Customer Reviews (42 Total)
Exceptional
October 16, 2017
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
I usually smoke new blends in a cob. Not this one. I used my favorite briar instead. I rubbed it out a little for uniformity, and then gave it some fresh air. There's nothing exotic here, just top shelf tobacco. Being Virginia based, it's on the swee... Read More
t side. The dark fired(I'm a burley smoker) is fantastic. The Cavendish seems to soften the smoke. All in all? Excellent! The after taste alone is worth the price of admission. Well done C&D! Read Less
Agreed Shawn!
April 27, 2019
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
Thank you Jeremy C&D! Since leaving GH after the prolonged drought, I immersed myself in C&D with Kelly's Coin, Bow-Legged Bear and Black Frigate fast becoming my favorites. Those aside, exploring different tobaccos with C&D has been an... Read More
extraordinary journey, Sansepolcro has proven itself simply wonderful! Read Less
An Art and A Good Time.
January 10, 2017
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
I've Never had a better Cornell & Diehl tobacco this is my favorite from them. Nice, earthy and strong. It has complicated notes for sure and if you don't like, for lack of a better term "spicey" then it's not for you. It's not spicy in the sense tha... Read More
t most are used to and i can't put my finger on it,ex... almost like when you eat wasabi for the first time it's spicy but not the kind you were expecting or used to. But man it smokes cool and it the first time i've ever had it smoke into a famous white ash with nothing left that "we all" strive for, the signs of a we'll executed smoke and most importantly well enjoyed. I personally recommend it to anyone looking for something new or is just looking for a good old fashioned/world tobacco. I hope they will continue to make this as it would be a crime and shame for it to be a limited make. Read Less
Interesting..
October 16, 2017
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
I think this could use a little cellar time but it's not bad. it seems to be made with an Italian flair, meaning there are floral notes in the background. I can also taste some clove and some other spice, anise? however it does have an earthiness ... Read More
to it which I'm not sure plays well with the floral. I feel like if you let it cellar for awhile everything will become more balanced and bring a sweeter note to the Virginias and make this a hidden treasure.. time will tell. Read Less
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
Sansepolcro is a great italian blend. I really like the Kentucky that I can really taste. The florets is truly awesome. Get you a couple tins to cellar. I will be puffing on thiscas much as possible, then again, I may save it for special occasions... Read More
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2020 update
April 28, 2019
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
This has been an all time favorite of mine. The tin I’m smoking is from the most recent release with a few months on it. I don’t have an open tin from previous releases so I can’t fully testify to its consistency, but the taste, mouth feel, and overa... Read More
ll smoke is alike in memory. Smooth, bready, with a wonderful peppered stake that builds mid smoke down. I notice a stronger nic hit as the pepper kicks in. Probably coincidence. I used to think this came too dry until I noticed the very fine oil left on my fingers after packing. I would recommend smoking this as is with no dry time (or increased humidity), in a Virginia friendly pipe, and with moderately pressured packing. Too loose and it loses flavor; too tight and it seems a bit bitter. Read Less
Sansepolcro
November 04, 2016
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
As a former cigar smoker, I converted to Virginia tobaccos when I began smoking pipes again about 4 years ago. I have smoked numerous Virginia tobacco blends, and this has been my go to tobacco. This Sansepolcro from Cornell and Diehl takes it to... Read More
another level! Get your order in now before it's gone. I believe that this is among the very best that I have enjoyed. It takes pipe smoking to the max! Thank you Smoking Pipes for giving us pipe smokers a reason to believe in our hobby. I doubled up on my order and I hope there is enough left for the rest of you Virginia lovers! Read Less
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
A delicious blend. This is one of my new favorite late evening smokes. I believe it deserves a fourth dot for strength. Definitely a great smoke for sitting on the back porch as the sun sets.
