Carolina Red Flake is a perfect example of it. Its an interesting blend. It comes across in the nose, a bready, earthy, simple dried plant essence, but instead of dominating the tobacco, it's a top note to a composed, gentle, and fresh red Virginia. Robust and nice spice. I was surprised by its strength pretty darn strong. Nic level is solid middle to me. Some citrus is detectable but not grassy or haylike like brights. . Not sure why that fact isn't prominently displayed on this site. I'm a lightweight with nicotine and each time I've smoked this I've gotten super buzzed. If you did get some, congratulations on a smart purchase. I get a hearty amount of sweet, rich, fruit. Moisture is perfect. The store that I bought this from was sold out in like two days. The moisture of this tin is absolutely perfect, spot on. Specializing in Diesel & General Automotive Repairs.. A nice blend, no doubt, albeit I don't find it particularly exceptional. It has a very, very nice aftertaste exhale. This will age so wonderfully it's a crying shame only 2,400 tins were made. But this stuff has a chewy smoke. The word Small Batch is white, bold and large on the labeleasily read. I don't know why C&D Virginia is so high powered with nic compared to all of the other Virginias that I have smoked that have no discernable nic issues. We apologize, but this item is temporarily out of stock. I listened to Jeremy Reeves video on Smoking Pipes about the grade of Red Virginia which is featured in this one. Certainly glad I bought two tins. This bowl started out with the sweet vinegar, earthy, grassy, brightness that Virginias are known for, and then. that's it. Luckily, between Pease and C&D, I have lots of fall backs that I can smoke the rest of the time. The tin note is grass and fruit. If you receive this confirmation repeatedly, you will need to enable cookies so that your response can be saved. Its very tangy, dark fruit sweet with a lot of earth and wood, very mild grass, bread, vinegar, floralness, natural sugar, tart lemon and citrus notes, along with slightly more than mild spice. I felt the nicotine coming in at around half-bowl and I wasn't enjoying this bowl, so I just dumped it. Then something goes wrong. Plan on picking up many more tins. Similar to McClelland 40th Anniversary but a little rough around the edges. It doesn't bite & offers a relatively sweet, pure, Old Belt Carolina Red VA flavor. CRF is medium-bodied with an initial blast of sugar which subsides a bit throughout the bowl. Great blend & I've bought plenty to cellar should age fairly quickly & the longer, the better. Because of this blend, I'll have to seek out more Red VA's. No, but it holds a certain place in the pipe community. copyright intellectual property of the reviewer and STC Holdings LLC and may not be However, in my opinion, even fresh, this tobacco is more interesting than Opening Night. Into the cellar you go mr. 2020. Edit: 6/23/16 In case you haven't heard, there have been cases of mold found in some of the tins. I could bathe in this one. Opened the tin and sniffed the mild hay like aroma of good tobacco. This year's edition showcases matured TA-20 Red-Orange Tips (the same grade featured in 2021's Carolina Red Flake with Perique), boasting a substantial natural sugar content of 13.53%, and all sourced from a single family farm in North Carolina. 2,400 tins produced. I decided before the new stuff showed up that id set it aside not knowing how it might change in a couple of years. It is amazingly sweet for red VA, but it is also fairly pungent (like the tin note), and these contrasting qualities balance this blend beautifully. 2021 was good but not great. p.s. Pease Union Square. I also received in no particular order, 09986, 09987, 03017, 09989, 03008 and 03009. Decent looking broken flake with tin notes of hay, earth. Temporarily out of stock. A royal virginia queen,its incredible the hints and depth that you can find in this pure Va.Astounding,and only four tins to touch the pipe heaven.Nothing to do with the bygone Mc Clelland for curious people,this is an another different but equally marvelous blend.Craving for the next Big Small Batch. That set-up out of the way, I am very glad to have ordered a sufficient quantity of this Small Batch. It looks like this is out again (April 2020) as I was able to get a tin that is labeled from September 2019 at my local tobacconist. I didn't know if another Red Virginia blend of the quality of 40th would hit the market after McClelland closed their doors, but Carolina Red Flake finally makes me not miss them as much. Life is too short to get to worked up over a couple of dented tins. This tangy, somewhat sweet, which their description of "dried cranberry" perfectly describes. 