05-28		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable

An interesting blend of tobaccos leads to quite a nice blend from C&D. The combination comes together nicely in the taste and also the room note. You may get a couple compliments out of the passing crowd. It comes at the right moisture level when just opened and stays moist for quite some time afterwards. It will give you a nice load of nicotine to keep things lively. All in all recommended.

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	Darren (6)	2017-03-21		Medium	None Detected	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Very nice smoking blend. At first glance it resembled cigarette tobacco because its cut is very similar. It's very moist and when pinched will almost stick together. Despite the fact that it's 50% perique it's quite mild. A terrific combination of rich and mild would be a great discription. The first smoke was rather grassy and I thought I bought an blend that would end up not being smoked because it almost tasted like a cigarette, but it wasn't long before everything came together and I was pleasantly surprised by the wonderful melding of flavor. Moisture left in pipe is also surprisingly minimal. I would definitely recommend giving it a try. It will be another preferred blend in my rotation.

Pipe Used: Peterson bent egg

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Tobaccopipes.com

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	Knightsmoker (218)	2017-02-27		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Full	Tolerable

This is a nice blend on the fuller side. However, the perique over powers the other components. It has a deep dark fruit (figs, plums, etc) note with a little spice (this is normal for me, if a blend has a lot of perique, the dark fruits are forward and the spice is less) and sweetness. I do get some nutty/woody notes in the burley. The VA's are tangy but only come in and out occasionally. The Lat. is smokey as expected and does play a constant role in the background of the perique. The Turkish is also a little spicy perhaps or this could just be from the perique.

I think if this was simply a VA/Per, taking the other components out and replacing them with more Red's and Brown's that this might be a great blend. As it is, the perique dominates to the point that it takes away from all the other elements leaving the whole somewhat less than the sum of its parts. Still a good blend overall and recommended to anyone looking for a very perique forward blend.

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	papapauly (24)	2016-12-14		Strong	None Detected	Very Full	Tolerable to Strong

I am by no means an expert on blends or different types of tobacco, I try as many as possible and I like what I like. One perique blend may not be to my liking at all and another may become a regular in my rotation. Bayou night is definitely now in my rotation! What an amazing, complex smoke this is, the flavor changes constantly. Starts out rich, moves onto a woody Latakia, and then the spice of the perique comes on strong. Cornell and Diehl truly are masters of the art of blending

Pipe Used: Missouri meerschaum washington

Age When Smoked: unknown

Purchased From: pipes and cigars

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	Uncle Al (17)	2016-10-12		Strong	None Detected	Full	Strong

Bayou Night is a really satisfying, stout, deep tobacco blend that richly delivers on so many levels. I received mine spongy and moist. That’s how I slowly smoke it. Relights OK. The latakia is in the background, adding softness to a robust but wholesome combination. I’m sure that Bayou Night would age well, but I’ll never know.

Pipe Used: Medium sized

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: smokingpipes

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	riverbeard (3)	2015-05-22		Very Strong	None Detected	Full	Tolerable to Strong

Smoking this delicious tobacco always kicks my ass and yet I keep gladly coming back for more. (It's the Keith David to my Rowdy Piper.)

Purchased From: pipesandcigars,com

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	The Hun (38)	2014-11-12		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable

I'm puzzled by this blend. It's supposed to have latakia in it. Usually I am quite sensitive to latakia. I can't detect any. The blend is quite strong in flavor (from the burley and the red virginia) and in nicotine. I find the perique very subdued. Perhaps this is because of the batch I got. Others have commented on the heavy-handed approach to latakia in it.

More than anything else Bayou Night reminds me of Exhausted Rooster, sans flake and whatever topping is on that blend. Both are tasty, but I prefer Exhausted Rooster.

Somewhat recommended.

Pipe Used: Various briars and cobs

Age When Smoked: fresh from bulk

Purchased From: smokingpipes.com

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	cobacco (52)	2014-05-28		Medium to Strong	Mild	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Wonderful! (But I'll go on) So glad I tried this wonderful stuff. Bag note = chocolate covered raisins? Slightly moist high quality ingredients. Smokable in a hurry, but when properly dried, delivers a full flavored rich creamy smoke. Behaves nicely in the pipe as one would expect from a well balanced blend. Burley, Perique, Latakia, and Virginia are easy to detect as distinct flavors and come together as a sweet spicy, then smoky zing (Latakia is carefully kept under controll and doesn't dominate; something I especially appreciate. Turkish hides from me, but I often find this is the case. Not overpowering, but respectfully strong medium bowl for those who like N. I will surely stock this incredible blend! I'd like to try this with a shot of coffee liqueur, or better yet, Cream De Cacao.