Love at First Puff
May 07, 2019
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
Cornell & Diehl’s Sansepolcro (Small Batch) is superb. I’m not great in the reviewing stands, but this is just one great blend! I get the cigar leaf up front. The North Carolina Red Virginias are in there pitching a no-hitter and the Kentucky is... Read More
at bat. The Italian dark-fired florets are very tasty and leave a definite nice room note. Don’t puff to fast or the nic hit could be a doozy. I love this stuff and if there is any left, I’ll be buying again. Read Less
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
Starts out sweet and lightly smokey with floral qualities. The Italian florets are unique and tasty with hints of spice and earth and almost an efflorescence at times. Develops down the bowl and builds in strength. The Virginia's and Cavendish really... Read More
provide a needed foundation for the dark fired. Tasty but those florets are quite different from normal DF. Nice subtleties. Read Less
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
Was excited to try this blend based on the reviews. IMHO, it was fairly bland and non descript. Not spicy in an Antico Toscanni way. Maybe give it a few months of down time and see what it's like then. Disappointing.
Early Impressions
October 05, 2017
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
Pipe Used: Briar, Cob, and Meerschaum. Age when smoked: fresh (1 year after production?). Moisture content in the tin is perfect for smoking immediately. I don't agree with this being a ribbon cut. In my opinion it is a ready rubbed blend. Perso... Read More
nally, I was giving it a very light and quick rub and load my pipe with medium pressure, although I'm finding I like it more when I just load my pipe with zero manipulation of the tobacco. It takes a few lights to get it started but once it takes the flame, I had very few relights. Will you like this blend? If you are a big fan of dark fired tobaccos and enjoy some strength in both nicotine and body then I'm fairly certain you will enjoy Sansepolcro. As a lover of all types of dark fired I enjoyed this blend from the start, but I'm enjoying it more and more with each passing bowl. It seems like an acquired taste almost. I understand this is why people usually don't review tobaccos without smoking a tin first, as often a handful of bowls isn't enough to truly taste and understand a blend, and for me this rings true with Sansepolcro also. Finding that sweet spot for packing density and pipe used has opened up new flavors for me, and I now get the cloves aroma mentioned in the description, though mainly in the retrohale. The dark fired within shares many similarities with american DF, but it is indeed unique, and in my opinion maybe a little more mild and agreeable as an all day smoke (as I have been with this blend). The dark fired doesn't completely dominate the blend. Starting out you can really taste the rich virginia flavors, and just a hint of dark fired spice. As the bowl develops, that spice builds in strengt, ending with a crescendo of flavor and strength that I've come to quite enjoy. If you like medium/strong blends and dark fired then do yourself a favor and pick up a tin, or if you enjoy an occasional smoke that has spice and strength. However, if ur looking complexity this isn't it. Imo. There are subtleties to the spice but that's where it ends for me. Read Less
please make more!
November 21, 2016
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
Old Joe krantz is my main smoke but I'm on my second bowl of sansepolcro and my only thought is I want to always have this avalible.But aside from it being a limited release I know in a couple of years it would be eliminated by the deeming laws. Sadl... Read More
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Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
黄花烟，比较容易燃烧，不咬舌，劲比较大，没什么特点，香度太低了
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
Being a NC native felt compelled to give this blend a try.
That being said it is absolutely fantastic! Smooth and sweet with the Virginias and a little spice with the dark-fired Kentucky. Definitely worth a try!
A Pleasant Surprise
June 06, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
As a 20 year veteran of pipe smoking pleasure, I usually prefer blends a bit on the milder side; Mixture 79, Presbyterian, or a light aromatic such as Cult Militia or Velvet, to name a few. My enjoyment of full flavored blends has heretofore been con... Read More
fined to the occasional bowl of Mac Baren Dark Twist on rare occasions, Haunted Bookshop, which packs a bit too much of a nic hit for me but is still quite enjoyable. This was a pleasant surprise. I was expecting a pretty substantial nicotine buzz and while there is some strength, it was surprisingly tolerable. The flavor is amazing; light earth, leathery, almost beefy, and a delicious pinch of pepper. Smokes cool, no bite. An excellent sipping blend for sure. Definitely gonna be adding a few tins to the cellar. Read Less
C&D Euphoria
June 05, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
My favorite of the entire C&D camp. Its tangy, sweet, creamy, with a mid tone smoky herb and spice thing going on. Higher end of medium for body. No negative effects at all. The only unfortunate part is the yearly availability. One of my favorit... Read More
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Quite Nice Blending
June 04, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
This comes in a ready-rubbed form, and there are some broken flakes here and there. The moisture is good to go, but on the drier side.
This performs well, and with more time in the jar or tin, continually getting air, this develops into something... Read More
nice and tangy, rich, cocoa notes, molasses, wood tang, roasty, really spicy, but this changes with time. There is some really nice floral nature to this, and wonderful spices in there.
