Cornell & Diehl Gentleman Caller

Riuscire a trovare una miscela aromatica così è sempre stato il mio sogno. Una mixture fantastica che sorprende ad ogni puff, che non stanca e che chiede di essere fumata in continuazione. Una sorpresa fantastica. Alla apertura della tin si sentono aromi di camomilla, miele e vaniglia il tutto dato dalla grande qualità dei tabacchi presenti. L'aromatizzazione data dalla lingua di cervo è fantastica. Consigliatissima per chi desidera un aromatico ma che non sia stucchevole. Facile da caricare e facile da fumare. Da comprare al volo!

I mild, light and refreshing smoke, this is heavenly in a big bowl on a hot evening, the tobacco flavour is mild and the Deer Tongue adds a natural sweetness to the blend.Amazing

Normally, I am not a fan of deer tongue, my only experience being with the much dreaded Crooner blend. However, I was blown away by this blend in every category. A perfect all day smoke reminiscent of the stuff my grandfather smoked, whatever that was.

I'll be buying this regularly. Wonderful stuff. Nice work, Matt.

I am a fan of deer tongue.That is what led me onto this stuff. One thing that turned me off was a bitter after taste.

First bowl I didn't like very muc, it seemed the deer tongue was overwhelmed by the periwinkle and then it faded to an herbal cigarette flavor. BUT after the tin had been opened a couple days, it became much more balanced. The perique dominated for five minutes but then it faded a bit and the deer tongue came out to play. It became very balanced and enjoyable, the flavor grows on you. It is an herbal vanilla like flavor with a hint of soft mint in the background. A little into the last third the deer tongue fades and the preique comes forward although it gets a little ashy tasting. I dumped the last little bit. The room note clears quickly.
Will probably buy a couple tins for an occasional change of pace. Packs and lights easy, no tongue bite.

The floral/sweet Deertongue make this Nutty Burley/Virginia blend in an outstandig smoke! AP

Gentleman Caller is … interesting. It is a mild to medium VaBur but with some Perique and Deer Tongue and unnamed alcohol to balance the Ph.

This tastes like tobacco. It’s not terribly interesting but not awful in any way. There is little here that feels (or tastes or smells) nuanced or complicated Nothing is sweet. The Perique is barely noticeable. The burley is center stage.

I wish I knew what the blender was shooting to achieve.

2.5 stars rounded to 3.

This is a fascinating blend. Gentleman Caller has one of the finest room notes of all time. It has a nostalgic scent that I cannot discern where I've smelled it before, since I have no memory of my grandfathers smoking a pipe. Perhaps the scent of deertongue was stuck to a wallpaper somewhere in my youth.

That being said, I don't think the smoke itself lives up to the room note. This is a blend that falls apart for me as it reaches the end of the bowl. The first puffs are extremely pleasant with the musky vanilla flavour of the deertongue being very pronounced and intermingling with the Virginias. As you continue, the perique and deertongue begin competing for the spotlight, and the perique wins out by the end of the bowl. I personally, didn't feel that the perique is a good complement to the deertongue, and this was more apparent to me during the final puffs. This blend certainly could be balanced a little better.

2.5/4, however based on the room note alone I will grant this a 3. Tempting to keep tins of this around just to have my office smell like deertongue constantly. The room note here is much better than Crooner.

Note: Deertongue will ghost your pipe mercilessly. It can take up to 2 months to smoke that ghost away even after cleaning the pipe thoroughly. Don't put this tobacco into your favourite piece.

Deer Tongue schemer tongue! People seem to overlook the wonderful marriage of the burley and Virginia with just the right amount of perique for the delightful added spicy character. The Deer Tongue isn’t nearly as overwhelming to me as some have noted, but individual tastes differ, I reckon. I get compliments on a regular basis from others regarding the wonderful aroma. This will always be my daily smoke. To me, it is just that good!