Cornell & Diehl Morley's Best

MB is a good, moderately strong, full bodied smoke--i like Cyprian Latakia which is a fuller tasting tobacco than the Syrian to me-- but first and foremost MB is a good burley blend with the lat and virginia acting only as condiment-

it packs and lights well, burns cleanly and requires little or no attention, allowing concentration on enjoyment rather than maintaining the pipe--only needed one relight towards the end of the bowl; likely due to my not paying really close attention--

it has for several days now become my last smoke of the day--an enjoyable experience--

edit 4-29-12 upping to 4 stars--although really good during my first experiences, it seems to have advanced to a 'superb' status-- i usually have some sort of adverse oral reaction to Latakia in just about any blend, but with Morley's Best i seem to notice very little to no oral irritation; a welcome change, because this is one highly enjoyable blend--

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Rest in peace Morleysson

This mostly burley tobacco has a hint of latakia. Goes good in a cob, but burns too fast for my taste. Burley is so much better in a flake, so it smolders and lingers. Won't buy this again.

For folks who like a little aromatic burley with their latakia. Simple, quaint even, and best smoked at a slow smolder. It is harsh if heated up, and remarkably not sweet to the taste buds however much the top note might signal something sweeter.

2 stars because it is good, not to be avoided, but nothing special.

This is one good tasting batch of bulk Morley's.

The proportions of Latakia are perfect for a flavorful afternoon smoke and the burley blasts it out nicely.

UPGRADE! Time only improves this blend. 4 stars.

Images evoked include winning a dice game played with shrunken heads in front of a native hut.

I'm very glad to find an "American" style blend made with such craftsmanship. I love burley, and am fascinated with the older American style blends. I'm too young to have tried these blends in their older incarnations, but I suspect the quality used to be better. Morley's Best shows this style of blend can be very fine indeed.

Bob Runowski has done the supposedly impossible with this tobacco: He has actually and factually revived the late and unlamented Blue Boar Mixture. If he (or anyone else) could do the same with the pre-Lane Ltd. Brush Creek, I'd be the happiest man around.

During my 35 years of pipesmoking, I've dumped out my share of blends that were just too sweet, hot, goopy, aromatic, etc.--but I can recall only two tobaccos I couldn't handle because of strength and roughness. Blue Boar was the rough one; John Cotton's Smyrna was the strong one.

Recalling the Blue Boar experience more than three decades later, I had to try this blend to see if it produced the same effect. IT DID! I would never have thought it possible. The same agressive harshness, the same nicotine whallop, the same fit of coughing whenever the tiniest puff gets beyond the mouth.

Stephen Vincent Benet began one of his poems, "Up in the mountains where the hogs are thin and razor-backed--wild Indians of hogs..."

If you want a wild razor-back in YOUR PIPE, then by all means have at it. If not, move on.

A very American English blend. Nutty in flavor. The Virginias are there for a wee bit of flavor.The Latakia is generous and compliments the Burley nicely. A creamy smoke. Good after a Pizza or something else spicy. Not a race horse,but a good Kleidsdale that plods along nicely and is very reliable.It will get you to where you want to be . It is like driving with a quiet friend. You know he is there and doesn't need to say much. At the end you had a nice road trip.2 of 4 stars I am finding that C & D Bulk blends are really not up to par. I say that with a note of sadness.

This is excellent tobacco! The burley gives it tremendous body and a rich creamy, nutty taste. The Latakia is detectable but in no way overwhelms. It smokes fine in anything I have tried it in but especially shines when smoked in a large cob. I plan on keeping a pound or two of this on hand at all times. (If I dug through the couch cushions I could buy a pound in a week!!) Being bulk, this is an exceptional value for the money!! Very highly recommended!!

Finally a reasonably priced all day blend that doesn't empty the room it's smoked in. Just love this stuff .. it reminds me of another sleeper blend of years back called "Brush Creek". I love my English and Balkan blends, but can't smoke them all the time because of the complaints and the cost of some of the blends I like. Just ordered a couple of pounds for 26.75 @ lb at C&D and will start Cellaring this baby right away.

It's amazing how the latakia works with the burleys to produce both a great taste and a resonable room note. Also, this blend is perfect for breaking in new pipes without the bite and roughness when doing it with a high quality balkan.

Highly recommended.