The combustion is good, and the development is quite steady in its delivery of flavor, if taken slowly. This blend is on the strong side - in tobacco strength and in nicotine. I recommend eating before smoking this. Don't be afraid of it though. There is a wonderful experience to be had in this blend. Read Less
Not the Original Blend
June 02, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
I could be wrong but I don't believe this is the same blend as the original. I might try one tin out of curiosity, we will see...
Decent and Unique
June 02, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
Last time this came around, I bought two tins. A unique blend, to be sure; cigar-like with a good amount of character. Flavor is medium-full and (N) strength is between medium and strong. The flavors are faintly reminiscent of those lovely, hard-to-f... Read More
ind English-made tobaccos. The clove flavor is there, but not at all like you find in GH's Conniston or Bosun Cut Plugs. The one caveat for me was that I was hoping for some black Cavendish (per the ingredient list). There was no discernible amount of it; just a few tiny flecks in a whole tin. Some B.C. of the unsweetened variety would've rounded-out those 'rough edges' a bit and given it a more cohesive flavor profile (more like some of those elusive English brands' offerings). Not an all-day smoke, rather one to savor. Functionally, I found it works best in wide-chambered pipes. as the little leaves unfurl with a vengeance as they catch an ember. Sansepolcro is a very solid entry into C&D's Small Batch category, it's just not my all-time favorite. I am looking forward to opening the other tin I bought several years from now. Score: 7/10 Read Less
Get It While You Can
May 03, 2019
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
This is a wonderfully flavorful treat. The tin note smells like most blends featuring dark fired tobacco. The taste is where this blend truly shines. The smoke has a wonderful floral note to it. Smooth and delicious throughout the bowl. Get it while ... Read More
you can. This small batch blend won’t be around forever. Read Less
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
Seemed dry on opening the tin. It’s a partially rubbed out blend that loads easily with no further work. Lights easily, stays lit. Smoked in a favorite and well known briar Canadian. Good strength, good flavor, subtle sweetness. Finishes dry. It has ... Read More
a unique flavor and aroma. It’s pleasant and I will update my review as I smoke more. This is based on a first try from a freshly opened tin dated 4/11/19 and purchased at Stag in Albuquerque.
Update: overnight humidifying in the tin with a moisturizing button improved the tin note but made it harder to light. Evidently, it’s moist enough in spite of feeling dry to the touch. Flavor and aroma were unchanged. Still stayed lit well. It has good strength and gets sweeter towards the bottom of the bowl. Finishes clean with no excess moisture.
Update: Would recommend a deep bowl, large pipe like a 616 Savinelli. Thick walls help keep it cool and the deep bowl allows the flavor to develop as it becomes sweeter towards the bottom of the bowl. For me, it likes to be sipped and not puffed. Still enjoyable but after a dozen bowls I’m convinced that it’s a pretty strong smoke that needs to be enjoyed slowly. I ordered more and read the history of it...pretty interesting. Read Less
A Bit Intense
April 28, 2019
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
I never tasted the 2016 batch. This new 2019 batch is very hard to rate. It’s very clean tasting without any bite and I’m sure many people will love it, but it personally hit me like a ton of bricks. It was slightly dry out of the tin but smokable an... Read More
d had a very odd ribbon type cut with small pieces of cigar leaf recognizable here and there. From the very beginning, it was sour and spicy (and dry) on my tongue. The spice, I’m sure is coming from the Italian Virginia florets. It’s not a Perique type of spiciness but more of a black pepper kind of spiciness. I just couldn’t get past it and it just built up on my tongue. If it was a bit lighter to me, it would have added a nice complexity. As it was, there was just too much of it. The Kentucky and the USA Virginias were always recognizable and pleasant but, to me, were too far in the background. It stayed dry in the bowl and burnt to a clean ash with no mechanical problems at all. I think that after a few weeks, the spiciness may tone down a bit and make it easier to smoke. If not, I can always blend it with a mild Va/Per like Orlik Golden Sliced to give the Orlik a bit of complexity. The unusualness of the blend alone gave me the impetus to give it three stars instead of two. Read Less
Good but not my favorite
January 18, 2018
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
Was excited to try this blend based on the reviews. But unfortunatly is not my kind of tobacco. I will skoke it later...maybe my opinion will be change...i hope
Memories
November 24, 2016
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
As a former fan of the Parodi Amezetti cigars I thoroughly enjoy this Sansepolcro. A truly great afternoon or after dinner smoke. My great grandpa (1861-1948) used to send me to the corner store with a quarter for these, and I would return with a 5 p... Read More
ack, two pieces of penny candy and change.
