Cornell & Diehl Black Cavendish
(2.93)
Blending tobacco. Unsweetened cavendish.
Notes: This was an Atlas Blending Corp. mixture. Cornell and Diehl bought the rights of all their old recipes.
Details
| Brand | Cornell & Diehl |
| Blended By | Cornell & Diehl |
| Manufactured By | Cornell & Diehl |
| Blend Type | Cavendish Based |
| Contents | Black Cavendish |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | Bulk |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.93 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 30, 2009 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild | Tolerable |
Bulk: Sweet carmel smell, like carmel popcorn. Grey black, various chunky pieces rough cut. Rather dry but not crispy, not sticky.
Packing & Burning: Clogged the airhole each time it was packed and difficult to get lit. Tool numerous relights and vigorous puffing to keep it lit.
Taste & Aroma: Straight: The smell fron the bag is not at all replicated. Not overtly sweet. Completely lacking in depth. Seemed to show promise of being dark and toasty but did not deliver.
Mixed: With a few VA blends, all that BC does is impart a dark complexion, obscuring the nice VA character.
BC does the make the smoke last longer, slowing the burn rate.
Overall: Go to 4Noggins bulk blending section for another description. If this is representative of burley cavendish, I can't see it as adding much substance. The aroma in the bag is not matched by the taste or aroma. The only thing it does is slow the burn rate. 3 stars, for what it is; two stars, for what it does.
Packing & Burning: Clogged the airhole each time it was packed and difficult to get lit. Tool numerous relights and vigorous puffing to keep it lit.
Taste & Aroma: Straight: The smell fron the bag is not at all replicated. Not overtly sweet. Completely lacking in depth. Seemed to show promise of being dark and toasty but did not deliver.
Mixed: With a few VA blends, all that BC does is impart a dark complexion, obscuring the nice VA character.
BC does the make the smoke last longer, slowing the burn rate.
Overall: Go to 4Noggins bulk blending section for another description. If this is representative of burley cavendish, I can't see it as adding much substance. The aroma in the bag is not matched by the taste or aroma. The only thing it does is slow the burn rate. 3 stars, for what it is; two stars, for what it does.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2015 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
A very broken flake. Black with patches of off-white bloom. Hard and dry tobacco. The bag note is dried fruit with an acetic note. It looks, smells and feels like a stoved Va.
Lights easily and burns cool and dry. The opening with this tobacco is stellar. It has light, clear citrus notes and a pleasing acidity. It has a refreshing sweetness like lemon sherbet. Don't be mislead by the 'cavendish' label, there is nothing whatever cloying about this tobacco. I can't detect any flavour additives.
About a third of the way into the smoke, clove and other spice like components of a phenolic character assert themselves. This adds an oriental like dimension to this tobacco. This is definitely not a linear or monochromatic blend.
I found the last part of the bowl of this tobacco to be on the harsh side, with a specific musty and slightly bitter taste that I wished were less pronounced. Nonetheless, this is a very good tobacco and those like me who enjoy fermented Virginias and stoved tobacco will appreciate its nuances, whether it is actually a true cavendish or not.
Edit 6 March 15. After smoking about 2 ounces of this I'm a little more dialed into its flavour profile. The burley component is much more in evidence and I strongly suspect the mystery component is deer tongue. I have taken to adding 5 to 10% Perique to 'brighten' this tobacco thru the latter half and it turned into a fairly decent smoke in its own right.
Lights easily and burns cool and dry. The opening with this tobacco is stellar. It has light, clear citrus notes and a pleasing acidity. It has a refreshing sweetness like lemon sherbet. Don't be mislead by the 'cavendish' label, there is nothing whatever cloying about this tobacco. I can't detect any flavour additives.
About a third of the way into the smoke, clove and other spice like components of a phenolic character assert themselves. This adds an oriental like dimension to this tobacco. This is definitely not a linear or monochromatic blend.
