Tobacco Talk

Festive Tradition: Cornell & Diehl's Wintertime Reserve 2025

November 5, 2025 by Rose Kiser

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As we descend into the cold winter months, when the holidays begin to manifest with plans of visiting family and friends and rushed gift shopping ensues, it can be helpful to slow down and take time for ourselves. Tradition is what binds us together in the next few months, whether it be a Thanksgiving football match in the backyard, decorating the tree ... Read More

Mystery Review: October 2025

October 29, 2025 by Alan Britt

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Welcome to another episode of Mystery Review, our monthly series in which our panel of experts attempts to identify a mystery tobacco or cigar. For October's edition, Tyler Caldwell joins the panel in his first-ever Mystery Tobacco Review. Our guest Inquisitor this month is Shane Ireland dressed as ... Read More

A Look Behind-the-Scenes at Cornell & Diehl's Machinery

October 24, 2025 by Kayla Ivan

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Every tin that goes out into the world from Cornell & Diehl is backed by the hard-working efforts of the entire team, from blending to production and everything in between. Recently, I had the pleasure of chatting with Jeremy Reeves, Director and Head Blender of C&D, and Bretton "B" Otto, Cornell & Diehl's Industrial Mechanic, about the unsung heroes of the blending house's production process: Antique, custom-made machinery. While C&D has always maintained a hand-blended ... Read More

Codger Country: Sir Walter Raleigh

October 24, 2025 by Rose Kiser

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Welcome to Codger Country, the series where we'll be smoking every Codger blend — commonly found over-the-counter tobacco blends — we can find and ranking them in an effort to find the "definitive" Codger blend. From Carter Hall to Captain Black, we're giving them all a fair shake. Today, we're smoking a Sir Walter Raleigh ... Read More

Cornell & Diehl's From Beyond Returns

October 21, 2025 by Andrew Wike

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Recently I had the chance to chat about the new edition of Cornell & Diehl's Small Batch: From Beyond, now available on-site, in a roundtable discussion with Alan Britt, Steve Mawby, and special guest, Jeremy Reeves. We hope you enjoy ... Read More

Tobacco Selections: The Haunting Cake

October 8, 2025 by Kayla Ivan

Jeremy Reeves, Head Blender of Cornell & Diehl, discussed the return of The Haunting Cake. After three long years, it's coming back for the Halloween season. Made in collaboration with Kyle Gellis of Warped Cigars, this favorite autumn smoke ... Read More

Codger Country: The Original Flying Dutchman

September 26, 2025 by Rose Kiser

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Welcome to Codger Country, the series where we'll be smoking every Codger blend — commonly found over-the-counter tobacco blends — we can find and ranking them in an effort to find the "definitive" Codger blend. From Carter Hall to Super Value, we're giving them all a fair shake. Today, we're smoking a vintage Codger: Flying Dutchman ... Read More

Mystery Review: September 2025

September 25, 2025 by Andrew Wike

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Welcome to another episode of Mystery Review, our monthly series in which our panel of experts attempts to identify a mystery tobacco or cigar. For September's edition, our guest Inquisitor is Bo Parker, the co-host of the Pipe and Tamper Podcast and a member of the Heretics Pipe Club. Will his mysterious submission leave us bewildered, or will we correctly guess ... Read More

Tasting Notes - Cornell & Diehl's Carolina Red Flake with Perique

September 23, 2025 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome to another episode of Tasting Notes. Today I am revisiting another old friend, Cornell & Diehl's Small Batch Carolina Red Flake with Perique, back again for 2025. The "with Perique" part is the most important part, especially if you, like me, prefer Virginia/Periques ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Harbour Dreams from the Legacy Collection

September 17, 2025 by Shane Ireland

Welcome to another episode of Tasting Notes. Today I was excited to finally get my hands on a handful of samples for a new series called the Legacy Collection by Per Georg Jensen. This is an exciting and first-time collaboration between one of modern day's most prolific and most influential tobacco blenders, Per Georg Jensen, and our own Jeremy Reeves of Cornell & Diehl. ... Read More