Thank you C&D for reviving happy memories. Nice to recall when what this country needed was a good 5 cent cigar, Read Less
Nice blend
November 06, 2016
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
Sometimes the descriptions make me scratch my head. I personally detect no "cloves" or "spice" (Spice in the sense of cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon etcetera).
It is earthy, floral (Not in a bad sense or Lakeland type), and there are h... Read More
ints of "spice". Definitely a dark fired leaf. Though it's blonde appearance wouldn't lead you to believe that.
On the fuller side. Gets quite robust near the end of the bowl, but never overwhelming.
Tin note is earthy, and I mean exactly that - smells like, well, dirt. Very simple aroma in-fired. Leaf itself is lovely and packs nicely.
Smokes dry, cool and quite easy. Burns all the way down to a nice fine white/silver ash. Ever so slightly sweet to the palate, with subtle hints of spice, grass, and floral notes.
Near the end I get the hiccups (As I do with all dark fired), fairly nice Vitamin N hit, but not at all overwhelming.
I think, had that added a bit of a more floral/spiced oriental leaf it would've enhanced the flavor a great deal.
A very toned down version of the Italian cheroots these are based off of.
In many respects this reminded me a lot of Semois, a tad milder, with a more pleasant room note and aroma. It's very dry, and smokes as such - but even being a prodigious puffer, doesn't over-heat on me. I wouldn't call it "Strong" but it isn't "mild" either. For those that are sensitive to nicotine, or stronger blends I'd advise a small bowl. I've enjoyed this anytime of the day, but most of all mid-day early evening - when I need a "boost". Leaves a nice room note behind, even non-smokers wouldn't be too offended. Nice clean finish on the palate, with a very pleasant after effect.
Do not let the description fool you. This is by no means at all an aromatic, nor would I call this a "Virginia". In the same family, yes, but it's a quite distant cousin. What flavors are there, are natural qualities of the leaf. It's quite good. I plan on buying a few more tins before it's gone. I plan on adding some blending oriental to some and see how that goes.
C&D and I haven't melded. I've yet to find a blend of theirs that I "loved", but this is one of the few I've personally found that I'd order again. Has some of the classic VA flavor I love, and enough of a change to keep me interested. Read Less
Ottimo !!!
November 03, 2016
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
At the outset let me say that I am and love all things Italian (with the exception of Mussolini and Berlusconi) including Grappa.I defer to Shane Ireland's excellent review of this blend on smoking pipes for a less ethnically biased view of this blen... Read More
d.That having been said, this is a very fine and complex blend especially noteworthy for its rich, smokey and slow burning properties.It got better as the smoke progrgressed.I find that a cigar presence definitely was in the foreground but not obstrusive. It is mild and burns to a fine ash.Ony took one light to get it going.Pure pleasure but not for the faint of heart. Read Less
very nice!
November 14, 2022
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
Tin 1221 of 8000 has a note of bread, Rasins, and mild smoke. The tan, brown and dark brown broken flakes have a reddish hue and needs only minor attention on the few bigger flakes. Tobacco is a little moist, no drying needed. Burns relatively slow w... Read More
ith multiple relights. The strength is medium to strong and nic is medium. No flavoring detected. Taste is medium to full and consistent, with notes of wood, earth, cigar, slightly grass, slightly floral, mildly sweet bread, mildly dried bitter fruit, mildly tart, mildly lemon and a very peppery retro. It seems like Italian dark fired and Red Virginias are playing high stakes poker while smoking cigars. Room note is tolerable, and aftertaste is great. Read Less
Interestingly Unique
August 01, 2022
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
This is not your standard Dark Fired Kentucky. The Italian Dark Fired in this blend is less "bar-b-que" and more "cigar-y". Not better, not worse just different. It's unique, and in a good way.
