Cornell & Diehl Purple Cow

Cornell & Diehl did well with this blend. It's got some deep, cigar leaf after-flavor, but not stepping on the burley and Perique. Packed easy and stayed lit as well. I can see this one staying in regular rotation.

Took me ages to finish this tin, very cigarish. I did not like this, but powered through it anyway. Tastes very dry, no sweetness at all, very robust flavour. Mixed with roll cake makes it better, I'd get the occasional chocolate / cocoa nots, but all in all there is no way I will buy this again. Tobacco quality is good.

If you want to try cigar type blends, give it a go.

Tin note is excellent... Promising and full bodied. The smoke itself is a big letdown. I mean, this is one of those tobaccoes that does absolutely nothing for me. Sure, I can smoke it but I just don't see the point of it.

A little too strong but not enough body which makes it feel kind of like when you forget all other spices (salt and all that) and just remember to put in chilies in food. Strong but not full. No flavor to back it up with and just a peak of the strong stuff.

Not even close to cigar either and the latakia (which I love) feels very out-of-place too.

Not recommended from me!

Purple Cow's tin aroma was promising: rich, full of smoky Latakia and dark sweet Maduro leaf. Upon lighting up there was a nice burst of Latakia. I found that after that, I had to smoke nice and slow to coax out the Latakia flavor. I suppose it was getting lost in the Burley, and what was progressively becoming, as one reviewer accurately described, a nauseating taste of stale cigar. I slogged my way through a few more bowls, each of which kinda made me sick. Maybe I just wasn't enough of a cigar guy to get it...

So then I pawned the tin off on my brother, who is more into cigars than I am. He smoked a bowl and promptly gave it back. So I passed it on to a friend who is a bonafide cigar lover. He smoked a bowl, took the old violet bovine out behind the shed, and put her out of her misery.

I very much wanted to like Purple Cow. I like Latakia. I like Maduro cigars. I like the funky tin art. I do not like Purple Cow; I do not like it anyhow.

Being a fan of Tobacco in all forms, this blend jumped at me with its Latakia and Maduro partnership. And it is a great pairing, however there is something that keeps this from being a four star great. I don't think there is enough Lat and Mad. I feel as if the burley blend gets in the way. Don't get me wrong, this is very good smoke, I enjoy it. Most Definately give it a shot.

I have to confess ? I brought this blend because the description and name were tempting. And I was not wrong. This is good tobacco and only warning is, that it is cut in very wide ribbons, so if you are not careful these huge pieces may block your pipe.

Bought it because of the tin and name right before my osn's graduation from Williams...home of the purple cow. The robacco was delivered on my birthday with two nice Tsuge Briars that I ordered. As a cigar smoker, wanted to try a good cigar leaf blend.

Nice robbon cut that was a bit dry when I opened the can. Packs nicely but does burn quickly...probably because of the dry nature of the tobacco.

Was a very nice smoke with the burleys and Vriginan mixing nicely with the latakia. The maduo leaf gives it a spicy touch. I didn't think I was going to like the same leaf I like smoking in a cigar out of a briar. Pleasantly surpirsed. Never overwhelms the smoke though. Since I broke in one of the new pipes with the blend, will try it in a nicely broken pipe to get a cushioned smoke.

This is the best latakia blend I have smoked from C & D, and one of my favorites, period. I don't know if it is the maduro leaf or what, but man, I do like this stuff. Very stringy tobacco and perfect for stuffing the pipe and lighting right up. Burns nearly perfect with a soft pack of the bowl. The taste has a great lingering sweetlness in the background that perfectly compliments the latakia.

As a lover of cigar leaf blends, I'd like to say with the utmost enthusiasm- SKIP THIS ONE ! This was a major let down for me. The cigar leaf flavor is there but the blend is so muted nothing really comes to the forefront. I would describe this blend as very SOOTY. It shows no resemblance to Pease's "Robusto" or "Robert Lewis' 123 MIXTURE". A good try but no Cigar! PUN INTENDED!