Cornell & Diehl Nutty Irishman

Nutty Irishman extends a welcoming appearance of about a 50/50 mix between Black Cavendish and assorted Burley. This Frangelico/Irish Mist plastered tobacco displays as a finely cut ensemble of handsome ribbon, showing shades of true black and variegated browned tones, made for a rather appealing looking specimen. There is a bit of held moisture but nothing too concerning when all was said and done.

Although I never personally had a Nutty Irishman cocktail, I must imagine that the pouch nose emulates the famed drink reasonably well. Genuinely the aroma endows a very nutty vanilla tempered sweetness, some fashionable creamy liqueur resonance, and a delightful chase of inviting alcohol. A rich invigorating mellowness vibrated through my internals as I really savored this attractive essence.

With the flavor, a sweet toasty hazel fashions the elemental makeup for the stylishness of the blend, very pleasing. Coming in predominately and pronounced like Nutella less the chocolate, it finishes smoothly with a slight buttery down to earth tone. I further recorded what seemed like the weak vanilla influence. This lent a quiet impression of a candied nut with perceivably a dash of dull raw cinnamon like spice.

Obliging high notes are formed by witness of the Frangelico liqueur which offers some very passive malty caramel-honey subtleties. This tends to combine in general with the discreet zest kicked up by the latent alcohol content. At times, however, the Irish Mist does send a clear shot through but for the most part it rides peacefully in the backdrop modeling a bit of distinctive clove. There is also an occasional floral impersonation that moves forward from the middle band that projects some piney complements adding an interesting variation to the melded top-coat characterization.

The toppings do most certainly dominate the smoking excursion, yet the Burley base does primarily bring a sweet karo-like woodiness tailed with lowly sour tinges. There is also an additional mocking of natural rounded nuttiness to a lesser degree. For the most part the Cavendish lies dormant within the spectrum of flavor as I was largely unable to register its influence, only offering tracings of a basic earthy quality.

Overall, I wouldn’t necessarily say that Nutty Irishman’s flavor is one dimensional, but it is narrowly focused being heavily orchestrated by the hazelnut note and spirited spice. This is not necessarily in determinant to the blend’s merit but merely underscores the fact this recipe is a rather simple taste affair.

I found that this mild to medium sweet spiced nutty profile was generally enjoyable the first half of the bowl. However, it seemed like at the half-way point the bottom kind of dropped out. Namely the additives fell off abruptly leaving just a kind of basic earthy Cavendish ho-hummed taste. What is more, I did sense a newfound roughness in the smoke’s texture at that juncture, prior to the blend tendered rather smoothy in all fairness.

In acknowledgment of the latter concern, nevertheless, mechanically Nutty Irishman scored well truth be known. The tobaccos burnt exceptionally cool and with an even metered pace most likely due to the condition of the cut. The exhausted plumes of smoke were standardly hearty, and the ensuing room note, being a dulled nut-oriented earthen woody spice, proved to be very moderate and unassuming in nature.

For the most part, the texture tended to be creamy and well balanced giving the feel of the smoking experience a genuine savor and relaxed mantra. Additionally, I did find that the blend largely possesses good body with respect to standard constitution and density. It presented absolutely no discomfort regarding palate lashing and nicotine agitation.

A few final edifying comments, nonetheless. Mainly, this is one of those aromatics that should be purchased in smaller volume unless you intend to smoke it profusely or at least jar it. When I first received the mixture, I tried a few sample bowls. Admittedly the pleasing tastiness of the blend really caught my attention. As circumstance would have it, I shelved the sample bag for a few weeks. With that I found that the initial flavor intensity had significantly diminished, and the pouch air took on some realized degrading funk. Drink it up, smoke it up, or dump it in a Mason to preserve its ideal condition, bottom-line. 2.5 to 2.6-ish pipes. . .