Cornell & Diehl: Opening Night 8oz Pipe Tobacco

This is a lightly sweet and easy smoking blend. It has a pleasant taste and a very appealing room note. I enjoyed this blend much more than I thought that I would. I have added this to my rotation, and would recommend it to anyone looking for something of this nature.

This is a superb Virginia flake. It is mildly cased and has no toppings. I find it to be equally good to Union Square but somewhat different in character. It is earthier and more vegetal than Union Square. A month of jar time brought out the sweetness significantly and calmed the earthiness a bit. It smokes fairly dry leaving minimal moisture at the bottom of the bowl. I've found that it works best for me fully rubbed in a nice wide mouthed bowl or a conical Dublin bowl. Nicotine is on the low side of medium but in a conical bowl works its way to a solid medium about half way through the bowl. There is a small rough edge in the freshly opened flake but after a month of jar time that rough edge disappeared. Zero bite to my Virginia sensitive mouth. I highly recommend Opening Night....Read More

I've only been smoking a pipe for about a year, so take my opinion with a grain of salt. Having said that, I've tried a lot of tobaccos in the last year. When I first ordered this, it mostly drew me in because of the tin art. At the time I was a little worried because a few Virginia's I tried burned incredibly hot. So I let this sit for about a month before I tried it. The moment I opened it I knew this was special. It almost makes me think of a delicious iced tea on a hot summer afternoon. What a delight from the just the tin note. It came as a very broken flake, but a healthy amount of moisture. Rubbed it out into a nice ribbon and let it dry for a while (I don't time this, I just go by feel). I've tried this dried out completely all the way to more moist then I typically prefer. I've found a little more moist then most blends is perfect for me with this. No matter what I pipe I use, this is consistently fantastic. Sweet, but not overly so, no tongue bite, and just an incredibly satisfying flavor. The mustache scent following a pipe full of this is so incredible that I wish I had a cologne like this. This instantly became my #1 smoke. Surpassing nightcap, 1792, buyou morning flake and university flake for me. It has held the #1 spot for me for long enough at this point that I'm not sure anything is going to knock it down. It'll have to be something incredibly special to knock this off the top spot for me. I will always keep some of this on hand, as long as c&d keeps producing it. I can't wait to see what a few years will do a tin of this....Read More

As titled, starts out as a pretty good Virginia then down to bottom 1/3rd of the bowl it really opens up into something super tasty. Does not bite. Sweet bread and smooth are words I would use to describe.

Nothing special. There are much better Virginia flakes. Some of the flakes were especially wonky and had to be tossed. (pressed together so tightly, the tobacco was rock hard and had a glossy sheen like a piece of melted plastic)

Seemingly flying under the radar this is a solid straight VA with very little bite for those like me that don’t do well with bright VA.

When I first purchased this blend, I was apprehensive due to the lack of reviews. I think this is one of the best Virginia blends I’ve ever had, including some of the industries “best”. 10/10 will stock up.

My favorite straight virginia with no casing. The flavor of bright and red virginia melt nicely together (a bit more red-oriented which I do like). You need a good pipe and a slow cadence to really savor the natural sweetness of virginia.

This is a very good tobacco. Highly recommend that you try it!!

In terms of straight VA, Cobblestone's Virginia Plug sets the 5-star benchmark, with Chess Knight signaling the 4.5. This is the next best VA I've had.