No tongue bite unless pushed to hard which is hard to do. It lights easily and burns very well. Burns at a moderate pace, cool and clean with no dull or harsh spots. I've got several example's from all the most readily available blenders/brands of varying percentages of leaf. A very slight earthiness and no sense of raisins, figs or other such notes. It burns like a dream and needs a below average number of relights. Pipe Used: 6mm Savinellis and a Chacom Billiard. I was ve ry happy I did I was able to get the grassy, earthy, sweet flavor much better though I still yet to taste much citrusy notes as I move through the tin this gets better and better. 2020 edition: Spicy is what I recognize first and strong for the first third of the bowl. "Carolina Red Flake," you appear again for a second go-round. All rights reserved. C&D flakes are my favorite in terms of consistency and breaking apart. And what about poor old Andy B.? Carolina Red Flake is one of those tobaccos that has a cult following. The best pipe tobacco I've ever smoked, bar none. Well two had massive creases in the tin so I chose to open the worst one and popped the dent out with my fingers and you could hardly tell the difference. This is a superb red Virginia flake. p.s. the description of dried cranberry is spot on for the tin note. The tin was slightly swollen but that proved to be of no concern. One of my first thoughts was that doesnt sound like a small batch to me but I had already succumbed to the limited edition fever as I usually miss out on these and for the sake of my pocket book probably just as well. OS PEDIDOS SERO ENVIADOS EM AT 3 DIAS TEIS APS A CONFIMAO DO PAGAMENTO. Carolina Red Flake didn't have the tang or sweetness that I was expecting (I certainly didn't get the sweetness, dark fruit and tanginess that other reviews from 2016 were raving about). It's really good. It comes in the form of broken flake which I prefer, it just makes things easier when time comes to rub it out. Smelling it brings hay and dark fruit to mind. Hopefully 15 tins, along with the C&D Interlude, Burley Flake #2, and Low Country Santee that I also smoke, will be enough to last me until it comes out again next year. Rounding out the taste profile is a subtle spiciness, but not VaPeresque. It's exactly what I look for in VA flake and then some. However, they both have in common that they need to ripen for three or four years to gain more sweetness and smoothness. It arrived, I opened it up, popped it into the pipe I had also purchased and it was love at first char. It has a very, very nice aftertaste exhale. I believe I'm unlikely to find a better Virginia Flake. Just as good, but different, than last year's batch. Its even better than the tin of Christmas Cheer that I spent a stupid amount of money on, and is possibly a close second. When you want quality at its finest where your pipe tobacco is concerned, Cornell & Diehl is the perfect choice. This is a good description of the smoke, for me. So, when I saw "Carolina Red Flake", Sutliff Matured Red Virginia 515 RC-1 came to mind, as did Sutliff's Crumble Kake Red Virginia (alas, I missed the 5100 -- I can only imagine) . Edit: 6/23/16 In case you haven't heard, there have been cases of mold found in some of the tins. Definitely a flake for your small pipes, I am damn glad I bought several tins of this before it disappeared forever. Carolina Red Flake, Sun Bear, and Anthology. Sold Out. If you can get a tin, do it. I bought this because smokingpipes sent me an email and I responded immediately. This tin was a little moist, but not so much it needed airing. I say fairly smooth only because the much appreciated earth and spice continually underscores the inherently tangy sweetness of the reds. I dont have any C&D blends in my regular rotation. Sad sad sad. 2021 was good but not great. From a moisture standpoint, most will find this pipe ready straight away. It wasn't awful though. The blend is quite smooth with a few harsh spots present. The tanginess boarders on sour occasionally and this adds to the complexity of the smoke. 