Most definitely in agreement. I know they get alot of flak for their constant small batch blends but the majority of my favorite blends are C&D/Pease blends. Also, a rising tide raises all ships. Their presence is a benefit to the pipe tobacco industry imo.
C&D has a huge range of tobacco blends and great creativity..always bringing a new one out. They had once a hiccup about mould but solved it and otherwise have very constant high quality, great vacuum tins and some terrific tin art too. You are right..we must be grateful that they are still going with all the regulators making it a challenging business to be in. You‘ve inspired me to pop a tin of C&D tonight 😊 …which one…I‘ve got so many 😄😉
I for one am very happy for the existence of Cornell & Diehl. They make a ton of different blends and I feel the majority of them are very good. They are always thinking outside the box to come up with some different and unique blends as well. Aside from the Small Batch series their tobaccos are readily available too, which is more than can be said for a lot of tobacco these days; what does it matter if a blender makes the greatest blend ever if no one can get it? I personally think that C&D is what McClelland wanted to be but never quite accomplished it even though they could. If it wasn't for C&D, Mac Baren, and STG the pipe tobacco world we all know and love would no longer exist at all. I think you nailed it when you said we often don't know what we have until it's gone, but I am definitely not taking any tobacco blender for granted these days and I will praise any and all who want to provide us with more options to enjoy in this ever shrinking world.
C&D needs to put out a yearly catalog. Speaking of McClelland I miss blackwoods flake and the ketchup smell. I talked to Jeremy today via email, i was thinking about asking him about doing a billy Budd blonde cake and a 3 friers cake. I am impressed to get an email from the master blender from such a large company.
I totally agree we are so lucky they are in business. In my humble opinion, C&D produces some fantastic blends, and I haven’t tried very many being new to pipe smoking. Right now I just finished my first ever bowl of Bow Legged Bear. Fantastic stuff. Earlier today I had some Bayou Morning Flake and Haunted Bookshop. Same thing. Fantastic.
Totally with you buddy! I’ve only been smoking pipes for a year but most of my favorite blends so far are from GL Pease, C&D, and Captain Earle’s! I love a lot of others as well but our pipe world would have a MASSIVE hole in it without C&D! They rock! Cheers🏴☠️☠️🍻👍
You are right, they are OUR company. I do enjoy A LOT of their blends and they are readily available, and until about 8 months ago, at a reasonable price. I'm in your boat, I could honestly survive on Autumn Evening with ease from October to April, and in the summer something a bit smoother. Also in agreeance, the burley flakes are top-notch, as I come back again and again.
Hey Brian, This is a great subject. I personally have to agree . Yes I enjoy Virginia slices and 515 from Sutliff. However there more From C&D for sure. Thanks for sharing. Blessings from Gettysburg Pa….
After much soul searching, I hate to admit that I have to agree. As much as I love so many of McClelland's tobaccos- especially the Virginias- I don't think I could do without Manhattan Afternoon, After Hours, Pegasus, Briar Fox, Derringer, Innsmouth, Interlude, Sunday Picnic and Yorktown just to name a few. Not to mention all the great G.L Pease blends. Jeremy has a bright future ahead of him, and I can't wait to see, nor taste, what wonderful experiences are in our future with this company. Have a great day, and thanks for all you do for this community my friend. Cheers!
I have finally been able to find a handful of C and D blends that I enjoy. Personally I don’t want any of the manufacturer’s to go out of business because I have blends I love that come from all of them! Lol
I completely agree. I am a big fan of Pease blends and the C&D blends I have had have been pretty decent. It would be pretty rough if they were gone. I have had some Gawith blends that I enjoy but they are so difficult to get that I wouldn’t really miss them if they were gone. Good talk.
I hold C&D and G.L.Pease in high regard. A big reason is - to me - their tobaccos are primarily very good, basic tobacco - without being overly processed or cased, or hit with humectants. In a way, I wish I liked burley more than I do, because of C&D's reputation for good burleys. But being a virginia tobacco smoker, I still find lots of C&D/Pease to be my favorites. I have more blends from them in my cellar - both in terms of variety of blends and in terms of overall quantity/weight - than any other blender's. Affordability and availability are bonuses as well. Hope they're around for a good, long time.
