Customer Reviews (34 Total)
say whaaaaaattttttttt
October 25, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Cross-Eyed Cricket 2oz
so this is how this went,i haven't smoke a bowl for 30 plus min.before!i thought that didn't exist and it happen people not only it smokes the best than any tobacco i have ever smoked it tastes great too!what a smoke!!!!
Now my go to blend.
October 17, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Cross-Eyed Cricket 8oz
Must have gotten a bad batch in 2017. I wrote a bad review then and regret it. A blender can have a bad day just like the rest of us. After shelving a tin for 2 years I gave it a whirl again, in an unsmoked pipe. Wow! Love it. "Stoved" 4 oz... Read More
. 3 weeks ago... just opened jar today and fantastic. Read Less
Best tobacco in my short pipe smoking life
August 18, 2022
Product: Cornell & Diehl Cross-Eyed Cricket 2oz
I've only been pipe smoking for a month now. Got a tin of this in my first order ever. Great choice! Aroma of rum hits you right off the bat when you open it. It's a moist tobacco that snaps and pops as you smoke it. Great aroma of rum as it burns sl... Read More
owly. It's a cooler smoke than the otc tobaccos I've been stuck with. It tastes just as it smells as well. Great after dinner smoke. I'll get more of this. Very smooth as well. Read Less
Well cross my eyes and call me a happy piper
December 17, 2022
Product: Cornell & Diehl Cross-Eyed Cricket 2oz
This is my go to blend for everyday smoking, smooth and always burns well. If you have not tried it get a tin or 12. It also ages well, so buy a few cans to put back.
Awesome blend
November 22, 2021
Product: Cornell & Diehl Cross-Eyed Cricket 2oz
This blend is pretty tasty, doesn't bite, has characteristics of both English and an aromatic. A lot like Sutliffs eastfarthing, but with a slightly more obvious sweetness and rum aroma. Pretty sweet, but not too much, little boozy, notes of rum are ... Read More
very pleasant. Sense latakia, perique and some turkish too ( but not too straight forward). I can sense creaminess and tiny bit of spiciness too, leaves good aftertaste and wet/creamy feeling in mouth, nice room note, I think it can be smoked inside.
Tin note: smells like a bottle of good rum. ( Perhaps vanilla flavored rum).
Strength: mild/ mind-medium.
Nicotine: low/ low-medium.
Taste: medium
Smoked fresh out of a tin, comes a little moist ( but that's the way I actually like my tobaccos, doesn't interfere with lighting or smoking process), since I'm a very slow smoker I need couple of relights, but I think most of you won't need many.
Smoked with a briar pipe. Read Less
Give it a chance...
February 06, 2021
Product: Cornell & Diehl Cross-Eyed Cricket 2oz
Definitely air this one out upon arrival. Very, very moist. Also, smelled like a gatorade bottle of Redman chew spit. HOWEVER.... after sitting in a jar for a couple of days, the smell mellowed out, so i loaded a bowl. And very surprisingly, the rum ... Read More
punch is not as overpowering as it smells, and it is quite a pleasant smoke. It is extremely unique for sure. Never have I smoked anything like it, and I applaud them for that. Read Less
More Aro than English
December 18, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Cross-Eyed Cricket 2oz
This is more an aromatic than an English blend, at least the tin I received is any way. The tin and room note is that of a smokey buttered rum with a hint of caramel cream. Not bad at all, just not what I was expecting based on the reviews. The toppi... Read More
ng/casing works well with the tobaccos. It's sweet, smokey, a little briney and delicious as hell. The more I smoke it, the more I like it! Read Less
Product: Cornell & Diehl Cross-Eyed Cricket 2oz
Very nice tin note. Moist but not overly so. After the charring light smokes smooth and creamy without any bite. It’s very mild and the rum punch is barely noticeable but adds a nice sweetness. All in all a very pleasant smoke and could be an all day... Read More
smoke. Aromatic or English? Who cares! Read Less
Be Bold & Enjoy!
March 09, 2019
Product: Cornell & Diehl Cross-Eyed Cricket 2oz
I absolutely love this blend! It breaks "traditional" Latakia and Perique mindsets with an introduction into a new world of flavor!
