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C&D combines high grade white and dark Burleys from Kentucky, then make their own small-cut cubes. A light pack will reward you with a delightfully cool, and long lasting smoke. Regarded as a blending tobacco.
Notes: This was an Amar Blends Co. mixture. Cornell and Diehl bought the rights of all their old recipes.
Favorite Of 1 Users
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| Pipestud (1829) |   |
Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant |
What you see is what you get. I have purchased this blend on two separate occasions because I like an honest burley every now and then as a change of pace.
This blend is cube cut, packs easily and burns well. Like most C&D blends, it is dry in the bag, but, does not smoke particularly warm. I think this is a characteristic of all burleys, but this is a high end burley, more refined than most.
If you are a burley fancier and have not risen above Prince Albert type burleys, well, here's your chance to finally get a ticket into the first class section. If, however, burley is not your bag, then leave this bag alone.
18 people found this review helpful.
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| fr_tom (393) | |
Medium to Strong | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant |
If you have ever wondered if you clould just buy "shake," this is it. I was expecting a cube cut like PS Cube Cut with no mild topping. These cubes are smaller, and most of mine in the bag had delaminated to produce very small squares of tobacco. Think of a narrow ribbon cut to produce small squares. Pouch note was tobacco goodness and maybe a whiff of cocoa.
I gravity packed this, and there is not really another way to load it. It gave it a firm tamp and it took a match well. It burned cool and without incident, and was easy to keep lit. It had a pleasant earthy taste with a little molasses. It had a little more nicotine than I expected. The smoke was full and smooth.
I can believe the small squares might be a problem for some draft holes, but I did not have a problem with it. There was a slight spiciness in the snork, and it made my gums tingle a little on the clench side. I was smoking this at the office and ran out to use the copier. When I came back, I found the room note quite pleasant.
This is really a premium burley smoke in the same camp as Uhle's 00 and PS Burley 702. There is no topping that I can detect. It packs more of a punch than these cousins, and it has more flavor. I liked it.
This one is easy to recommend to anyone who likes burley.
15 people found this review helpful.
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| JimInks (3047) | |
Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
The white and dark burleys combine to offer very light molasses, oats and cocoa, some earth and nuts, a touch of sharpness, and has a moderately toasty, slightly woody quality. It has a rather mild sweetness, and is mostly a dry smoke. The nic-hit is mild. Won’t bite, but can get harsh if puffed fast, and it does sport a little roughness. Burns clean at a reasonable pace with a very consistent flavor from start to finish. Hardly leaves any dampness in the bowl, and requires an average number of relights. The after taste is decent, and linger just a mite. Can be an all day, one dimensional work and play smoke that works better as a mixer. Two stars on its own, three as a mixer.
-JimInks
15 people found this review helpful.
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| cobacco (52) | |
Strong | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
Very respectable strength and quality from C&D. I liked the quality of this cubed burley when I tried Crooner blend, so I ordered a bit of the straight stuff to try. It's knot in the chest strong! Probably not what most folks would smoke alone. Very easy to pour and smoke. Crisp, spicy zing with the flavor (for lack of better descriptions) of fresh cut alfalfa? Less bite than I anticipated. I plan to use this cube cut burley to doctor up milder blends that I like but find uninspiring to smoke. If you plan to smoke much of this stuff straight, I'd recommend a screen in the bottom of the pipe, or at least a pinch of rough cut or ribbon to keep the draw clear and free of chunky bits.
Pipe Used: MM Legend COB
Age When Smoked: fresh bulk
Purchased From: smokingpipes
10 people found this review helpful.
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| Demetri (113) | |
Medium to Strong | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable to Strong |
"white and dark Burleys from Kentucky", cubed. Yes, their description is correct. It's a blender and priced as high as their Red Virginia Cavendish which should indicate their own internal demand for the product.
It may be a blender but sometimes I just want to smoke tobacco without a lot of fuss and without being challenged to fathom the nuances of flavors. This has just good tobacco flavor nothing more, nothing less.
This is the blend I used to enhance Durbar and make it smokeable for me.
Pipe Used: Corncob
Age When Smoked: Current production
Purchased From: smokingpipes.com
9 people found this review helpful.
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| StevieB (2081) | |
Medium to Strong | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Cornell & Diehl - Cube Cut Burley.
I usually have an English or VaPer as my Go-To, but fancied this due to the simplicity of it.
Apart from a few leafy pieces the majority of the blend's made of quite neat, small, cubes. Being supplied in bulk form the loose pouch has allowed any excess moisture to escape.
