Cornell & Diehl Bayou Night
(3.09)
A Scottish type blend of Latakia, perique, Virginias, Turkish, and burleys that boasts a heavier perique component than normally found in a classic Scottish blend. A full smoke that is surprisingly cool on the palate.
Notes: A full strength perique blend with a generous portion of stoved red Virginia, Latakia, Turkish and rough cut burley.
Details
| Brand | Cornell & Diehl |
| Blended By | Craig Tarler |
| Manufactured By | Cornell & Diehl |
| Blend Type | American |
| Contents | Burley, Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 2 ounce tin, 8 ounce tin, bulk |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium to Strong
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.09 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 11 - 20 of 41 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 10, 2021 | 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.
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.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 05, 2014 | 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
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 18, 2012 | 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.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 06, 2021 | 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.
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.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 10, 2011 | 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!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 25, 2019 | 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.
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
PurchasedFrom:
smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
Unknown bulk, ordered 1 month ago
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 24, 2016 | 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
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 06, 2016 | 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.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 14, 2015 | 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.
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.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 12, 2006 | 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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