Customer Reviews (72 Total)
Reviewing: Carolina Red Flake 2oz
Overall Rating:
Oh So Good.
November 03, 2017
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
Got my tins today and after 15 minute dry time I fired it up. This is a great red Virginia with a smooth taste and no bite. Mid nic hit and a wonderful bready and slightly incense retrohale. I definitely like it and I am not a expert reviewer, but I ... Read More
have smoked baccy for 40 years. Read Less
Beware of fake one star reviews
October 17, 2019
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
I love all the one star reviews from people that are just mad they can't buy anymore tins. Seems a little, shall we say, immature.
Anyway, Ive smoked several different straight virginias and this is definitely my favorite. Smokes great and tastes ... Read More
great, what more can you ask for (aside from more availability LOL). Read Less
A New Classic
October 15, 2019
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
After McClelland closed down I was worried that we wouldn't be able to purchase quality Virginia tobaccos. I was wrong. Jeremy Reeves at Cornell&Diehl proved that he has the chops to be one of the best blenders in the USA. I find the red Virginia... Read More
s to be sweet and satisfying. More of the dark fruity characteristics than the hay that you can find in other Virginia blends. This is something that I look forward to every year. Read Less
Notice of Recall of product
July 08, 2016
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
There has been a recall on this product for mold. Not sure why that fact isn't prominently displayed on this site.
C&D is doing replacement tins, but this site should be (1) Posting that fact and (2) Helping customers to document that they purch... Read More
ased the product being recalled and how they can facilitate getting replacement tins.
C&D and this site provide great products and services but should help customers on this one to make this a smooth process.
p.s. I rated this product low because of the recall. I have NOT opened the tins and smoked it. Read Less
This is what Sophisticated American Blending Tastes Like
June 14, 2016
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
I have, so far, been disappointed in the raw, dusty, burley-heavy American tobacco scene when it comes to Virginias, with the exception of McClelland.
But this is wonderful, composed, but with that American "rawness" readily available. It ... Read More
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. Yeah the dried fruits are there along with the citrus and hay, the traditional red VA flavors. Interestingly fir a low note there is a hint of cocoa and for a mouthfeel an almost soapy astringency... but very pleasant. Different than almost any flake I've smoked. The only drawback is, because it is so easy to burn evenly, and comes in the tin ready to pack, it does burn a little fast for most flake users--and it is a little difficult to really get a rhythm with it that will reveal all the flavors. Definitely a flake for your small pipes, I am damn glad I bought several tins of this before it disappeared forever.
Bring it back, C&D, as a permanent offering, and you have at least one lifetime customer. Read Less
I can't get it, so how can I revirw it ?7
October 16, 2019
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
The 25 tin a day limit is too high and leaves many of us wanting
Make it 5 tins a day and keep the hogs at bay. I don't want to wait a year for more, and I'm probably not alone.
Don't worry, you'll sell oit with a 5 tin limit, it will just give so... Read More
me more of yout customers a chance.
BTW, my dealings with the company have been excellent, but this is one thing I think you could do better. Read Less
A Strong & Tasty Red Virginia - Nothing Better
May 25, 2019
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
This is a broken flake tobacco... can be smoked as is or rubbed out into its course cut condition & has a long burn rate. Very satisfied with the flavor & appreciated the extra strength. One medium or even a smaller bowl would be enough to sa... Read More
tisfy the Vitamin N necessity of any piper. This is probably not an all day smoke for many but can certainly be enjoyed on a daily basis, being much closer to the strong side in the medium to strong classification, especially toward the last third. It is much better in a deeper bowl & provides you with a long, cool burning smoke session... like the Energizer Bunny, it just keeps going & going, getting stronger and tastier as the smoke wafts over the lower portion of the tobacco in your bowl. Dried properly, it burns down to a fine grey ash with very little moisture to contend with, depending on the quality of your pipe which has a lot to do with gurgle & moisture content. Read Less
需要细品的V草,不推荐新手
March 17, 2021
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
纯V。劲道3.0,饱满度3.0,室韵3.5,需要控制好燃烧和抽吸才会出好味道。偏老手向的一款V草
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2020 CRF
October 08, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
I'm very familiar with the previous batches of CRF, and just now smoked my first bowl of the 2020 batch. Lower sugar content and higher nicotine are obvious. Flavors are more focused on the peppery part. If I to had place it somewhere on a list, I wo... Read More
uld place it between the 2019 batch of CRF and C&Ds Burley Flake #2. Quality product for sure, but definitely different from the previous batches as you would expect it to be. Read Less
Batch 3
November 17, 2018
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
The tobacco is in a broken flake like the last batch and looks great. There is a dark sweet fruit presence and no hay hint. This looks like a great VA and should age well.
