Cornell & Diehl: Green River Vanilla 2oz Pipe Tobacco

The C&D Bulk Library Project

Green River Vanilla
Smoking Pipes rating: 3.6

This oily to the eye and touch aromatic* sizzles when lit and is comprised of black cavendish.

Sampled three times in a MM Missouri Pride.

Aromatic*.

It surprised me to see GRV listed as an aromatic and not as a blending component. Mainly because I see it listed distinctly as an ingredient in other blends . Sure one could say it’s just a process burley - but then again isn’t DFK , Perique and cigar leaf all burley that’s processed in unique ways ?

Anyway - when I fired up the bowl I was surprised at the pronounced “sizzle” I got. Expected a lot of steam - and bite - but that never materialized. Interesting. The vanilla flavor tastes good. It does not feel forced , just strong and “confident”. Leaves the bowl kinda soupy …
This blend should come with training wheels - it’s probably a great first bowl for someone who’s dead set on starting with aromatics. I bet it’s a hit with folks who find mayonnaise to be too spicy , too.

I’m in a quandary here. As a blending component , I’d give it a 3. As an aromatic in its own feet , I’d give it a 2.5. But as something I’m willing to cellar , aligning with my scale, honestly it’s a 2.

It starts well, fades to nothing and leaves you a mess to clean up.

My rating : 2- meh. It’s ok but I won’t mind never having it again, but I’ll smoke what I got

This is #27 of 101 blends In the C&D bulk category I am reviewing....Read More

Mid, no cap. Can hardly taste the vanilla.

This dark, delicious tobacco is my go to for smoking straight or blending. With smoothly creamy notes that are light and easy to smoke, you get subtle hints of sweet toasted marshmallow with a satisfying crackle as it burns. Nothing is more relaxing than kicking back and enjoying a bowl of this lightly sweet goodness. Try it plain or mix it with an old favorite, you can’t go wrong. I tend to order it in bulk as I will smoke through a small tin quickly. The room notes are comprised of a light sweet smelling, yet subtle vanilla. A great weekend or everyday smoke....Read More

This stuff is dark. I don't really get a vanilla smell out of the bag and it's pretty wet. But in the pipe it's a mild vanilla taste. Not bad, not too sweet. Personally it's not one I'd light up daily, but every now and again it's not a bad one

It was nutty, peppery, and sweet, as can be expected. My daughter Lucy thought it smelled like peanut butter (which is nice, because I never can discern the smell of the tobacco). A little horse radishy up-the-nose at times (which I don’t mind, really).
 Roasted sweet peppers, baker’s chocolate with sugar , black coffee (Columbia) with cream, and horse tacky leather (but not sweat). It was really nice. I liked it. Kinda like Crazy Ray’s crunchy peanut butter with some sugar....Read More

This isn't a tobacco i smoke often but i do always like to keep it on hand, the vanilla flavor is mild and not cloying or overly artificial, in the jar the smell is more reminiscent of brownies, and it shows itself in the smoke playing nicely with a subdued burley flavor remaining after the Cavendish process. It comes out of the bag/tin alarmingly wet, and with a coating reminiscent of cooking oil (that WILL stain, dont smoke this wearing white!), but even without drying burns well with minimal gurgle or need for pipe cleaners. The profile while smoking is fairly one dimensional, but pleasant, and with a room note that's gentle and wonderful. I definitely recommend giving this a shot if you enjoy Captain Black Dark, Lane BCA, or any other straight Cavendish blends....Read More

I've had C&D blends that were fantastic. I've had vanilla blends that were fantastic. This isn't one of them. There's a slight vanilla aroma, but I'm just not getting the flavor. I'm not sure where it falls flat, maybe it just doesn't smoke well in the pipe that I chose this evening, maybe I need to smoke another bowl or two to really figure it out, but at this point in time, this is probably one of the lightest, most disappointing vanilla blends I've had. Unless this just shines in a different bowl size and shape or gets better with subsequent bowls, I won't be buying this one again....Read More

This has become my favorite yard work tobaccey. When I first received tin I thought it was too wet, nope, packed and light great. Very cool, long smoke that was relaxing while mowing. Tin note is nice and a very mild smoke. Vanilla does not come through in smoke which made it great. Also nice crackle when lighting. Will definitely keep this on hand....Read More

Fairly mild vanilla flavor in my opinion. Not too much taste. I prefer BCA as it is a bit sweeter and richer in flavor. This is just a "meh" kind of tobacco for me. The major downside is this is the goopiest tobacco i have ever seen. Literally left a puddle of goo in the bottom of my bowl. Never buying again....Read More

Nicely flavored but not overdone. Smokes great to the bottom of a deep bowl.