5100 and McClelland 40th Anniversary have it, so I'm glad I stocked a decent amount of those. The retrohale magnifies the pepper and the plum comes a bit more forward. I haven't tried the 2020 crop yet. Its got the earthy body and cranberry tartness. The tobacco is smoked cool enough, does not overheat the pipe, burns slowly, leaving a light gray fine ash. I smoked this in various pipes from meers to cobs to favorite briars at different times of the day. It's similar to the original but right now seems a little less "full" but I'm guessing as it ages it will join it's older cousins at the top of my list. The retrohale intensifies, and gets spicier, all the while maintaining an afterglow of the first thirds profile. The 2022 edition of Carolina Red Flake features matured TA-20 Red-Orange Tips (the same grade as in 2021's Carolina Red Flake with Perique), boasting a substantial natural sugar content of 13.53%, and all sourced from a single family farm in North Carolina. We apologize, but this item is temporarily out of stock. i smoke mostly Va. or VaPer. Red Virginia's are by far my favorite so any time I come across a new version of this wonderful leaf its a must I give it a try. For the most part, the flake is fairly broken up right from the tin, requiring very little prep before packing a bowl. It's sweet, tangy, tart, grassy, with absolutely no bite to speak of. After the charring light, I tamped it again and lit up for real. Jeremy Reeves at Cornell&Diehl proved that he has the chops to be one of the best blenders in the USA. A blend of the finest North Carolina grown Red Virginias, Carolina Red Flake is Cornell & Diehl's tribute to the Old Belt. Now if I could apply that attitude to the rest of my life well until next time. I have had to take this one to filtered pipes to cut some of the overwhelming nic out. When smoking, the tobacco is moist - the moisture remains not only in the cup, but also in the mouthpiece. I have always been a fan of C&D blends and so after acquiring some of my old favorites (Big N' Burley, Byzantium, Valle Crucis, Pasha's Dream) I came across a youtube video with Jeremy Reeves on this tobacco. When it is cool to the touch, relight. I disagree. I can feel it for sure. The strength is a couple of steps past that mark. I try to catch these, the very hour they go on sale! However, in my opinion, even fresh, this tobacco is more interesting than Opening Night. It is an exceptional red Virginia in all its natural glory. This is a special crop and from what I've heard outside of the 2019 offering will not come about again. UPDATE: Ive tried the 2020 crop and from what I can tell its practically identical. Cornell & Diehls (2015) Carolina Red Flake is a must try for experienced VA lovers. I'm smoking it with some Papa's Pilar #24 tonight. Not a creamy blend, but certainly smooth. One reviewer cellared some for a few years and remarked that it improved with age (surprise), so I think I'll follow suit. This is more on the higher end of mild were Marble Kake is on the lower end of medium is flavor. One of these is Cornell & Diehl. It stands along side my other favourites, Opening Night and GLP Union Square. The smoke is light on the tongue and if my supply was not constrained by this C&D offering likely not becoming part of their "stable" of blends, it would be one of my go-to tobaccos. Not surprising as it's a limited edition offering. Every tobacco we produce is blended by hand in small batches, but we've never had the opportunity to really flex our creative muscles. It is much better in a deeper bowl & provides you with a long, cool burning smoke session like the Energizer Bunny, it just keeps going & going, getting stronger and tastier as the smoke wafts over the lower portion of the tobacco in your bowl. Towards the end of the bowl it usually tastes very bready. of STC Holdings LLC. It leaves me wanting more than my self-imposed, nightly two bowls. It burns nicely, is medium in temperature, and doesn't bite me. It doesn't bite you unless aggressively pushed and is quite forgiving in that regard. whaaa!? Burns cool and clean with no harshness or tongue bite. But what about when it runs out? Two Stars. Excellent! This is, simply put, one delicious, all day blend that meets or exceeds everything it's been advertised to be. It lights and stays lit wonderfully as you smoke it. The smoke is light, with a woody, grassy smell and the already mentioned note of bitter chocolate. Notify Me! This is a great Red Virginia. Product: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2oz. The X105 isnt a huge pipe but it took over an hour to get through this trial bowl and I must say that there was nothing bad about it at all. Mechanically, the blend is perfect out of the tin as far as moisture is concerned. A gentle hay-like flavour is notable throughout a bowl, it doesn't make it too ''light'' a flavour but does reduce any chance