Cornell & Diehl Red Carpet

I have tried probaly 40 Virginia blends in the last 6 months. Most I have liked....some I LOVE. I have sampled the best blenders from England, Ireland, Germany, Denmark, and America. IMHO the Tarlers at C&D hold thier on with the very best. Out of the 8-10 C&D blends that I have tried they have each recieved a 3 or 4 star rating.

Red Carpet is 'bout as good as a VAPER gets. After drying, and rubbing out this blend packs, lights, burns great. The Va. have the lead, supported by the Perique/Izmar. Mildly sweet, peppery taste with no bight when sipped. This is not my favorite from the "Simply Elegant" series....but it's close.....good enough that I have orderd a couple of pounds to consume/cellar.

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If you have a poker card, these pieces are not a problem at all, the pieces are gathered together like toothpicks (the whole Flake can also be crumbled in this way), put in and gently squeeze to flatten, ignite,

I tasted the shadow of G. L. Pease Telegraph Hill, only the fermentation was not as deep, the nicotine was satisfactory, and whether you were used to its aroma determined your rating.

A rich red VA blend with predominantly bready & woodsy notes. A bit of cocoa, black pepper, & citrus. A little rough around the edges and a bit of harshness at times. Strength is medium.

My tin came rather dry, but it smokes well, albeit that bit of harshness. I have good luck simply balling up flakes and just shoving them in the pipe. Burns well with few relights. A very simple and minimally processed VaPer with a satisfying amount of body. Well suited for the fall/winter months.

Con questo tabacco mi sento a casa, sarà il Virgina? Sarà il Perique. Qui in più il virginia e che Virginia, il Virginia Rosso. Con quel gusto di spezie, di dolcezza di sale e frescura.

Potremmo dire che questo è un tabacco adatto nei momenti di svago o quando ti serve compagnia nello studio. Un gusto unico fresco e sapido che accompagna tutte le cariche.

Si è accopagnati in ogni puff dal variare delle intensità ora Perique ora Virginia, Lui è li ti fa compagnia, ti accompagna, non pretende attenzioni, come il gatto che ronfa sulle gambe, è li e vuole solo la compagnia.

Poi in estate col caldo torrido dona frescura in bocca.

Non credo che questa miscela ottenga l'attenzione che merita.

Lascialo invecchiare e ogni mese che passa saprà donare una sfumatur nuova, non puoi farne a meno

Voto 5/5 appieno.

This was very by the number va/per nothing really stands out a little boring but solid, in a weird way everything is just balanced in a way that none of the ingredients jump forward iff you like Cornell and Diehl va/pet blends you’ll like this one. Side note a lot of the early reviews go on and on of how great Izmir leaf is and how it brings up the blend and so on I did not noticed it my Tin is 10 years, so as always there is no better reviewer than yourself don’t let others influence what you smoke or you don’t.

I fully second the review by DK. I confirm also the strength in nicotine is quite important here! A medium to full blend in both strength and taste. The izmir is making the blen a bit sour, and that's why I can only rate it 3 solid stars.

Tangy strange change-up from the ordinary if you like red virginias check it out

Cornell & Diehl, as well as Gl Pease blends, share the same problem: the tobaccos they put in a tin is not quite ready for immediate consumption.

Red Carpet was too moist. It took a while to let it dry out. The tin aroma was absolutely bizarre and uninviting.

The dark flakes proved to be rather strong but the Izmir brought a very interesting side to the smoking experience.

I think that once aged for a couple years, this should reveal itself as a good tobacco.

Once again. C&D offers nicely prepared, high quality flakes of dark VA/Per ~ 1/16" thick. I felt that the initial moisture content was too high from the tin resulting in difficult intial lighting and numerous relights but solved by further drying. I don't rub out my flakes. However, I left the tin open on my desk for this process and received several compliments on the tin aroma even from non smokers. Just a great tobacco smell. I missed the sweeter taste of my preferred golden VAs but this blend offers a nice change with the addition of the Turkish. However, if you don't enjoy a healthy Perique influence, go elsewhere.