Cornell & Diehl Habana Daydream
(3.28)
A flavorful blend of Virginias, perique, unsweetened black cavendish with a dash of latakia and a spoonful of rich cigar leaf.
Details
| Brand | Cornell & Diehl |
| Blended By | Robillard / Tarler |
| Manufactured By | Cornell & Diehl |
| Blend Type | Cigar Leaf Based |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Cigar Leaf, Latakia, Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 2 ounce tin, bulk |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium to Strong
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium to Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.28 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 31 - 40 of 65 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 20, 2008 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant |
I've had this tinned tobacco for over a month now and have smoked it mainly in my small Ball shaped pipe.
Opening the tin and looking at the contents was a pleasant surprise to me, as some of the light coloured tobacco leaf is in paper thin sheets, not overly-processed, keeping the natural look of the leaf intact.
The smell of the contents is very nice, what I call, "The Navy Smell", and is a bit peppery, but full of a rich Virginia scent - aged plums. On the medium moisture level, which makes for a fairly easy light.
I smoked this first without knowing what type of tobacco it contained, but for the Cigar leaf.
First light I detect a Red Virginia smell, natural sweetness I like so much! Then, weaving in and out is a slight scent of wonderful Latakia, a buttery smooth Latakia that is like silk playing with the Va's. At first I thought, "Na, there's no Latakia in this!", as it comes and goes. It adds a very nice touch. I detect the peppery Perqiue and the subtle mellow Cigar leaf that adds body to the blend. It is very sniffable, and in that, I mean, I sip it as I smoke it as that is part of the pleasure. As I smoke it further down, I detect the nuttiness of the Burley, so the components of this blend is diversified, but well balanced overall. Other Cigar leaf blends I've tried had a predominant taste of Latakia, so this is in a class all its own. Oooh, ooooh, and there's that Cabbage scent I like so much. Gotta wait for it, as you get towards mid bowl. There are also some grass notes to the blend as you get towards bottom of bowl.
I had to relight a few times, but this doesn't bother me. I use paper matches to not fry the tobacco. I've learned to puff gently, every so gently, to get the most out of a tobacco, and I suggest one do the same with this, as you will be well-rewarded with scents and tastes that will please you.
I'm getting a bit of the head spins as I smoke it, so the nicotine level is there. I've never smoked cigarettes before, just a pipe smoker now for over 2 years.
My first review. I tend to prefer Virginia/Burley blends and Latakia blends. I don't like too many aromatic tobaccos, except for those with berry or floral notes.
Truly a delightful blend, and one I will be ordering by the pound. Great job and thanks to the blenders for coming up with another nice offering from Cornell & Diehl
Opening the tin and looking at the contents was a pleasant surprise to me, as some of the light coloured tobacco leaf is in paper thin sheets, not overly-processed, keeping the natural look of the leaf intact.
The smell of the contents is very nice, what I call, "The Navy Smell", and is a bit peppery, but full of a rich Virginia scent - aged plums. On the medium moisture level, which makes for a fairly easy light.
I smoked this first without knowing what type of tobacco it contained, but for the Cigar leaf.
First light I detect a Red Virginia smell, natural sweetness I like so much! Then, weaving in and out is a slight scent of wonderful Latakia, a buttery smooth Latakia that is like silk playing with the Va's. At first I thought, "Na, there's no Latakia in this!", as it comes and goes. It adds a very nice touch. I detect the peppery Perqiue and the subtle mellow Cigar leaf that adds body to the blend. It is very sniffable, and in that, I mean, I sip it as I smoke it as that is part of the pleasure. As I smoke it further down, I detect the nuttiness of the Burley, so the components of this blend is diversified, but well balanced overall. Other Cigar leaf blends I've tried had a predominant taste of Latakia, so this is in a class all its own. Oooh, ooooh, and there's that Cabbage scent I like so much. Gotta wait for it, as you get towards mid bowl. There are also some grass notes to the blend as you get towards bottom of bowl.
I had to relight a few times, but this doesn't bother me. I use paper matches to not fry the tobacco. I've learned to puff gently, every so gently, to get the most out of a tobacco, and I suggest one do the same with this, as you will be well-rewarded with scents and tastes that will please you.
I'm getting a bit of the head spins as I smoke it, so the nicotine level is there. I've never smoked cigarettes before, just a pipe smoker now for over 2 years.
My first review. I tend to prefer Virginia/Burley blends and Latakia blends. I don't like too many aromatic tobaccos, except for those with berry or floral notes.