of the fruity side seeming too clumsy. C & D Small Batch Sun Bear Mountain Flower SKU: CORNESUNBMF 2oz. Smoked in a favorite average size Canadian. The tangy after taste very pleasantly lingers a little, and the room note is a little sweet. In closing I emailed the company with a picture of my two dented tins and they could not have been nicer. A couple bowls and it becomes obvious why these small batch blends go so fast. Either you love them or you don't. If I to had place it somewhere on a list, I wo uld place it between the 2019 batch of CRF and C&Ds Burley Flake #2. One month later: the tobacco dried some and lost the bite and burley taste ( now more like GLP's Union Square) . Cornell & Diehl's Small Batch Series 4 tin set. All of it has been recalled due to possible mold issues. Similar Blends: McClelland 40th Anniversarhy. I found C & Ds Carolina Red Flake to be an excellent tobacco. Has a periqueness to it on the retrohale, despite containing no perique. Seems a little, shall we say, immature. MSRP: $14.25 $12.11 ( saved $2.14 ) 14 reviews . I'm from the Burley camp and love Burley, Balkan's and Oriental blends. first light was typical. It smokes sooty for me, so I keep a couple of pipe cleaners handy. McClelland - 40th Anniversary (Limited Edition), Cornell & Diehl - Opening Night (Simply Elegant Series). They produce an abundance of mildly tart and very tangy ripe citrus, sugar, bread, grass, some tangy ripe dark fruit, earth, wood, floralness, vegetation, mild sour lemon, light spice, and small touches of vinegar and acidity. I had thought that the lighter notes were blended in, but now realize that they are all parts of the same crop. I like to handle the chunky, broken flake ribbons carefully and get a bundle of them stood up on end in the bowl of a dedicated VA pipe. Very satisfying with a nice daily starter dose of Vitamin N. Very rich and flavorful VA I really enjoy the red virginia flavors. Good dose of nicotine, just past the medium I would say. '22, Fine, Sweet Tang Of The Carolina Old Belt, V3.03.03.5V $14.25. Great blend & I've bought plenty to cellar but always on the lookout for more should age fairly quickly & the longer, the better. Prep: Typical C&D flake that easily breaks apart. For new and established smokers a good smoke to enjoy. The blends differ in smell and taste, and the aftertaste is different. About medium in body, maybe a shade more. There is a dark sweet fruit presence and no hay hint. Further good news, no mold! Similar Blends: Mcclelands 40th anniversaryonly better. That aforementioned name is prominent on the label. By far one of my favorite va blends. If you did get some, congratulations on a smart purchase. Very nice weekend smo ke. Damn shame there's so little of it. But there's also a bready, doughy, character behind; like a fruit bun! Its very tangy, dark fruit sweet with a lot of earth and wood, very mild grass, bread, vinegar, floralness, natural sugar, tart lemon and citrus notes, along with slightly more than mild spice. Ive found that the note comes through Best when are taking your time, creating near whisp-like smoke. Temporarily out of stock. C&D's small batch is one of the best tobaccos for new smokers or veterans. We currently track red light cameras, speed camera, toll road cameras, traffic cameras & automatic license plate reader cameras (ALPR). Perfect moisture and ready to go from the tin. 4 stars for 2020 production . As are things with all Limited Edition / Small Batch items, the supply is limited. Similar Blends: A little like C & Ds Red Ribbon, McCranies in flavor but with considerably more strength.. Was eager to try this with all the hype. Refunds or trades for other C&D blends are being offered. Nic level is solid middle to me. Mostly intact with some slightly broken towards the bottom. It was pleasent and I am not a big fan of VaPers. Some have alluded this as one dimensional but also bear in mind this is a straight Virginia and not a blend. I am reviewing the Nov 2018 release, tin 1175/8000 from a 2015 harvest. Im pretty late to the game with this blend but finally picked up a tin. Cornell & Diehl - Carolina Red Flake (Small Batch) Edit this tobacco Favorite Wishlist Subscribed A blend of the finest North Carolina grown red Virginias, harvested in 2015, our Carolina Red Flake is a tribute to the Old Belt. Makes for a really enjoyable smoke. Sugar Content: 8.33%. after settling in burns quite well. The store that I bought this from was sold out in like two days. That