Tobaccos Cornell & Diehl - Plantation Evening

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	ChristianProbst (4)	2016-12-29		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Tolerable

It's is a pretty mild to medium tobacco. And "Middle of the Road English" is in my opinion not the right characterisation of this blend. On the other Hand it's hard to characterise. Plantation Evening has big parts of typical C&D Virginia Flake, Perique, Oriental and just a hint of Latakia. The first pipe i have smoked i was irritated by the lack of Latakia taste. The second pipe I've smoked i "understood" the tobacco a little bit more. All different tobacco- parts a so perfectly combined that no part sticks out. It is melting together in a spicy, little smoky very harmonious blend. It reminds me very much G.L.Pease Chelsea Morning, where Latakia is also so well embedded. Not shure for which type of pipesmokers it is made- it's nevertheless a excellent C&D Blend. But a straight english smoker could miss a bit Latakia, and a VaPer smoker could be irritated by smoky background notes. However, it burns very well, and after you have finished your bowl I'm sure you reach out for another one. I recommend it to every Pipesmoker that likes natural Tobaccos. No matter if beginner or experienced. You MUST give it a try!

Pipe Used: Several Briars. Dunhills, Winslows, Savinellis...

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

Similar Blends: G. L. Pease - Chelsea Morning (Old London Series), Samuel Gawith - Westmorland Mixture (Kendal Mayor's Collection), Dunhill - Early Morning Pipe.

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	Pipestud (1829)	2004-09-24		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Medium	Tolerable

I tried to like this tobacco because the cut, humidity level and aroma in the tin all said, "Yes." Once lit, however, my palate said, "no."

I could find little variation in the flavor which was mundane and quite one dimensional. The Virginia component was particularly weak. There are many fine Latakia laden blends on the market today. I just don't think this is one of them.

10 people found this review helpful.

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	Gentleman Zombie (729)	2014-03-10		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Several descriptors come to mind while smoking this blend. Typical, basic, traditional, average, among others. When I think of English blends this one fits the mold exactly. The flavor profile is exactly what I would expect. It's very good, but not outstanding. There's nothing here that makes it stand out in a very crowded field. It's just a rock solid example of the genre. If this were the only English blend on planet Earth I would be satisfied with it. 3+

Pipe Used: MM General, MM Country Gentleman

Age When Smoked: fresh bulk

Purchased From: smokingpipes.com

9 people found this review helpful.

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	JimInks (3047)	2014-07-19		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Tolerable

The Cyprian Latakia is a light addition that provides a little smoke, earth and woody sweetness. The perique adds a slight spice, raisins and figs and mainly lurks in the background. The woody, earthy, herbal, vegetative, dry, slightly buttery sweet and sour, lightly spicy Turkish is a condiment. The aged Virginias are nearly the star flavor: slightly earthy, grassy, with a little tart and tangy citrus and a tangy sweetness from the red Virginia, which is the more prominent Virginia by just a step or two. The strength is just short of the center of mild to medium, while the taste is just past that level. The nic-hit is a step past the mild mark. No chance of bite or harshness. Burns clean and cool at a moderate rate with a very consistent flavor from top to bottom. Requires few relights. Leaves little moisture in the bowl. Has a short lived after taste and stronger room note. As per C&D's description, this is a "middle of the road" blend designed for the novice English smoker, and a decent change of pace for the experienced one. Two and a half stars.

-JimInks

8 people found this review helpful.

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	Brokenflake (3)	2016-07-04		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Tolerable

This is a no nonsense english blend. A straight forward blend with nutty, salty, and sweet flavors sharing the load while on the lower side of medium in nicotine content. This tobacco is described as a "middle of the road" from the blender, so why look for it to be more than it is. Once lit this burns without a fuss to a fine gray ash. This tobacco is a perfect way to be introduced to latakia blends, a perfect early morning soft english and a beautiful all day english. It doesn't require full attention to smoke but the nuances are fun to find if you are to sit and study the tobacco while smoking. I am rating this as how it is described from the blender and the fact that it fits that bill and possibly may even surpass it to a degree.

Pipe Used: claridge pot

Age When Smoked: fresh bulk

Purchased From: Branson Cigar Co

6 people found this review helpful.

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	Theologia14 (24)	2018-01-25		Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable

I was really excited to try this blend and even bought enough to cellar, to try it at different times. The tin note is a deep, woodsy, leather with a incense like quality that peeked my interest. Yet in appearance, there is tons of virginia and oriental, and not as much Latakia as the scent gives off.