2016 - 2,400 tins produced. Taken straight from Carolina soil, these top-tiered Virginias are all grown, threshed, blended, and then lovingly pressed and carefully sliced right here in the heart of old tobacco country. I suppose it was a limited edition so most of you aren't torn with indecision at spending a paycheck on 'in stock' Carolina Red Flake. $ 19.69. I was lucky enough to snag 2 tins to try it and immediately regretted not purchasing more. A blend of the finest North Carolina grown red Virginias, harvested in 2015, our Carolina Red Flake is a tribute to the Old Belt. I'll give it some time to age a little and come back to it. Is it the best blend on the market? It would likely make a good blending tobacco, but that's missing the point of a small batch limited edition, isn't it? Cornell & Diehl pipe tobacco is available in tins or in bulk, and it ranges in flavor from mild to stout. Add to wishlist. A few days prior to the date I called an online store to get more information and found out that they could not reserve me any, etc but that it would be on sale at 1201 EST with a lot of 10,000 tins. Moisture is great right out the tin . If you like straight Virginias and you enjoy your pipe as a background for doing something else, you will probably enjoy this tobacco more than I did. Quantity. I think I'll appreciate it more in the colder months with some age on it. Excellent. Very satisfied with the flavor & appreciated the extra strength. Very disappointed. Here is as fine an example of an All American, aged VA flake as I have ever smoked, for whatever thats worth. I really liked this one and had to battle some of my other club members (but only the old ones that were littler than me) for a second bowl. Not sure what it is but a strong cigar essence takes over and the wonderful Virginias fall far to the background. The bottom line: this blend has catapulted itself into one my top 5 blends. For example, it is an 'honest' tobacco, inasmuch as it is simple. I hope to all those that like Red Virginia you were able to get some. Similar Blends: McClelland - Christmas Cheer 2015. I was wrong. Presbyterian Ordained Pipe Tobacco. The appearance is fluffy strips of flake, easily diverging into individual fibers. I remember being a newer pipe smoker and trying it in blends that had it as a base like Autumn Evening and not really caring for it, now its my favorite part of the blend. Cornell & Diehl - Carolina Red Flake 2022 (Small Batch). And this latest indulgence was no different. One month later: the tobacco dried some and lost the bite and burley taste ( now more like GLP's Union Square) . C&D and this site provide great products and services but should help customers on this one to make this a smooth process. the dried cranberry will come in mid bowel when sipped. It's not a bad tobacco, but I don't think it's as good as people make it out to be. don't think of sugar sweet but more than your average in a good leaf. I rub it out a bit, but not much effort needed for me. In the pipe, my first puff was more of hay than tangy red Virginia, but it very quickly settled into one of the more interesting Red Virginia blends that I have smoked in some time. I will keep this on hand to mellow or brighten some other unbalanced blend, or maybe one day, I'll try my hand at blending my own. Not an immediate love affair Yeah. 210 Per OZ Ratings17 $3.29 Rounding out the taste profile is a subtle spiciness, but not VaPeresque. Visual Note - Red flake with light brown spots mixed throughout. Four stars. I also discovered that there was a release in 2018 of 8000 tins and I wish they would update this information pertaining to this blend on this website. I have found no mold in the tin I'm smoking out of and I intend to smoke every bit of it. I am glad I did. Hours of Operation: Our website is always open and you can place an order at any time. This is a good description of the smoke, for me. Note: tin 08604/15,000. And if more of the 2022 becomes available, Ill add a couple more tins and wonder how its gonna taste in 2024. It's sweet, tangy, tart, grassy, with absolutely no bite to speak of. Had no mold but my buddy wanted to return his 10 tins. As a general matter, as good as a blend gets, and the reviews/ratings reflect that. Highly recommend you grab some of the 2019 vintage and put it in the cellar before its gone.. (according to Jeremy, this is the last run), Purchased From: Smitty's Cigars - Gainesville, GA. I pick up nose of cut grass with an oaky overtone and a finish of a touch of what I can only describe as an autumn morning. If you enjoy red Virginia's and can find some at a decent price, this is a must try plus it will age wonderfully!! Pease Six Pence Tin $12.11 $14.25 Add to Cart Samuel Gawith Best Brown Flake Tin $14.75 $16.18 Add to Cart Samuel Gawith Skiff Mixture Tin $14.75 $16.18 Add to Cart Two Stars. Is it great ? the flakes are good humidity level right out of the tin, the tin note is "tobacco", the room note is pleasant, it lights and burns with no trouble. It's similar to the original but right now seems a little less "full" but I'm guessing as it ages it will join it's older cousins at the top of my list. It doesn't bite & offers up a fairly sweet flavor. This is a gentle Virginia, full of all kinds of subtle flavors (quite the contrast to my stronger flavor musings) that is now a benchmark tobacco for me. To summarize, this is a very good red Virginia tobacco and one that is worth cellaring for awhile. Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz. Posted by Mark Foster on 13th Dec 2020 Just one of the Best Virginia Flakes on the Market! Very unpretentious tobacco. Purchased From: Crown City Cigars and Fine Tobacco, Coronado Island, CA. Then as the last Grey ash was spent. I had already been hooked on the third pipe that I smoked of this tobacco, to the point that I have been smoking two pipes a day almost every day, thanks also to its smoothness and the ease with which it is smoked. Hay and earth , tang and spice , dried cranberries. Published review content of this website is considered the Can be smoked folded or rubbed out & has a long burn rate. I am pretty sure it will continue to age very nicely. Personally Id rather risk mold than add vinegar to a tobacco. but remember the leaf is already two years old. Pipe Used: T. Bannard(BST) rusticated canadian. This one will age terrifically given the time to do so. It's not as goo d as say F&T Blackjack, or Wessex RVF, but it's got it's own thing going on and that's fine by me. Well, I suppose I'm no old timer with smoking, but in the 5 years or so I've smoked, I've plowed through and amassed quite a collection. Tin note for me is primarily cut grass, dry hay. Every bowl has been better than the previous. 2000-2023 Laudisi Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. I've smoked many straight Virginias (FVF, McC 40th, Opening Night, Union Square, Hamborger Veermaster, HH Pure Virginia, just to name a few). It is much stronger & tastier than the wimpy, McCrannie's Red Ribbon which didn't impress me in the least but it did possess a good flavor but this one is richer & tangier with a more earthy flavor. I really havent had too many Cornell & Diehl tobaccos. Would I be saying this in spite of all the hype, I am almost certain I would. Add to it an advert from smokingpipes on this and I bought a tin. It was not overpowering and lingured on the tongue between draws. This isnt a sweet red Virginia blend like others on the market (Peretti's 150th Flake, Sutliff Red V blends, etc.). Hydration was very good. This Carolina Red Flake is fantasticRoss Arlen T. was spot on in his assessment. I also asked about future blends, with this being the last of the 2015 leaf, and they are still evaluating replacement options at this time. reproduced in any manner without the expressed written consent of STC Holdings LLC. 2020 Tin so wont comment on other years release. It is our mission to track these dangerous driving locations and monitor photo enforcement laws and fines. The tongue bite was a total surprise. Once I am done with the tin, it will be a while until I get the distinct pleasure of cracking open another with some years on it. But there's also a bready, doughy, character behind; like a fruit bun! Smoked in a favorite average size Canadian. Also, this roughness quickly comes to naught while smoking. The other attributes I mentioned quickly show themselves, and remain all throughout the proceedings. 2022 Carolina Red Flake 2oz. Burns at a moderate pace, cool and clean with no dull or harsh spots. This is a broken flake tobacco can be smoked as is or rubbed out into its course cut condition & has a long burn rate. Some people don't give into the hype, and understandable. I bought 2 tins, 1 for now and one for 5 years later or so. I have had to take this one to filtered pipes to cut some of the overwhelming nic out. I find it to be very, very satisfying. Can burn hot if you push it but not bite whatsoever. I tried this fresh out of the tin in 2017 and really thought it was a little bit "boring" but pulling it back out of the cellar I found it has really aged well and now has a combination of sweetness and depth that would make we swear there was something else in there. Damn right it is ! No need for drying out imo. 5100 and McClelland 40th Anniversary have it, so I'm glad I stocked a decent amount of those. The tobacco smells deceptively sweet. It's the pure red VA spice. Carolina Red Flake is one of those tobaccos that has a cult following. Dark, rich and the sweetness builds as the bowl progresses. Similar Blends: A little like C & Ds Red Ribbon, McCranies in flavor but with considerably more strength.. Was eager to try this with all the hype. Quire dark for Virginia flakes. I'm very familiar with the previous batches of CRF, and just now smoked my first bowl of the 2020 batch. To clarify, I ordered two tins of the 2022 batch and am hoping for more. The flavor is earthy and mildly spicy, this is the dominant profile that I