Customer Reviews (25 Total)
18 year old Perique
April 08, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake with Perique 2oz
Carolina Red Flake with Perique is a fantastic blend. 18 year old Perique with sweet 2 year old Red Virginias. Cellar this for a few years so the Virginias catch up & meld with the Perique and you will be in for a treat.
The Return Of A Beauty
April 07, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake with Perique 2oz
Carolina Red Flake has been my favorite small batch release by Cornell and Diehl. I’m not really sure what the gentleman is saying about the extraordinary price of this blend because it’s almost the exact same price as every other tin of premium toba... Read More
cco on this site. The speed at which this blend sells out for the year will tell you all you need to know about how good it is. Read Less
OUTSTANDING
April 11, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake with Perique 2oz
ordered 8tins opened a tin right away what a great blend right out of the tin.This blend is something very special if you like this type of blend don"t miss the boat.I'm 71 years old and have been smoking a pipe since I was seven and just ordere... Read More
d 10 more tins OUTSTANDING job C&D Read Less
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake with Perique 2oz
开盖闻起来非常酸,比圣布都酸。点燃抽起来不像V草,没有任何酸甜的味道,一股煤味土味加重坚果味还有种说不出的不好味道,抽到接近中后段的时候感觉腻的想吐,于是倒掉。无法接受这个味道,扔柜子里放着吧,不会再碰了。
Long life to rthe King of blenders
April 21, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake with Perique 2oz
Jeremy Reeves is the king of the blenders .Such beautiful blends like Sun=Bear and all the small batch series.Ive learned that whenever some small batch comes out,i just automatically order ,period..At opening the tin ,fresh smell of doe and just und... Read More
erneath subtle resin/fig/prune.Perfect moist level,pack fine in the pipe doesnt matter what methode you are using(i use the Frank methode)Takes the flame easily.The taste:how can you put in words the taste of the "goodness"?or the taste of the place where fruits are dried ,or an old Hobbit woman making a cake with resins?(sorry im a die hard Tolkien devouty)it smokes cool and slow .You can smoke it fast i guess but why would you do that?Best enjoyed is to draw just sippets(if that is a word)and enjoy it while you sitting in your library or by the campfire if you visit the Elves,or smoke it with a Hobitt company while telling stories.Fair warning ;dont smoke it walking cause it would impair your response time and you risk to be hit by a car or impacting lamp posts lol.The pipe im smoking is a Savinelly 623 Roma.Highest recomendation . Read Less
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake with Perique 2oz
I loved the Carolina Red Flake from last year. When I saw they made another Small Batch with Perique, I ordered several tins. Heaven! A previous reviewer had it right. Cellar a few tins and this will be awesome! Thanks Jeremy and Cornell and Diehl.
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake with Perique 2oz
Carolina read Flake may be my favorite blend of all time I’m sure, without tasting, this will be beyond amazing. C&D always produces and provides some of the best American blends and I can’t wait to receive this . I will let it set for at least a... Read More
year and I expect to be blown away Read Less
Critical observation
April 07, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake with Perique 2oz
P.S.- I assessed the price per pound; two ounces is barely enough to reacclimate one pipe, so as to know how this blend truly tastes.
Critical observation
April 07, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake with Perique 2oz
Having been a pipe person for 47 years, with eleven years at a Tinder Box, I haveknown many combinations of tobaccos; thirty years ago I had time and experience with seasoning tobaccos. We "corner the market" as Periqiue was ONLY made at S... Read More
t James parish.
Without having sampled this particular mixture, I can consider it to be a (now) rare find, but at well over $100.00 after including P/Handling, it is for the "haves", not us little guys who must budget their expenses. Read Less
Good stuff
January 13, 2021
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake with Perique 2oz
I really enjoyed this blend . Cheers!
A va/per with strength
December 20, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake with Perique 2oz
This is quite good. Bought six tins so that I could try some and have a bit to cellar. After drying it out I found a raisin like sweetness with a mellow spice, followed by a punch of nicotine. Immediately bought seven more tins. I will open a tin... Read More
every year to see how it improves. If I remember to, I will report back in twelve years, lol. Read Less
Ten Stars
September 13, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake with Perique 2oz
The Carolina Red Flake is the absolute smoke ,the absolute virginia as it cam from the blessed hand of God Tabaldak(Native American God of Tobacco)i thought it cannot be anything better than this .Well there is The Carolina Red with Perique .This ful... Read More
fills my ever dream that i havent even dreamed yet.This is the bulls eye ,and i have to practice tremendous patience not to smoke all what i have .Jeremy !May all the Gods bless you man1you brought me so much bliss and happiness.Well done Master of Tobacco!
