Customer Reviews (20 Total)
Another unsuccessful new mix from C&D
May 16, 2022
Product: Low Country Edisto 2oz
This is once again a blend I was pulled into by the chatter. Once again the tin note was good, some dark fruit, little hay, smelled intriguing. Once again the smoke itself started out ok, but then by the midway, the casing had burned off and the low ... Read More
quality leaf showed through. It’s these green young Virginias that are a common theme in all these new C&D blends. Windjammer was a similar experience for me. It’s the same thing EVERY TIME, “tobacco pressed and sliced into delicate flakes”. Same presentation, same young leaf with a different casing. I keep getting rooked in to trying these new releases and I’m let down every time. This will be the last time I buy a tin of these new blends. Read Less
bitter?
February 14, 2022
Product: Low Country Edisto 2oz
my regulars are primarily Orlik Golden Sliced and P.S. Luxury Navy Flake, which are more toward the brighter Va. flake side with more hay and grass with sweetness so this did not lean toward my preferred flavor profile.
opening the tin you will fin... Read More
d a lot of paper, the tobacco is completely surrounded by paper but once you peel the two to layers back you find a smallish, moist flake that crumbles easily. the note of the fresh tobacco is a pleasant bread aroma. the moisture level would indicate drying time but i did not allow for any on my first bowl. this rubs out about as easy as any flake i have ever encountered which makes packing very easy. the initial light does not offer any hint of the natural Va. sweetness that i look for and i did not detect any throughout the bowl. most of the flavor seemed to me to be more on the bitter side, like vinegar on the tongue, but it was not totally unpleasant. i would say that the strength "3", room note "3", and flavor "3" profiles as listed were all on point. as the bowl progressed the flavor reached a point of being so bitter that it tasted like that bowl of tobacco that you pack, light, smoke partial, set down, and come back to hours later to relight. as for burn, i smoked this in a medium sized billiard without having to do a single relight. i will likely not order this again, it is not sweet or complex enough for me. i also did not reorder on C&D Carolina Red Flake because it was not on my flavor profile either- point being, if you like the CRF, you might like this. Read Less
Delicious!
April 30, 2022
Product: Low Country Edisto 2oz
This is a wonderful blend. I have been searching for a suitable replacement for Ye Olde Signe as Peterson, much to my chagrin, doesn’t seem to be showing any signs of reviving the blend anytime soon. Edisto checks very similar boxes for me: slightly ... Read More
sweet, bready, smooth, simple-yet-nuanced and a great candidate for aging. Edisto operates very nicely too, it took a modest number of relights and the moisture level was prefect right after rubbing out. Flakes are loose and broken and not quite as solid as you might expect from a traditional flake. I am likely to change my review to five stars in the future (I like to give a blend a year before I call it a five star blend).
I should also be specific, four stars can mean various things to different people so I like to define my terms. For me I attribute three stars to blends that are enjoyable and won’t be a waste of money however they are not blends I would add to my rotation. Four stars are excellent blends according to my judgement and worthy of smoking regularly, of adding to my rotation and perhaps of cellaring. Five stars are reserved for the greatest blends—my all time favorites. I can see Edisto becoming a five star blend for me especially after it has a few years to age. Read Less
Instant Classic
February 12, 2022
Product: Low Country Edisto 2oz
I feel like the flavor strength is above medium. There is a sweetness that hits just right in my opinion, not syrupy but there and natural. Tangy, fruity, with no bite but there is a slight spiciness that only adds to its appeal.
Great Red VA Flake
February 05, 2022
Product: Low Country Edisto 2oz
Now this is a good one. Classic C&D style flakes that rub out and pack extremely easily. Tin note is of fresh baked bread, moldering leaves, and a light sour fermented note that comes off as fresh fall apples. Lights instantly and stays lit, i... Read More
t’s got your classic red VA flavors right out of the tin. 5 stars as it does exactly what a straight red VA flake should and it does it well. Nothing out of left field here. If you’re a red VA fan it’s a no brainer. According the the sticker the tin that I’m currently smoking has been packaged for less than a month and it’s already great, so I can’t wait to see what it’s like in a few months. I ordered 5 tins for cellaring as well. Read Less
A reasonable substitute for Carolina Red Flake
September 16, 2022
Product: Low Country Edisto 2oz
New Peterson’s Christmas XL11 came today along with a tin of Edisto. I’m still working my way through a 2020 tin of Carolina Red Flake but temptation got the better of me so I popped the lid and after a brief inspection, rubbed out a bowl full and am... Read More
still working on it. The XL11 is a very large capacity pipe and most any Flake smokes pretty slowly so I’ll be at it for a bit. Because it’s fresher than the Carolina I’m smoking by around two years, it’s not as smooth but the flavor and strength profiles are about the same. The Carolina Red is gone for this year but I do like it so I wanted to find something similar and let the Red sit and age. If you liked the Carolina Red, the Edisto would be worth looking into. It also loos like a good candidate for aging a bit. In a fresh tin, it’s a tad moist but not beyond smokability. I may adopt it as a first choice Virginia Flake. This is pretty radical for a Burley lover but it’s a good smoke, bite proof, mild and slightly sweet. I’ll be buying more for sure and waiting for my other tins of Carolina Red to improve with age. Read Less
Emerging Flavors
August 31, 2022
Product: Low Country Edisto 2oz
All in all a very nice Virginia flake. Starts light, like
American tobacco cured for cigarettes. However, this flake develops a rich cigar like taist as you smoke it down. This is where the magic happens. Pairs very well with Rochefort 10, or any o... Read More
ther dark beer. This Virginia flake, is somewhat unique and certainly enjoyable Read Less
A worthy, but distant, 2nd
August 17, 2022
Product: Low Country Edisto 2oz
As C&D's Carolina Red Flake won't be returning, I felt compelled to try this one. The flavor is unmistakably Red Virginia, though if this what passes for a flake these days, someone needs to reexamine the production. My tin was so crumbly it couldn't... Read More
pass for ribbon! I could wish for more flavor, which probably isn't fair as this is still very good, but it's hard to accept anything less than Carolina Red Flake. Still, it has earned an irregular place in my rotation. Read Less
这款草不错 有明显的香甜味
May 04, 2022
Product: Low Country Edisto 2oz
这款草表现的中规中矩 ，对的起它本身的价格 而且是罐装的 方便储存
Finest Everyday Virginia
April 21, 2022
Product: Low Country Edisto 2oz
If you like the stewed fruit, slightly spicy, rich taste of a red Virginia, this is among the best available. Packs easy, lights easy, burns easy. Rub it out or stuff and puff, it performs well either way. Capstan Blue has been my favorite Virginia b... Read More
ut this might unseat the mighty Capstan. Reminiscent of the original Carolina Red Flake, but smoother with less spice. A classic in the making. Read Less
Fantastic smoke!