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
I'm not sure I like this very much.
Not the tobacco. This Carolina Red Flake is fantastic...Ross Arlen T. was spot on in his assessment. It's exactly what I look for in VA flake and then some. And that's the problem. What do I do if I want more?
... Read More
I was lucky and snagged 4 tins. Right place at the right time, I guess. But what about when it runs out? And what about poor old Andy B.?
Post Script: Well, I guess the people that didn't get any of this are the lucky ones. All of it has been recalled due to possible mold issues. Very disappointed. Read Less
Significantly better, THIS is the year. '22
September 27, 2022
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
Compared to the 2020 edition, which was broken flake all red virginia at 8.6% sugar, THIS 2022 edition is a red-orange virginia mix and has 13.6% sugar, a 60%+ improvement. Comparing visually to my now 2 year old 2020 edition, I notice that the small... Read More
intact flakes of this year are more visually appealing, and the initial smell is better I feel. I have a couple vintages of Carolina Red Flake, as well as Red Flake w/ Perique and out of all of them I believe this year is the one to cellar and will have the most value in the future both in quality of taste and probably resale. End of Speech.
Ron Swanson Read Less
Fine, Sweet Tang Of The Carolina Old Belt
October 12, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
Through all my wide-ranging sampling of Cornell & Diehl blends, I’ve never been disappointed. And this latest indulgence was no different. Though I steer far more toward burley and dark-fired Kentucky, I do appreciate Virginias when blended right. Th... Read More
is medium-strength, medium-flavored blend hit the mark like other C&D small-batch offerings. Jeremy Reeves confined himself to a limited medium: just painting with Virginia leaf (from one of America’s greatest tobacco regions, the Carolina Old Belt) and nothing else. There are no nutty burleys or sweetly sour Orientals to his behind, like improperly smoked meat can hide behind a strong barbecue sauce. And still, that blender maestro rendered a fine work of tobacco art. The hay is indeed present but what’s most notable is the sweetness of the Virginias and the tang of citrus (somewhere between orange and lemon) and I did confirm it—cranberries. Here’s to C&D, and Jeremy, you are the man! 4.5 stars. Read Less
Fantastic
October 15, 2019
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
I prefer this over McClelland Red Cake. Earthier, spicer and a bit more body to it. No ketchup/vinegar aroma is also a bonus.
Well that went Quick!
June 11, 2016
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
Just got the "Carolina Red Flake Is Here" email but the tobacco was sold out already....