Pipe Used: MM Diplomat COB

Age When Smoked: fresh bulk

Purchased From: smokingpipes

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	whitebriar (31)	2011-10-01		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Tolerable

not much to add--all has been said before--this blend is tasty, smokes dry--burns evenly-

it did have a bit of heat and bite when i smoked it in a wide bowled pipe, but switching to a bulldog's conical bowl completely eliminated that problem-- seemed to get a fuller flavor in the 'dog also--a hint of nose tingle; a very earthy tobacco--believe i'll stash away a pound or two--

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	Palermo09 (23)	2011-01-08		Very Strong	None Detected	Very Full	Strong

Strong and flavorful. The more I smoke this blend from C & D the more I like it. A lot of perique flavor a nice touch of latakia makes it an enjoyable. Love the full nicotine. Not for the smoker who enjoys a mild smoke.

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	Max1a (38)	2010-07-07		Strong	Mild	Full	Tolerable

Interesting blend indeed! The perique is the main player, the burley provides the body and the scant amount of virginia and turkish provide the "condiment" note. The latakia is very present in the pouch scent, but while smoking, it rarely raises its head.

This blend takes well to certain pipes while in others it tends to be bland or bitey or just plain nasty. I have found it performs best in a tall (chimney), straight billiard. This tobacco is also quite picky about how you load your bowl. If you just "stuff it and puff it" you are not going to get a great smoke. If you take your time and dry it to perfection, rub it out well and uniformly then practice the Frank method it is worth the effort. The taste ranges from those found in a good Cuban cigar to figs and even burnt sugar.

This is a tobacco to savor with a stiff bourbon like Wild Turkey or Makers Mark. If you plan on just clenching and puffing, this ain't the stuff my friend. The nicotine kick is considerable even for die-hard pipers. DGT this a half-hour and you WILL get a nic-rush!

Component tobaccos are of good (not great) quality and the cut is a haphazard mixture so rubbing out to a uniform texture is logical.

All things considered, this is worth trying as all C&D tobaccos are, whether you like it is just a matter of personal taste.

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	Fubber (14)	2010-05-18		Strong	Very Mild	Medium	Tolerable to Strong

Like many of the C&D English blends, this needs to be smoked with respect. It has a real nicotine kick and smoked too quickly can be harsh. Not an all-day smoke in my opinion but to be sipped with a malt before bedtime.

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	LorenG (4)	2009-01-03		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

I'll have to echo Ducksbreath's review. It's right on for me. The analogy to Nightcap is perfect. I smoke this anytime during the day or night. My score for room note is a guess. I don't smoke indoors.

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	Latakia (70)	2008-07-19		Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable

Beautifully presented when opening the tin. Full scent of perique and was the same out of the pipe. Tend to like more latakia and less perique but if you are in a full perique, this is a blend for you.

Updated: Find this blend boring and one dimensional. Not bad but I woundn't run out and buy another tin. Got this in a package of C&D English Blends...probably one of the least favorites. Reviewed in Hacker's book Pipesmoking and I agree it is mild. It must be the burley or the lack of latakia, but I don't find this blend anything special.

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	Slow Triathlete (62)	2007-12-28		Strong	None Detected	Full	Tolerable

This is a nice, no fuss cool smoking tobacco. It does pack quite a punch though especially if you smoke it on an empty stomach (I'm still dizzy!!).

It is quite enjoyable.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2006-09-30		Medium	Mild	Medium to Full	Tolerable

Great taste and a little spicy. This blend can be peppery by about mid-bowl all the way to the finish. It is otherwise quite smooth and smokes cool. Bayou Night is easy to light and stays lit well. The room note is not especially enticing but certainly not objectionable. There are some pleasing, dark flavors that mix well with occasional light notes. A very nice smoke that does not go overboard one way or the other. Although some might find the Perique content a little strong, Bayou Night can be quite nice in the evening after supper. I would not consider it as a blend to use throughout the day.

