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Oriental Silk Pipe Tobacco

Product Number: 005-459-0051

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Details

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:
4.7
38 reviews
Great
June 08, 2026
Product: Cornell & Diehl Oriental Silk Bulk
Take this with a grain of salt as I’m still working through my first bowl. But I found this to be really great so far. I will update this as I get further through my 4 ounces that I purchased.

This is a perfect summer blend light with a little bit of spice back by a great floral notes from th
e Oriental. A bit leathery and not too harsh on the pallet. A true all day Smoke.

What surprise me most with the cut mixed with ribbons and flakes. It was a sort of fun surprise. It lights well and smokes well.
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The best tobacco I've had. You should definitely try this.
April 10, 2026
Product: Cornell & Diehl Oriental Silk Bulk
You have to rub out the flakes, scatter the ribbons on a plate, and let this dry for a while. It takes some practice and for me after that still some discipline to keep getting the best flavors out of this tobacco. And that's the only negative thing I can say about it. For flavor, this truly beats all. It has the perfect mix of excellent ingredients. Some flakes have sugar crystals. I get all the notes. Every good note is going to be in there at some point. Standouts to me are cardamom, parmesan cheese, and red wine must. Mostly, though, tobacco. Beautiful, sweet tobacco. I have not wanted to smoke any other blend since I first tried Oriental Silk a few days ago. It is truly delicious. It just takes some time and patience. Which is difficult because it tastes so good I am tempted to smoke it like a steam train....Read More
Oriental Silk
April 13, 2025
Product: Cornell & Diehl Oriental Silk Bulk
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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

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