P.S.all those who rated this perfection less than five stars are just grudging the fact that they couldnt purchase more. Read Less
Just polished off a tin
July 02, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake with Perique 2oz
Glad I bought more than the one. This smoked divinely. The perique gave a wonderful flavor to the sweet virginia leaf. I'll be happy if this comes back around again next year.
Good as it is
June 02, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake with Perique 2oz
Just opened up a tin. I felt like I had a good dallop of citrusy confectionery on my nose. Taste is quite full, it is good as it already is, but like some one said down bellow, celler it for few years in a jar so that va could catch up that 18 years ... Read More
of aging and I think you are golden. Read Less
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake with Perique 2oz
It's definitely a young blend and would benefit with some aging. It's a decent smoke but it lacks complexity
So songood
April 16, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake with Perique 2oz
Oh man this stuff is amazing the 18 year old perique is refined and makes the smoke almost velvety the flavors deepen the further down the bowl you get I liken this to drinking a very fine wine
Strong Approval
April 14, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake with Perique 2oz
This is a very good tobacco blend. You should buy it. You should know that my recommendation is essentially a guarantee. I feel lucky to have gotten a few tins before they sold out. End of Speech.
Ron Swanson
Looking Forward To More Aging
April 13, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake with Perique 2oz
Going into this blend, I was curious how it would compare to the 20th Ann. XX Dark Flake put out by Smokingpipes and C&D, as their makeup and components are very similar.
Upfront, the Perique stood out in its pepperiness. I agree with others tha... Read More
t the Perique seems to be stronger in this blend than in the XX Dark Flake. The red Virginas were certainly evident however (especially at mid bowl till the end), bringing forth dark fruity and earthy notes. The fermented character I assume comes from both elements.
If you are a lover of Perique, this blend will definitely satisfy. Their age and quality is evident. The Virginas are enjoyable, though age is needed I believe, to bring them forward and pull the Perique back a bit. Not a top VaPer for me and it settled slightly below my expectations, but it is still a solid blend that I will pull out of the cellar from time to time.
I would give XX Dark Flake a 9/10 and this blend a 7/10 (though age will no doubt boost the rating up) Read Less
Absolutely Delicious
April 13, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake with Perique 2oz
Dark fruit and Rye notes. Sweet and malty on the finish. The Perique is the perfect addition to this already amazing Virginia. If this gets better with age it may just be a new all time favorite.
Absolutely Delicious
April 13, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake with Perique 2oz
Dark fruit and Rye notes. Sweet and malty on the finish. The Perique is the perfect addition to this already amazing Virginia. If this gets better with age it may just be a new all time favorite.
Thats some Perique!
April 12, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake with Perique 2oz
So I popped the tin about 8 hours ago and the tin note reminded me of fig newton's, but a little more toasty. Upon smoking it I understand where that toasty scent came from. The Perique dominates this tobacco, it's not quite smokey in flavor which is... Read More
why I use the term toasty instead. Its spicy, very spicy upon retrohaling. The earthiness of the Virginia's is subtle in the background of the perique, with a very slight sourness.
Overall it's a very enjoyable smoke, but I've never experienced a VaPer in which the Perique shines so brightly. As a predominantly english smoker, I confess the potency of the Perique is a little much for me, but it fits brilliantly with the chill in the air. It was pretty moist out of the tin, though I did not get any tounge bite from it, but I let my bowl sit out to dry for a couple hours before smoking.
I do enjoy this smoke, in general it's a good spicy VaPer, with tones of earthy Virginia in the background, and it certainly owns the title "W/Perique". Read Less
What do YOU think?
April 11, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake with Perique 2oz
Of course it's good. I'm guessing you're reading this because it sold out and you want to know what you missed. If not why are you wasting time reading this? 18 year old perique in a flake with premium North Carolina Virginia's! Did you read that cuz... Read More
that's what it is?! Much better in 5 years though. Read Less
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake with Perique 2oz
Carolina read Flake may be my favorite blend of all time I’m sure, without tasting, this will be beyond amazing. C&D always produces and provides some of the best American blends and I can’t wait to receive this . I will let it set for at least a... Read More
year and I expect to be blown away Read Less
Great Observation
April 07, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake with Perique 2oz
I have no clue what Glenn C. is trying to communicate, but I can't wait to try this blend. Thanks, C&D (I'm sure it's gonna rock!) -BK
Great Observation
April 07, 2020
Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake with Perique 2oz
I have no clue what Glenn C. is trying to communicate, but I can't wait to try this blend. Thanks, C&D (I'm sure it's gonna rock!) -BK