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	Pipepundit (168)	2006-04-04		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Strong in nicotine and strong in taste. I could not taste the oriental components, but no doubt they are the coolants. Perique in the proportions alleged stays, surprisingly, tamed. An oddity. I enjoyed my tin but it is unlikely that I will go back to it.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2006-02-01		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable to Strong

Perique, first and foremost, with a cast of minor characters floating about in the background that twist and change the nature of the smoke in subtle ways as they ease into the foreground from time to time. The perique is constant, but slowly nuanced by the interplay of the other components.

The nicotine content is a little above "just right" for me personally, but Bayou Night certainly keeps an even keel and delivers solid, musty perique flavor without ever becoming harsh or biting.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2005-11-22		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Very Full	Tolerable to Strong

This blend on first whiff (a habit of mine, I think I enjoy smelling tobacco almost as much as I do smoking it, sometimes more so) is rather stout and strangely sour. Has to be the perique content. I wonder if this is the genuine article in reguards to St. James Perique. Cirtainly I have not smelled others as noticable as this, but then again I am a relatively new piper.

However I do not find the aroma unpleasant, in fact it harkens back to the old days. Or at least what I tend to think of as old days, hot dry barns, rocking chairs, and honest sweat from a hard days work. Coming off as odd, but true. "Old" is the word I would use to describe it. I would also like to point out the room note is pretty similar.

Everything in this blend harkens me back to the word "Old" of my Uncle for one, for he smoked a pipe, and this smells similar to some of the blends he smoked.

I find the taste absolutely delicious, however my one complaint is it tends to burn a wee bit hot. Then again I am inpatient puffer so it is probably more me than anything. Other than the one quibble (that keeps me from smoking it all the time)I cannot find fault in this blend. It keeps the nostalgia factor up there, and packs a nice nicotine wallop that will please the most grizzly of smokers. This is a fantastic blend, and I could not recommend it enough for you gentle reader. I am unsure if it is a tinned blend as I found it in bulk and very reasonable at that. So give it a try.

The only reason I rated it 3 stars is the fact that it tends to roast my tongue a bit too much, but having said that, it is still a very worthy smoke and worth the slight discomfort associated with it.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2005-10-28		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

This is one great smoke if you like perique. If you will permit ... this is like Dorisco Mixture with kick, and a delightfully tasteful kick. As Exedwardsguy noted ... you really don't want to smoke this first time out in a tapered bowl. The concentration in the last third may be a bit overwhelming and you'll miss a great deal on the maiden voyage - perhaps tainting your impression.

The strength of this tobacco, unlike some other delightful soapy English VA's, is not halting, but rather very enjoyable. A great full flavor that's complex and interesting. Of course, if one doesn't like perique as the star of a quintet but prefer it as a condiment you may not share my enthusiasm. Just like it's sibling, Mountain Camp, where the latakia is the star and the perique in the background, this is a substantial mixture that should be savored slowly or you'll miss a lot.

It packs easily and smokes to a clean dry light gray ash. Surprisingly despite the full flavor of the tobacco, it smokes to the bottom of the bowl very well behaved. Very impressive.

It's wonderful with a nice nut brown ale, stout or a big oaky California Chardonnay.

Cheers, VC

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2005-05-18		Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable

A full and rich smoke with a slight peppery note from the perique. No cigarish tones in this one. If you like a latakia blend with turkish and perique this one will please. A good smoke but certainely not a bell ringer.

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	Exedwardsguy (11)	2005-05-18		Very Strong	Medium to Strong	Very Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Having just enjoyed a brief sojourn to the once booming riverport town of Jefferson, Texas, and spending a good part of a Saturday night in some of the most remote swamps and slews of nearby Caddo Lake (which spans the Texas-Louisiana border), I was seeking a tobacco that might recall and act as a mnemonic of this almost mystical experience. Bayou Night serves perfectly in this capacity.

On opening the pouch, full of a really rather inconspicuous mélange of red, tan, and black tobaccos, one is greeted by the sudden rush of fermented leaf, similar to opening a cigar humidor. The perique is unquestionably the foundation of this blend. In my days blending for Edward's I was thoroughly familiar with the granulated form of perique, which is very potent and concentrated. If C&D had used this in such a high proportion, the mixture would have been unsmokable. I believe they are using here the lighter more expensive short thin ribbon cut variety, quite possibly the stuff grown in the dark alluvial soil of St. James Parish.

