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 1 - 9 of 9 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 27, 2010 | 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.
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.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 13, 2013 | 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.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 15, 2009 | 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.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 04, 2019 | 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
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 05, 2019 | 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.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 18, 2016 | 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.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 16, 2011 | 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.
**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
PurchasedFrom:
Smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
New from store - 1-3 months
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 22, 2010 | 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.
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.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 18, 2023 | 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
PurchasedFrom:
pipesandcigars.com
Age When Smoked:
Fresh
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