Cornell & Diehl Espresso

I am writing this before reading any other reviews, so my opinion isn't influenced by anyone else's. I love this stuff. Love it. The taste is just as rich and Delicious as the tin note, which is just as good as the room note, and round and round. It burns evenly and easily, despite being fairly moist when I bought it. Nice velvety taste and thick creamy smoke, the espresso (and a hint of chocolate) are noticeable, but not overpowering. I will be buying more of this stuff for sure. Pipe tobacco reviews are very subjective, so of course your mileage may vary. Good luck.

This is probably my favorite C&D aromatic. While I have by no means tried all of their available aromatics, this blend stands out from those I have sampled. It comes very dry, of course, like most C&D blends, with a very strong coffee odor, present even through the mailing package! It is very dark, almost granular in appearance, with a very short (but not cube) cut. It packs and lights easily and, as per usual with C&D aromatics, the taste is no where near as strong as the smell. I can certainly taste coffee, and perhaps chocolate(?), but under the casing I can clearly make out the natural tobacco flavor. For the first third of the bowl, the casing is strong enough to compete with the very mild, soft tobacco base; but in a pleasant, rather than overwhelming, way. This tobacco burns cool and seems to stay lit very well, especially for an aromatic. In the second third of the bowl, the casing begins to burn off and the base tobacco flavor becomes stronger. It's a very mild, slightly sweet cavendish, not very complex compared to English mixtures, but certainly not the Lane's style goopy black crap. In the last third, the tobacco starts to get slightly wet, but this not at all severe and no pipe cleaner is required. This mixture provides a delightful room aroma, while not overwhelming the flavor of what is a very good tobacco base. The tobacco flavor may be a little mild for those used to GL Pease or Dunhill blends, but it makes a nice alternative to heavier tobaccos. And if you like milder cavendish tobaccos but hate the goopy mess, you'll love this one.

This is Nirvana for the coffee lover!There is absolutely nothing like this on the market today.I normally find coffee blends hot,perfumey,and lacking in flavor.The best one prior to this that I had sampled was HOW"s Cappuccino.That one is very sweet and satisfying,but nothing like C&D's Espresso.

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This is Espresso heaven. It is dark, rich and very heavy in black coffee flavor. C&D's black cavendish is nothing like anyone esle's.This is big,dry, and chunky!It packs a powerful aroma and room note. The really pleasant aspect of this tobacco is it tastes as good as it smells.All pipesmokers should appreciate this blend,provided they LOVE COFFEE.IMHO I should like to make a suggestion-SHPRITZ this with distilled water and let it sit overnight.I got it directly from C&D and it was a little too dry for my tastes. It will never goop up the pipe,nor turn acrid. 4of 4 Java stars! P.S. The ladies will love you for smoking this in their presence.

My bag of tobacco came sopping wet. I was wondering if it would even burn? I did not dry it at all just to see what would happen. Amazingly, it lit well, burned well and smoked well, all the while crackling and popping. It somehow smoked to dry ash and no bite at all for me. I am generally a smoker of aromatics. The bag note was sweet and creamy, although I did not get a coffee essence either in aroma or taste, but it was a dang fine aromatic smoke none the less. Tasty. I have happily smoked through many ounces of this stuff. I would recommend it as being a very good aromatic, not sure about coffee flavor, maybe my senses are off?

A very well done aromatic! The topping here isn't overly sweet and the tobacco comes at a respectable humidity level. The black cavendish is smooth and easy on the tongue with a noticeable vanilla flavor. The nutty Burley is still apparent under the flavoring. The added Espresso flavor is delicious and adds to a great room note. This is a go to when the aromatic craving hits!