Customer Reviews (41 Total)
Great Blend
December 05, 2017
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
Smokey, sweet and spicy, mysterious in every way. This blend is delicious from the charring light to the bottom of the bowl. Upon opening the tin you are greeted with a sweet wine aroma and something spicy in the background. The kasturi cigar leaf is... Read More
in the forefront of the entire smoke with the Virginia’s sweetness poking in from time to time. The perique adds a subtle spiciness on the exhale and definitely shows up in the retrohale. The room note is very pleasant and my wife approved of it right away. If you’re ever looking for something new to try from C&D give this blend a go. You won’t regret it! Read Less
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
5/5 Space Squids.
The madness is spreading, don't fight it.
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
More of a crumbled cake. The tin not and smoke was fantastic almost that of a spiced fruit the closest would be of apple cider I really enjoyed this blend.
Legit Goodness
September 20, 2018
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
Tin note is like nothing I have run across before. Notes of a craft store during the Christmas season with hints of spices, wood, and fig. Tin note is not off putting in any way, just different, and aromatic in a most intoxicating way. Cut is rubbed ... Read More
out flake resembling many dutch style cavendishes like Amphora. The smoke is fantastic with the cigar leaf never being too overbearing, and the virginias always taking a slight lead. Nic hit is medium to me, and I find MFF to be an excellent smoke in the morning with a cup of coffee. Unlike most C&D blends, this needs some dry time but will reward the smoker with a very pleasant medium bodied smoke. Burns to fine ash with very little dottle and has a wife approved room note. An excellent blend that i have been enjoying all summer and will make a fantastic fall blend as well. Read Less
A great cigar blend
October 03, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
A really unique smoke with a good dose of nicotine. Flavors of sweetness like fruit, bread and plum mixed with floral notes.
Unique!
February 11, 2018
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
This blend is very unique. The tin note is sweet, and musty, with a hint of cinnamon. It smells very much to me the way a half-smoked cigar smells a day later. Not off-putting, just very strong and pungent. I have decided to tuck it away for a while ... Read More
and come back to it in a few months, to see what I think of it then. Read Less
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
This blend tastes like rich smokey apples that brings an excellent aroma to the palate. Another great blend from the Old Ones lineup.
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
Creamy, Smokey, faint sweet and lightly spicy raisin bread with cinnamon and….. just enjoyment. A constant chaotic flavor that seems to change order as you smoke and with every new bowl. Get some.
Mad flavor
March 19, 2021
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
To me the tin more is so dang familiar. Smells like a rich piece of chocolate cheese cake and dark cherry. Delicious flavor, a bit fruity (in a perique way) full unique flavor. Highly recommend to anyone seeking a fruity blend without smoking a goopy... Read More
Aro. Read Less
Fall Willingly Under The Spell Of The Mad Fiddler!
February 06, 2021
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
The tin note here is strikingly boozy (with a rum/whiskey hybrid aroma) and reminiscent of a cigar-leaf-forward cousin of C&D’s highly unique Dreams of Kadath. Upon ignition, you’ll revel in the fine cigar scent from the Kasturi leaf, the nondominant... Read More
but obvious traces of sweetness from the Virginias, the fermented Cavendish (further contributing to the boozy flavor). The Perique is added in just the right measure to add spice and rich flavor. This medium-bodied treat seems like tobacco blend-maestro Jeremy Reeves’ performance at the Cigar Leaf Blend concert, after his pal and occasional collaborator, the blending master Kyle Gellis exits the stage. Light her up, lean back, puff—and take in the beautiful notes from Reeves’ fiddle! 4.5 stars. Read Less
Quite an experience
February 02, 2021
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
The tin aroma is so intriguing that I want to keep trying it, but I can rarely achieve the flavor that it promises. I'll revisit this, but I don't think it'll ever be a favorite or a regular part of my rotation.
AMAZING!
January 20, 2021
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
This has everything I want in a good smoke. I def did not regret.
A unique blend that will have you coming back for more!
