Cornell & Diehl Strathspey
(2.00)
Classic Scottish blend. Heavy with Latakia & deep Orientals, subtly sweet with light & dark pressed Cavendish and a touch of Scotch.
Details
| Brand | Cornell & Diehl |
| Blended By | |
| Manufactured By | Cornell & Diehl |
| Blend Type | Scottish |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Cavendish, Latakia, Oriental/Turkish |
| Flavoring | Whisky |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 2oz Tin, 8oz Tin |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild to Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.00 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 05, 2006 | Medium to Strong | Medium to Strong | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
Too bad this tobacco doesn't get better reviews. However, I think it has to do with the fact that this blend like the single malt scotch that flavors it, is an acquired taste. There is more than a wee dram of scotch added, but unlike most other liquored blends I've tried, C & D has the mastery to marry fine whiskey with an excellent tobacco product. No other blender I've encountered is as good at it or even comes close. The scotch resembles 'Strathisla', which straddles the boundary between a heathery Speyside and a smokey, briny Islay. The tin aroma will appeal only to those who enjoy fine single malts. If this is not your taste or aroma, you probably won't like it. The true Scotch quality of the taste reminds me of the dark flintiness of 'Presbyterian Mixture' though there is no stoved Virginia, a heavier dosage of Oriental & just the right amount of spicy Latakia to keep everyone happy. The whiskey subtly adds to the bewitching taste and contemplative aroma. This is definitely one of my new favorites. I must try this with a dram of Aardbeg or Talisker. It's smooth, refined, elegant, in essence C & D perfection. Haunting & mesmerizing as the Scottish highlands, Strathspey is a gem no serious afficionado of scotch & pipe tobacco can afford to miss. A thousand accolades to what I believe more and more is possibly the world's finest tobacco blender. Magnificent!
Five of five stars
april 5, 2006 - update
A friend suggested that I submit a totally new review on this one, but I prefer an update, so readers may compare the before and after. Besides that, I'm waiting for C & D to redeem itself and change the blend back so that I may write another glowing report. I share the same sentiments as distinguished's recent review. Something bad happened here. The tin I purchased at Uhle's Milwaukee was several years old and it was magnificent. Hence, my review was so different from all the others posted here. Apparently, they have only tried the recent incarnation and not the way Strathspey used to be made. There is no single malt scotch in this blend. This is ##### cologne with some type of food flavor enmeshed. The tin aroma immediately gives it away. The burn is hot, one dimensional and the taste is crappy all the way around. The room note is that of cheap booze and stale fart. Craig Tarler, if you're reading this, you've definitely saddened some loyal fans by cheapening a once unique product. If you're trying to save money, I don't see how you're doing it. If you're appealing to mass tastes, what mass tastes could there be among the eccentric world of pipe smokers? A horrible disappointment to downgrade from A+ to F-!
One of five stars
Five of five stars
april 5, 2006 - update
A friend suggested that I submit a totally new review on this one, but I prefer an update, so readers may compare the before and after. Besides that, I'm waiting for C & D to redeem itself and change the blend back so that I may write another glowing report. I share the same sentiments as distinguished's recent review. Something bad happened here. The tin I purchased at Uhle's Milwaukee was several years old and it was magnificent. Hence, my review was so different from all the others posted here. Apparently, they have only tried the recent incarnation and not the way Strathspey used to be made. There is no single malt scotch in this blend. This is ##### cologne with some type of food flavor enmeshed. The tin aroma immediately gives it away. The burn is hot, one dimensional and the taste is crappy all the way around. The room note is that of cheap booze and stale fart. Craig Tarler, if you're reading this, you've definitely saddened some loyal fans by cheapening a once unique product. If you're trying to save money, I don't see how you're doing it. If you're appealing to mass tastes, what mass tastes could there be among the eccentric world of pipe smokers? A horrible disappointment to downgrade from A+ to F-!
One of five stars
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 14, 2013 | Mild | Very Strong | Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I thought this was going to be enjoyable, but it wasn't. What is wrong with it has been summed up in the previoius rants. Horrible butterscotch that will ghost you and the pipe for many days afterwards. I thought maybe my tin was bad, or batch or soemthing, but seeing it the same with others I doubt it.
I have the tin still. It's in a mason jar and has been sitting for 1.5 years. I'll check it again in a cheaper ebay estate pipe in another year or so.
It looks like nice tobacco, I'll give it that, but for a scottish blend, this is not. Try others, you'll enjoy them much more, and have spent your money better than I did. I didn't find the taste of much Latakia, or orientals, only that horrible whiskey/butterscotch flavoring! What in the world did C and D do there, I'll never know.
I have the tin still. It's in a mason jar and has been sitting for 1.5 years. I'll check it again in a cheaper ebay estate pipe in another year or so.