Anyone got a spare tin? ;-)
My tins showed up today
September 13, 2022
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
I’ve now come to understand about the mixed product reviews on certain tobaccos so my review will be on the 2020 batch that just happens to be exactly two years old today. To clarify, I ordered two tins of the 2022 batch and am hoping for more. To ke... Read More
ep shipping costs down, I also grabbed a new Peterson Aran X105 with nickel band. I love Peterson Billiards and have examples of all the common sizes, including another X105. I decided before the new stuff showed up that i’d set it aside not knowing how it might change in a couple of years. As I was putting it away, I noticed some other tins of Carolina Red Flake and pulled out the oldest to try. The tin date is 9/15/20 so it’s almost exactly two years old. The tin was slightly swollen but that proved to be of no concern. The tin note is very subtle. A soft aroma of fruit and tobacco would best describe it. The Flakes seemed a bit on the dry side but as flake tobacco goes, the moisture content proved to be spot on and after shredding about three flakes and loading my new pipe, which had only seen one use and that of unadulterated burley, I lit up. The charring light was unremarkable, I let it go out, tamped it down and gave it a good light. The X105 isn’t a huge pipe but it took over an hour to get through this trial bowl and I must say that there was nothing bad about it at all. As a matter of fact, it was very enjoyable. The aroma is mild and the taste is of best quality Red Virginia; smooth, no bite and delicious…and this is out of a brand new pipe. To Peterson’s credit, I’ve occasionally run across one that is near perfect from the first bowl and this seems to be one of them. I write while I smoke and absentmindedly puff away continuously with little regard for the pipe. I couldn’t ignore the fine tobacco flavor or coolness of the smoke. I’ll hope that my 2021 batch and fresh 2022 batch turn out as well. Next time I’ll buy more. And if more of the 2022 becomes available, I’ll add a couple more tins and wonder how it’s gonna taste in 2024. The growers should get a blue ribbon for their efforts and Jeremy continues to be as good as they get with his work. I love it when things come out right. Read Less
Excellent tobacco
February 14, 2021
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
I love this tobaco.......
Perfection in a bowl!
February 02, 2021
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
I believe I'm unlikely to find a better Virginia Flake. I wish I'd bought more. And now it seems it's gone for good. I wonder if C&D can be convinced to make the regular red they get into a bulk flake like they do for bright...
Love the Small Batches!
January 02, 2021
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
I try to catch these, the very hour they go on sale! This is Virginia at its finest!
As advertised
November 10, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
Okay, I'll admit it, I bought this on another site. I popped it open and was surprised it had a mild scent. I put it in a Peterson and was pleasantly met with good taste and good room note. The wife didn't jump up and leave the room. I would recommen... Read More
d this and I'll would order it again. Read Less
Another hit
November 06, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
Love the smell opening the tin and seeing those flakes, great tasting blend
The best tobacco for a new smoker or veteran smoker
October 16, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
Carolina Red Flake. C&D's small batch is one of the best tobaccos for new smokers or veterans. Smooth, non-bitter, good long smooth burn if you pack it with care into your bowl. It's more mild on taste and I get wild reviews with room notes fo... Read More
r those who don't like cigars or cigarrets. Taste is actually while mild on the palette. Hints of baked rasins on the sides of the tongue with no bite. A good mulberry rush on a fresh light, with that raisin, oak and almost roasted pumpking back notes after the first light. There's never a big mystery why this sells out so fast. One of THE best flake tobacco you can ever smoke and worthy of storing long term in your humidor for those special occasions. If you are lucky enough to buy in bulk, it would be luxurious every day smoke. 10 starts out of 5 for me. Can't get any better than this. Read Less
Good, not great
October 12, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
maybe my expectations were a bit high? based upon the description i expected a little more sweetness, i found it to be somewhat bland and one dimensional. i will admit, my tin had no aging time to it and i suspect that with aging this tobacco should ... Read More
mature well, but cellaring, aging, and waiting are not my thing. 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. i smoke mostly Va. or VaPer. blends, and i look for the sweetness and spice often associated with those types of blends, this didn't have it, the flavor reminded me somewhat of a toasted cigar, not bad at all but just not my preference. Read Less
Best Virginia!
October 09, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
Ordered three tins and they came today. Tried one bowl and promptly ordered three more. Smoked in a favorite average size Canadian. Opened the tin and sniffed the mild hay like aroma of good tobacco. Nothing earth shattering, just a really fine tobac... Read More
co smell, I took the edge of some of the medium cut flakes and stuffed the bowl without rubbing out. The moisture content is perfect, given the low density of my packing method, I packed it pretty tightly, smoothed the top and fired it up. After the charring light, I tamped it again and lit up for real. What an instantly pleasurable smoke it is. Moderately strong tobacco flavor with a nice grassy note and good thick smoke. 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. Tamped the partially smoked bowl and drove into the mountains enjoying every puff for another half hour. Full flavor and a bit of sweetness were right there all the way down. Its easy to keep lit, has no bite and is, in my opinion, the best Virginia I’ve ever smoked. On the way home I decided I’d better order another three more tins as I could see that it will get smoked. My thanks to the farmers that grew it and to Jeremys hard working staff for prepping it into a very nice flake. It needs nothing but a good pipe, a match and an hour or two of relaxed smoking. Read Less
Nice change of pace..