January 08, 2021
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
The tin note is like the spice cake my older European relatives would eat when I was a kiddo. The flavor has all the expected perique sour/fermented/pepper taste contrasted by the delicately sweet cavendish. The distinctive element is the kasturi -... Read More
sometimes it has a cigar-ish taste, sometimes a clove-like spice. Moisture content is higher than most C + D, the flake is so broken it's more of a ready rubbed. I would have given 5 stars, but I had a bowl last night and towards the end, it got very cigarrete-ish, however, that may have been a ghost of the last smoke in that pipe. Will update if appropriate. The bottom line is - this is so tasty that I crave it, literally, and is so different from other blends, there's little chance of getting burnt out on it. Read Less
Everyone's a little mad
September 22, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
There's so many flavors in this blend, it's hard to pick out just one. It's kind of like a craft IPA beer, a little bitter, but packs a punch. After trying this blend straight from the tin upon arrival, I was put off by the taste. After letting it si... Read More
t for a few weeks I returned and the flavor was so much better. It's one of those tobaccos that needs to breathe and rest a while before smoking. The flavors are bold, maddening if you will, and packs helluva puch if you puff hard and fast. Not much of a tongue bite, smokes to the bottom with one relight, if that, depends on how it's packed. I rub mine out and let it dry a bit before packing. Not my favorite C&D blend, but one I would buy again when I'm in the mood for something different. Read Less
Give it some time
May 04, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
This is a fantastic blend. I liked it at first but put it in a mason jar and tossed it in the cellar for a good 6 months. Tried it again and it is unreal. Burned exceptionally well, slow, and cool. Very unique. If you’re looking for something differe... Read More
nt but high quality, look no further. Fantastic stuff but a little age will work wonders. Read Less
Bready, Sesame and Mushrooms
February 03, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
Like eating a full bodied bread with mushrooms and sesame seed paste. Not my thing. Got a full tin and not sure how to unload it. Nicotine is light, body is medium, flavor is slightly stronger than medium.
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
This blend from C&D is very well done. Tin note is kind of like spiced apple cider with clove, cinnamon, and vanilla on the nose. Broken flake that requires a tad amount of dry time for my liking. Taste is very similar to the tin note - the Black ... Read More
Cavendish adds a nice vanilla note, and there is a nice clove and pepper type spice note from the Kasturi and Perique to counter balance the sweet Black Cavendish. A dried fig flavor is predominantly present as well. A decent nicotine hit on this one, I can enjoy this any time of day and it could be an every day smoke for me, but with the sweetness of it I tend to utilize this blend as more of a tobacco dessert when I'm bored of my usual Virginia, Vaper, or English rotation blends. I love this blend and am definitely going to have to try the other blends in "The Old Ones" series as well. Read Less
Apotheosis of morning blends!
May 27, 2019
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
The tin note of this tobacco is an absolutely intoxicating aroma of fermented apples and earth, one of the few blends where the tin note and smoking flavor match. It begs to be had with Coffee and oatmeal. I was uneasy at first because cavendish and ... Read More
I don’t usually get along, however the smoking character is superb with no bite nor taste of chemical casings. I’ve added this to my regular rotation. Personally I rate this as C&D’s best blend. Read Less
Gift from the Gods
November 19, 2018
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
I knew soon as it arrived that it will be something exellent cause of the maker ,but when i opened the tin ....ahhhh mighty Gods it was amazing ,rich tastes ,a little reminded me of the Fusiliers Ration from HH also a little like PlumPudding ,but dif... Read More
ferent is like something new in this reality but ancient from the stars.Goddess i dont even knoe what im talking about .See?the effect of the Mad FiddlerFive star from the start (i dont know why the cursor didnt went all the way and i coiuldnt postpone the action)Anyways im addicted and i want to try all the mebersof the Old Ones series Read Less
Loads of Tobacco-ey Goodness
October 03, 2018
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
I like it right out of the tin. First bowl was excellent. Sweet, spicy, a little fruity, all at the same time. Didn't need to dry it at all. Rubbed it out and smoked in a Tilshead bent bulldog which I would characterize as about a group three. Good s... Read More
tuff. Read Less
Cigar blend addition
April 09, 2023
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
The first cigar blend I've tried in years. Not bad. It has a darkfruit note that goes well with the cigar leaf, smokes dry / woody. Occasional rough edge with the Perique. Giving it some time in the Cellar.
Very interesting
March 18, 2023
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
From many blends that i tried - i don't even remember many of them, but this draw my attention on the first smoke, from cracking the tin till bottom of the bowl. The smell of farm silage and dried fruits - very pleasant, the really reach and complex ... Read More
taste that intensifies as i keep on puffing. Strong, statement tobacco, a great experience. So glad i found it. My new favorite. Read Less
I turned off the radio
February 04, 2023
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
I’ve tried this on and off for a year and it’s in the same category as in my review for Cloud Hopper. Very subtle differences here, but the cigar is not working for me. Quality leaf and cigar smokers would probably like it.
What a great nose!
