Cornell & Diehl Burley Flake #3
(3.42)
Burley Flake #3 is a blend of cool burning burley and rich, dark fired Kentucky which team up with a bit of fine Virginia for the natural sweetness and welcome fragrance. Lastly, C&D added a dash of perique for additional nuance.
Details
| Brand | Cornell & Diehl |
| Blended By | Cornell & Diehl |
| Manufactured By | Cornell & Diehl |
| Blend Type | Burley Based |
| Contents | Burley, Kentucky, Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Flake |
| Packaging | 2 ounce tin |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Strong
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.42 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 21 - 30 of 55 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 19, 2018 | Strong | None Detected | Medium | Very Strong |
The Burley Flake line by Cornell & Diehl is a treasure. It's the finest Burley I've ever tried. Generally, making straight Burley blends is a risky business; few producers cope really well with that. Burley tobacco easily gets bity or bitter or, otherwise, bland (like in celebrated Solani Aged Burley Flake, a favourite of many but not of mine). In the case of C&D, however, the result is stellar: all four blends are superbly balanced.
All four varieties deliver equally good healthy dose of Nicotine, while flavourwise they are not overly full (they shouldn't be: it's Burley). The flavour is rather thin-bodied, like the flavour of a light liquor (say, tequila) against dark spiced rum. Adding to the similarity with clear liquors, the Burley smoke, instead of flavour fullness, has unique sensatory qualities, unlike most other tobaccos. It's hard to describe the feeling, I just can say I love that soft alkaline "throat hit" when inhaling the smoke a bit.
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Well, that was about the whole line. And now to this exact variety, the Burley Flake #3.
I find this one the tastiest of the four. Ingredients of the Blend #3 are pretty much the same as in the Blend #1 (Burley, Virginia, Perique) sans Kentucky. Apparently, the condimental tobaccos are added more generously than in #1, which may explain the richer flavour, with a rare hint of sweetness.
Great tobaccos. Try all four of them. You'll be rewarded with an experience you won't get with other blends.
All four varieties deliver equally good healthy dose of Nicotine, while flavourwise they are not overly full (they shouldn't be: it's Burley). The flavour is rather thin-bodied, like the flavour of a light liquor (say, tequila) against dark spiced rum. Adding to the similarity with clear liquors, the Burley smoke, instead of flavour fullness, has unique sensatory qualities, unlike most other tobaccos. It's hard to describe the feeling, I just can say I love that soft alkaline "throat hit" when inhaling the smoke a bit.
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Well, that was about the whole line. And now to this exact variety, the Burley Flake #3.
I find this one the tastiest of the four. Ingredients of the Blend #3 are pretty much the same as in the Blend #1 (Burley, Virginia, Perique) sans Kentucky. Apparently, the condimental tobaccos are added more generously than in #1, which may explain the richer flavour, with a rare hint of sweetness.
Great tobaccos. Try all four of them. You'll be rewarded with an experience you won't get with other blends.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2015 | Very Strong | None Detected | Full | Very Pleasant |
BF#3 is very similar to BF#1, only much stronger. In fact, it is BF#1's big hairy brother! Everything I said in my review of BF#1 is true also for BF#3 - nutty, strong(er), stout and densely perique/burly fragrant. I enjoyed smoking this blend straight out of the tin; especially the room note. It has performed better than either BF#2 or BF#1 in micro blending and really makes my English blends sing. I have now smoked all four of the Burley Flake variations and for my tastes and blending purposes, I rank them as follows: first BF#4 (its an English blend in it's own right), then BF#3, then BF#1 followed by BF#2 (this one gave me tongue bite).
Pipe Used:
old fat Charatan apple/pot
PurchasedFrom:
pipes and cigars
Age When Smoked:
current
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 25, 2013 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable to Strong |
This tobacco is almost good, but a bit too acrid with insufficient compensation to say so. Usually before I entirely give up on a tobacco, I give it some time in the sun, which I did with this tin. For me, the sun improved it enough to keep it around, though I have nothing against a dry tobacco. Cornell & Diehl are amongst my very favorite, but not this particular blend. I'd love for C&D to try something similar to Solani's aged burley flake, which for me is the golden standard of burleys. I wouldn't advise against trying it, but there'd be many ahead in the queue.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 24, 2013 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I prefer Flakes #1&2 to this one. This is fairly good though. Just didn't suit me.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 13, 2012 | Strong | None Detected | Full | Tolerable to Strong |
Cigar-like, strong, harsh and bitey...I prefer Stormfront & Brigade Campaign Flake, which are more nutty and mellow.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 29, 2011 | Strong | None Detected | Medium | Tolerable |
Okay, this stuff is strong, I only had a sample of it, but it knocked me off my horse a few times while smoking it. For this reason I prefer this after a big meal or occasionally as a nightcap if I'm a bit wired before bed and want to mellow out a bit. It has a nice earthy full flavor, I'd like to try it again, but I'll probably pick up a tin of one of the other burley flakes instead so I can try all three, plus this one was a bit strong for my normal tastes. Overall recommended, especially if you like heavy nic in your blends! The two burley flakes I've had are probably the best burley's I've ever smoked, so if you like that kind of stuff, give this a try.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 01, 2011 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Love it, smoked a fat bowl of this with a 10% alc. high quality stout beer by Peak organic. Can you say roasty toasty? This is great smoke. Call me crazy but I love it first thing with a super dark black cup of joe. Just to get warmed up before moving on to G.W.Co Brown Irish X. I like em' strong being an ex cig smoker.
11/27/11 I Will add it seems to smoke wet. Even after a month of open tin. Rub it, dry it for an hour then smoke it. Maybe a better result. Pack her lightly. Maybe its my pipe selection but every smoke lately seems wet..I do like it though. It takes some work. Where as black..no no no different post..
11/27/11 I Will add it seems to smoke wet. Even after a month of open tin. Rub it, dry it for an hour then smoke it. Maybe a better result. Pack her lightly. Maybe its my pipe selection but every smoke lately seems wet..I do like it though. It takes some work. Where as black..no no no different post..
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 10, 2011 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
Cornell & Diehl Burley Flakes, all 4 blends make me slobber and drool all over my precious briar pipes, its probably uncouth to say that, but were all brothers here. Highly recommended.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 09, 2011 | Strong | None Detected | Full | Tolerable |
This is very tasty tobacco,if you like burley and can handle the nicotine hit you get with this one then you will love it also.I am a huge burley lover and I believe Cornell & Diehl blends some of the best bureys in the buisness! Very flavorful and burns very cleanly to a fine ash.For some reason this burley blend nocks me over with nicotine,perhaps its because I like the taste so much and tend to smoke this blend rapidly.Excellent.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 04, 2010 | Medium | Extremely Mild | Medium | Pleasant |
I like Burley blends and this is one of the best. Has the great base notes of Burley - nutty - with hints of sweetness from the Virginia and a nice level of spice from Perique. Well balanced. Burns clean and does not get bitter at the bottom of the bowl. I like the flake presentation too. As with most tin tobacco, I left the lid off overnight bringing it to a moisture content I like. Along with Burley Flake #4, and MacBaren's London Blend, I am a happy camper.
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