On first light I got a very burley like flavor, completely unexpected. It had a cigarette/ashy quality that concerned me quite a bit. Then the perique kicked in. At this point all I could get out of the blend was spice. Half way through the bowl I was about to give up paying attention on account of the spice, but then, when least expected, the bread like flavor of the virginia came waltzing in. Now this blend was starting to shine. I could discern the orientals and virginas within the spice. Still, I couldn't get everything I was hoping for out of the blend. It was a bit to one dimensional for me personally. I want to experiment with it a bit, try some different conditions and a different pipe before I put it away for awhile.

Mechanically, it was very well behaved. One light and it smoked down to a fine white ash. No bite at all.

So it may be a blend for you if you like a spicy English that behaves well, but it is rather plain.

Pipe Used: Stanwell Danish Sovereign Zulu

Age When Smoked: New Bulk

5 people found this review helpful.

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	DeathMetal.org (231)	2015-10-10		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Summary: An English blend with some power, "Plantation Evening" delivers a cool and sweet smoking experience in this spicy blend.

As the two ounce sample of this dwindled to nothing, I realized that feeling that every reviewer wants to feel about something that comes across the desk: I will miss this when it is gone. C&D "Plantation Evening" has a place in the life of every smoker who enjoys a good English blend, and while it does not get the press that fancy tins English blends receive, it deserves a second look -- perhaps also by the blender.

The first strike of the match brings a heavy layer of Latakia flavors, complemented by Oriental leaf which makes the spice bittersweet, then the fruity pepper taste of the Perique emboldens both. A mixture of Virginias provides both a harvest season flavor and a sweetness, using C&D "Bright Virginia" ready rubbed to bulk up the mix and soften it, but also creating moments of pure savory sweet flavor within the spicy profile of an English blend.

Since the mixture also has some power, it smokes well slowly which is just as well as the Virginias burn hot. Over time, the sweetness fades and the Perique and Latakia take over again for a smoked plum taste that matures into a rich bond with the darker Virginias. Despite the hot burn of the bright Virginia, "Plantation Evening" burns slowly down to a condensed ember of once-damp leaf. This provides its final flavor, a rich dark woody taste like a campfire after meat has been cooked above it.

What "Plantation Evening" lacks is mostly packaging. It has an old style but unexciting name, it does not come in a tin with fancy graphic art, and there is no backstory to this that is compelling. It is just a solid English blend with Perique, like Dunhill "Nightcap" done to less intensity. It could be improved -- in my view -- by shredding all of the leaf to the same form factor, so that the Latakia and bright Virginia were in normal size ribbon cut and did not suddenly dominate the taste profile for several puffs because a large chunk caught fire. Drying this overnight and rubbing it between two palms somewhat equalized the size of the pieces, and led to a more balanced and "mature" smoke like the Dunhill. Regardless, this is a fine blend that can only improve.

Similar Blends: Dunhill - Nightcap, Cornell & Diehl - Engine 99.

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	Nate5700 (3)	2017-05-10		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

First time reviewer here, newish to pipe smoking, so bear that in mind!

So, Plantation Evening. I got 2 oz. of this in a recent order from Pipes & Cigars, one of 8 different tobaccos I wanted to sample, all mild-to-medium English blends. An employee at a local tobacco shop suggested that I try Dunhill Nightcap recently. I'd never had an English blend before. I enjoyed it but for my newbie tastes it was very Latakia-heavy, so I wanted to try some things that were a little more subdued. So that was the idea when I ordered this.

Note out of the bag was quite smoky, reminiscent of the Nightcap. I'm thinking this may be a pretty Latakia-forward blend at this point. On the light, I notice the incense-like aroma that I get from the Nightcap too, but not quite as strongly. But once I get it lit and it settles in, I find this to be quite a bit different! The Latakia settles into the back row, noticeable but in a complimentary way, it isn't the star player here. What I really notice now is a natural sweetness, which I'd gather is from the Virginia. It impresses me as someone who came into pipe smoking by way of aromatics, which of course have a pleasant sweetness but (depending on the blend, of course) have an artificial quality to them. The smokiness from the Latakia compliments it in a very nice way. I guess it's pleasant in the same way a sweet and smoky barbecue sauce is pleasant, though I wouldn't say this is like smoking barbecue sauce, the flavor is more subdued than that.

