Jeremy Reeves

Tobacco Selections: Cornell & Diehl Eight State Burley

May 13, 2026 by Kayla Ivan

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The re-release of Cornell & Diehl's Small Batch: Eight State Burley is available now. Jeremy Reeves, Head Blender of Cornell & Diehl, shared more about this exciting blend; a celebration of old-style blends, what might be called codger blends these days, but takes that concept and brings it into a connoisseur range as an elevated style blend ... Read More

Discussing Burley with Head Blender Jeremy Reeves

May 1, 2026 by Andrew Wike

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Today, we're going to be talking about one of our favorite varietals — Burley. How it's used, what our favorite blends in the category are, and maybe some little Easter eggs for what might be coming up soon. ... Read More

Palmetto Balkan by Cornell & Diehl Returns

March 31, 2026 by Kayla Ivan

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Tobacco production adapts and shifts over time based on many global factors — social, political, environmental, and ecological — impacting availability and consistency in the leaf tobacco blenders utilize. One of these long-lost varietals, Syrian Latakia, was the inspiration for Palmetto Balkan — a blend harkening to Balkan mixtures of old through Cornell & Diehl's proprietary Latakia processing ... Read More

Tobacco Selections: Cornell & Diehl Palmetto Balkan 2026

March 25, 2026 by Kayla Ivan

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Cornell & Diehl's latest Small Batch, Palmetto Balkan, returns, and Jeremy Reeves, Head Blender of C&D, shares some insights about the blend and the unique varietals utilized to achieve the experience of smoking long-lost Syrian Latakia. ... Read More

Tobacco Selections: Cornell & Diehl Small Batch Steamworks

February 27, 2026 by Kayla Ivan

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In this Tobacco Selections video, Jeremy Reeves is excited to share the return of Cornell & Diehl's Small Batch: Steamworks for 2026, available on Tuesday, March 3 in limited quantities. ... Read More

A Closer Look at Flue-Cured Tobacco

February 20, 2026 by Kayla Ivan

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Flue-cured leaf, more commonly known as Virginia tobacco, is the most popular tobacco family in our industry. It is also the largest tobacco crop in the United States, making up about 90% of tobacco production. Flue-cured is mild, naturally sweet, and excellent on its own or combined with other varietals, like Burley, Perique, and Orientals. Today ... Read More

Tobacco Selections Summit Plug Series

January 20, 2026 by Kayla Ivan

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Today Jeremy Reeves, Director and Head Blender of Cornell & Diehl, discusses an exciting project from C&D, joining their regular production: the Summit Series, featuring four new plug-cut blends. Available as of January 20 at 6 p.m. ET. ... Read More

Smoking Serenity: A Closer Look at Cornell & Diehl's Serenity Series

April 11, 2025 by Rose Kiser

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If there is one thing that pipe smokers will never lack, it's variety. From Aromatic to Va/Per blends, there is a little something for everyone, but that doesn't make it any less overwhelming when searching for your next smoke. Cornell & Diehl has proven themselves to be a reliable source of hand-crafted, flavorful, and consistent smokes ... Read More

Eight State Burley: A Delectable Salute to the Burley Belt

July 5, 2024 by Chuck Stanion

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Burley tobacco has been with us since 1864, when a tobacco grower named George Webb planted some seeds from Bracken County, Kentucky, on his land in Ohio and found that the leaves were lighter in color and responded well to air curing, resulting in an exciting new varietal. Three years later, he sold a crop of the new tobacco: 20,000 pounds of it, and it has been consequential ever since, grown throughout what would become known as the Eight State Burley Belt. ... Read More

The Refinement of an Inspiring Tobacco: Sansepolcro

February 23, 2024 by Chuck Stanion