On to the smoke: it's an unrefined, almost asperous flavour. There's no sweetness, and I wouldn't call it smooth; it's nutty Burley through and through. The current description says "a light pack will reward you with a long smoke", but I find it goes too quick unless it's been packed quite firmly. The temperature of the smoke's medium and it's free from bite for the whole duration.
The room-note's pleasant to tolerable and the nicotine's just above medium.
This is good quality, but I couldn't smoke it on its own regularly.
Three stars.
Pipe Used: Peterson Golden Supreme Meer'
Age When Smoked: Two weeks
Purchased From: 4noggins
7 people found this review helpful.
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| moniker (220) | |
Medium to Strong | Extremely Mild | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I’ve thought about buying some bulk C&D’s Cube Cut Burley for a while now, but it’s always been sold out. So, when I saw a tinned version was available, I grabbed it, and I’m glad I did. My tin's dated 03-16-21. The tobacco is cut to small cubes (duh…), light, medium and dark brown, a good deal more dark than light. Tin note is woody, nutty, slightly musty, faint musty cocoa, slightly smoky, with faint, mild cigar-ish spices. It handles, loads, lights and smokes down quite well straight from the tin, and I prefer to smoke it in a fairly large pot. Tastes and scents are quintessential American style Burley, and the combusting scents and tastes are more fragrant and savory versions of the tin notes. There might be a very light sugar/molasses casing, but the smoke is more bitter than sweet, also slightly sour. C&D make no special mention of smoke cured Burley (ie., KY), but it smells and tastes to me like it’s included in this blend. Strength is closer to strong than medium the way I smoke it, and tastes are closer to full than medium. Room note is not bad. Aftertaste is a nice trailing off of the best of the smoke.
In rating this blend I’m judging it as “a relatively natural/un-processed, American Burley blend”. In this category, it’s a 4 star blend, IMO. I’m not rating it as a blender (although I will get around to blending it at some point) because I’m good with plain old Burley, especially high quality Burley like this.
Pipe Used: #5 or larger pot
Purchased From: smokingpipes.com
3 people found this review helpful.
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| DeathMetal.org (231) | |
Medium to Strong | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
Summary: pure Burley goodness in a mild package.
When you break out this blend, you might be forgiven for thinking of Grape Nuts, the iconic 70s cereal, because it consists of tiny dry cubes -- the result of cutting flakes twice, both horizontal and vertical -- of white and dark Burley pressed together. If you pour this stuff into a pipe, and that really is all that you need to do since it flows freely, and light it up, you get the roasted Barley flavor of Burley with the attendant walnut, pecan, molasses, malt, and cracked oat flavors. You could smoke this all day by itself, but it proves to be an excellent mixer, since it easily takes on and broadens any flavor thrown its way. Even adding 20% of a nice Virginia -- say, C&D "Virginia Flake" -- and a little Perique makes a delicious blend; the Burley mix amplifies the sweetness, intensifies the spice, and gives them some backing strength and body. Every time this goes on sale I try to pick up a few more pounds.
Similar Blends: Savinelli - Brunello Flake, Solani - 656: Aged Burley Flake.
3 people found this review helpful.
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| Jorge Soler (203) | |
Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant |
They've put a premium on this tobacco at Cornell & Diehl, and I can see why. It rocks. Of course, it can be used as a blending component as it hasn't been cased, this is pure unadulterated tobacco, but it is perfectly fine to smoke it on a stand-alone basis for its burley properties. This is probably one of the easiest burley blends I have ever tried on the palate. It has a very distinct coconut/cocoa undertone and is easy to smoke. Perhaps a little bit too dry as you open the bag, so I recommend rehydrating. I detect a slight tang, but the description says it has no virginia leaf in it. Its cube cut feature means it is very slow burning and filling up your pipe will be like a walk in the park if you use the gravity method. The smoke is quite consistent throughout every quarter of your bowl and it never gets bittey or harsh. Because of these properties and features, this blend could be a good starting point for those who might want to transition from virginia to burley blends, or just try something new. It wants to be sipped at a very low pace and does not seem to smoke hot in your bowl. The after taste is gorgeous as well. Highly recommended. Cornell & Diehl is hitting the ball out of the park again. 4 stars.
3 people found this review helpful.
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| Emeritus Account (30171) | |
Strong | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
Burleys it seems always gives me 1heckofabuzz- nothing that will turn me green or make me tired, so i love it. On its own in the bag it smells like cereal (think all bran) Charring brings about very strong scent, the flavor is pretty simple but has huge body. Smoking down the bowl reveals smoky vegetal & oat kind of flavors. For me this is really great on its own. Mildly acrid taste with DGT but that fades quickly enough.
3 people found this review helpful.
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| Emeritus Account (30171) | |
Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I am reviewing several C+D blending tobaccos as a precursor to some blending experiments. I know not many people blend, but these reviews may provide some hints to those wanting to do so.