The tobacco arrived slightly dry compared to other blends I've been smoking recently. Don't know if that's from the storage or the shipping, or if it's just supposed to be that way. It still packs well in the pipe. But between the dryness and the Virginia content I'd say it burns a bit hot and fast. No bite though. The smoke also has good body, certainly not like a full-bodied cigar by any means, but it's not too thin.

In summary, I'd say one of the primary items in my quest for great tobacco is to find a bulk blend at a value price that's a good everyday smoke. At least to my tastes this fits the bill. A possible all-day smoke, it's not complex but it's pleasant.

Pipe Used: A cheap briar I got at the tobacco shop

Age When Smoked: Fresh out of the box

Purchased From: Pipes and Cigars

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	papapauly (24)	2017-01-26		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

This is a nice evening blend in the fall or spring. I find the latakia a bit weak for the winter months, not a knock on this blend but simply my own personal preference. The smoke is woody, a bit of spice from the perique or orientals I am guessing-this becomes more potent as I get into the second half of the bowl. This one doesn't really bite even if smoked faster than it should. I have found it to smoke best in a larger bowl, when I used a medium sized pipe the flavors seemed "hotter" and not nearly as rich. My own opinion is that this one does much better in a briar than a cob. I initially ordered a 2 oz bag just to try, realized when I ran out that I missed it so the next month I ordered up 8 oz to pop into a mason jar

Pipe Used: M/T briar, various cobs

Age When Smoked: new from bulk

Purchased From: pipes and cigars

2 people found this review helpful.

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	William H. Hardy (95)	2016-05-02		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Tolerable

I don't know why it's taken me so long to write a review on this stuff, when I have been smoking it about once a week for a year or more. Plantation Evening is a very flavorful light to medium English that's worth every penny that I paid for it. The Virginias used are, from what I can tell, mostly of the Red variety, as there is little in the sweet, high range in this blend. However, the Reds are used masterfully and well-proportioned with the Turkish and the Perique. There is Latakia in this blend of course, but it is used condimentally. I prefer when Latakia is used as in this way, personally.

Plantation Evening isn't a flavor explosion and it is definitely not a Lat Bomb. It is, however, an excellent medium English with all of the players recognizable, but working together in harmony. It hasn't won any awards, but it is definitely the English blend that I have smoked the most of and re-ordered the most frequently. On many occasions, I've found it more worthy than Samarra (which is a tobacco that I absolutely love). I've definitely enjoyed it every time that I smoke it.

2 people found this review helpful.

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	½ bowl (103)	2009-02-09		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Tolerable

Plantation Evening (bulk) is a "full British" blend, but not a rich one. It has mild to medium strength and possesses good balance and integration of leaf flavors. It would be an excellent choice as an introduction to the genre. No single component dominates this blend, but you can taste all of them, and they get along well.

The flavor of the Turkish has a certain brilliance that is ephemerally suggestive of a Balkan blend. The Latakia and Perique play only condimental roles, and I find that so refreshing. In a world where blenders use condiment leaves to clobber their blends with flavor, Tarler uses them here only to compliment the tobacco. I should note as an aside that the Perique used by C & D in general, and this blend in particular, is the best I have ever tasted -- lush and figgy, not rough and peppery.

In sum: no issues with packing, lighting, burning, or bite; good smoke volume; great mouth feel; classic British blend taste -- but no "plum pudding" orgasm; fairly weak nicotine hit; tastiest Perique I've had; reasonable price; good candidate for aging.

2 people found this review helpful.

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	dixcreek (184)	2021-11-02		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant

An English type on the light end of Latakia, but a good blend all the same. The Virginia is somewhat sweet and has a touch of vinegar. The orientals have that CD sour ball taste, the Perique is there with some figgy peppery taste and the Latakia, while lightly applied is there and provides some of the campfire you find in all the blends by CD. Not one tobacco is domineering and the flavor is above medium and to be honest, quite enjoyable. Consistent flavor throughout the process, little to no dottle. Good all day smoke for me, and good early or late. Solid 3

1 person found this review helpful.

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	StevieB (2081)	2019-02-26		Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable to Strong

Cornell & Diehl - Plantation Evening.