Packing is easy, and the charring light goes without a hitch, releasing an initial aroma that is both sweet and earthy, much like the fragrant smell of the lotus and water Lilly blossoms coupled with the natural decay prevalent in the cypress choked swamp of my recent visit.

My first bowl was smoked in a tapered Peterson Dublin, which I don't think I'll try again, as the shape tends to intensify the spice and strength too much once mid-bowl is passed. Later attempts in more round-bottomed bowls yielded wonderful subtleties in the first two thirds. The play of the red virginia and turkish against the bon tabac fermenté produced a nice variety of flavors ranging from sweet to flowery to earthy. The smoke is dense and satisfying. The ash is unusually fine and light gray. Since we have two tobaccos known for their cooling propensity - perique and latakia, the result is, well, cool smoking, though due to the cuts involved, not real slow burning. The last third is like having a bowl of gumbo with way too much filé in it: pleasant, but one-dimensional. That dimension - spice!

One can almost picture emerging slowly from behind the lovely thick fog this tobacco produces, the towering wall of dense cypress as one enters the cathedral like swamp with its soft gray curtains of Spanish moss for decoration. The hypnotic symphony of millions of frogs ? the basso of the bullfrog giving a random beat to the chirping, barking, and shrieking of the multitude of other frogs as the ghostly heron glides across the clear moon and stars from treetop to treetop? or is it just? too much perique. Top-notch tobacco from C&D! Only possible through the application of creativity and talent.

UPDATE: After sitting in my cellar for about a year, BN has become dry, yes, dry, but I loaded a bowl and smoked it anyway, expecting the worst. I got a surprise! Whatever ethereal hand forged this blend endowed it with the ability to weather the worst abuse! It is even better than before. The flavors have gotten even darker and richer. Beginning with a flood of sweet molasses flavors, lasting through the first two thirds, then morphing into a heady, unmistakably cigar-like mellowness and mouth deadening perique wallop at the last third, while maintaining a smooth, cool composure all the way... laissez les bon temps roulez!!!

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2005-01-07		Medium	None Detected	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

All of the reviews above sum up the qualities of this tobacco very well. There isn't much to add as far as technical description but I will also also note that I was surprised at the smoothness and richness of this blend. The combination seems that it could easily be disasterous - but instead it is a nutty, smooth, smokey and sweet mixture complimented nicely by the earthy frutiness of the perique. This element is handled very adeptly - adding flavor and spice instead of the "raw heat" often associated with perique. This seems to hit the spot when I want a shot of latakia smoothness, yet a bit more spice and toasty flavor compliments of the Perique and Burley. Good with coffee in the afternoon. To date, the most nearly perfect cross over of traditional english components and traditional "americana" tobacco flavor I've tasted to date.

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	Beer (345)	2004-10-07		Strong	None Detected	Full	Tolerable to Strong

A very nice EM, with the right amount of Latakia but not too much. The deep rich sweetness of the Virginias perfectly balances the spice of Perique. Burley adds a lot of body, for a full and rich smoke: not to be smoked regularly, but for an evening relaxation bowl it's great. Luckily the bittery and musty cigarish note that sometimes poisons the non-cubed-cut burley from C&D is not overwhelming, contrarily to Yale Mixture. Quite a heavy mixture, and certainly not for the nicotine haters, but better and more tolerable than Dunhill Nightcap (at least the crap that Dunhill sells nowadays).

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2004-08-11		Strong	None Detected	Full	Tolerable

I have to admit, I let this one sit for a while before I dared to try it. I thought 50% Perique was going to be way over the top.

When I finally got the courage, I loaded up a bowl and nervously lit it. I fully expected the Perique blast from hell? But no. It was so mild that at first I thought the bag may have been marked wrong. As the smoke progressed, it took on a slightly musty, smoky flavor. Not at all harsh with no real bite to it.

I have to wonder if this is actually St. James Parish Perique, or Perique flavoring. It just didn?t feel like the real deal to me. Not to say it wasn?t good?

This is a potent tobacco, both in the flavor and nicotine departments. The smoke is medium-bodied. It can be a bit hard to get lit at first, but once burning I found that it stayed lit easily. Not a bad smoke, but not something I would go out of my way for.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2004-08-01		Strong	None Detected	Full	Pleasant

This is my favorite blend. However, I cannot smoke this every day. This is a very relaxing and reliable smoke for me. I am always searching for other blends that give me the same satisfaction. So far, no other has been to my liking like this one has.

