Cornell & Diehl Tuskegee Airman
(3.38)
Cornell & Diehl pays tribute to America's African American airmen with Tuskegee Airman, the second in their new series. A blend of Virginias, perique, Turkish and latakia is pressed to marry the flavors then sliced for easy packing.
Details
| Brand | Cornell & Diehl |
| Blended By | |
| Manufactured By | Cornell & Diehl |
| Blend Type | English |
| Contents | Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Krumble Kake |
| Packaging | 2 oz. Tin |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.38 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 05, 2015 | Mild to Medium | Extremely Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
By the description, I thought this is a stout English blend. I was wrong. Tuskegee Airman is rather a VaperTur with a little latakia in the background. Although the flavor is refined and smooth, I prefer Sunday Picnic for the bold and full taste. BTW, the tin note is very cheesy. No doubt it will age wonderfully, so I reseal it and put it into the cellar. 2 and half stars for the moment.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 12, 2013 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium | Tolerable |
This blend comes in 3 small "cake-like" flakes, resembling the baccy equivalent of a granola bar, in that its comprised of non-uniform leaf blends in light cakes (as opposed to dense cakes (circa 3P). They break apart effortlessly and seem to always pack well. Tin note lacks the Latakias typical of english's, can't pin down a decriptive-better 1/2 says it smells of old men's feet:( Typically she reserves beef jerky/liquid smoke for English Blends. Taste profile seems to me Va, Perique, Turkish, then Lat, very spicy, especially at the end. It's pleasant, not one-dimensional, good all-day smoke....think VaPer hybrid. It's not boring, I'll give it that much, won't make it into my rotation but I could see its appeal to many types of smokers.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 25, 2012 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Upon lighting, the Virginias & Turkish lead the show, with a slow sip. Although Latakia is listed , it is in very small quantity, however, the Perique shows itself as hot spice as you go down the bowl. I get the same hot spice from "Sunday Picnic", and "Buffalo Soldier" which I can't tolerate. I'm afraid that additional ageing won't help, we will see . I can't give this a high rating due to the heat, it must be my chemistry from the quantity of excellent reviews listed.
This is better than Buffalo Soldier as it does have more flavor and is smoother but it is still too hard on tongue.
I agree with reviewer "p4p4 03/25/2011 "
This is better than Buffalo Soldier as it does have more flavor and is smoother but it is still too hard on tongue.
I agree with reviewer "p4p4 03/25/2011 "
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 25, 2011 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Tolerable |
The difference between Tuskegee Airman and a english mixture is the elegance. T.A. is a good crumble cake, but without an english spirit. Normally perique can conterpoint a full english mix, with abundance of latakia. But T.A. is not a full english, and the content of latakia is truly poor. The problem is that with so little latakia....the perique is the king. A king of pepperness and wine-like (or old cheese-like) flavour. Not a good thing, not elegant, not british. A no-sense ! Illogical bland. The fine oriental's flavour .....with the goopy, popular wine-like flavour of red virginia and perique. It's like to eat pizza ....with ketchup. (I don't know if american people can understand the cooking absurde marriage of pizza and ketchup 🙂 I will finish the tin, the tobacco is not bad. Just smkable with a little ironic spirit.
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