Better With Age
June 12, 2021
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
First time buyer about a year ago. I did not care for it much then as it seemed cloyingly sweet for my tastes. Now, a year later, I find it much smoother and balanced. Nice!
too bitter
April 18, 2021
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
But I believe it will be better after aged,rich in taste
Poor flavor
March 10, 2021
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
I don't detect DFK
Good tobacco
February 14, 2021
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
Another for my cellar.........
I don't get it
February 02, 2021
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
This one came highly recommended, but so far it's not working for me. All quality stuff, just may not be to my tastes. Ah, well.
The tobacco blend is definitely not bad and balanced
December 06, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
Today I decided to open a jar of Sansepolcro for a trial. I must say right away that I made a mistake and began to smoke a new pipe from Savinelli, Caramella, with this tobacco, so I had to wait for the next one in the already tested and smoked pipe ... Read More
from Asikyan, in Acorn.
The tobacco blend is definitely not bad and balanced.
A well Virginia Red is felt in this blend and DFK adds strength and richness. But I miss the sharpness of Perik, which is unfortunately not here. This mixture is interesting but I don't think it will become a favorite. Read Less
Great blend
November 28, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
Want to see what a great tobacco tastes like? Try this. I like everything about it. I even like that you named it for the town where the tobacco was grown, even though I can’t pronounce it. In the last year, I have smoked more than 100 tobaccos, incl... Read More
uding a dozen or so I have cut, blended fermented, pressed, heat-pressed, and sealed myself. This is the best I have smoked, ever. Read Less
Not What You Might Expect
October 25, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
This is not an ordinary DFK blend. The Dark Fired here presents more of a vinegar and pepper profile than that of smoky leather, and it’s incredibly light. It reminds me of a good, unroasted Dark Burley. The Virginia here is sweet and grassy, and it ... Read More
comes in equal measures. Had no clue there was any cavendish in this until just now. That said, what seemed like a disappointment at first turned out to be a real champion - I have been milking this tin for months, and I’m eyeing another one before they’re all gone. Read Less
Behold Sin-Sepolcro, My Guilty Pleasure
October 01, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
I’ll try every C&D blend at least once, and have always been gratified enough to reorder each one. With their small-batch blends in particular, C&D has scored some real knockouts. But this blend caught my eye with its Italian dark-fired Kentucky. To ... Read More
me, DFK and not perique is the “truffle of tobacco.”
And gratify, Sansepolcro did. With its tin note of a fresh crusty baguette and the slightest aroma of coffee, I imagined I was enjoying breakfast overlooking a Tuscan landscape. This scent carried over to the flavor as I puffed away, and at times retrohaled, something I do only with few blends (and not perique-heavy ones). The citrus is there but plays with subtlety. The red Virginias provide mild sweetness, the Cavendish with a degree of mellowing, but it’s the DFK that is slightly dominant. I take heart that I’ve been able to order several tins, rather than just one (as with Sun Bear) before the sold-out stage. The aging has just begun! 4.5 stars. Read Less
Exceptional when aged a little
September 22, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
This is an exceptional blend. I bought a tin last year and just put it away as it was fairly fresh (Tin 3484/8000 of the first production run) and I'm glad I did. It's slightly sweet, smokey from the dark fired and just an overall great smoke. Sip it... Read More
slow and enjoy the flavors. I'm surprised of how few reviews there are of this hidden jewel. Read Less
Sorry - does not work for me!
August 17, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
one brand to avoid in future, for me! Oh well...!
July 2021 (1 year later...)
Sealed and packed it away, tried again. Aging, humidification -- nothing helped. How do I remove the 1/2 star from original rating? But to what end?? It is not being st... Read More
ocked any longer!! Read Less
Earthy, Sweet, and Rich
May 15, 2019
Product: Cornell & Diehl Sansepolcro 2oz
More than I was expecting, as I usually do not like cigar leaf. Wonderful red Virginia with it's malty and piquant character provides a canvas for the condiment tobaccos. Notes of leather, oily cigars, faint dried flowers, and cocoa. There is also a... Read More
sweetly herbaceous character I cannot put my finger on... Maybe fresh hay that is still kind of green. That faint horse manure of the cigar leaf or dark fired in the background. This is a solid blend. I will have no problem smoking this tin and I wish I had a few to cellar. I'd like to try this one with a few years on it. Highly recommend for fans of similar blends. A tad better than 4 stars for me. Read Less
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