Not what I expected
September 25, 2018
Product: Cornell & Diehl Cross-Eyed Cricket 2oz
By itself, this is one of the most boring tobaccos I have tried. It having Latakia and Perique, I was expecting a little bit more of a kick, but you only get a mild flavor one in a while. Otherwise, I got close to no taste out of this. I ended up mix... Read More
ing a healthy bit of latakia into it to make it smokable. Its only real potential might be to blend with other tobaccos. Read Less
A good Cavendish based blend
August 27, 2018
Product: Cornell & Diehl Cross-Eyed Cricket 2oz
For those wishing step up from a straight cavendish, this is a good start. Great tin aroma (plum like), room note is pleasurable. Tin was moist, but if packed loosely in the bowl is managablewith a slow steady draw. Just a slight hint or Latakia a... Read More
nd Perique and a good introduction to both. I liked it enough to consider an 8 oz tin for my rotation. Read Less
Black frigate light
August 08, 2017
Product: Cornell & Diehl Cross-Eyed Cricket 2oz
The title says it all. I prefer black frigate, however, this will do when frigate is out of stock. The latakia is less pronounced than frigate, but the rum is more pronounced. On the plus side, it burns and packs really well while refusing to go o... Read More
ut. Read Less
Product: Cornell & Diehl Cross-Eyed Cricket 2oz
Growing up in Knoxville, TN everyone knew of the cross eyed cricket. Best catfish and hush puppies around. Sadly it is a childhood memory now. As soon as I saw this I had to buy it. It's a pretty good smoke. I could see myself sitting around the catf... Read More
ish pond smoking this in the summer at the ole cross eyed cricket! Read Less
Very impressed!
May 10, 2017
Product: Cornell & Diehl Cross-Eyed Cricket 2oz
I just finished my tin of Cross-Eyed Cricket and I thought it deserved a review. The tin note is overpowering so be warned. It's almost sickly sweet, but the experience of smoking it is so much better. Retrohaling gives me a vanilla custard impres... Read More
sion. This stays lit very well, produces a lot of rich smoke, and takes some effort to make it bite (and I'm prone to smoking fast.) I'd recommend this in lieu of dessert with a cup of black coffee. It is rich, sweet, and a treat all by itself. Read Less
My Go 2 smoke
May 30, 2023
Product: Cornell & Diehl Cross-Eyed Cricket 8oz
Best all around smoke, burns great. Sweet on the retro, cool burn and easy to keep going.
Amazing blend
December 15, 2022
Product: Cornell & Diehl Cross-Eyed Cricket 2oz
From the very first wif of the tin till the last draw, this is one great blend. Smooth and tasty. A wonderful smoke to enjoy any time of day
Cross eyed Cricket made me cross eyed
August 21, 2022
Product: Cornell & Diehl Cross-Eyed Cricket 2oz
Very very disappointing. Would never buy again. This blend has a very bizarre and off putting casing added which completely removes any pleasant experience from this smoke. One of the worst tobaccos I’ve tried. Disappointing
Cross eyed Cricket made me cross eyed
August 21, 2022
Product: Cornell & Diehl Cross-Eyed Cricket 2oz
Very very disappointing. Would never buy again. This blend has a very bizarre and off putting casing added which completely removes any pleasant experience from this smoke. One of the worst tobaccos I’ve tried. Disappointing
Not Terrible, But Not Great
August 13, 2022
Product: Cornell & Diehl Cross-Eyed Cricket 2oz
I bought this as per a recommendation from a fellow piper. I have come to prefer aromatics in my journey of pipe smoking. When I saw that this one was featuring a rum punch flavor, I was sold. The first two smokes were great! Each lasted 25-35 minute... Read More
s a piece. Granted, i did transfer the tobacco to a mason jar for storage. After just two weeks, the rum punch flavor has disappeared completely. The burley did not maintain holding or even blending the flavors at all. This earned a "meh" at best. I'm thankful i only bought a 2oz tin, because i will not be buying more Cricket. Read Less
Product: Cornell & Diehl Cross-Eyed Cricket 2oz
I meant rum not whisky
Product: Cornell & Diehl Cross-Eyed Cricket 2oz
I meant rum not whisky
Wow.. Divine
August 04, 2022
Product: Cornell & Diehl Cross-Eyed Cricket 2oz
I have never reviewed a tobacco before but this one deserves a real mention. Bourbon and tobbaco at it's finest. The whiskey hits you in the face when you first open the tin and you think 'wow maybe that it over the top' but after the first 2 or 3 pu... Read More
ffs it is sublime. If you don't like whiskey don't buy it, but if you do then this tobacco is the perfect blend. I will be ordering a lot more. Read Less
one good smoke.