get from first light to last puff. the description of dried cranberry is spot on for the tin note. There's a clarity and smooth, natural flavor that I absolutely love. Okay, I'll admit it, I bought this on another site. Did the one hour drive to my favorite BBQ place, let the pipe go out and had some excellent hickory smoked wings before my return trip. BTW, my dealings with the company have been excellent, but this is one thing I think you could do better. It has more flavor and is sweeter even though the percentage sugar on the tin is about the same as it was last year. Sold Out. I have smoked many different blends including a good bit of the long gone McC blends we loved. From first light to last puff it's very consistent. Best Virginia yet in my opinion. For those wondering why the release count jumped from 2400 initially to 10000 for the final year. They produce an abundance of mildly tart and very tangy ripe citrus, sugar, bread, grass, some tangy ripe dark fruit, earth, wood, floralness, vegetation, mild sour lemon, light spice, and small touches of vinegar and acidity. Burns fast, little flavor, and a flat-out disappointment. I also got dried, dark fruit tastes. This is the blend of Gold. So, on Monday night I sat here at my computer like I am doing now and refreshed the web at exactly 2101 and ordered 7 tins of a tobacco I have never had. I broke up the big pieces and got a texture similar to the Amphora Red of my youth. This is complex, sweet, spicy, and fruity all at the same time. 2017 - 2,400 tins produced. (Update) This blend seems to have moments of greatness. I bought a lot of this to age. I am no Virginia expert but this is a really good smoke. It is slightly sweet and exhaling through the nose has some spice and a little citrus as if the heavy fruit is an orange that is a too ripe. As a matter of fact, it was very enjoyable. It has a great nic hit to boot . This is a great Red Virginia. The flavor changes slightly toward the bitterness, adding to tobacco woody notes and replacing the bitterness of chocolate by about half a pipe, after which from the chocolate is left only a slight note in the smell of smoke. My favorite pairing to drink it with is a blonde or white rum. Pipe Tobacco Cornell & Diehl Berry Good No. If you can get a tin, do it. We currently track red light cameras, speed camera, toll road cameras, traffic cameras & automatic license plate reader cameras (ALPR). I am a Virginia fan and most of my favorite smokes are from Virginia laden pipes with an occasional foray into light English blends. Perfection! Smooth with no bite. I did manage to stock enough to last a good while, but of all the tobacco's I've tasted, this one is so perfect, and above the rest, that I can truly say it is a masterpiece, at least in the modern sense. Great subtle sweet flavor and so easy to smoke. Really gives it a boost & turns out a Balkan better than most others on the market. I bought 5 tins. The tobacco's in this blend are mildly sweet, verge on being full flavored (but not strong), and very tasty indeed! You don't need to think much about this one. Imagine sourcing the extremely fine Red Virginias that McClelland used but then instead of dumping the ketchup sauce (vinegar) on the tobacco, choosing not to do that instead. A couple bowls and it becomes obvious why these small batch blends go so fast. Very sweet - possibly the sweetest tasting and smelling tobacco I've had. Mid nic hit and a wonderful bready and slightly incense retrohale. I also said I probably should have emailed UPS also but I just wanted to let them know. The hay sweetness is very prominent. It is somewhat more complex than the Opening Night flavor, which is not surprising - there are clearly more different varieties of Virginia. There's never a big mystery why this sells out so fast. 3.5 stars. Mostly intact with some slightly broken towards the bottom. Right place at the right time, I guess. $16.04. at first, I was thinking raisin bran cereal. When I retrohale I get a wonderfully smooth tanginess that tickles the nostrils. Not surprising as it's a limited edition offering. I have NOT opened the tins and smoked it. Just after the first bowl I immediately knew this is the best tobacco I've packed in a pipe. reproduced in any manner without the expressed written consent of STC Holdings LLC. Three stars: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2022- Sugary sweet and sour and grassy is what I get a lot of with this new release . I say all of that to say this. The strength is a step short of the medium mark. When smoking, the tobacco is moist - the moisture remains not only in the cup, but also in the mouthpiece. Grade D1A, D1F, D1H Top Grade Virginias. In any case, labels, as important as they are, fortunately, have nothing to do with the actual tobacco itself, which by the way, is, in this particular instance, nothing short of fabulous! They have little pieces of yellow scattered across them, but the prominent colour's a darker brown. To Petersons credit, Ive occasionally run across one that is near perfect from the first bowl and this seems to be one of them. End of Speech. I almost missed my chance to get a tin.