is high praise. This one will be savored. This year's edition showcases matured TA-20 Red-Orange Tips (the same grade featured in 2021's Carolina Red Flake with Perique), boasting a substantial natural sugar content of 13.53%, and all sourced from a single family farm in North Carolina. Really gives it a boost & turns out a Balkan better than most any on the market. Th is medium-strength, medium-flavored blend hit the mark like other C&D small-batch offerings. A really great straight shooter tobacco and it's easy to see why many revel in it. Similar Blends: McClelland - 40th Anniversary (Limited Edition). Our Little River, SC showroom, Low Country Pipe & Cigar, is open 10am-7pm US/Eastern Monday - Saturday at 2 Hwy 90 East, Little River SC, 29566. This stuff is great. Cornell & Diehl pipe tobacco is available in tins or in bulk, and it ranges in flavor from mild to stout. I wonder how much Carolina Red Flake tins would have sold if they'd given out free samples first. To be clear the tin not is so rich, I'm not sure I can understand why it does not translate into the smoke. However, when PS.C advertised this tobacco, I bought a couple of tinsjust based on the description. Carolina Red Flake is quite simply the finest Virginia flake that Cornell and Diehl has ever produced. So I guess it's a tradeoff. Sold Out. Somewhat tangy but not as vinegary as Sutliff 515 RC-1. Pipe Used: T. Bannard(BST) rusticated canadian. But this one does not fit that description, and offers more depth and complexity. It came moist but dried to perfection quickly once the tin was opened. This bowl started out with the sweet vinegar, earthy, grassy, brightness that Virginias are known for, and then. that's it. Their . Sweet, tangy, and spicy, Carolina Red Flake is both surprisingly straightforward and pleasantly complex: you'll find it's rich, deep, and earthy, with undertones of dried cranberries, orchard grass, and citrus. Working through this tin has been a real treat. This is one of the best Virginia tobacco's I have ever smoked from C&D and deserves high honors among all the great Virginia's. I'm a lightweight with nicotine and each time I've smoked this I've gotten super buzzed. It is rich, medium body, and a little sweet with a slight tanginess (but not in a citrus way). Think Christmas Cheer with less sugar sweetness, more earth and spice, and only a bare essence of "vinegar". I've ordered 22 tins of this now over multiple orders and wish I had maxed out the limit of 25 when SP.com originally released it. There is a some very good Virginia sweetness when smoked and that aged earthiness we all expect from a good red leaf. Moderately strong tobacco flavor with a nice grassy note and good thick smoke. The flavor and aroma becomes much more pronouncedthe Perique notes are more prominent and the Carolina Red Flake mellows the experience out. Decent looking broken flake with tin notes of hay, earth. Post Script: Well, I guess the people that didn't get any of this are the lucky ones. This looks like a great VA and should age well. Tongue bite. Near perfect moisture once rubbed out for me. I'll add more as time passes. I was surprised & appreciated its strength it may roll your eyeballs as it might possibly be the strongest & best tasting Red VA in the world? It is a sweet smoke and satisfying. I hope to all those that like Red Virginia you were able to get some. Through the stoving process, this select flue-cured leaf maintains its naturally . It is spicy through the nose. One hintLight the "load" smoke for a bit..maybe 3-4 minutes and then set the pipe down. First of all, I'll say the sour room note coming from my wife's pipe lit before mine, did not give me a high expectation. Plan on picking up many more tins. It sometimes requires a couple of lights to get going but once it does, its an easy smoke. Then, I stocked up on the newer sutliff Red virginia match, as well as their ribbon. Cornell & Diehl's Small Batch Carolina Red Flake 2oz tin - Year 2019 $ 30.00 Per tobaccoreviews.com: "A blend of the finest North Carolina grown red Virginias, harvested in 2015, our Carolina Red Flake is a tribute to the Old Belt. Very satisfied with the flavor & appreciated the extra strength. I've been smoking this edition Carolina Red Flake for a couple of days now in a variety of pipes ranging from a nosewarmer Reverse Calabash to a smallish 3/4s Bent Billiard to a quarter-bent pot. I usually just pack a broken flake or two whole into my Fat Author or 320. The