Cornell & Diehl Apricots & Cream

The apricot flavor lasts to the bottom of the bowl. It definitely gives the room a lasting apricot scent.

This would be very good if the black cav. was not there . feels like the black cav. waters the tobacco down a bit and the pipe starts to gurgle. when it comes to aroma nicey nice.wife tested and approved:)



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Another from the C&D sampler. Very black chunks of cavendish with a very nice aroma from the can. The room note is very pleasant and is a nice blend when you find yourself in the company of non-smokers who might take offence with a bolder latakia blend that I like to smoke. Lights well and leaves a nice ash. A bit of tongue bite as all aromatics that I have tried but not enough to make it impossible to enjoy. This is a nice dessert smoke or a smoke to have in the morning when wanting a mild, flavored smoke. Not gooey but actually burns dry for the amount of sweet taste there is here.

Being that I am not an aromatic smoker most of the time, I did not have very high expectations for this blend. What I found was an extremely pleasant tin aroma, and a good to very good room note. In the taste department it was too strong and way to sweet. So this is a no go for me.

The good side is its not a super sweet gooier tobacco, its very dry cool and easy with the tongue. The bad side is its a single note smoke, with tons of "prefume like" aroma. The smell stay in you pipe for two days before fading... It does pleases the surrounding very much though.

i started pipe smoking(as many do) by smoking aromatics exclusively. i hesitate to admit this but, as a young single male, i had amorous intentions on my mind. the sweet-smelling tobaccos did seem to help draw in members of the opposite sex. 30 years later, smoking for sexual purposes has long since passed me by and so, for the most part, has my love affair with aromatics. i do smoke them occasionally in deference to others, especially when my wife and i go out on the town. one aromatic that has remained in my pipe is this one. it has a delightful smell(i am told) and the taste is sweet without the syrupy effect of some other aromatics. it is harder to light and hold a flame than with english blends, but that is a characteristic of all aromatics. it tends to burn hot, especially in smaller pipes, and care must be taken not to smoke it too fast. if you overheat it, might as well knock it out and try again later. there is some tongue bite in this one every time i smoke it, which is my chief complaint. i minimize this by moving my pipe position in my mouth. if you are into aromatics(or a horny young pipe-smoker), this one might be worth your while. 2 stars.

Holy Apricots Batman! The pouch aroma is almost sickly sweet which was a bit of a turn off. Tobacco seems to be a solid black Cavendishl. I smoked this in a CAO meerschaum oompaul, I had premonitions of moisture.....It's definitly a wife friendly smoke but not something for me on a regular basis.

Honesty is not good Tobacco. My idea this tobacco is insipid aromatic and tasteless. I often mixed it with virgin base tobacco for a better taste.

Tin note: peaches and cream. Tobacco is moist and sticky, crackles when you touch a flame to it. Smoke: quintessential peaches and cream, that's about it. Maybe some vanilla. The slightest sip produces a big hit of flavor. Virtually no nicotine. If you're in the mood for peaches and cream, this should satisfy; if you're into strong fruity/confectionery aromatics, this should probably be in your collection.