Cornell & Diehl: Yorktown Pipe Tobacco

Product Number: 005-459-0052

For Yorktown, the folks at Cornell & Diehl combine stoved red Virginia with bright Virginia and restove it. Straight red Virginia is then added to this remarkable base for sweetness. The acme of mixtures for the Virginia purist!
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  • Components: Virginia
  • Family: Virginia
  • Cut: Ribbon
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3.8
74 reviews
Yorktown
May 10, 2025
Product: Cornell & Diehl Yorktown Bulk
The C&D Bulk Library Project

Yorktown
Smoking Pipes rated 3.9

This Virginia ribbon is a buffet of Virginias - staved red , bright , then that’s stoned together , then red added.

Inception.

Aromas range from Raisin Bran (not an auto correct typo) ; hay , tea , dirt ,
something so Irish without making it to sour sour and I don’t know what to call it except “sunshine”. (That’s the smell of a curing barn in May when it’s being warmed for the spring and you smell 50 years of tobacco’s ghosts imbued in the wood.)

Sampled in a MM Missouri Pride.

I’m going to start this where I’m going to end up: it’s OK and probably an excellent “beginner’s Virginia”.

It’s smooth , and borderline creamy but juuuust enough red Va to keep it from getting overly sweet and still retains a little “tang”.

Watch your cadence here - fast rhythm folks like me can push it to just hot air if you abuse it. It packs in the bowl nice. The ounce I got was bone dry yet springy and the ribbon is nice and “tangly” so it easily “pills” up.

Sweet tea with honey and a squeeze of bergamot - that’s what I’d equate this too. It’s good - if not inspiring - but I have to wonder if at this point I’m so used to perique and Latakia and in your face oriental bite that I’m just immune to some of it’s charms.

I say all that because as good as it is - and it is good solid tobacco tastes going in here - I just keep wishing it had more of something else. As it is, it’s kinda a triple layer Virginia cupcake that someone forgot to put the icing on.

It’s good but for me there are way too many much better Va and VaPer options out there to invest much in this one.

My rating : 3

This is #52 of 101 blends I am reviewing for this project.
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Got creative
April 10, 2025
Product: Cornell & Diehl Yorktown Bulk
When I got a few ounces of this last year. I didn’t know what I was getting into. I realized I was in fact not a virginia purist. This blend seemed bland, dry, and boring. So I left it in a jar and continued my journey. Now, after almost a year my pallet has developed to love dryer blends like haunted bookshop and virginia cream. I recently acquired my dream 320 ks and want to use it as an aromatic smoker. To break it in, I decided to mix this blend 50/50 with boswell’s rasberry cream and now I am in love. This blend added the strength and diversity that the raspberry cream was lacking. If this blend isn’t hitting the mark for you on its own, I highly recommend mixing with an aromatic....Read More
The Toasty One
December 13, 2024
Product: Cornell & Diehl Yorktown 2oz
I’m no expert on straight Virginias I’m usually a Burley, VaBur, Kentucky smoker I’ve tried many of the famous Virginia blends and although they were good smokes they were just to bland for me, the only straight Virginia that has stayed in my rotation is Mac Baren’s Virginia No. 1 but that has a little added honey (great stuff) as far as pure Virginias go this one is great, it’s very toasty and bready with a little bit of spice, if you like Virginia tobaccos give this one a try. 5 STARS 🔥...Read More
Bad Batch
February 02, 2025
Product: Cornell & Diehl Yorktown Bulk
Just got my latest batch in last week in a 1 lb bag dated 5/08/24. Something I definitely wrong with this batch vs all of the other orders I've had of Yorktown. It is really harsh and vulgar.
Best Virginia blend ever
March 05, 2025
Product: Cornell & Diehl Yorktown Bulk
So good. Smooth,.little bite, sweet & good nicotine strength.
Im so going to get a pound
Not the best Virginia in bulk anyway
February 28, 2025
Product: Cornell & Diehl Yorktown Bulk
I got this thinking I would really like it as I recently tried Sutliff 507C Virginia Slices and really liked them. This didn’t have that much flavor and what was there wasn’t great. Got a little grassy hay here and there but not much sweetness. Super dry and smokes fast. I smoked in a clay so I will give it a shot in another pipe and update if any better but definitely not one I would buy. Very dry smoke in the mouth as well. I couldn’t smoke without something to drink with it. Perhaps like another reviewer I got a bad batch but I didn’t taste anything really awful, just not much very good…Tin may be better I’m sure but I’d be surprised if it was a huge improvement. Pretty boring flavor and not nearly as rich as the Sutliff slices. Tried around 25-30 C&D products and just can’t get into most of them. A few I really liked here and there but this isn’t one. If you want a really dry and very little flavor Virginia you may like it but I would advise trying the tin rather than bulk from my experience....Read More
Simple and GOOD!
February 06, 2025
Product: Cornell & Diehl Yorktown Bulk
Earthy, clean hay with a touch of honey here and there. Leaves a nutty, almond-like aftertaste. I’m prone to tongue bite with this one, and have to sip it slowly.
非常不错
December 05, 2024
Product: Cornell & Diehl Yorktown 2oz
Light, grassy and - yes - lemony leaves which burn smoothly and easily. The tobacco it contains is all Virginia and it is mildly flavored with Lemon and honey.
One of My Favorite Pure Virginias
September 01, 2024
Product: Cornell & Diehl Yorktown Bulk
I'm generally a murky English smoker, but when the weather gets hot, a solid, simple Virginia hits the spot. This one gave me some tongue bite at the start, but after a few months in the cellar to take the edges off it became a very enjoyable smoke. Has a yeasty bread crust taste mixed with dry hay and maple sugar. Nothing all that complex (at least to my taste) but a real nice smoke....Read More
A Superbly Convenient Full-Spectrum Virginia!
July 12, 2024
Product: Cornell & Diehl Yorktown 2oz
Yorktown is a really pleasant mix of grassy, citrusy bright Virginias and dark, earthy, leaf litter'y red Virginias; very similar to G.L. Pease Union Square. The neat thing about Yorktown though is that it comes in a ribbon cut and very dry right out of the tin, making it one of those rare pure Virginia blends where you don't need to rub out flakes or give it any dry time at all. Just pack and go! Great for smoking out and about, first thing in the morning when you're too groggy bother with rubbing out flakes, or when you don't have the time (or low enough indoor humidity) to let your tobacco dry on the counter before smoking. Super convenient stuff, and a really top notch full-spectrum Virginia in terms of flavor! Very smooth and a good solid medium nicotine content too, with a pleasant room note like bread baking in the oven. If you like Virginias then Yorktown is an easy recommendation!...Read More
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