April 27, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
Love me my heavy Lat-forward English blends (50%+ Latikia, thank you). However, when PS.C advertised this tobacco, I bought a couple of tins...just based on the description.
I am glad I did.
Been enjoying the blend in a number of varied pipes incl... Read More
uding two Savinelli "Bing's Favorite" long-stemmed Billiards, a couple of Brighams and a couple of other pipes I pulled from the rack from rotation.
Delightful, easy-smoking, good flavor and room notes. One hint...Light the "load" smoke for a bit..maybe 3-4 minutes and then set the pipe down. When it is cool to the touch, relight. The flavor and aroma becomes much more pronounced...the Perique notes are more prominent and the Carolina Red Flake mellows the experience out.
Certainly glad I bought two tins. One for now and one to save until C&D makes up another batch.
Bill in NYC Read Less
quite special
November 11, 2019
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
A royal virginia queen,it´s 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 ... Read More
marvelous blend.Craving for the next Big Small Batch. Read Less
Best mouthfeel I’ve ever encountered
November 03, 2019
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
Very unpretentious tobacco. Very straightforward flavor profile and comes just as the description says it is.
Dried for 10-15 minutes and wow. Robust and nice spice. But the mouthfeel is the best I’ve encountered. I have smoked many different blends... Read More
including a good bit of the long gone McC blends we loved.
But this stuff has a chewy smoke. The flavor is rich and lingers on the palate. When I first lit the bowl I ran to get 6 more tins.
It’s special. Read Less
Trumendous flavor
October 23, 2019
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
I was able to buy some of this tobacco when it went up for sale and should have bought more. This is the best red Virginia i believe I have ever had. Awesome job to Cornell & Diehl and smoking pipes for making this available for us to enjoy.
Just as good, but different, than last year's batch
October 23, 2019
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
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. It has more flavor and is sweeter even though the percentage sugar on the tin is about the same as it... Read More
was last year. Probably the only complaint I would have if I had one is that the enhanced sweetness reduces it's "bite" and I like the bite a lot, that's why I mostly smoke untopped straight VA's and burleys (with the exception of LC Santee). So I guess it's a tradeoff. Hopefully 15 tins, along with the C&D Interlude, Burley Flake #2, and Low Country Santee that I also smoke, will be enough to last me until it comes out again next year. Read Less
Simply Delicious
October 21, 2019
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
This is, simply put, one delicious, all day blend that meets or exceeds everything it's been advertised to be. I bought 5 tins. My only regret is that I should've bought MORE! I simply love this delicious tobacco and I highly recommend it. If the... Read More
y can reissue more of this, I will definitely buy much more. Read Less
Beautiful Virginia
October 16, 2019
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
I am a Virginia snob, and a long-time lover of McClelland's small-batch special releases. If this sounds like you, I implore you to try to get your hands on some of this; it's a deep, sophisticated Virginia that ranks right up there with some of the ... Read More
best I have ever tried, but even more...clean? There's a clarity and smooth, natural flavor that I absolutely love. Excellent work C&D! Read Less
The Best
February 21, 2019
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
The best pipe tobacco I've ever smoked, bar none.
Great smoke!
November 27, 2017
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
I wish that I had ordered more. This is a really good tobacco blend.
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
This is a great reds blend that we are enjoying.
Great tobacco
October 02, 2024
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
I’m enjoying this. My new favorite will be ordering a few more tins.
Not cloying...Very balanced red blend
October 02, 2024
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
I like VA red tobaccos but I usually find them cloying on their own... This blend gives me what I love about VA red without that. Really balanced, nice job guys!