It looks like nice tobacco, I'll give it that, but for a scottish blend, this is not. Try others, you'll enjoy them much more, and have spent your money better than I did. I didn't find the taste of much Latakia, or orientals, only that horrible whiskey/butterscotch flavoring! What in the world did C and D do there, I'll never know.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 21, 2009 | Very Mild | Extra Strong | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Tolerable to Strong |
Do not waste your money with this one. Out of the tin, it smells like the oranges that recently went bad in my fridge. When lit it is even worse. I tried letting it aire out for three weeks and still the smell is sickening....
The flavoring will light your tongue on fire at the least provocation and it completely overshadows the natural aroma of its components. When a blend is "heavy" with latakia and other orientals, and one cannot even detect a trace of that aroma when burning, then someone at the blenders has made a serious blunder.
With blends that I do not care for I will usually finish out the tin or pass it on to someone who does care for it; waste not, want not, right?... This, however, is going straight to the garbage bin.
0 of four stars.
If you are looking for a nice Scot's blend try Rattray's Highland Targe or Jocks Mixture. Even Mac Baren's Mixture Scottish is better than this wretched menage.
The flavoring will light your tongue on fire at the least provocation and it completely overshadows the natural aroma of its components. When a blend is "heavy" with latakia and other orientals, and one cannot even detect a trace of that aroma when burning, then someone at the blenders has made a serious blunder.
With blends that I do not care for I will usually finish out the tin or pass it on to someone who does care for it; waste not, want not, right?... This, however, is going straight to the garbage bin.
0 of four stars.
If you are looking for a nice Scot's blend try Rattray's Highland Targe or Jocks Mixture. Even Mac Baren's Mixture Scottish is better than this wretched menage.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 29, 2006 | Medium | Mild to Medium | Medium to Full | Pleasant |
I'll keep this one short. I am writing an entirely new and different review of this blend. I had a tin dated 2003. It was great! I had a tin dated 2005. It was horrible. No single malt Scotch- just crappy liquor topping. I am becoming weary of companies constantly SCHTUPPING my wallet! They get you to like something then change it to suit the masses ( ALTHOUGH MASSES OF WHAT IN THIS CASE?).This is a prime example. If you like sweet,cheap booze, well hey then! This is your blend! A major $9.00 disappointment! Garbage! Burns hot,coats the tongue, and generally leaves one feeling outraged for buying this! 1 star. SHAME ON C&D FOR THIS!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 25, 2001 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable to Strong |
Here's an interesting, zesty blend that works well as a change-of-pace tobacco for me. It reminds me
of another C&D blend called Scot Heather, but I don't find it quite as good. While the flavor is very unique, it comes off a bit crude and
direct and it's not the sort of thing I'd spend a whole evening smoking.
of another C&D blend called Scot Heather, but I don't find it quite as good. While the flavor is very unique, it comes off a bit crude and
direct and it's not the sort of thing I'd spend a whole evening smoking.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 10, 2013 | Mild to Medium | Strong | Mild | Very Strong |
Tin aroma something like rotting oranges, upon opening the tin, the aroma of the oranges comes through with the flavor, but put this blend in a jaf for a good 6 months and whole different story, that aroma and flavor is still there but muted a good bit and it accompanies the tobacco pretty well, I wouldn't say this tobacco is for everyone, but if you like something just a bit different might want to give it a shot
Pipe Used:
La Rocca, Fantasia
Age When Smoked:
unknown
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 30, 2006 | Medium | Very Mild | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Think this stuff is getting the short end of the reviews....Its pretty good I thought. Nice scottish blend- Fun to smoke- taste is pleasent. Its a sit and contemplate or take a leasurely walk kind of smoke. For me the flavors meld nicely, the scent is nice- It's not a powerhouse like the Dunhills, But a great time in the eve. Funny- It puts a friend of mine to sleep.... Try it if your new to english blends- its a great primer.
Update. Sorry to sound like a broken record, But I have to concurr with recent opinions. My first tin of this had the picture on the top- So I never considered the date really- and I love it. Got a tin at J&R with the pic on the side, and had two bowls and hated every breath. I put it away thinking it needed time to mellow or something, But seeing these reviews- Now it clicks. Its not scotch anymore, but Butterscotch. Just tried it again to see if I felt any different- Just want to throw the pipe away with the tin. Sad....Hope He announces on the C&D website when he goes back to the original receipe. Thats when I'll try this again.
Update. Sorry to sound like a broken record, But I have to concurr with recent opinions. My first tin of this had the picture on the top- So I never considered the date really- and I love it. Got a tin at J&R with the pic on the side, and had two bowls and hated every breath. I put it away thinking it needed time to mellow or something, But seeing these reviews- Now it clicks. Its not scotch anymore, but Butterscotch. Just tried it again to see if I felt any different- Just want to throw the pipe away with the tin. Sad....Hope He announces on the C&D website when he goes back to the original receipe. Thats when I'll try this again.
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