Definitely a bit milder and slightly more earthy than the dark burley. It provides the kind of airy "toasty" yet bitter smell and flavor familiar to fanciers of this mutation. Probably a good balance to denser flavors of burley and va.
3 people found this review helpful.
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| anglocatholicpiper (34) | |
Medium to Strong | None Detected | Full | Tolerable to Strong |
This was too harsh for me. I added it to a canister of OTC burley blends that I've been mixing together for the past year. My hope is that a good dose of C&D Cube Cut Burley will add complexity to the sweetness of the OTC Burleys. As much as I'd like to enjoy the C&D Burleys, I'm finding them too much for my taste. I'll leave them to the Veterans.
Pipe Used: Various Briars
Age When Smoked: Fresh Bulk
Purchased From: Smoking Pipes
Similar Blends: Other C&D Blends...not unusual in this regard..
2 people found this review helpful.
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| Smoke_Ring (158) | |
Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
160 - Cube Cut Burley
Star Rating = 2.00
Rating Scores - 10 is the Best and 0 is the Worst
Pouch Note = 8
Room Note = 8
Flavor = 8
Bite = 6
Burn = 4
After Taste = 8
Raw Score = 42
Rated Percentage = 70%
Comment = Ok Burley Taste, was way to Dry, the small cubes don't stay in the pipe while smoking, Lane Limited's BLWB is a much better Burley
2 people found this review helpful.
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| mhaque (13) | |
Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Lately I have been getting tongue bite from trying Virginia blends, and decided to take a turn towards burley blends. Although this wonderful cube cut burley is listed as a blending tobacco, I smoke it straight. A very cool and dry smoke with lots of flavor and no bite at all. Produces a lots of smokes. Pretty easy to light the pipe and keep it lit. I gravity fill my pipe, tamp just a little with the tip of my finger before I light it. Being cube cut, it burns quite slowly. I can easily get an hour smoke from a medium size bowl. The tin note offers loads of nutty and earthy aroma. While smoking the flavors remain consistent throughout the bowl, deep nutty burley taste, with a little sweetness, wood note, and a little spice probably from dark burley. Not an all day smoke for me but I enjoy coming back to it every now and then. Highly recommended for burley lovers. 3 out of 4 stars.
Pipe Used: Blakemar Briars
Age When Smoked: 1 year
Purchased From: smokingpipes
1 person found this review helpful.
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| Phil Bennett (7) | |
Mild to Medium | Very Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
What you see is what you get. White and dark burleys. The smoke is plentiful, mildly sweet with notes of rye bread and dark chocolate. The dark burley provides just a touch of spice. Be careful if you tip your pipe as this tobacco will fall out, and gravity filling the bowl with a light tamp is the order of the day. Smokes cool and leaves the bowl dry. The nicotine content was hardly noticeable. Could easily be an all day smoke.
1 person found this review helpful.
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| OhioTony76 (59) | |
Medium to Strong | Extremely Mild | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
Smokes great straight. The cube cut makes packing as easy as it gets. Takes a flame great, but careful, this stuff swells and puffs up big time. Leave extra room in the bowl so you don’t burn your pants. Typical dry earth and chocolate nut flavor, and I get a light sweetness half way through the bowl. Good stuff.
Pipe Used: Cob
Age When Smoked: Fresh
Purchased From: Smoking pipes
Similar Blends: Cornell & Diehl - Briar Fox, Cornell & Diehl - Big n' Burley, Cornell & Diehl - Haunted Bookshop.
1 person found this review helpful.
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| William H. Hardy (95) | |
Strong | None Detected | Very Full | Strong |
This is some stout Burley! I ordered about four ounces of this after I finished 2 ounces of Crooner, as I figured this is what I loved about that blend. I have to say, this stuff is great! A little stronger than I want, for my preferences, but a good, hearty Burley.
Of course there are the classic Burley overtones of nuttiness, chocolate, and earthiness, but there's a lot more, too. This is three different kinds of burley, which have been pressed into a cake, sliced, and cube cut. It's not as complex as a five year old Virginia, but there is definitely enough complexity to keep one interested.
All in all, this is a great tobacco, whether for a mixer or to smoke straight. Be careful with it, though. It can make your head swim. It's definitely a 3.5 for me. Due to the strength, however, it's not everyone's cup of tea. Also, be careful of little flaming cubes popping out of the bowl while you smoke it.
Pipe Used: Custom-bilts and an old Yello-Bole
Age When Smoked: Fresh
Purchased From: smokingpipes.com
1 person found this review helpful.
