Cornell & Diehl Morley's Best

I learned to love Burley blends by smoking Edgeworth Sliced and Mac Baren Burley London Blend. Many people don't like Burley blends because the only place they have encountered them are in goopy aromatics.

C&D's American/English blends are a revelation. The Tarlers are indeed artful in their mixing methods, and they easily outdistance those "masters" of the Burley blend, Mac Baren. To my thinking Morley's Best is the best Burley blend on the market today.

I can't add much to what has already been said about this blend. Every Burley lover owes it to his palate to try this one, and English lovers will enjoy the change of pace this excellent blend provides.

The price makes it a truly superb all-day smoke.

Highly recommended.

(If you like this one, you'll probably also like C&D's Easy Times and Old Hollywood.)

Well I'm on my 10th bowl of this old-timey blend and I must say that the C&D burley blends in this series really hit the spot with me. The quality is evident as well as the careful blending. MB works best for me in a larger pipe, or a pipe with a wider than average bowl (say, 7/8 or greater), perhaps to give the large chunks of burley and latakia room to "even out". Otherwise the latakia flavor doesn't really develop as I'd like.

I am also careful to light it very slowly at first. I now prefer this to any of the HOW offerings of similar ilk (mainly Barking Dog).

The latakia in MB is, for me, pronounced enough that it is the leading flavor, backed up by the wonderful, full and rich burleys and dash of VA. Must be smoked slowly with not a care in the world.

I recently received some of this in a trade. When I opened the bag of Morley's I was hit immediately with the scent of latakias mixed with the grassy/musty aroma of the burlies. What VA there is in this mixture was not readily evident at the outset.

For my first bowl of MB I selected a large bowled Tinsky Rhodesian and packed it rather firmly. At the match, the latakia asserts itself first along with the oatmeal-like presence that can only be the burlies. As the tobacco was consumed, the latakia remained evident, but only wafting in and out as the burlies developed, along with the VA, (please note that the virginias used here do not in any way dominate, but merely add a little zest to the whole) but make no mistake about it - this is a mixture that says BURLEY!

The flavor/taste is not at all sweet, but instead like that of cocoa (not chocolate) and a mild cigar to me. The VA and latakia play the role of condiment in MB and I must say that I like MB rather alot. I am left wondering how this would compare to the venewrable Blue Boar that this was designed after. It must have been a good smoke.

This mixture is not for those who expect crescendos, arpeggios, diminuendos or medulla oblongatas or whatever. This is just a good smoke that requires no special attention while smoking. It smokes well in any size pipe but works best in larger bowls.

High marks for this one.

this is my favorite tobacco at the moment, and the one i always go back to as my "old reliable". the history of this tobacco, as i understand it, is that it is a copy of a tobacco known as "blue boar". well, i never had any blue boar, but if it tasted anything like this one, it was a great tobacco! this is the tobacco to give to smokers who have never experienced a non-aromatic before. the mixture of burleys and a touch of latakia make a perfect transition team. this is the one i reach for when i face a long session at the computer keyboard or a sunday afternoon football marathon. the burn characteristics are great, with minimal re-lighting required. like all C&D blends, it comes packed very dry. i think Craig does this on purpose, so his customers are paying for tobacco, instead of excess water weight. if it smokes a little dry for you, it is simple to moisten it with a misting bottle and some distilled water. remember that a little goes a long way! this is also one of those tobaccos that seems friendly to any pipe. it is especially nice in a cob, one of my favorite ways to enjoy it. some of my most memorable sessions with MB have been with my big Macarthur replica corncob pipe. the icing on the cake is that this is one of the most inexpensive premium tobaccos you will find. a pound of MB is no more expensive than 3 tins of some other company's blends. Craig, if you are reading this, keep this blend on your permanent list. and a big "THANK YOU" to Bob Runowski for his help in developing it! 4 BIG STARS!

This is one of the finest burley blends that I have tried. I am glad to see that there are a few blenders out there who are using burley in an artful way. Most burley blends just don't cut it for me. Most are very monochromatic, burn hot , are over cased and leave a foul taste in my mouth. This on the other hand smokes cool, has little or no casing, and leaves a nice finish. This burley blend also has some complexity as well. The latakia and virginias play very well to the varied burleys in this blend. For those who don't like latakia you still may enjoy this blend in that it realy sits in the back and enhances the burley. This is a very tastey and refreshing blend. I highly recomend this to those who have tried bad or awful burley blends in the past and are open to trying a high quality burley blend.

The burley in this blend dominates and, in this case, this is a good thing. This tobacco is a winner. It has a mainly nutty, burley taste that is beautifully smoothed out and enriched by added latakia and Virginia. Olfactory memory is the most primitive, and one of the most powerful, of our sense memories and Morley's did it for me. After my first three puffs of this stuff I was six years old again, riding in the pickup truck with my grandfather. It's a wonderful, old-time taste and aroma and I like it a lot. It incorporates all that was good about the old-fashioned drugstore tobaccos, but this one is made with quality leaf and is not topped with any goop. I recommend it strongly.

I’m torn about this C&D burley based classic. The blend combines plenty of ribbon cut burley, some cube cut, scattered Virginia flakelets, and approximately 6-7% Latakia by visual estimate. There is a musty, smoky pouch note. The Virginias give some sweetness and tang right up front after light up. These recede into the background as the burleys take over, yielding a rich, earthy, muddy experience.

Quite uniquely, I found that the condimental use of Latakia in this blend acts in the shadows and never makes itself known independently. I would liken this to eggs and baking soda being used to make pastries , yet no one would ever bite into a cookie and exclaim “Dude, this tastes like egg!” The Latakia is well folded into the batter of this blend, so to speak.

On the downside, I’m fairly sure the white dust that clung to some of the leaves was mold, and not Jeremy Reeves’ beard dandruff/cocaine (though that would be equally problematic). This blend also tended to taste more acrid and dirty after breathing a bit.

This blend is simply great in my opinion. It burns great with no bitterness nor bite, and the nutty flavours from the burley are in charge with the latakia riding shotgun. The latakia is not at all dominant but a condiment that makes à steady impression.

Not overly strong but still packing a punch, so be careful if nicotine is an enemy of yours.

Meat and Potatoes. That is the best analogy I can provide for this blend. Is it the best blend I have ever smoked? No, but it gives a solid consistent smoke bowl after bowl.

The latakia gives it a nice buttermilk creamy taste, the virginias give it a subtle sweetness, and the burley provides enough body to know your smoking something. This is strong enough to satisfy my nic cravings at anytime of the day.

This blend won't knock your socks off in sublime flavors, but it's a trusty companion throughout the day and has become my general all day smoke.