Mostly, the blend's a fairly well rubbed ribbon but on looking closer a few broken flake pieces can be highlighted. The colour's mainly medium brown with a small amount of black flecks. My moisture's perfect.

I like the smoke from it. It's what I'd call a Middle-Weight English. Also, it's rather flavoursome! The Latakia's a sure addition, but is pretty light compared to a lot of English blends. The Virginias, Turkish and Perique ALL have their say! The slightly tart and sweet Virginias take first place, tasting very ripe. The Turkish leaf gives a solid support, bringing a creamy character to the smoke. The Perique, although quite light, can't be missed throughout a bowl; I notice a touch of sharpness from it, but nothing too ardent. PE burns wonderfully, at a medium pace, cool, causing no tongue bite.

Nicotine: medium. Room-note: not nice.

Plantation Evening? Forget the bad 'note, it's a lovely smoke! Highly recommended:

Four stars.

Pipe Used: Altinok Meer'

Age When Smoked: Three weeks

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

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	1979 (62)	2017-09-01		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Medium	Tolerable

Cornell & Diehl - Plantation Evening

This is a nice, solid english blend towards the medium - light area of the spectrum.  Nothing stellar really, just solid.  I'd compare this one favorably to GLP's Chelsea Morning, but whereas that one tends to have a kind of dusty mouthfeel (to me at least) this one has more of a neutral-to-spicy mouthfeel.  The cut is also less chunky, closer to fine ribbon.  Latakia is condimental at best - just enough to taste.  Neither too sweet, too sour nor too smoky, favorable price point and availability (bulk).  Nicotine is what I'd call medium or just a shade less. Just like Chelsea Morning, I don't feel especially strongly about this one, but it's still a worthwhile blend.

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	Jevverrett (107)	2015-12-14		Mild	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Tolerable

Another of the bombardment blends I recieved.

I guess this one is considered a med/full English blend, but it's not very heavy on the Latakia. It's very well blended for what it is, but I think it leans more towards medium. It has some nice sweet flavors that pop up from time to time in it. It burns well enough with exception of the Turkish flake bits I found in it. Unfortunately the only drawback I have with it are those flake bits. For some reason they burn my tongue. Orion's arrow comes to mind, as it has those bits in a slightly larger form that bite me as well.

Not a bad blend if the Turkish doesn't give you issues. 2 1/2 stars.

Pipe Used: Various

Age When Smoked: Fresh bulk

Purchased From: BoB gift

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	Philo Beddoe (221)	2011-10-26		Mild	None Detected	Very Mild	Very Strong

Mild English with nutty/burley flavor tastes like a blend of 50% Carter hall and 50% early morning pipe. Wife hated the room note and it has no qualities I would consider worthy of rebuying.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2011-01-15		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Tolerable to Strong

I guess you could call this a light English, but that would be missing the point, in my opinion. Here the blend is far greater than the sum of its parts. My tin was aged over 4 years.

Upon opening the tin the aroma was a mouth-watering sourness that I don't believe I've ever experienced before. I suppose you could attribute that to the perique, but I've opened lots of perique blends that were aged longer than 4 years that never produced such an exotic aroma. The range of colors goes from golden to brown to black with an occasional green leaf thrown in for good measure.

I dried the tobacco for several hours in my gas heated house during the winter and it ended up a perfect smoking humidity. It loads easily, and seems to perform best using the Frank method. I have smoked it in a variety of pipes and a wider bowl really brings out more of the amazing flavors. The tin note is smokey, sweet and herbal. Its flavor is smokey, but the other tobaccos are allowed to shine throughout the bowl. The perique appears to bring all the flavors forward, and it even shows itself once and a while. In my opinion, it's the perique that makes this blend so exciting, even though it's probably present in small amounts.

Can a light English be exciting? I don't know but this is an exciting blend that ages well and could very well be an all day smoke. I find it appropriate for any time of day or night.

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	krg1000 (183)	2010-10-16		Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

The description of this blend is right on target. Some very good weeds were used in the making of this fine blend. Upon opening the tin, a real nice aroma comes forth and there seems to be a nice range of color. Room note is, to me, on the border of pleasant and tolerable. The wife didn't complain when smoking in my usual outside perch. It does seem to grow on you as far as the taste goes. It does produce a nice amount of smoke and burns to a nice ash at the end of the pipe. All in all, I would recommend this blend.

