Cornell & Diehl Elegant Emu
(3.00)
A Runowski/Tarler blend of White Cubed Burley, Latakia, Red Virginia, Perique and Black Cavendish. Those who have visited us will recognize our neighbor who inspired the name and label design! One of our new "Simply Elegant" Series and the Chicago Pipe Club Show Blend of the Yeat for 2007.
Details
| Brand | Cornell & Diehl |
| Series | Simply Elegant Series |
| Blended By | Bob Runowski / Craig Tarler |
| Manufactured By | Cornell & Diehl |
| Blend Type | American |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Burley, Latakia, Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 2oz Tin |
| Country | United States |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.00 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2017 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
This is one of those betwixt and between blends i fear. Its not a traditional English blend...or rather its a very very light english if you prefer. Its one of those the whole is less than the some of the parts. Its not very memorable but the quality of the ingredients is certainly above average. Solid nic hit. Can burn a bit hot if your not careful.
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2011 | Medium | Very Mild | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I only smoked a small sample of this, but I didn't really care for it. I'm not a huge burley fan and I don't tend to like mixes of Latakia and Perique with Burley although I do enjoy the first two without Burley. For me the blend was just kind of all over the place, it was kind of like when you mix too many colors of paint together and you just get this sort of mud color, that's how it tasted to me. May be better for others, or perhaps I didn't give it a strong enough go, only having a small sample.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 03, 2008 | Strong | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable to Strong |
This is the latest in C&D's long line of American-English hybrids, which also includes Morley's Best, Bailey's Front Porch, Old Hollywood, Home From the Hills, Purple Cow, Easy Times, Junkyard Dawg, plus I'm sure a few more that I haven't tried. I would've thought by now that C&D would have exhausted the potentials of this genre, but to their credit they keep coming up with worthwhile variations on this theme.
This one is somewhat unique in that the latakia flavor seems a bit more muted than in its companion blends -- there's a lot more of a burley taste here, and the cavendish initially adds a lot of sweetness that dissipates as the bowl progresses. When you get to the last half or third of the bowl (about when the perique becomes noticeable) the ingredients all seem to meld together to produce a decidedly unique taste, sort of a musty sweet/sour flavor and aroma.
On the plus side, when this blend is packed loose, it burns flawlessly to the end (it's almost in the same league as Prince Albert, in fact). It also doesn't get too hot unless you abuse it. On the negative side, though, it can bite you, and I'm not at all sure how I feel about the perique component. Don't get me wrong -- I love perique (Old Joe Krantz is my daily standy), but I'm undecided as to whether it adds or subtracts to the overall experience in this particular mixture. Also, the nicotine level is considerably higher than I'd expected here -- not unpleasant, just surprising.
This one is somewhat unique in that the latakia flavor seems a bit more muted than in its companion blends -- there's a lot more of a burley taste here, and the cavendish initially adds a lot of sweetness that dissipates as the bowl progresses. When you get to the last half or third of the bowl (about when the perique becomes noticeable) the ingredients all seem to meld together to produce a decidedly unique taste, sort of a musty sweet/sour flavor and aroma.
On the plus side, when this blend is packed loose, it burns flawlessly to the end (it's almost in the same league as Prince Albert, in fact). It also doesn't get too hot unless you abuse it. On the negative side, though, it can bite you, and I'm not at all sure how I feel about the perique component. Don't get me wrong -- I love perique (Old Joe Krantz is my daily standy), but I'm undecided as to whether it adds or subtracts to the overall experience in this particular mixture. Also, the nicotine level is considerably higher than I'd expected here -- not unpleasant, just surprising.
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