Truly a delightful blend, and one I will be ordering by the pound. Great job and thanks to the blenders for coming up with another nice offering from Cornell & Diehl
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 23, 2022 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
When I was a teenager I smoked cigarettes for a brief time. Then I found cigars, it was an instant love affair. At one point in my life, I had commercial humidor in my man cave. It literally had thousands of cigars. I started noticing they all had similar flavor but the big difference was the nicotine hit. I was smoking pipes off and on, and eventually decided that there way more flavor profiles in pipe tobacco. Side note aromatics don't qualify in my book. That being said I sold my giant humidor. I decided to be all in on pipes. I love a good English, Balkan or Scottish blend. Sometimes I find myself missing a good cigar. So I've tried several cigar leaf pipe tobaccos, and haven't been impressed. Billy Budd is a good example of lackluster cigar tobacco. This one is quite good, very flavorful and doesn't disappoint. If you love a good cigar, give this one a try. You won't be disappointed..
Pipe Used:
Wallenstein, BBB, Dunhill
PurchasedFrom:
Smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 20, 2021 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Medium to Full | Pleasant |
I have been wanting to try Habana Daydream for years. But just never got around to it. I. Don't really know what to classify this as. Cigar blend? A beefed up VaPer? Hybrid English? Whatever it is, it's damn good to and very unique.
My sample is 2 ozs bulk. The bag aroma is very sweet, smoky, and slightly sour. Moisture is just right. At first light, I get a the.latakia but quickly it starts fading back with the Virginia coming in with a bright, brown sugar sweetness, a nuttiness, and a good dose of creaminess from the cigar leaf and cavendish. The latakia will pop up every now and then but it just adds body instead of smokiness. The spiciness from the perique builds and accents everything but doesn't really pick up in strength until the last 1/3 of the bowl. Burns cool and clean. Has a fuller body and mouth feel. Does have some noticable nicotine as you go down the bowl which I like.
This is a really nice blend. The latakia never gets in the way which is a big plus for me since my latakiaphile days are over with. The cigar leaf never gets skunky. IMO, they both just help accent the VaPer qualities and the cavendish give it all body and kills any harshness.
I believe this is one of best and one of the most unique blends C&D has to offer. As a english-ish blend, it's up there along Sunset Harbor Flake which is my favorite english they offer. As a VaPer, it beats any of their VaPers I've ever had. As a Cigar blend, it's way more refined then Billy Budd, and not over powering and dirty like Gray Ghost.
As I generally like to compare blends and it can be very subjective, this reminds me a lot of McClellands 9 to 5 and Dunhill 965. Why? I don't know. It just fits the bill and hits all of the right notes for me. definitely will keep on hand. Highly recommended
My sample is 2 ozs bulk. The bag aroma is very sweet, smoky, and slightly sour. Moisture is just right. At first light, I get a the.latakia but quickly it starts fading back with the Virginia coming in with a bright, brown sugar sweetness, a nuttiness, and a good dose of creaminess from the cigar leaf and cavendish. The latakia will pop up every now and then but it just adds body instead of smokiness. The spiciness from the perique builds and accents everything but doesn't really pick up in strength until the last 1/3 of the bowl. Burns cool and clean. Has a fuller body and mouth feel. Does have some noticable nicotine as you go down the bowl which I like.
This is a really nice blend. The latakia never gets in the way which is a big plus for me since my latakiaphile days are over with. The cigar leaf never gets skunky. IMO, they both just help accent the VaPer qualities and the cavendish give it all body and kills any harshness.
I believe this is one of best and one of the most unique blends C&D has to offer. As a english-ish blend, it's up there along Sunset Harbor Flake which is my favorite english they offer. As a VaPer, it beats any of their VaPers I've ever had. As a Cigar blend, it's way more refined then Billy Budd, and not over powering and dirty like Gray Ghost.
As I generally like to compare blends and it can be very subjective, this reminds me a lot of McClellands 9 to 5 and Dunhill 965. Why? I don't know. It just fits the bill and hits all of the right notes for me. definitely will keep on hand. Highly recommended
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 26, 2020 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant |
A very smooth and delicious cigar tasting pipe tobacco. This is not a heavy tasting cigar flavor, but creamy and pleasant-tasting flavor with absolutely no bite to it. The flavor is consistent all the way to the ashes at the bottom of the bowl. The tobacco flavor stays in your mouth long after it is smoked.