January 10, 2023
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
Has such an amazing, strong aromatic smell of fruit - like a fermented jam - that the nose and beginning notes are almost as mouth watering as anything you could want, some cellaring helped this one, slightly taming the wetness, good to smoke slow, s... Read More
till burns hot with some bite but was good and sweet throughout, very much like an aromatic English but richer, and denser. Read Less
One of my new favorites
November 17, 2022
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
They got me with the lovecraft theme I did not expect this to be as good as it is . Fresh out the tin I get cinnamon raisin bread , the first half of the bowl is smooth and flavorful and a bit spicy with a sweetness that mellows throughout the bowl b... Read More
ut remains , the smoke is thick and almost chewy, it won’t bite. It’s a little moist out of the tin as a broken flake but burns well without any dry time. I have stocked up since my initial purchase at the LVIPS. If you like sweeter smooth tobacco that you can take your time with this is definitely a 10/10 for me . And my favorite of the series. Read Less
Wine cellar
September 24, 2022
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
wine cellar. I opened the tin and if you have ever been in old wine cellars, then this smell is familiar to you.The smell of old wine barrels.The aroma of smoke is spicy sweet spices with a slight bitterness and sharpness.Everything is in good balanc... Read More
e.I opened a bottle of port wine and got great pleasure from the combination of flavors.The smell in the room is very pleasant.Complete relaxation and immersion in the world of aromas and tastes.I highly recommend it. Read Less
I will dance to the Mad Fiddler again
April 30, 2021
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
I enjoyed this stuffed into a poker. It was not interesting rubbed out for me. Kinda a fickle blend but when she finds a pipe she likes an apple oats and clove smoke that is truly enjoyable.
Really like this blend!
March 01, 2021
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
The eerie, otherworldly sound of a violin breaches the walls between your rooms. As the Mad Fiddler reaches his crescendo, embers take to your leaf, setting your mixture of Virginia, Kasturi, Perique, and Black Cavendish ablaze in the darkness.
Unique cigar blend.
December 24, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
When I opened the tin I was almost sure I wasn't going to like it. Well, I was wrong. I dont have much experience with kasturi but I would definitely say it takes the lead in this one. It gives the blend a clove/cinnamon cigary flavour. The dark f... Read More
ruity flavours of the perique and Virginia's are always in the background. I don't get much of the oriental but I think the spice of the kasturi drowns it out. This blend tastes a lot dryer than the tin note suggests due to it's sweet smell, which I was pleasantly surprised with. This is an awesome and unique blend worth a try. Read Less
Love It!!
October 14, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
I really like this very unusual VaPer flake. It has a flavor that is quite a bit different than most and I really enjoy it.
Unique and enjoyable
July 22, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
Mad Fiddler Flake is an enjoyable, but unique, tobacco blend from Jeremy Reeves. I find it difficult to put it into any category. Oh, there are some categories I can definitely rule out, but it's really neither fish nor fowl. Once the tin is popped, ... Read More
you are greeted with a a healthy topping of something like an herbal booze, if that makes sense. Cannot put my finger on it in the slightest. The topping, however, is not overwhelming to me. The flake is quite moist and can be difficult to keep lit without some drying time. I have had my tin open for over a month and it's still quite damp.
Upon lighting the blend, I was a little surprised by the flavor. It was quite unlike any tobacco I have had before; Not bad, just different. My wife smelled it when I was smoking it and asked what smelled like cloves. I assumed that it was the Kasturi in the blend, as Kasturi is supposedly used in clove cigarette manufacture. At any rate, I do really enjoy this one. It's a solid 4 out of 5 stars. Definitely worth a try. Read Less
Mad Fiddler Flake, fiddles with your taste buds!
December 16, 2019
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
Upon lighting my old Petersen packed with Mad Fiddler Flake, my nose was filled with an amazing aroma of dried fruits combined with hints of cinnamon and savoury.
As I smoked some more, the tobacco created a nice flavorful character. It was a fanta... Read More
stic smoke. This tobacco made it to my top 5. It is a well blended tobacco with medium strength. Give it a try, you won't regret it. Read Less
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
Tin note Smells of oatmeal apples and cinnamon, which translates subtly into the flavor. There is some spice as well as sweetness. More of a tumbled broken flake. Rubs out and packs perfectly. Smokes cool with a surprisingly natural tobacco taste.... Read More
Blending perfection. Read Less
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
THIS is a good one! When you crack the tin, the aroma is like cinnamon raisin toast. The flakes broke apart very easily and I had no issues with lighting. And the tin aroma translates to the flavor. Very tasty smoke! I definitely recommend this one.
Could be better
February 01, 2019
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
Got a unique cinnamon type taste but overall lack of flavor and punch
Surprised
November 15, 2018
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
I really enjoy this blend. It's not like anything else I have tried. It's little sweet and a touch of spice.