This blend has a rather rich taste which almost causes me to smoke it a little too hard at first, but once I get my rhythm going I always have a very relaxing smoke. It smokes very cool and the perique is surprisingly understated given its prevelance in the mixture.

I love this blend!!

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2003-10-11		Very Strong	None Detected	Very Full	Very Strong

One odd thing I have noticed about BN, and which sets it apart from most C&D blends, is that it seems to retain its moisture much better. The sample that I had of this, I smoked seldom--not because I didn't like it, but because I like it so much that it is a sort of special smoke, and I wanted to preserve it. However, even though I made no special precautions to keep it well sealed, it never seemed to need rehydrating.

The strong, fermented tang of Perique is noticeable almost before it's even fired up. This is one you will want to fill the room with, so even when you take the pipe away from your mouth for a second, you will be breathing this intoxicating smoke.

This tobacco is on the strong side, have no doubts, and some people experience some dizziness or "swimming head" until they build up a tolerance. I have never had any "tickling throat" problems like some of the other reviewers, but I do sometimes find myself snorting a little to get the thick fumes out of my nose.

Once when I was on the road I ran out of everything but Bayou, and I frequently smoked 4 or 5 bowls straight through an old Kaywoodie, sometimes without even letting the bowl cool. It's just that kind of tobacco. This one will also benefit greatly from the DGT technique. If you only manage to smoke half the bowl, just put it down and fire it up again a few hours later. Man oh man.

The old Kaywoodie is now dedicated solely to Bayou Night--I smoke nothing else in it.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2003-01-01		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Everything that the above reviewers have said is right on target. This blend is a very smooth Perique & Latakia mixture with the Virginia adding just the right amount of sweetness to balance it out.

Someone would have to prove to me that there's 50% Perique in this concoction. If so, the other ingredients have really wedded with it to calm it down!

The only real problem that I have with this blend, is that it has a tendency to give me dry throat. I'd smoke more of Bayou Night if it were not for this.

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	mainspring (27)	2002-11-06		Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable to Strong

Bayou Night really seems at home with me. I have smoked it since its conception and never seem to tire of it. Considering its ingredients, one might think that it's almost unsmokeable! I mean really! 50% Perique? Surely this would be intolerable! However, just the opposite is the case here. It lights easily and burns very well. It is one of those tobaccos that has a combination of flavors that finds me closing my eyes in enjoyment. This is what pipe smoking is all about! Colors range from yellow to mostly black. As far as moisture goes, I find that it is anywhere from just right to just a tad on the moist side. After the charring light, it begins to settle down to a faint raisin flavor with a slightly nutty background. The natural sweetness of the Virginias come thru very nicely. I barely notice the latakia, which Mr. Tarler says is 5%. Bite is not here at all! This is a complex smoke to me. Near the bottom of the bowl I do find that it can be a bit much if smoked in a tall pipe. Several years ago I put 6 lbs back for aging. I recently tried a bit of it and, as one would expect, it is even more mellow. Unless one has a dislike for perique I highly recommend this one. If you are looking for an aromatic look elsewhere. Thank you C&D!

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	Otterly (5)	2023-05-18		Strong	None Detected	Full	Strong

Unpleasant. Glad I used a clay pipe that I can wash. I love Cornell & Diehl, but this one was painful. I had to test some Tuggle Hall after this just to see if I was getting sick and my taste buds were off. Enjoyed the Tuggle Hall. Followed with some Yorktown. Wonderful stuff. Maybe there was something off in the bit of Bayou Night I tested. I will never know. I'm not going to risk this one again. I'm going to go smoke some more Yorktown and try to forget.

Pipe Used: inexpensive white clay pipe

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: pipesandcigars.com

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2011-12-27		Very Strong	None Detected	Medium	Very Strong

I will start out by saying that I will likely revisit this review in a few months after a little ageing and trying it in another pipe. During the summer. Outdoors. I am left wondering if the difference in reviews is the age of the tobacco sampled. Mine was purchased bulk, and I assume it was recently produced. Usually I will fill one of the small pipes for my first sample of any tobacco. Having the time to relax tonight, and not having read the reviews, I filled a Barling ExExEl (extra, extra large) and settled in for an evening of Christmas reflection.