Pipe Used:
Briar
PurchasedFrom:
Pipes and Cigars
Age When Smoked:
1.25 years old
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 10, 2020 | Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
If you like your coffee with cream and maybe just a little sugar, I think you will love Habana Daydream.. it is a soft impressionistic painting (daydream if you will).. On first light the latakia pops up but it fades into the background almost as fast as it enters.. you are left with that subtle sweetness from the Cavendish mixing with that sort of typical dusty/earthy mild cigar flavor.. as you exhale you get a hint of perique, adding pepper but never feeling strong.. the Virginia, for me, is very toned down by the other elements.. strength for me was medium.. I enjoy the smoothness and it burns pretty cool.. gives you nice hints of flavor.. I tend to prefer richer tasting blends, but this is a nice change of pace.. it almost smokes more like a burley.. feels more like wearing slippers than shoes.. available at a nice bulk price.. I would recommend it for a lighter cigar blend. Just like key largo i find certain weather conditions really benefit this blend.. warm with no wind seems to really make it shine.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 10, 2019 | Medium | Extremely Mild | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
C&D’s Habana Daydream might be a good choice for someone looking to try out a “cigar blend” for the pipe. Even young it is fairly soft, well melded and civilized, if it’s smoked slowly, which is no problem. My bulk purchase benefited from rest, and I predict HD will be much better from an aged tin, although it still might well benefit from rest after it’s opened. The bag note from my young version is musty, smoky, cigar-spicy, cocoa-ish, dry leaf mulch, with musty, dark, “stewed fruit” way down there. Short ribbons n’ bits range from golden tan to medium brown, to black. Moisture content is fine for smoking on arrival, though it’s tasted better to me after some rest. I pluck the dry veins out and it loads, packs, lights, and burns down effortlessly, at a decent rate. Lit, scents are a more open and fragrant version of the bag note, along with a vaguely floral note. Tastes run parallel, with the soft, dusky, bitter cigar leaf in front, followed by earthy, piquant red VAs that seem to be air cured along with some dark fruit leather from stoved leaf. The Orientals are woody and dry, with savory spices. The Perique is musty and sour, with dried fig and a little peppery spice. Generally, the lot is well melded, and the other tobaccos are complimentary to the cigar leaf. I suppose the Cav smooths and balances this blend, although I must say I could not home in on the Cav at any point. Strength is just over medium. Tastes run over medium. Room note is just tolerable. Aftertaste is like the best of the smoke, only a good deal sweeter, and I’m guessing the Cav has something to do with this.
For the past few years, some of my favorite blends have featured cigar leaf, and at first I wasn’t so sure about Habana Daydream in comparison. But this blend has improved and/or grown on me over time. It’s softer and smoother than young Key Largo (from GLP), and it’s not as complex, but I don’t discount HD for that. Like I said, I am enjoying my current HD more and more, and I’m getting tins to age. Four stars.
For the past few years, some of my favorite blends have featured cigar leaf, and at first I wasn’t so sure about Habana Daydream in comparison. But this blend has improved and/or grown on me over time. It’s softer and smoother than young Key Largo (from GLP), and it’s not as complex, but I don’t discount HD for that. Like I said, I am enjoying my current HD more and more, and I’m getting tins to age. Four stars.
Pipe Used:
dedicated "cigar" briars
PurchasedFrom:
Cup O' Joe's
Age When Smoked:
young, from bulk
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 17, 2018 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Very Full | Very Strong |
Very enjoyable cigar leaf blend, with caveats... It doesn't have the sweetness that Billy Budd has, but you will definitely get the cigar notes. I've found though (like most tobaccos) a super dry pipe makes all the difference with the cigar blends. I'm sure I'm not alone in having two grades of pipes at my disposal: "nice" pipes that I reserve for my relaxing with a movie or book...and my "yard" pipes that are suitable for fishing, yard-work, etc. This blend is just a face slap of burley unless I use a pipe (any pipe) that's been left on the rack for a week or so. All in all, it's good, but it's not Billy Budd.
Pipe Used:
Rossi Rubino billiard, Grabow Grand Duke, cobb
PurchasedFrom:
Smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
ranging from fresh bulk to 1-3 months jarred
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 11, 2018 | Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
Medium body, medium deepness, medium complexity; very creamy, pretty smooth.
I never try the GLP's Robusto or Key Largo so I can't say it is perfect cigar blend or not. But it just smokes perfectly in my Chris Morgan's cob cigar.
Three and a half stars all day smoke.
I never try the GLP's Robusto or Key Largo so I can't say it is perfect cigar blend or not. But it just smokes perfectly in my Chris Morgan's cob cigar.
Three and a half stars all day smoke.
Pipe Used:
cob cigar
PurchasedFrom:
1 oz bulk from pipesandcigars
Age When Smoked:
nearly one year
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 04, 2017 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Medium to Full | Strong |
This blend just didn't work for me. If you're looking for cigar taste in a pipe I guess this is it, but from what I've read there seems to be better offerings out there. My main bone to pick was the overly dominant cigar leaf. It just seemed to crowd out its pals, giving them no say. Not terrible, but...not for me. Ghosted my darn pipe. A one ounce sample might be the best way to take this one for a test drive.
Pipe Used:
Dr. Plumb billiard
PurchasedFrom:
Smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
Less than a year
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 11, 2015 | Strong | Strong | Very Full | Tolerable to Strong |
One of my more late afternoon blends I enjoy this with coffee or Scotch. Strong in character and stiff enough to let you know that you are smoking a adult blend. I reserved three pipes for this tobacco. Let sit and do not ever cut it with another blend or it will lose its character. Room note is strong and everyone will smell it and you afterwards. It even gets looks in the B&M.
Pipe Used:
Peterson 999
PurchasedFrom:
Low Country Pipe and Cigar South Carolina B&M
Age When Smoked:
bulk in jars 1 to 2 years.
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