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	Demetri (113)	2010-03-06		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

I obtained a 2 ounce tin of this bulk blend at the end of Nov and just cracked it open two weeks ago - mid Feb. I tried it based on the reviews here and C&D's own description as a medium English. At first sight the blend obviously had a lot less Latakia than other C&D English-style blends I've tried before. This observation carried through into the pipe as I kept drawing, and drawing , and drawing trying to coax more traditional (by today's standards) of "English" out of the smoke. I finally concluded that the Latakia and the fact that the blend is a non-aromatic must qualify it as an English. I say this because had I not read these descriptions I would have taken this to be an "Orientalized" VAPer with the Latakia just being another oriental component. Actually, I DO see this as more a VaPer (or Balkan/Perique - BalPer?) blend than what we usually call English.

All that said, I enjoyed this blend a lot, at least the half tin I've thus far consumed. It seems to do very well as an everyday or any-time-of-day smoke. I enjoy it even as a first of day smoke almost as much as I do their Bayou Morning. The orientals work well with the Virginias, the Perique is up front and spicy and the Latakia is more of a seasoning.

The only draw back for me personally (and something that may just be my personal chemistry) is a rather lingering wicked ashy aftertaste that I do not like and which keeps this off my "all day smoke" short list. But I would not hesitate recommending this "English" to Latakia-shy fumadores - a sip or two of scotch went a long way to palate cleansing.

3 stars (so far; subject to change). Update 12-03-2010: After nearly finishing my entire 2 oz. tin I must re-rate Plantation Evening. While my opinion that it is a tasty Orientalized VaPer with a Latakia kicker still holds true , that aftertaste I mentioned has become intolerable for me. Now, several of my friends smoke this and like it very much. However, for me the last half of the bowl turns decidedly acrid. I have tried varying my draw frequency, the depth of that draw, and the pipe smoked. No relief. Last night I was awakened twice by it; I had to go to brush my teeth each time.

For me, when I have a yen for a "medium" English I will stick with C&D's Stratfordshire

Update July 30, 2010:

I must be losing my mind, or my palate. One of them to be sure. After several months of laying in my long term storage cabinet I smoked the remainder of this tin this week. All of it, bowl after bowl, until it was gone. NOW I really like this stuff. I am going to reassess my entire review paradigm and tasting procedures. I need a formal protocol. I just might begin ignoring my own opinions. Either my tin was not well mixed (doubtful), the blend aged quickly and well (possible but not likely[?]), or....??? I am buying some more soon.

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	constantsmoker (65)	2009-01-27		Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable

After cracking open a 3 year-old tin, I think that the C&D ad copywriters are being very modest. This is hardly a 'middle of the road' blend, particularly when one experiences the interplay of the Latakia, Turkish and Perique components of this tasty blend. The Va's contribute a restrained sweetness throughout. Perhaps not as full as Yale Mixture (or Engine 99, for that matter), this is a hearty tobacco worthy of your attention.

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	Fumatore (49)	2007-06-23		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Although this is a nice smoke and one that should satisfy as an all day straight smoke, it just lacks character. Prefer C&D?s Yale Mixture to this one. And the fact that there are so many good English blends that one might choose, cannot go better than two stars.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	RCUSElder (244)	2006-03-01		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Tolerable

This is exactly as it is advertized: "A middle of the road English" It really did not do much for me. With so many good ones out there, I can't see purchasing any more of this one. Much prefer Star of the East, Longevity, Pirate Kake, etc... Oh yeah, good quality leaf, perfect moisture, good burning qualities, blah, blah, blah. Who knows? It might be your Arcadia...

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	Rev. Smoke (24)	2001-03-06		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Full	Tolerable

A full spectrum of tobacco colors, from bright Virginias to dark Latakia with some brown hints in between make this blend is pleasing to the eye. A nice well-balanced blend this appears to be from the aroma upon opening the bag; lightly smoky and you can smell the perique if you close your eyes and concentrate, while the natural citrus sweetness of the Virginias tickles lightly in the background, a complex blend with no predominate smell. It seductively calls, “Smoke me!” While I thought this was a bit drier than I appreciate (not crumbly), and since I didn’t want to over moisten it, I set some tobacco overnight in a tupperware container with a sponge lightly moistened with distilled water. In the morning, the sponge was almost dry, but the tobacco was perfect - still much drier than most. This tobacco packs very easily and took a flame very well after the initial char. As a grey-white ash slowly filled the bowl, smoke blissfully rose from the bowl. I wanted to smoke eagerly, getting all the flavors I possibly can dancing upon my palate, but I held back. Gently puffing, it burned so smooth, dry and cool. This is not an overbearing English blend, yet a smoky spiciness tantalizingly punctuated each puff. There was the hint of sweet nuts that ethereally drifted in and out of the entire bowl. Wonderfully complex. This is one that begs to be French inhaled and enjoyed. It smells of roasted black walnuts.