2024 Batch
October 01, 2024
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
Perhaps it’s me but the 2024 Carolina Red Flake doesn’t have the same piquant spiciness found in the 2022 release, which remains my favorite of the lot (I missed out on the 2023 batch). The 2024 CRF has a slightly different composition than that used... Read More
in 2022 and seems a tad smoother by comparison. It’s still an exceptional red Virginia flake; rich and flavorful with a fuller body than most. It just lacks that certain zing or whatever it was that made the 2022 batch so compelling and enjoyable to me. A slight disappointment as I was hoping for a repeat of that wonderful year. Read Less
Great blend
September 29, 2024
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
I love virginia tobaccos. Taste is delicious but I can not take the bite and burn. It can be like eating hot peppers!
So finding a virginia that does not bite is always welcome.
An added bonus is how savory and substantial the flavor profile of this ... Read More
blend is once past the halfway mark.
I think this edition may go down as one of the all time greats from C&D. Read Less
Best virginia on the market
September 26, 2024
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
No topping 3 type of virginia and not that complex but cellar it for two years and you will have magical time smoking this everytime you smoke. It is not that complex although red virginias tend to be bitter like quiet nights is but this is totally d... Read More
ifferent red virginia glad I had the chance to stack good number this year. I had only 4 tins on 2022 release this time i ended up with 30 tins :) Read Less
Virigina Perfection
September 24, 2024
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
I've had them all, but boy howdy, the 2024 iteration is something extra special.
Buy 100 tins.
My go to smoke for several years
May 31, 2023
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
After buying a tin of this tobacco, which I didn't have much hope for, it became my go to smoke. I bought a box of it afterward. I've now run out in 2023.
The Carolina Red Flake, to me, is a dream smoke. As long as you don't smoke a "hot&quo... Read More
t; pipe, you'll be treated to a smooth taste on the tongue, there is a small bite on the back palate, but the retrohale and exhale of this tobacco is quite calming, reminiscent of sage, a roound (hard to describe) taste, almost of black cherries in some respect.
If I could afford to by endless cases of Carolina Red Flake in order to be able to smoke it the rest of my life, I would! Read Less
Quickly became my favorite
November 20, 2022
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
(2022 version) This is a tangy, medium-bodied blend of red Virginias that lives up to the billing. The taste is all Virginia to me but with some heft and body to it. More complex than a typical VA, this one is likely to please both lovers of straight... Read More
VA and VAPers alike. 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 ordered all I was brave enough to buy! Read Less
All gone
October 08, 2022
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
It's a sad time we're in when people buy so much that a person can't even buy one ffs. If I did that I'd be ashamed. I'm sure one day I'll get to try it, but really what a bunch of panic buyer's. I truly hope as you sit there rubbing your hands ... Read More
together that it's your precious. Sad sad sad. Read Less
Good Smoke
October 19, 2019
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
Been smoking nothing but Virginia for close to 35 years and this one is at the top! It is unique as Red Virginia's go very little bite, cool burning, nice complex earthy flavor, with a little something "floral" on the retrohale. Very nice weekend smo... Read More
ke. Only issue is that I did not buy enough! Read Less
Surpringly complex
October 27, 2024
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
For just a mixture of different red Virginia's this blend brings alot to the table. The lower sugar content on these years crops had me surprised at times when I felt like I was tasting powdered sugar. Some of the bowl felt like a nice spice element ... Read More
was in there with bread notes and fruits. Overall it's great fresh but I can't wait to see how this ages in the coming years. Read Less
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
I bought 4 tins, stoved 2 at 190 degrees for 2 hours, let em sit for 3 weeks before opening, microwaved one for a few seconds & pressed it in a noodle press for a week sitting at 90 degrees. I left one stoved tin in a jar unpressed. Left one tin ... Read More
unopened & am smoking an opened tin.The crumble cake from the pressed tin is spectacular. Will probably let it sit for a few months to uncompress a bit and merry more flavor. Dark fruit, molasses, sweet grass, and more complexity, smoothness, and cooler burning dominate the stoved, pressed reds. Fresh from the tin is everything youd expect from a sweet C&D Red Carolina flake tin, fresh hay, citrus, a bit of fruit with a great all around sweet tobacco finish. Great batch in ‘24 for sure. Read Less
一款超出预期的草
October 22, 2024
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
多醒一会草,用小斗慢慢啜吸,愉悦的v草本味逐渐化开。没有添加其他风味,简简单单却不单调。需要拿出时间细品的草,期待陈化后的表现。
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
红切这款斗草不太适合新手 但对于我自己是非常喜欢每年都会存一点但不会存太多比较每年都会推出新草
Unique Taste of CRF 2024!!!