mouthfeel can be tart, like Ive eaten a bunch of dried cranberries. Burns cool and clean at a slightly slow pace with a very consistent, smoother than expected, deep fruity, sugary, mildly sour, light sparkly flavor that extends to the lightly lingering, pleasant after taste. They offered me a refund, etc. If you like a good Balkan, best to mix it to your own taste preference. Smoking qualities are excellent. With McClelland defunct, it replaces the nostalgia of Christmas Cheer in terms of being released at a certain time every year. The nic-hit is in the center of mild to medium. SKU: 10055761|16877 Categories: Cornell & Diehl, Pipe Tobacco. If the y can reissue more of this, I will definitely buy much more. My clear expectation is that it will age like a champ. Robust and nice spice. 4.5 stars. And this latest indulgence was no different. Dried fruits, citrus and light haystack smell. Taste is medium as well. There is nothing too crazy going on here, it's just a great straight Virginia. The tin note is grass and fruit. Red Virginia is just about the only pure strain that can be absolutely perfect on its own. I adore the first half of the bowl. Can burn hot if you push it but not bite whatsoever. Tin note is almost not there. but remember the leaf is already two years old. I say all of that to say this. I like it with morning coffee as I try to focus on writing. The combination of sweet and tart really makes for an outstanding blend. Still, it's a deliciously earthy, fresh red Virginia. The tobacco has quite a characteristic caramel-malt aftertaste - as if you tasted a glass of red ale with your tongue - and this is markedly different from Opening Night. The other attributes I mentioned quickly show themselves, and remain all throughout the proceedings. It definitely needs to be smoked slowly, and tends towards a bitter aftertaste towards the bottom of the b (2022 version) This is a tangy, medium-bodied blend of red Virginias that lives up to the billing. Wont bite even if pushed, though I recommend a slow cadence in order to fully savor the experience. The smoke was sweet and tangy but seemed to be prone to bite if pushed. Rare that I smoke straight through a tin, but I keep coming back as nothing else equals it for me right now. 2020 Tin so wont comment on other years release. Tin note is earthy and slightly sweet. A soft aroma of fruit and tobacco would best describe it. It dries out my throat quite a bit, so I've been pairing it with black tea and honey. I love VAs but I still wish all straight VAs could taste this good. Three stars: Cornell & Diehl Carolina Red Flake 2022- Sugary sweet and sour and grassy is what I get a lot of with this new release . 2022 Carolina Red Flake 2oz. I have two in my special place for a year or two later. I've smoked the 2020 crop and I'm almost done my first tin. I do recommend letting the tobacco dry out a little bit before lighting up because there was a little bit of moisture build up. Certainly glad I bought two tins. I was able to buy some of this tobacco when it went up for sale and should have bought more. I usually gravitate toward the much heavier-tasting blends of the G&H variety. This is more rich, with a bit of a kick to it - strength says medium, but I found it to be a little stronger. I rated this product low because of the recall. If you like straight Virginias and you enjoy your pipe as a background for doing something else, you will probably enjoy this tobacco more than I did. I buy for my own personal use and am not a re-seller and as the damage was fixable no big deal. I simply love this delicious tobacco and I highly recommend it. I wish I'd bought more. Okay, I'll admit it, I bought this on another site. The only drawback is, because it is so easy to burn evenly, and comes in the tin ready to pack, it does burn a little fast for most flake users--and it is a little difficult to really get a rhythm with it that will reveal all the flavors. If this sounds like you, I implore you to try to get your hands on some of this; it's a deep, sophisticated Virginia that ranks right up there with some of the best I have ever tried, but even moreclean? I pick up nose of cut grass with an oaky overtone and a finish of a touch of what I can only describe as an autumn morning. Cornell and diehl Red Flake. primarily a Balken/English smoker I do enjoy a good Virgina. Fairly dry broken flakes, but still get a little drying time for my preferences. 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