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	Hmoya (38)	2023-02-27		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Medium	Tolerable

I was looking for a mild English blend and this was recommended, and for sure it was the correct one. A soft English blend with different notes of latakia and oriental tobacco creates a nice atmosphere, together with perique and Virginia. Nice aromas at the mouth and nose, with the characteristics of English blends but with a soft intensity. For a long smoke on a relaxed evening, for sure.

Pipe Used: Peterson Aran Smooth Nickel Mounted

Age When Smoked: 1

Purchased From: Smokingpipes

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	Dennis Eckersly (4)	2022-11-28		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

I'm not sure as to the real reason but I experience C&D tobacco blends to taste more 'natural' compared to blends from the large manufacturers ie. STG. That being said this is a very nice English style blend light on the Latakia. While it is nothing to write home about it doesn't dissapoint. Flavor wise, it has a nice sour funkiness to it as well as some spicy smoky notes. Personally, I prefer English blends with more Latakia but I do find this enjoyable none the less.

Pipe Used: Savinelli 602

Age When Smoked: Fresh - 3 months

Purchased From: Sample pack

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	DakotaHale43 (47)	2020-07-03		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

This is a really average blend, yet something that I could smoke everyday if I wanted to. Burns well and evenly, with a good amount of taste to it.

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	Irishlefty (22)	2019-06-15		Mild	Mild	Very Mild	Pleasant

After several years of being (semi) good, I decided the MD's could stuff it and have returned to my pipes. I remembered liking C&D's Plantation Evening but couldn't remember any specifics so I ordered 2 oz from Pipes & Cigars. It's a mild 'english' blend to my taste. Burns well with no bite. Very mild and pleasant. Virginia's with some Latakia and perique but neither is dominant. I've just about finished my 2 oz so decided to review. If you want something to knock your socks off forget it but if you want an all day smoke, try it.

Pipe Used: Corncob, Stanwell bent, DG Freehand

Age When Smoked: fresh from US Mail

Purchased From: PipesandCigars.com

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	twaksak (54)	2015-06-27		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant

I was pleasantly surprised with PE. In the tin, I smelled soury tangy flavours with an undertone of wood and/or earthiness. After lighting, I saw myself walking through a plantation. The wood / earthy / green / forest aromas was evident, layered in a nice Latakia smokiness. The only reason why I'm not giving it a 4 is because I'm biased - while doing this review, I'm also reviewing my Top 5 so far for 2015 and its not i the top 5. On a more "objective" day, could easily rate it 4. I'll come back to this review to confirm this (or not) :-)

Pipe Used: Pietenapauw, Savinelli

Age When Smoked: 4 years

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2009-11-05		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

I'm one of those people who strongly believes that Perique and Latakia should never be mixed. Unfortunately, this is one of those blends that mixes them. To me, each has a distinct taste of its own, and to mix the two together marrs the flavour of both. This blend is a lighter English blend, and has a strange taste because of the combination of the two spice tobaccos. Its predominant flavour is sour, and it seems that's all I can get out of this one. I can say I definitely do not prefer it, and would only recommend it to those who enjoy mixing Latakia and Perique.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2009-07-22		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant

Truly another masterpiece of blending from C&D. The flavor of all ingredients can be tasted throughout the pipeful, and enjoyed to the bottom of the bowl. No bite or toasting of the tongue with this, just pure intermingling tobacco experiences. If I could have just one blend to smoke forever, this would be in contention. Recommended for the middle of the road English lover, or anyone looking for a truly delightful smoke (good with a pale ale), good all day. Update: After several contemplative bowls of Plantation Evening, I have come to realize this should have another star. It really makes me feel like what my ancestors might have had on a plantation in Virginia (my home state), years ago. Excellent blend of superb tobaccos.