October 10, 2024
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
The 2024 edition of CRF offering a new dimension of balanced taste and harmony.I totally agree with the tamed down of the zesty tanginess of this one compares to the previous years releases.But this one definitely bringing the new aura of unique Red ... Read More
Virginia taste that more to a smoother,darker,creamy and slight nuttiness with a harmony of caramelized medium taste of sweetness, whispering tang of dark fruity zest, smokey,hay,bready,herbal vegetation interplays,nice spice in the retrohale and detectable change of characters between the different puffing cadence which I found very interesting!Simply a new sophisticated approach!
Perfect moisture content right out of the tin, very nice flakes as usual,easy to prepare and packs easily.Very smooth thick cool billowing smokes throughout the bowl with minimal relights.
Medium taste and low to medium nicotine punch.
An another winner for 2024 and a perfect all day smokes!Gentlemen...enjoy! Read Less
Dried Fruit & Spice
October 09, 2024
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
If you enjoy dried fruit notes with a little pepper on the retrohale, you will really like this blend. The tin aroma has subtle raisin notes and the tobacco comes out to a perfect humidity for smoking right away.
Like!!!!!!
October 06, 2024
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
Very sweet and very good I'm anxious to see the blend of next year
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
顶级 在调味盛行的今天还有这种天然高糖的好草
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
我买了五罐,但是已经过去半年了依然没有收到包裹,期间不断地联系客服申请丢包也没有得到回复,非常不满
I don't get the hype
January 08, 2023
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
I bought 2 tins, 1 for now and one for 5 years later or so. It's not a bad tobacco, but I don't think it's as good as people make it out to be. It definitely needs to be smoked slowly, and tends towards a bitter aftertaste towards the bottom of the b... Read More
owl, so I may be doing something wrong. Read Less
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
I will leave you with this…. WOW!
Pleased, to say the least..
September 18, 2022
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
I've been smoking this edition Carolina Red Flake for a couple of days now in a variety of pipes ranging from a nosewarmer Reverse Calabash to a smallish 3/4s Bent Billiard to a quarter-bent pot. All my pipes are fed a diet of light to heavy English ... Read More
blends and VaPers so there is always some residual flavor influence.
That set-up out of the way, I am very glad to have ordered a sufficient quantity of this Small Batch. 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.
The smoke is light on the tongue and if my supply was not constrained by this C&D offering likely not becoming part of their "stable" of blends, it would be one of my go-to tobaccos.
Love it and will keep it with my specials...like the Savinelli 125th Anniversary Blend and several other limited editions. Read Less
Best of the Bunch
September 17, 2022
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
All the Small Batch with CRF up to the one with perique were all super disappointing for me. I just don't like them. Then came Anthology and I love that stuff, so I figured I'd give another CRF a go. I'm glad I did. It's really good. It's not as goo... Read More
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. Not as sour as the others. There's a bit more sweetness and some creamy grassy undertones that really make this one shine. Read Less
Great Virginia
September 15, 2022
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
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. I seem to have tongue bite issues with Virginias but I picked up a P-Lip and this is the 2nd Virginia I have run through it. I was ve... Read More
ry happy I did I was able to get the grassy, earthy, sweet flavor much better though I still yet to taste much citrusy notes as I move through the tin this gets better and better. I cant wait for the other tins to get several years on them to come back to once I get more of a taste for Virginias.(Update) This blend seems to have moments of greatness. Getting close to the end of this tin and I am now getting citrusy grassy earthy depth at times it’s a strange coming and going but when it’s there best taste of Virginia I’ve ever had.Update with a year of age the tin I just opened it truly great. Read Less
It's okay
September 14, 2022
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
I wasn't too impressed with this blend, what can I say? I'll give it some time to age a little and come back to it. As for now, I give it three stars for the smooth profile and no bite.