#ytps #ytpc #cornell&diehl #ytpcIns. If I were an all day smoker, I could smoke this all day. 2022 Carolina Red Flake 2oz. The bottom two-thirds of the bowl was more reminiscent of McClelland's 40th Anniversary (closer to a straight VA as opposed to something called "Red Flake" -- not to engage in unnecessary criticism). The easily torn apart flakes are mildly moist. It is spicy through the nose. Next time Ill buy more. Last year's batch was great, that's why I bought 15 tins of it this time; this year's batch, in my opinion, is just as good, but in a different way. You should try it if you can get one of the 2400 tins. Similar Blends: McClelland - 40th Anniversary (Limited Edition). first light was typical. I appreciate the lack of anything noticeably present beyond the tobacco flavors themselves, and combined with the high sugar content this year I seems as though CRF should age exceptionally well. I did buy 3 more from another site and that will be it. From a moisture standpoint, most will find this pipe ready straight away. I on the other hand just can't get hooked. Love it and will keep it with my specialslike the Savinelli 125th Anniversary Blend and several other limited editions. Nicotine: not heavy. The typical Virginia rough notes are very light. Fairly dry broken flakes, but still get a little drying time for my preferences. Smelling it brings hay and dark fruit to mind. That being said, Carolina Red Flake did strike me as a solid, good smoking VA: earthy, woody, some dark fruit; a trace of sugar. Highly recommended: A little over a week ago a fellow pipe club member sent out an email letting everyone know that this blend was scheduled to be released on 15 Oct 19. Revising down to one star. The tobacco is smoked cool enough, does not overheat the pipe, burns slowly, leaving a light gray fine ash. Some are saying use a small pipe. The flavor is reminiscent of McClellands red VA blends, Christmas Cheer immediately comes to mind as soon as the smoke hits my tongue. After that some Virginia sweetness here and there shines through and some earthy tones are more noticable. C&D's small batch is one of the best tobaccos for new smokers or veterans. Similar Blends: Compare/contrast to GLP Union Square. Burns down to white ash. I would recommen Carolina Red Flake. All rights reserved. The room note reminded me of my grandfather's moldy old tobacc maybe my expectations were a bit high? I believe I'm unlikely to find a better Virginia Flake. B. Tasty, sweet, fragrant and light. While not a huge Virginia fan I had to get a few of these and the one I have gotten into so far makes me glad I did. 2001-2023 STC Holdings LLC, a division of Mac Baren USA. It's not as smooth as McClelland 40th Anniversary by any stretch, but in my opinion, that blend sets the standard as far as a smooth Virginia is concerned. 164 were here. Th is medium-strength, medium-flavored blend hit the mark like other C&D small-batch offerings. First of all, I'll say the sour room note coming from my wife's pipe lit before mine, did not give me a high expectation. But this one does not fit that description, and offers more depth and complexity. Get the Facts: Customers who bought this item also bought G.L. One of my first thoughts was that doesnt sound like a small batch to me but I had already succumbed to the limited edition fever as I usually miss out on these and for the sake of my pocket book probably just as well. Notes: Wow, quite a spicy/peppery Virginia blend! copyright intellectual property of the reviewer and STC Holdings LLC and may not be For a single component blend this definitely has more complexity, depth and body than you might expect. (It would be interesting to mix this with a little Cabbie's Mixture the citrus fruit in this tobacco might pair well with the deep raisin of that other blend.) Significantly better, THIS is the year. the sweetness is well balanced with the tartness. The quality of the red Virginia in this blend rivals the McClelland Virginias in their 40th Anniversary and Christmas Cheer offerings, but does not possess nearly the vinegar/ ketchup smell and taste that they (particularly Christmas Cheer and some of their other blends) do. I like it. For the most part, the flake is fairly broken up right from the tin, requiring very little prep before packing a bowl. Lets see with time how it develops. Posted by Verified Customer on 31st Oct 2020 . I wasnt expecting that. There has been a recall on this product for mold. We will deny any order we believe has been placed by a minor. Through the stoving process, this select flue-cured leaf maintains its naturally . 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