Cornell & Diehl: Riverboat Gambler 2oz Pipe Tobacco
Product Number: 003-016-0184
A Runowski/Tarler blend. In the tradition of the mysterious Mississippi riverboat gamblin' men, a flavorful blend of the South's tobaccos, Burleys, Virginias, and Perique, with the exotic taste of Turkish leaf. The odds are with you when you smoke this blend.

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- Components: Virginia, Perique, Burley, Orientals
- Family: Burley
- Cut: Ribbon
Customer Reviews
Gotta know when to hold em
August 14, 2024
By:
DavidVR
Product: Cornell & Diehl Riverboat Gambler 2oz
This plan was flavorful, yet cleaning crisp. It smoked cool and smooth, despite being how dry it was out of the tin. This is easily a nice all day midsummer smoke.
Solid and strong American Blend
January 28, 2024
By:
Alexey G.
Product: Cornell & Diehl Riverboat Gambler 2oz
bit sourness, leather and a bit hay, etc.
Maybe it's more Burley-led though.
Get it if you like strong American and Burley-led blends....Read More
Pleasant Surprise
February 08, 2023
By:
Gregory E.
Product: Cornell & Diehl Riverboat Gambler 2oz
I bought this on a whim during the C&D sale. I found this to be a very nice burley forward blend. Very smooth and easy smoking. Lots of flavor.
I don't reach for it often, but its good
November 30, 2022
By:
JassonWB
Product: Cornell & Diehl Riverboat Gambler 2oz
etected. Taste is medium to full and consistent, with notes of Plums, dry earth, wood, cocoa, musty hay, spiced bread, sour lemon grass, spicy herbs, floral, bitter nuts, a mildly sweet background note, and a very peppery retro. Burley is leading with Perique supporting. Oriental/Turkish are supporting to a lesser extent, and the Virginias are there in spirit only. Room note is tolerable, and aftertaste is good....Read More
Nutty, Complex… Soapy
August 01, 2021
Product: Cornell & Diehl Riverboat Gambler 2oz
a bit flat or hollow. Better for fall or winter, not much of a summer blend. I have five tins of this stuff, most likely going in the cellar. Perhaps age will liven it up or mellow it out....Read More
Wierd Turkish
June 06, 2021
By:
Yuan Yang K.
Product: Cornell & Diehl Riverboat Gambler 2oz
It taste like OJK, but I think the oriental break the balance, make it taste wierd and not sweet as OJK.
Pierre LeRoux Was A Riverboat Gambler, And He Had This Special Blend...
October 30, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Riverboat Gambler 2oz
oned in the likeness of a tempting siren. He was sure that morning to bring a pouch of his favorite blend—full-bodied but easy and mellow to ensure it doesn’t dominate his swigs of whiskey but compliments them, and not potent enough to make him feel light-headed while facing off for the winning pot, which builds by the hour.
This is that blend, and I thoroughly enjoyed it (even if LeRoux’s but a figment of my imagination). First its pleasant tin note—fragrant but not exactly fruity. It’s more vegetal, like sweet hay and slightly-sweet salad. Like Oak Alley, this is a good old rough-hewn old American-style tobacco, a cornucopia of burley, sweet Virginias that are evident on the tongue, along with peppery Perique. Orientals round out the mellowness, and add complexity. There’s no topping or flavor of coffee or chocolate, as we find with some burley blends. With this offering, you’re tasting just the natural flavors of its few components. I favor this blend, just not as much as Cornell & Diehl’s other burley stunners, like Oak Alley, Old Joe Krantz, and Briar Fox.
Riverboat Gambler could easily serve as my all-day smoke (every several days, that is) as it’s so mellow and easy to puff through many successive bowls. Another strong performance by Cornell and Diehl and its late blending virtuoso, Bob Runowski, and apparently his collaboration with Craig Tarler. 4.0 stars....Read More
This is that blend, and I thoroughly enjoyed it (even if LeRoux’s but a figment of my imagination). First its pleasant tin note—fragrant but not exactly fruity. It’s more vegetal, like sweet hay and slightly-sweet salad. Like Oak Alley, this is a good old rough-hewn old American-style tobacco, a cornucopia of burley, sweet Virginias that are evident on the tongue, along with peppery Perique. Orientals round out the mellowness, and add complexity. There’s no topping or flavor of coffee or chocolate, as we find with some burley blends. With this offering, you’re tasting just the natural flavors of its few components. I favor this blend, just not as much as Cornell & Diehl’s other burley stunners, like Oak Alley, Old Joe Krantz, and Briar Fox.
Riverboat Gambler could easily serve as my all-day smoke (every several days, that is) as it’s so mellow and easy to puff through many successive bowls. Another strong performance by Cornell and Diehl and its late blending virtuoso, Bob Runowski, and apparently his collaboration with Craig Tarler. 4.0 stars....Read More
All Aces
October 14, 2017
By:
Olmstead
Product: Cornell & Diehl Riverboat Gambler 2oz
entals, and that "dark" and peppery Perique smell. The taste is similar to the smell, and all components shine through in the flavor equally, with the Perique at medium strength. The nicotine content is right in the middle at 5/10; not strong but not weak either, making it suitable for all pipers. Room note will be pleasant to pipers, while entirely tolerable for non-smokers. I enjoy wafting the smoke right into my face for a second whiff—it smells that good! This is definitely one to stock up on, and the only bummer is there's no 8oz tin....Read More
Beauty
August 12, 2018
By:
Angus
Product: Cornell & Diehl Riverboat Gambler 2oz
Another Runowsky gem,vibrant taste and strenght in one .of course i will buy more ,i love it so much that i carved a special smaller chamber diameter pipe to inhibit the amount of smoked tobacco lol
I saw the light
September 21, 2015
By:
Holysmokepipes
Product: Cornell & Diehl Riverboat Gambler 2oz
hing to boost this tobacco power. It was then when “I saw the light”: A perfect match, with very similar texture, cut, and an integral part of the composition Riverboat Gambler, albeit toned down somewhat. So I blended “Old Joe Krantz” for a totally outstanding new “Old Joe Gambler”, or if you prefer, “Riverboat Krantz”. Great product in whichever way you enjoy it, even my own way......Read More