Cornell & Diehl Black Gold Maple

In my quest for the perfect aromatic, I tried this one, but am afraid my quest still continues.

This blend smells delicious and has the typical black and tan appearance of most aromatics.

Packing: Easy, some broad ribbons giving a fuss.

Lighting: Easy as this blend comes fairly dry.

Initial Flavor:Well your typical cavendish flavor with the maple in the background.

Mid-Bowl: Not much increase in strength or flavor

End of bowl: The leaf in this blend starts to sing a little more, it is rather smooth in its build up of strength and then it is over.

Overall: This is an OK aromatic, but not the Holy Grail (LOL!) I guess I'll keep searching. Maybe Autumn Evening will be it?

Rating: 2.75 out of 5 points

I was honestly expecting a heavily cased, bitey product and it's not any of that.

I found this blend to have a nice maple flavor that doesn't overwhelm. You can still taste the tobacco. It's very smooth and provides a large volume of smoke. Luckily, it's available in bulk.

If I had a complaint, it would be that it's a tad most when the tin is opened.

I've been meaning to review Black Gold Maple for a while but I keep forgetting because it was so full of nothingness that I gave it away. A while ago.

Black and Gold Maple, arrives with just the right amount of moisture. The room note is very pleasant. The maple flavor is very nice and not over done. The nicotine starts to kick in about half way down the bowl in a medium size pipe. It will never replace my Autumn Evening blend but a very nice tobacco.

this tobacco is very enjoyable and has been my constant for almost 3 years up until recently (made the transition to english/orientals). i would recomend tryng it if your looking for a cool smoke. i think i should change this recomendation i'm going to have to put it at 2 stars simply because i do not seem to enjoy it at all. it could be due to the larg supply of english that i have been smoking but i could definatly tast the flavoring in the tobacco. i would recomend trying it if your a start up smoker but not if you like the natural leaf tast.

At first I didn't like it...but it grew on me...and if you like the fragrence of hot buttery pancakes...you might like it too! For a change of pace...it's a pleasant change...but the taste is rather one dimenional. Pancakes with just a dash of buttery maple - is the flavor...but it's still 'natural'. Sometimes I'll mix it with a bowl of latakia blend just to make it more interesting... It's not an overpowering aromatic but the aroma is there from the first to the last puff!

Decent Maple and Nutty strength. Good after taste of nuts. The cavendish makes it a nice bed to place the flavors. Overall, a solid smoke for sure.

I was looking for an aromatic full of maple flavors but I found something a little more complex than that. The mixture has different aromas like maple, liquor, honey, sugar, and some soft coffee. But honestly, some of them just disappear in the smoke. The sugar is also quite intense, not overwhelming but it is always present, and I was looking for something like that but with maple. Anyway, it smokes well, a little hot but manageable. I will continue tasting this for sure, but not as everyday tobacco.

I would agree with pipestud who noted that there is indeed some tobacco flavor in here. This ribbon/wild cut blend is a roughly 50/50 mix of bright Virginia and black cavendish. The bright leaf appears darker than it really is under dim light due to the casing and topping. Speaking of which, while there is some underlying Virginia flavor, the toppings run the show. I don’t exactly taste coffee (or mango), which is purported to be an ingredient, but I would believe it is there. There is an herbal, vegetal funk that arrived with this sample and only dissipated after a week to breathe. This herbal, almost dill like funk really clashes awfully with the overall motif that I assume Amar was going for when this blend was conceived. As mentioned, this funk does indeed disappear with some air time. The room note is one of hot salted caramel and maple. I won’t be buying this one again. This is in the same league as autumn evening, but is a modestly weaker franchise regarding taste, aroma, and experience. On the plus (or minus) side, the people around you probably won’t be going anywhere anytime soon.