I found the last part of the bowl of this tobacco to be on the harsh side, with a specific musty and slightly bitter taste that I wished were less pronounced. Nonetheless, this is a very good tobacco and those like me who enjoy fermented Virginias and stoved tobacco will appreciate its nuances, whether it is actually a true cavendish or not.
Edit 6 March 15. After smoking about 2 ounces of this I'm a little more dialed into its flavour profile. The burley component is much more in evidence and I strongly suspect the mystery component is deer tongue. I have taken to adding 5 to 10% Perique to 'brighten' this tobacco thru the latter half and it turned into a fairly decent smoke in its own right.
Pipe Used:
Lepeltier/MM Legend
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2021 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Another reviewer noted that this tobacco has a "slight" aroma of dark chocolate. I find that aroma to be more than slight. Initially I thought the supplier had mixed up the Chocolate Cavendish blend with the Black Cavendish blend. After reviewing the pictures here I have to conclude there was no mix up (the blend I received is quite dark, while the Chocolate Cavendish appears much lighter in color).
The dark chocolate flavor stays with me through almost all of the bowl, leading me to believe that it is at least cased. It's not a bad tobacco and has a good smoking profile (relatively dry-burning, stays lit, etc.), but I bought this for blending and it has a much stronger (but not unpleasant) flavor than I expected. I do not find it to be a good mixer with virginia, but perhaps it would be with burley.
Not what I expected. Somewhat recommended.
The dark chocolate flavor stays with me through almost all of the bowl, leading me to believe that it is at least cased. It's not a bad tobacco and has a good smoking profile (relatively dry-burning, stays lit, etc.), but I bought this for blending and it has a much stronger (but not unpleasant) flavor than I expected. I do not find it to be a good mixer with virginia, but perhaps it would be with burley.
Not what I expected. Somewhat recommended.
Pipe Used:
briars and cobs
Age When Smoked:
fresh from bulk
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 22, 2018 | Very Mild | Very Mild | Mild | Tolerable |
This is quite different from many years past. Previously, I think C&D were getting this made for them by Lane where the typical green river tobacco was made into a sweetend but unflavored black cavendish and susequently was washed to reduce the sweetness. The current version is rather earthy with a slight dark chocolate aroma and cigar leaf character. this doesn't work as an aromatic blender and is more of a specialized blending component for more straight mixtures. I not sure it would be that good even for a straight english but I found it's greatest affinity would be towards ribbon virginia/perique blends. The old stuff was what I was looking for as a blender and I have noticed over the years that some of the older blends are quite different and suffer for this change in character i.g. Two Friends Redwood. I would imagine C&D are producing this in house and that may be the problem. This tobacco isn't "cavendished" thoroughly enough. They are more of an advanced amateur opperation and lack the industrial capacity and expertise to properly produce certain products.
PurchasedFrom:
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 13, 2024 | Extremely Mild | None Detected | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Pleasant to Tolerable |
This is an extremely mild tobacco, I bought it to try my hand at blending but also to learn to better appreciate the components of the mixtures I enjoy. Cavendish is present in all of the Rattrays mixtures, which I enjoy, as well as being the central component of most aromatics, which I do not.
The tobacco is wide cut but short, and wasn't too wet. The aroma in the bag is slightly earthy, with autumn leaves and a hint of leather, and this comes through very gently in the soft, creamy smoke. It also has a slightly "juicy" flavour, not an additive but a feature of the leaf and it's preparation I think,perhaps a slight acidity.
It doesn't deliver much nicotine, nor does it bite, but it seems to get rather warm and a little steamy towards the end - or am I just over puffing it?
The tobacco is wide cut but short, and wasn't too wet. The aroma in the bag is slightly earthy, with autumn leaves and a hint of leather, and this comes through very gently in the soft, creamy smoke. It also has a slightly "juicy" flavour, not an additive but a feature of the leaf and it's preparation I think,perhaps a slight acidity.
It doesn't deliver much nicotine, nor does it bite, but it seems to get rather warm and a little steamy towards the end - or am I just over puffing it?
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