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Cornell & Diehl: Byzantium Pipe Tobacco

Product Number: 005-459-0008

An intriguing interpretation of the classic Balkan. Redolent of Latakia, Orientals, and bracing Perique, Byzantium is an alluring companion for flights of the imagination to exotic lands.
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  • Components: Latakia, Perique, Orientals
  • Family: English
  • Cut: Ribbon
Customer Reviews
Overall Rating:
4.3
51 reviews
Very fine in my opinion.
November 06, 2024
Product: Cornell & Diehl Byzantium Bulk
Absolutely beautiful and harmonious. My senses tell me that I'm in the woods. Instant reliever.
Smoke fit for a (Byzantine) Emperor!
September 08, 2024
Product: Cornell & Diehl Byzantium Bulk
If Constantine the Great was still alive, he’d love this! I have nothing bad to say about this blend. It’s luxuriant, smoky, and smooth and pairs nicely with black coffee. It has a pronounced woodsy/fir tree/wet forest/peaty taste that reminds me of my canoe camping trips in the Canadian wilderness, as well as a fragrant incense taste that wouldn’t be out of place in the Hagia Sophia (when it was still a Cathedral). There is little to no sweetness. The smoke is cool with zero bite, and it’s not pungent like a cigar, yet still full bodied and strong. Nearing the bottom of the bowl, it doesn’t have this unpleasant ashy taste that the vast majority of tobacco has. Byzantium is nothing short of incredible. I can confidently say that this is my favourite tobacco. If your body is a temple, then this is the incense you need to purify it!...Read More
My new favorite.
April 05, 2024
Product: Cornell & Diehl Byzantium 2oz
I've just returned to pipe smoking after twenty years away. I was a Balkan Sobranie guy before so like Virginia with heavy Latakia. I was to Cornell and Diehl because of their wide selection and, frankly, because I grew up in Horry County. I tried about half a dozen. I really wanted to like Professor since I am one. But Byzantium is the one. It's the closest I've found to old Balkan Sobranie black label--latakia forward. Smokes dry and cool. It'll be my go to....Read More
Not your average English Blend
September 24, 2023
Product: Cornell & Diehl Byzantium Bulk
Earthy, no sweetness, a change of pace when I am looking for something different. A keeper in my regular rotation
Top Notch Smoking Enjoyment
July 22, 2023
Product: Cornell & Diehl Byzantium 2oz
Originally, I was searching for a tobacco that had the components of an English blend without the Virginia's. Man, I found a winner in Byzantium! Upon first lighting, there is a nice spiciness to the smoke. As the bowl burns down, the spiciness mellows a bit and a mellow complexity, reminding me of hot buttered popcorn, seems to develop. Most definitely a great choice for anyone interested in a top notch smoking experience!...Read More
Balkan Magnificence!
August 03, 2022
Product: Cornell & Diehl Byzantium 2oz
This is easily one of my favorite English blends. The absence of Virginia allows the Latakia to take center stage and the Orientals are the perfect support. The Perique is flawlessly blended for the perfect amount of spice. I love it!
Great look at a balkan
March 25, 2023
Product: Cornell & Diehl Byzantium Bulk
The latakia gives you all the smokiness you desire with a slight sweet note. The orientals really shine with a sweet and sour flavor. The perique gives it just the right amount of that sweet spice you're looking for. I can smoke this more than once a day and it is definitely a feature in my rotation. Just a really wonderful blend....Read More
Rich and Pleasing
February 24, 2023
Product: Cornell & Diehl Byzantium Bulk
A good buy. I enjoy the flavors and aroma. Pretty rich and intricate
Boring
January 12, 2023
Product: Cornell & Diehl Byzantium Bulk
Although indeed very smooth and absolutely no tongue bite, it was somewhat bland and boring experience smoking it. Like, if would eat a steak without salt and pepper. A bit of tang is definitely missing. This mix might be ok for Virginia haters, but there are definitely better Balkan mixes on the market...Read More
Better than bad!
January 10, 2023
Product: Cornell & Diehl Byzantium 2oz
Take your time on this one. Perique was definitely present giving an intensely peppery flavor throughout the whole smoke, some Latakia and Orientals coming through but not enough to enjoy. Definitely a dirty peppery flavor mixed with a bitter black coffee, orange and juniper berry gin flavor, not getting much of the Orientals sour or the smokey, but they are there way in the background. Toward the middle and end, transformed into a big nicotine bang Balkan, nice and rich and sour! but much more promising if time is taken! Go Slow!...Read More
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