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	Latakia (70)	2008-04-12		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

As the advertisement says...a middle of the road blend. Very nice when one wants a bit of latakia but not an overwhelming amount. Agree with all the reviews that it is well blended...no one leaf stands out. Starts out sweet. Very nice ribbon cut. I have been alternating between Yale... bought an English sampler and only have opened the two but both similar however YM has a bit more latakia and less perique. I like both for different occasions. This can be a good all day blend if one smokes all day. Nice...will let it age and try others in the sampler.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2007-10-07		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

This blend performs just as described, mild and middle of the road. It is easy to pack and smoke; I had no relights after the initial charring and true light. I tasted the perique more from mid bowl on, the latikia was blended with a very light hand. I could use this as an all day smoke; there is nothing exceptional, but it is a tasty blend. The tin I smoked was 6 months old, I would be interested to see how this tastes after further aging.

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	sasha (228)	2007-09-19		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant

Not bad, not excellent, neither strong nor light...This blend just seem to impersonate the "medium" in every aspect, and it's best described by the advertisement. No leaf is predominant here, the balance is outstanding and the smoothness is at the highest level. Cut and humidity are ok, they make packing and smoking very easy. Easy is the best way to describe this tobacco: perfect for beginners, perfect for everyday smoke. It lacks a little personality to be a top shelf blend, but if this blend had it, it would lose the easyness that makes it almost unique: it has its peculiar place in the tobacco world and I like it like that.

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	dualkarnain (75)	2007-02-24		Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

I prefer this to Yale. The latakia and perique build and compliment each other to make this a very full-tasting tobacco without the general tongue-rape of similarly-flavored blends.

Images evoked include a dish garlic-spiced sunny-side up fried eggs made from chicken fetus.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2006-11-05		Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Another Hit from the folks at C&D. On first light you get a wonderful, sweet, Tasty exotic smoke that reminds you of cool breesy eve in the Bayou....Nothing jumps to main stage- Its a choir of flavors. Latakia plays fair with others in this one. It never gets boring, and frankly you don't have to pay attention.....The flavor is always there and it becomes a part of what ever you are doing....Perique never gets strong, All the things that can get out of control in a blend don't. A good old fashioned, well blended delight. If you like the old favorites- You love this.

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	Ivanhoe (36)	2006-04-07		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Tolerable

If your taste is jaded and dulled by smoking strong Balkans, then you might find this one boring. I definitely do not. Plantation Evening is a very smooth and complex smoke. The blend is well-balanced and delivers a lot of different tastes without being harsh or biting in any way. I am usually quite sensitive to excessive perique, but I have no problem with Plantation Evening. I can taste that perique is present but it is in no way overpowering.

I agree with chaplikc that this is slightly reminiscent of Yale Mixture (which, again like chaplikc, is one of my favorites). I think the similarity comes from style as much as content. Both blends are well-balanced with no predominating taste and a lot of variety. This is a good all-day choice. Highest recommendation; another winner from C&D.

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	Pipepundit (168)	2006-03-03		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Very good for all day smoking. The nicotine content is adequate and the mouth feel satisfying. Achieves the kind of understated elegance which - say - Rattray's No. 7 has.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2006-01-31		Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable

Another masterfully-blended keeper from C&D.

In the tin the range of colors from the light golden turkish to the dark latakia makes a compelling visual; the tin note itself is understated but promises something the blend actually delivers on when smoked; the construction and moisture is spot-on for perfect smoking out of the tin; and the smoke itself is nice and rounded, with the latakia and turkish actually helping to set the stage for an unusually well-joined note of perique and VA to linger, rather than just blotting it out.

Gorgeous to look at, fantastic to smoke.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2005-02-18		Medium	None Detected	Extra Full	Tolerable

What a fabulous blend this is! Craig Tarler has hit a perfect balance between the Latakia, Perique, Turkish, and Virginias. The smoke is wonderfully complex, with the sweetness of the Virginias, the smokiness of the Latakia, the creaminess of the Turkish, and the spicyness of the Perique all having a chance to shine through. We've all heard those hypothetical "what tobaccos would you want with you on a desert island" questions. If I was only allowed four tobaccos, this would be one of them. Four BIG stars!

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	SopwithCamel (255)	2004-12-29		Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

I really like this tobacco. It's pretty in the pouch, smells good, and tastes great! Well balanced, smokey, spicey, nutty, goodness. A real winner. C&D blends are very well crafted, and bargain priced. I have read that some feel they may have too many varieties. Personally, I would rather have too many choices than not enough. This one and Yale Mixture are my favorite English blends at this time.

