Cornell & Diehl Apricots & Cream

I recently received several tins of C&D flavored tobaccos that a fellow reviewer thought I might like to try and then review. Apricots and Cream is the first one I tried. I find this aromatic to have a heavenly room note and an equally sweet taste as the smoke washed over my tongue.

Typical of C&D, the tobacco was of good quality and nobody makes better aromatics than this fine blending house. Quality leaf all the way. The bottom of the bowl will be very wet once the smoker finishes with the leaf. I used a pipe reserved for aromatics as I believe the added flavoring will hang arund for awhile.

Apricot brandy, creamy smoke, sweet Cavendish and a little earthy nutty burley. Good blend with plumes of thick smoke. First thoughts would be you are in for a goopy wet mess. The tobacco in the bag is sticky but not wet! It actually burns on the dry side. With the amount of sweetness one would be afraid of bite, none here. All in all a tasty respite from you run of the mill Aromatic, this one will stay in the rotation because it really seems to enhance my chocolate coffee and cream. Solid 3 for me.

I like Apricots and I like brandy, and I like this tobacco. Excellent taste, no bite great room note. A very flavorful smoke if you like Apricots and Brandy.

A very nice blend to smoke multiple bowls of. No tongue bite mellow, thick smoke. I love the rice crispy sound when lighting. The apricot flavor is very mild, almost a background note. The Green River Vanilla is in there too, but obviously more subdued than in Green River itself. Great out in public smoke as the room note is wonderful. A touch mild in the flavoring for my ideal preference, but a solid aromatic none the less.

I really like this blend. Aromas and flavors match the name perfectly. Light, fruity, creamy, sweet...and the room note is fantastic. I did dry it out a bit, which I think makes a pretty significant difference.

Not quite perfect, but a solid 3.5 out of 4 for me.

Opening the tin...wow nice smell. I want some for dessert. Light up a pipe...well, I guess it's ok, mild, nice room note. It's not grabbing me. It's not saying, Fred, you need me in your rotation. A pleasant smoke, fruity. A nice cavendish blend soaked in whatever. I give it a 3

A lovely stoved cavendish with a natural apricot aroma casing the tobacco. Cool burning with minimal tongue bite even if puffing hard. Ash burns to a lovely gray, and leaves minimal dottle in the bowl. Lighting is easy and the apricot is very noticeable on the charring light. As the bowl progresses mild virginia flavor comes through from the quality leaf. It leaves no residue in the bowl as lesser quality aromatics will. An overall excellent example of a quality aromatic and quality leaf.

I like to smoke this outside on a cool evening, Friends enjoy the aroma

A very pleasant and tasty smoke indeed. Just take your time with the puffing because it can get very hot very fast. Room note is very nice too. A++