Mad Fiddler equals awesome experience
October 27, 2018
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
This tobacco mixed with mac baron vanilla flake tastes like a bowl of crunchberries with sweet cream, loving it, it is just so different from what you would expect I originally gave it a bad review, but now I get it, sorry Mad Fiddler for going off h... Read More
alf cocked, GREAT STUFF Read Less
Interesting Change of Pace
August 26, 2018
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
Just cracked a tin of the Fiddler that's been in my cellar for a couple months. The Kasturi is definitely evident carrying the cigar like spicy, earthy, incense like flavors. The Virginias are definitely more of the tangy fruity variety. The Perique ... Read More
adds a bit of that spicy Periquey punch. Not sure where it comes from, but also getting a bit of cinnamon flavor. The tin I got was more of a broken flake as opposed to the fully intact bubblegum stick flakes like Orlik Golden Sliced. The blend gives me a warming feeling, so I think this blend will really sing in the colder months. Read Less
Powerful Comes to Mind
July 07, 2018
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
I'd venture to say if you love a good cigar but are still on the fence for pipes, this is your blend. That isn't to say that a cigar is the only thing MFF reminds me of . The tin note is that of cinnamon and spice, with cigar and Perique very pres... Read More
ent as well. Like others have said this is almost back C&D ready rubbed or very broken flake. From charring light till about just short of mid bowl you will pick up the cinnamon and Virginia flavors, but the deeper you get the more the kasturi/cigar and Perique take over. You will still get hints of Virginia near the bottom if you're mindful, but if you're expecting loads of Virginia flavor, this isn't it. In my opinion, Mad Fiddler Flake is an excellent showcase of the cigarlike Kasturi tobacco, and if you love Perique too then there is something for you here as well, especially deeper into the bowl. Lovers of strong and strong tasting tobaccos will delight in this blend, and even I tend to enjoy it more in my little Viking straight billiard, though if I'm feeling adventurous I'll load up my larger meerqueen and strap in for the ride. There is a LOT of nicotine here, and based on my limited experience I think MFF can throw down with the best of Gawiths powerhouses. All that being said I would tread lightly if you are sensitive to nicotine, and maybe pack your smallest pipe, but as usual I wouldn't recommend ignoring this one. I'm loving this aptly named blend right now. Read Less
The first step to recovery is recognising you have a problem.
June 24, 2018
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
Mad Fiddler Flake is part of C&D's Old Ones series with H.P. Lovecraft themes and featuring lesser known tobaccos. Mad Fiddler contains Kasturi, a very musky and spicy Indonesian cigar leaf. I chose to start the series with this one because it was a ... Read More
flake. Everything about this series was pleasing to my senses. I've enjoyed Lovecraft's works for years and always enjoy trying new leaf, especially orientals by name. To be honest I'm still unsure if Kasturi is considered an oriental or not, but to my knowledge I had not had it before. When the tin was opened it had an earthy pungently sweet smell I couldn't place. It smelled good, but unfamiliar. It packed fairly well being already broken, but first light hit me like a lightening strike! My impression evolved, so don't let this discourage you, but the first puff was dreadfully harsh and tasted of burnt rubber. I literally choked and coughed repeatedly trying (too) hard to tame it. I was obviously woefully unprepared for this one and was taken aback. This did not match reviews at all. New tobaccos sometimes call for new techniques, this, I knew, would. Confused but determined to like it, I muscled through the bowl straining to slow my cadence and close to the end of the bowl, I caught a glimpse of sunshine piercing through the stormy weather. Had I not, I might have given up. This flake was strong and my head was swimming physically and mentally. I couldn't attempt another bowl the same day. I let it air a while eventually returning to it again every week or so struggling to find that element of greatness again. It was on the moist side and never seemed to dry out. I decided to keep it in the tin rather than cellar. Months later, halfway through the tin, I opened it to find a rich sweet earthy aroma...something had changed. The harshness I had initially had faded a little more each time, but now the flavors had melded like molten steel in a forge. The components came through boldly and I had my first bite-free Mad Fiddler experience. Had I gone mad? Had the tobacco changed or had I acquired a taste for it as it was all along? It was to be a mind changer. Either I or the flake had done a 180. Every time I return to it, it has become so unique and pleasing in a way no other tobacco has; something so hard to describe. I credit this flake with making me a better smoker. I really believe that. Mad Fiddler remains strong but eventually allowed me passage through it's fascinating other worldly realm. Once I stopped forcing it, it accepted my intrusion. I can't say this is for everyone. I wont even suggest you try it. But, if you are an experienced piper that craves a new experience like a moth to a flame, Mad Fiddler Flake could be your undoing or your most beloved treasure found. Read Less
Exceptional
March 21, 2018
Product: Cornell & Diehl Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
This blend is anoying me (in a good way) The tin note is a rich raisin and reminds me of a pipe tobacco I smoked in England many years ago, but can't quite put my finger on it.
I love this blend, it's not overly sweet and has an amazing room note. It... Read More
's a really decent tobacco and worth checking out. Read Less
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