From the first light it had a taste of cigarettes. I have never smoked cigarettes and have no wish to begin. The flavor settled down, though it remained noticeably in the background for the bowl. A unique "nutty" note showed through for the first 1/3 of the bowl and there was an earthiness that remained accompanying and complementing the "cigarette" qualities.

The next 1/3 of the bowl became a sweeter, though less enjoyable smoke. I blame it on vitamin "N" as the nicotine became overwhelming at around the 1 hour mark. The last third was emptied into an ashtray. I love my full English blends as well as some Virginias and have never had any problem getting through any other tobacco: this is the first.

Upon reentering the house (the front door is at the opposite end from the den) I was immediately hit by a smell that I would describe as stale cigarette smoke. Usually I have to reach the end of the hall before I am able to smell even the stiffest English blend. This is the reason for the "room note" rating. If you don't mind that smell, it is not overwhelming. If you prefer the smell of a pipe- it is.

I can not imagine this as an "all day" smoke and unless something drastic changes when it is aged and placed in a much smaller bowl I will not be reordering this blend. It was my love of Frog Morton on the town and the bayou that had me experimenting with a few C+D blends. (Come to think of it, perhaps I will see what this is like with a little Cuban cigar shredded and added to it; this blend seems as though it might lend itself to a little "tweaking" with a cigar...)

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2011-01-05		Medium to Strong	Very Mild	Full	Tolerable

Similiar to its brother, Bayou Morning. This one seems to be a little tamer than BM. Peppery, smoky and sweet all at the same time makes for a more interesting and fully flavored smoke. I enjoyed this one moreso than BM because to me it seemed a little gentler in the strength department that didn't leave the back of my throat scorched along with a slight case of heartburn. I will need to get some more of this to have on hand. Good stuff.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2009-03-16		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Full	Tolerable

One of the top three in my rotation. If this burns hot, you're doing something wrong. Like all C&D blends (for me) this does best decanted from the can into a glass humidor. It gets even better with cellaring (again, as all C&D blends have done for me). Superb with a single malt or with Pussers rum. Five stars plus!

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	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Emeritus Account (30171)	2008-02-13		Very Strong	Very Strong	Very Full	Very Pleasant

Echoing the sentiment provided in previous reviews, this blend packs a peppery taste with a cool feel. The opening note is earthy, with a hint of roasted pecans, and is a true pleasure to smoke. The burley balances the flavor quite nicely, and it is an excellent pipe for a relaxing evening. My first C and D, and I look forward to sampling future blends...and finishing the 063.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2007-12-27		Very Strong	None Detected	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Tried this tobacco again after almost a year. Delighted that I did. Noticed a mild vinegar odor to me when first opening the bag. Bayou night is listed as containing a lot of perique, 50% I believe. I sure do not notice a strong presence. A lot of perique many times will give me sneezing fits. This does not happen with Bayou Night. Just my line of thought I think of this tobacco as a Virginia blend even considering the list of components. Nicotine seems very strong to me. The comment of surprisingly cool smokes has been very true in my smoking. Very much enjoy this particular blend.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2006-11-01		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Full	Strong

I recently got my first 8oz. can of Bayou Night. So far, I'm really enjoying it. At $14 it's quite a steal. My can is only a month old.

First popping the lid I smelled only one thing. Not perique, not even tobacco, but Peanuts. Yup Fresh roasted yummy peanuts. A tastey smell, but not what I expected. So, I figured it needed a little air time. I dumped it out on a dinner plate (two, actually) and was amazed by the quantity of tobacco. Fairly dry, as usual for C&D, I had before me two mountains of beautiful, wide short ribbon. Not broken flake, as mentioned in the above description.

Looking at the empty can I wondered how I was going to fit it all back in. After ten or fifteen minutes' air exposure, I stuffed it back in. (It took lots of stuffing, really).

Well, that was a week ago, and the perique aroma is strong now. This blend tastes great and makes stacks of clouds of smoke. Lovely. Nicotine is adequate. It tastes strong, of mostly nutty burley riding on smooth rails of spicey perique. The Turkish and Latakia are subdued and I don't taste or smell much virginia of any kind, especially not stoved. It's not the sort of thing I've always reached for, but as days go by, I smoke it more and more. Recommended. . .

Bayou Night gets only three stars because the morning after smoking multiple pipefuls inside, my living room greets me with all the wonderful aroma of a 1970's bowling alley. (And we keep our shoes outside!) Thank you for smoking.

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