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Oriental Silk Pipe Tobacco

Product Number: 005-459-0051

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Strength:
3/5
Room Note:
3/5
Taste:
4/5
  • Components: Virginia, Perique, Orientals
  • Family: Virginia
  • Cut: Ribbon

About This Pipe Tobacco

Cornell & Diehl's Oriental Silk combines Perique, bright flake, Turkish flake, and bright Virginia ribbon to create a remarkably elegant and sophisticated smoke.

Customer Reviews

Overall Rating:
4.2
35 reviews
Oriental Silk
April 13, 2025
Product: Cornell & Diehl Oriental Silk Bulk
The C&D Bulk Library Project

Oriental Silk
Smoking Pipes rating : 3.0

This Virginia (Vaper?) Is Irregularly cut and almost a homogeneous brown shade. The aroma is very strong of hay , a hint of leather (shoe, not ball glove) and my favorite - it smells like the old stick tobacco b
arns on our farm. What I don’t smell and expected was a little of that tang I associate with my favorite virginias , so I’m guessing this is from the lower part of the stalk, but, I could be wrong.

Sampled in a conditioned MM Missouri Pride.

This one is good.

It’s bready and spicy , but not too wild.
Virgina + Perique = Good
Virginia + Perique + Orientals = Gooder

It’s bone simple , straightforward and honest. As good as it is , I’d really like to have it as a flake. The orientals shift the softness away if you push it - so don’t - this simple smooth blend deserves to be savored , not rushed.

The smoke is cottony and thin.

To me this would be / is a great “assent minded “ blend - pack, and go do some shit in the yard. Fill a bowl, and start fishing.

I bet it’s killer with a tall glass of sweet tea.

Even simple as it is, for me, I’m deeming this one “cellar worthy”.

My rating : 5- this is great - I’m getting a pound minimum next pay day.

This is the 14th C&D bulk blend I have reviewed, as I work my way through thier 101 blend catalog. Using Smoking Pipes as of April 3, 2025, I am smoking them from the lowest rated to the highest.
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Ginger notes anyone?
June 05, 2025
Product: Cornell & Diehl Oriental Silk 2oz
If I didn't know better I'd think this was cased with a touch of ginger, though I know it isn't. It's not overpowering, but it's most definately there and plays beautifully with everything in the blend, showing just how good C&D can be. It's complex without being distracting, so you can pack it and go, but complex enough that it will also reward a solo, contemplative session to explore the nuances or a long sit with a good book. Love it......Read More
An exotic spicy smoke.
May 02, 2025
Product: Cornell & Diehl Oriental Silk 2oz
Some reviewers have commented that this is a very spicy smoke. I don't find that to be the case. It does have a mildly exotic spice to it though that is pleasant, but in no way overpowering (at least for my tastes). It's mildly sweet (bready sweetness) with a mildly spicy undertone thats a bit difficult to pin down. While it's a very smooth smoke for me that requires few relights it is not my overall favorite. I could absolutely see this being very popular for a large number of people though. Updates: while I mentioned it’s not my favorite I find it’s growing on me. Still not my favorite, but upping the rating by a star. Maybe my taste buds just needed some time to figure this one out....Read More
Great smoke
September 09, 2024
Product: Cornell & Diehl Oriental Silk Bulk
I ordered a one ounce sampler of this tobacco recently and found it to be a good all around smoke. Something close to spicy fish baked bread if I had to try to explain the flavors. I could see this being an all day smoke, or at the very least in my top 10 rotation. It's easy to light, stays lit near the entirety of the bowl. The smoke is flavorful and light on the draw. No young bite at all, even when I got a little overzealous with it. Sit back, light up and enjoy the variety of flavors you will get....Read More
I don’t regret trying it
January 30, 2023
Product: Cornell & Diehl Oriental Silk Bulk
… but this one was a miss for me. I like perique, and I like orientals but to me this just had an imbalanced taste. It was all bright, sharp, spicy and pungent flavors. Don’t get me wrong, I like all of those things in a smoke, but I also like a bit of body or roundness, and I just didn’t get that with this blend. I think I have come to the conclusion that I’m a big fan of burleys. If you like spicy peppery tobacco but don’t like burley, this may be more your speed....Read More

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