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| natibo (169) | |
Strong | None Detected | Mild | Tolerable |
I rarely smoke this by itself, but it's not that bad alone. Has some burley nuttiness to it. I prefer to use this as a mixing blend for aromatics, giving aromatics a nic hit. Not quite a good of mixer as five brothers, but not bad. If you are looking for an awesome cube cut burley blend, try Crooner!
1 person found this review helpful.
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| Quiggifur (99) | |
Medium to Strong | None Detected | Medium to Full | Pleasant |
Plain, nutty, mild, not unpleasant, not sweet to speak of. The smoke isn't harsh. Not a ton to say aside from that. Another reviewer called this a step up from Prince Albert, and i would disagree in terms of taste and complexity. This isn't interesting in any way, but if you just want to smoke some plain tobacco with an inoffensive taste, or if you're some kind of radical minimalist who hates strong tastes maybe, this is the ticket. Probably an outstanding blending tobacco, but I have no experience with that. It does pack, light and burn incredibly well, and it's got a fair bit of nicotine. It has got PA beat in the nicotine department. There really are no solid cubes in my bag, more very short ribbons/rectangles/squares.
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| JaWiBr (561) | |
Medium | None Detected | Medium | Tolerable |
Jar note of mild Acai/spices, mildly sweet, and slightly fruity. Tobacco is a brown/light and brown mix of tiny course cut/pebble cut and cube cut. Tobacco is mostly dry and soft, no drying or prep needed. Burns medium with few relights. The strength is medium and nic is medium. No flavoring detected despite Jar note. Taste is medium and mostly consistent, with notes of very woody, spicy, very dry, tart like bitterness, mildly sour, very toasty, earthy, slight tanginess, a mild sweet nuttiness background note, and a peppery retro. Room note is tolerable, and aftertaste is great.
Pipe Used: Peterson Bard Rusticated 221 Fishtail
Age When Smoked: 5 years
Purchased From: smokingpipes.com
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| LoneRider (24) | |
Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I don't write many reviews, but I was compelled to write this one. By far one of the worst C&D blends. Starts out harsh and doesn't get any better. I smoked it in many different pipes, trying to see if it was better in one than another. Nope. I call it unsmokable (at least to me. I have smoked about ten bowls of it with no decerible difference. I'll probably toss what I have left. Just terrible.
Pipe Used: many different ones
Age When Smoked: fresh
Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com
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| Pipefitter (51) | |
Medium to Strong | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
This is a one dimensional smoke by itself, but mixed wit Cornell and Diehl straight Virginia flake it’s a recommend. The blending of this cube with equal parts Va. is kinda like I remember the old Half and Half only this will be better as there’s no Anisette flavoring and Cornell & Diehl are known for quality tobaccos. I have several tobaccos that I use as mixers or condiments so if you’re feeling adventurous, give this one a try.
Purchased From: City Tobacco in New London Ct
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| Knightsmoker (218) | |
Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
C&D Cube Cut Burley has a bag note that is earthy and nutty and very mild. The smoke has notes of oats and is earthy, nutty, with a little molasses and cocoa peaking in here and there. At about the half way point, a little bitterness comes in from the white burley and I begin to pick up on some toasty and woodsy notes that stay with me until the end. The overall strength is at the bottom end of med. but the nic hit is solidly med. The smoke has a bit of a rough edge to it, which I like, but it will not bite. Took a few more relights than normal and smoked fairly dry. The finish is short lived and the room note was not mentioned by the wife. As a straight smoke it is simple and fine in any bowl as a mixer it is better and I found I used it a lot with aromatics to give them a little depth. A solid 3 stars.
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| Rustedrailsmokes (293) | |
Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium | Tolerable |
I just got in two more pounds of this one.
I'll give two different reviews.. one as a straight smoke.. and one as a blending component.
As a straight smoke, I find that I use this on new pipes which will be used for burley blends to help break them in. The "note" from the bag as a little bit of almost "ammonia/ barn yard", the cut reminds me of Grape Nuts. It's the easiest packing tobacco I have after the Shag Semois. Just pour it in, tamp a little, tamp a little harder, then light.
In taste, if you like burley, there is nothing here you won't like. I prefer it over the Sutliff version which seems to have a sweet topping. It burns great, but will be a quick smoke if you push it at all. I get nutty/bready taste in the smoke which is awesome with a cup of coffee.
The other use I've found for this is in cutting aromatics. I blend in about 25% with a wetter aro to help the burn and give it a little boost. My favorite right now (fall) is this with Maple/Walnut. It comes through as nutty pancakes almost.
Can't beat the price, especially when the bulks are on sale and it is a staple in my rotation.
Pipe Used: VARIOUS
Age When Smoked: New to 1 year
Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com
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