Update: I have read that Craig Tarler came across this blend by making a mistake on a batch of Oriental Silk. Be that as it may, it is still one of my favorites. You could spend a lot more money, and not have a blend this good. Give it a shot!

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	Spike (296)	2004-10-19		Medium	None Detected	Full	Tolerable

I found this tobacco to be more than middle of the road owing to the liberal dose of Perique. I will update this review if warranted after finishing this container.

Later 10/19/04: This is a light colored ribbon cut tobacco with lesser amounts of light brown ribbon. It also contains various sizes of black more chunky tobacs so some care must be taken to ensure that an average amount of the black gets into your bowl. My sample was leaning to the moist side of the spectrum but smoked fine. This is a fine blend when you want something lighter than a 965. I thought it was about a 3 of 4 stars for me. My pouch is still very young and will probably improve with some aging.

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	Beer (345)	2004-10-01		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Tolerable to Strong

Perique in a latakia mixture always makes me suspicious, but this is a good tobacco: medium strength, nice body without harshness, a creamy and not pungent taste. It is so smooth that you might be tempted to inhale!

If you enjoy the concept of GLPease Samarra but would like a tastier, richer version of it... you will be delighted by Plantation Evening!

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2004-07-28		Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable

This is very good . As others have mentioned the description is accurate. This is perfect when I am in the mood for a medium english blend with slightly pronounced turkish features. The turkish in this realy shines through but is not over bearing. This blend has alot of qualities in it that remind me of yale mixture which is one of my favorites from C&D. It is interesting that another reviewer had some of the same observations that I have on this one, I feel that this is a variation of Yale mixture. Chances are if you enjoy Yale mixture you will enjoy this as well. Highly recommended for english lovers.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2004-04-26		Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Tolerable

The description offered by C&D is right on the mark. This is truly a midd-of-the-road English blend.

Plantation Evening is a visually appealing tobacco, and the pouch aroma is light and interesting.

I could see this as an all-day smoke. Nothing overbearing, just a very nice mix of flavors. No one leaf dominates. Smooth and tasty to the very bottom of the bowl. And the flavor stayed enoyable all the way down with no suggestions of bitterness. A nice cool smoke to the end.

Burned very clean and dry. So dry in fact that I tried it in a Kirsten just to see how much moisture the aluminum radiator stem could catch. There was a surprisingly small amount.

Overall, good stuff. Not overly critical of technique, so it will let you get away with a bit of inattentiveness without searing your tongue.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2003-05-06		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

This was my Holy Grail of tobacco when I first started trying English blends. I bought a pound and put half away to cellar. That was in May of 1999. Today I filled up a huge Peterson freehand with the stuff and surprisingly, it's not any drier than it was when first purchased. It lit on the first try and burned as good as anything. The tobacco did not "meld" as well as I expected, though. It's not harsh or anything, just the same as when bought. Overall, it's a very nice, light (to me), English blend. The different tobaccos each come out in the smoke, but in a very subdued way. My palate needs more flavor than this on an everyday basis, but for a newbie looking into English blends, this is the ticket.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2002-04-23		Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

General Comment for All C&D Blends. So far, all my samples have burned clean and dry. They contain quality ingredients. If purchased fresh from C&D, I find that I must adjust the moisture content, and let them rest for 3-6 months before sampling. They change flavor dramatically in just a few months.

My sample of Plantation Evening is now a bit over one year old. It has aged into a delightful blend. All in all, it fits its description as a "medium English blend with a delightful flavor". In many ways, it is comparable to a more meaty, somewhat less refined version of the Dunhill Standard blends. It has the same colorful composition, but is coarse cut rather than ribbon cut. The tin aroma is a bit less pungent than the Dunhill's. It has a lower nicotine strength and less zing than the other C&D blends that I have tried. The taste is consistent throughout most of the bowl, and gains quite a bit of strength at the bottom. The Orientals and the Latakia are the dominant flavors. It burns clean and dry leaving a darkish gray ash. It is a tad too strong to be an all day smoke for me. If you think Dunhill Standard is too light, try this. If you find Plantation Evening too strong, try the Dunhill.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2002-01-18		Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

A tasty and economical alternative to Dunhill Standard Medium . Good for buying in bulk and sealing in mason jars for the cellar .

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