Homerun!
September 07, 2022
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
C & D, Homerun! Nice bready notes.
Hat Trick
Carolina Red Flake, Sun Bear, and Anthology.
3 for 3. Way to go!
Perfect!
October 03, 2021
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
By far one of my favorite va blends. It never disappoints.
Please bring it back!!
June 08, 2021
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
Title of review says it all!! Rich and complex, sweet and full bodied with a lovely creaminess to it!
As described straight forward and complex
March 19, 2021
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
Straight forward and complex is the best way to describe it, very pure flavor with wonderful room note and aroma. Zero bite, perfect humidity level, and very flavorful. Best Virginia yet in my opinion
Trustworthy
January 29, 2021
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
Smooth and reliable smoke. I like it with morning coffee as I try to focus on writing. Mild taste, little to no bite, pleasant room note. Good all day smoke if desired.
For new and established smokers a good smoke to enjoy
January 02, 2021
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
Cornell & Diehl don't disappoint anyone with their Carolina Red Flake. This is not your candy store or typical aromatic tobacco. If you smoke a bowl right, you WANT this as much as you are able to buy it. This is one of the smoothest, unadulte... Read More
rated tobacco tins you can ever purchase. If you pack your bowl right, you'll get an enjoyment no other tobacconists can provide! This is a tobacco tin worth waiting for and worth it's money X10. Wait for it and buy it up.Save it all and smoke all year long. This is the blend of Gold. Read Less
Real treat
November 14, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
What we have here is one fine VA Flake.
For a single component blend this definitely has more complexity, depth and body than you might expect. Amazing what a little aging can do! Super subtle smooth sweetness right from the start, progressing... Read More
to a mouth watering tangy tartness towards the finish . Without doubt this could easily be revered as an all day smoke that only leaves you wanting to pack another one! A couple bowls and it becomes obvious why these small batch blends go so fast. Read Less
Great Tobacco Blind
October 29, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
Half way thru my first tin. Really great smoke. Smooth with no bite. Like the fact that is made with Carolina tobacco. I will be ordering more in the future.
Guess I'm a Weirdo
October 14, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
Everyone seems to love this tobacco, but not me. Plenty of flavor and rich smoke, just not my cup of tea, I got a bitter taste. I normally love Virginias but this one didn't do it for me. The room note reminded me of my grandfather's moldy old tobacc... Read More
o barn. Read Less
Tangy,sour,VA tingle
August 07, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
I have a jarred tin of this tobacco from the mid 2019 release..Definitely didn't like it a year ago.... Since that time I've only smoked about 4 bowls from the tin..BUT NOW... this is a far more robust red Virginia than I notice in other C&D blends, ... Read More
this one is very complex and has a certain amount of a nose and mouth tingle...the good kind..later down the bowl,it takes on a more bready essence,yet the sour and tangy still lingers..it is a good smoke for more experienced pipers..nic hit is medium...I recommend this one for pipers who wish to explore the true nature of VA tobaccos and how varied they tend to behave. Read Less
Forget it.
March 04, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
A bowlful of tongue burn. Burns fast, little flavor, and a flat-out disappointment. I gave it a half star as the system expects something there.
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz
I'm a lightweight with nicotine and each time I've smoked this I've gotten super buzzed. I'd recommend puffing this delicious stuff after dinner on a full stomach - I've made the mistake of having a bowl on the way home from work and arriving a touch... Read More
nauseous lol. Still, it's a deliciously earthy, fresh red Virginia. Dried fruits, citrus and light haystack smell. Really a wonderful blend but dont let the nicotine slap you too hard! Read Less