Cornell & Diehl: Bright Virginia Ribbon Pipe Tobacco

Product Number: 005-459-0025

High grade Old Belt golden Virginias. Sweet, with just a hint of citrus, because of a naturally high sugar content and relatively low presence of oil, this bright leaf makes both a fine companion to a Burley and a dandy smoke all its own.

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  • Components: Virginia
  • Family: Blending
  • Cut: Ribbon
Customer Reviews
Overall Rating:
3.7
47 reviews
Bright Virginia Ribbon
May 17, 2025
Product: Cornell & Diehl Bright Virginia Ribbon Bulk
The C&D Bulk Library Project

Bright Virginia Ribbin
Smoking Pipes Rating 3.8

This is a Blending tobacco, presenting singular ingredient bright leaf Virginia. To me the sample had aromas expected - growing up and still living on an operational tobacco farm in central NC, this bag sm
elled like walking into one of our curing barns - specifically like a Long brand bulk barn, and its symphony of scents including dust, cardboard, dried grass and wood that’s been baked by curing cycles for 20 years.

It’s a comforting smell. On aroma alone, this was beautiful.

Being a blending tobacco it is to a degree pretty singular, but that’s not to say without depth. It’s sweet , but it doesn’t also have the tang I love with leaf taken higher up the stalk. To be honest it is kinda boring to me - I love Virginias - but more so reds , orange - but lemon and bright leaf have a place and this sample was quality leaf. Good on the farmer for the cultivation and curing.

It’s a good reference smoke and I do think everyone should at some point buy small samples of blending materials to sample independently to get a taste and feel for them.

It’s Virginia - it’s got high sugar and can get hot. For a rapid smoker like me this is where I have to mentally remind myself of pace and cadence.

I do t get the hay, but there is a vegetal quality to it. I just wish it had a little more pizzazz or “oomph”.

This is a blend that suffers on my rating because I don’t see a need to bulk purchase and cellar it. While I have played with making my own blends, I order the components as needed, usually in quantity to a ratio I’ve already call, thus no extra left over nor need to age indefinitely.

As a blend in its face , I’d give it a 4.

In the spirit of this project:

my modified rating : 2- meh. It’s good and quality but I won’t mind never having it again, but I’ll smoke what I got andnirder only when I meed some

This is the 39th of 101 C&D Bulk lends to be reviewed for this project.
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Hidden treasure
April 08, 2025
Product: Cornell & Diehl Bright Virginia Ribbon Bulk
I bought this for some home blending experiments and was pleasantly surprised. This leaf has that sweet honey graham cracker flavor with a hint of citrus. Great all by itself. I also like to layer it with chunky blends that need a little something extra to help with the burn or a heavy English that needs a little help opening up....Read More
Mr.Mark
February 07, 2024
Product: Cornell & Diehl Bright Virginia Ribbon Bulk
I am actually a cigarette smoker. A lady friend suggested I get away from chemical saturated pre-rolls that were costing about $200 a month and try just strait Virginia tobacco. I roll my own cowboy style now and this is the best and most smooth cigarettes I've ever had. Additionally she says I no longer stink like an ashtray and I am truly a satisfied customer going this route....Read More
Nic to spare
July 08, 2024
Product: Cornell & Diehl Bright Virginia Ribbon Bulk
Great flavor and plenty of Nic to spare.
Simple!
April 20, 2024
Product: Cornell & Diehl Bright Virginia Ribbon Bulk
I just received this today and was impressed. It is light, a little citrus/grassy/bready. Very very happy. I ordered in bulk really wanting this to be a hit and I am not disappointed. Light enough to be an all day smoke. This is a great super simple blend. No relights needed. It definitely dries your mouth out!...Read More
Simple!
April 20, 2024
Product: Cornell & Diehl Bright Virginia Ribbon Bulk
I just received this today and was impressed. It is light, a little citrus/grassy/bready. Very very happy. I ordered in bulk really wanting this to be a hit and I am not disappointed. Light enough to be an all day smoke. This is a great simple blend.
Fantastic Blender
September 24, 2023
Product: Cornell & Diehl Bright Virginia Ribbon Bulk
For a nice, sweet, tangy, stiff Virginia blender, reach for this one. I have a couple pounds in the cellar at all times.
Personal Preference
November 22, 2023
Product: Cornell & Diehl Bright Virginia Ribbon Bulk
When blending at home, I almost always pair a percentage of this in when a blend calls for a Red Virginia. For me, that is almost always. Recently, among other components I tried blending this in with some chopped cigar. Although allowing to age a bit now, it's initial smoke produced some nice results. IMO the chopped cigar (although tasty) is a little "rough around the edges" and needs some more time....Read More
Not like bright at all
April 08, 2023
Product: Cornell & Diehl Bright Virginia Ribbon Bulk
This doesn’t smell or taste like bright. No flavor just tongue bite
Good for blending
February 22, 2023
Product: Cornell & Diehl Bright Virginia Ribbon Bulk
Good for Blending
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