May 16, 2022
Product: Cornell & Diehl Cross-Eyed Cricket 2oz
This stuff is great.I just finished my 1st tin and will be getting more. Taste great, nice aroma and big clouds of smoke. Check it out
اروماتيك على خفيف
September 28, 2021
Product: Cornell & Diehl Cross-Eyed Cricket 2oz
بحسب مكونات الخلطة لم يذكر انها تحتوي على كافندش الاسود غير المحلى وكما هي عادة الخلطات الانجليزية فان كافندش غير الملحى يحمل نكهة الفواكه المجففه ليعزز نكهة البيريك وهذا ما جعل باقي المكونات غير واضحة المذاق انا لست من متذوقي خلطات الاروماتيك وهذه ت... Read More
جربتي الاولى مع خلطات الانجليش اروماتيك والحقيقه انني اعجبت بهذه الخلطة فلها مذاق يختلف عن باقي خلطات الاروماتيك ولكن اجد ان نجمتين ونصف تفي بحقها بالنسبة لي كشخص غير متذوق للاروماتيك بلند Read Less
Product: Cornell & Diehl Cross-Eyed Cricket 2oz
Easily the weirdest Tin note of all time. Gross in a I can't stop smelling it kinda way. Taste is similar. Gross yet unique. Like stuffing ones face with fruit juice while smoking a heavy tobacco. Keep swearing I'm going to never smoke this again yet... Read More
keep loading it up. If you want something completely left field then give it a try. Read Less
Product: Cornell & Diehl Cross-Eyed Cricket 2oz
Goopy topping with a hint of English
fantastic
September 11, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Cross-Eyed Cricket 8oz
I have been smoking a pipe for a while now. But just as any hobby I embark upon I go well over the top; for example I did not train to run a marathon, I trained to run a 100 mile ultramarathon.
With that said, I have been sampling as many differen... Read More
t types of pipe tobacco as humanly possible, searching for that PERFECT everyday smoke that I can sink my claws into. I dont know if THIS is THAT pipe tobacco, but it is certainly in the lead right now. The tin note is delicious, packs easy, burns well, tastes sweet but not cloyingly sweet; smell is pleasant and inviting. honestly I found myself packing 3 bowls in a row while on a 2.5 hour long conference call for work. C&D I have yet to try anything you have blended that gave me pause. great stuff!! UPDATE. I have 3 pounds cellared. It’s awesome. Read Less
Very nice. Even better than expected.
August 09, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Cross-Eyed Cricket 2oz
Kept this cellared for 2 years. What a nice surprise. Put it out for a couple hours before smoking.
Product: Cornell & Diehl Cross-Eyed Cricket 2oz
I wasn’t blown away by this one. It isn’t bad, I just won’t be buying again
Love the name
February 01, 2019
Product: Cornell & Diehl Cross-Eyed Cricket 2oz
Not great.flavor is lacking, strength is almost non existent and leaves a bad aftertaste, somewhat like irish blessing in overall lack of god knows whats missing here
A likeable Fellow...
November 08, 2017
Product: Cornell & Diehl Cross-Eyed Cricket 2oz
Cricket has long been one of my preferred smokes. In the grand scheme of pipe tobaccos I am a neonate, having tried very few. But Cricket has always had a good robust taste, with a pleasurable note. As a new piper I found it at times hard to keep lit... Read More
, but I believe a little extra drying time could help this. Needless to say, I keep some close at hand at all times. Read Less
Product: Cornell & Diehl Cross-Eyed Cricket 2oz
I thought the rest of the tin was going in my "potpourri" jar, but thought I'd give it one more try. I pored the whole tin out on a newspaper and mixed it up this morning. I left a pipe bowl worth or for tonight to dry a bit. Just finished ... Read More
a bowl. MUCH better. could taste the latakia, perique and, yes, the rum came through just right. Lesson learned: Mix up your tins first (latakia and perique must not have been on top) before smoking and ALWAYS give C&D blends a third or fourth try. Not my favorite, but a very nice blend. Read Less
Cross-Eyed blender
November 05, 2017
Product: Cornell & Diehl Cross-Eyed Cricket 2oz
Well, I love most of the C&D blends I've tried, but this is a failure out of the gates. Latakia? Perique? and the rum - only a hint now and a gain. I've tried this two nights as a first and last pipe without any change. Air and cardboard; no flav... Read More
or just like smoking a stale cigarette To be certain, I love C&D Lagonda and DaVinci among other blends from their house, but this one drops the ball big time. My son tried a bowl too and totally agreed. Definitely will not order again. Read Less