April 18, 2022
Product: Low Country Edisto 2oz
This is a very good pipe tobacco. This is the blend that really got me to pay more attention to Virginia's. It is very good. tin note is sweet with plenty of dried fruit tones. It was a fantastic pipe session. Just good wholesome natural tobacco ... Read More
with a sweet, rich and complex profile that also offers some zip, and tangy notes... just a damn good smoke, try it! Read Less
Product: Low Country Edisto 2oz
I ordered several tins based on the rapturous reception, but was quite disappointed with my initial encounters with the real thing. The tobacco is moist and the flakes are medium-fine, and the tin aroma is as you’d expect for a Virginia. The smoking ... Read More
was another matter: I found it quite harsh and thin tasting, with good texture to the smoke but little depth. I decided to “stove” it for 3 hours at 190 (F) and left it in the jar a few weeks. That made a world of difference. The flakes are rather darker now and the flavor much deeper and richer. I now get the malty, bready flavors that are to my taste. I may not order again, but if I do, I will certainly plan to age and/or stove this. Read Less
Quality Reds
February 09, 2022
Product: Low Country Edisto 2oz
Straightforward reds. High quality on its own but works well with a pinch of burley. I'm glad I was able to get some.
Classic red Virginia flake
February 07, 2022
Product: Low Country Edisto 2oz
Just finished my first pipe full of this stuff. It's a classic red Virginia flag, to my taste, a little more to the tangy/sweet side then the bready side. Very tasty, and if they ever sell it in bulk, I will buy multiple pounds for the cellar.
awesome!
February 23, 2023
Product: Low Country Edisto 2oz
Tin note of grassy, tangy fruit, and spices. Tobacco is a flake of reddish brown and dark brown with a little tan sprinkled in. Moisture content is great. Flakes rub out easily. Burns moderate with few relights. The strength is medium and nic is mild... Read More
to medium. No flavoring detected. Taste is medium and very consistent, with notes of spices, bready, sweet hay, floral, fermented vegetation, woody, sugar, savory, spicy, lemon zest, acidic, earthy, tart almost bitter citrus, dry, a sweet grassy background note, and a peppery retro. Room note is pleasant to tolerable, and aftertaste is great. Read Less
Product: Low Country Edisto 2oz
The first born of CRF! Sweet red Virginias that are ready straight out of the tin. Flavorful and full throughout the bowl. Early an all day blend, readily available and priced reasonably.
Makes a great cigarette
October 01, 2022
Product: Low Country Edisto 2oz
I didn't care much for it in the pipe but crumbled some up and it makes the best cigarette I've ever tasted.
Product: Low Country Edisto 2oz
Nothing special here for me. Nothing disagreeable but it just doesn't satisfy the reasons I smoke.
Stoved 200°/300 minutes
April 10, 2022
Product: Low Country Edisto 2oz
Smooth top to bottom. Stoved 200°/300 minutes. Opened can to oatmeal cookie smell. Let stoved tobacco oxygenate and cool down for 30 minutes. Loaded a bowl, let it sit overnight, put some in my humidor, and jarred the rest. It's even better in the hu... Read More
midor for short time, probably would age to great. It is smoother on top of bowl, so that aspect is an improvement. I mixed a 50/50 bowl of this Edisto and Mac Baren Old Dark Fired, and it is very good mix. Also mixed 50/50 on stoved Mac Baren Dark Twist. Both sessions I was able to get very relaxed and could separate the tastes easily. I like this for an comparatively inexpensive smoke to blend. I did same mix with Capstan and Mac Baren brands. This is a good value price point. I purchased five tins, and stoved another. Repeated the experiment successfully. It's deeelicious and affordable for mixing, or by itself. I like the cut on it alot. Read Less
Delicious Virginia
February 25, 2022
Product: Low Country Edisto 2oz
This is the best Virginia I've tried in the past. As a Latakia supreme principle, I usually smoke only Balkans and English. It smokes as often as it does. It's less irritating and has a natural sweetness, so it's a pity that it's sold out even tho... Read More
ugh I want to repeat it. Read Less
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