So I'm a very new pipe smoker. My two favorite blends I've tried so far are Mac baren 7 seas gold and star of the east. I like the bayou morning but I don't have the nicotine tolerance to enjoy more than a small clay cutty. The biggest reason I want Cornell and diehll to stay in business is because they are extremely good at marketing on social media and RU-vid and they're really good at explaining things to someone who doesn't know squat. I think the biggest thing the pipe community needs is more exposure to younger generations.
@@beans316 and I definitely appreciate it. I think there's a lot of folks in their 20s like me who are more interested in traditional things. I think some of it is how crappy the last 5 years have been and trying to get back to what we see as traditional values of the earlier 1900s. At least for me smoking a pipe is symbolic of that and especially with the way there's more research coming out showing the difference between pipe smoking and cigarettes. To me it's notable that I've met guys in their thirties with smoker growl and cough who smoke cigarettes and the guy who owns my local-ish tobacco shop is in his 80s smokes 6-8 bowls a day and has neither.
I’ve been happy with the price, quality, and presentation of every C&D product I’ve tried. Proud to support them even if each blend isn’t my favorite. Lots ahead to discover.
Brian, like you I was never a big fan of McClelland. I can remember their very early days, when Carl Ehwa was in charge. Their Oriental blends were really lacking character, and their Virginias all tasted the same to me, except for #25, the red and black blend burned hell out of my mouth, but I liked it. Three Oaks Syrian was the best thing they ever did. They did get better as time went on. Mike and Mary were great people. Miss them. As for Cornell & Diehl...eh, what can you say? They have something for everyone. And they have blends no one else would attempt. They certainly made Perique a household word! GL Pease is a class act. Greg and I used to correspond regularly. I was in on the Beta testing for several of his blends. His Caravan and Ashbury are my favorites. I'd sure miss them if they went away.
Gotta have one of those Fishers, as far as CanD and GLPgoes I think like most blenders there are going to be some I go to regularly (Union Square in the warmer months and Stonehenge in the Fall and Winter) and some just don't work for me (Regent's Flake which I thought I would like to me was extremely bland and at 74 years old I will not be laying in much for aging) I remember when McClelland first came on the market, I was working at our Tinderbox in Portland, Oregon (aka The People's Republic these days, sad) and the McClelland people came through town to introduce this high quality pipe tobaccos to the stores in town (in those days all cities had numerous tobacco shops, in Portland at one time there were at least 8 that I remember) about 1980 and they had both tins and bulk available, very high quality Virginias with that distinctive tangy note that they were famous for. They revolutionized the industry overnight, Before McClelland there were virtually no high quality tobacco blenders selling nationwide in the US. They made American blending respectable so in some ways, CandD and GLP owe a lot to Mike McNiel because he opened the door for boutique blenders like CandD to enter the market on a national scale. Before McClelland there were great blenders in the U.S. but they were all very insular, Perettiis in Boston and Boswells have made great blends for decades but were not generally available nationwide McNiel changed all that, we all owe him a great debt of gratitude.
Oh that's a perfect angle on the Tobacco of the USA My friend. Burley flake #3 is a staple of my day to day choochin most tins in my cellar by far. Except of course my beloved Captain Black Original in Tub..pouches suck . Ooops Shit...almost a bad drop..when a Pipemaker says close call. My thoughts on your questions about whether the blenders we have go away it's a great loss... variety is the spice of life (tobacco wise) ..i like my wife just fine 😁.. enjoyed this vote day special My friend 🍻😎
GLP is way more dear to me than McC. I only smoked Frog Morton Cellar and Balkan Blue, and still have tins that I haven't opened because Boswell Northwoods and GLP Abingdon hit those spots. I prefer tobacco shops--Peretti, Boswell, etc--but I could do perfectly fine with GLP and G&H. Sutliff gets more flak than C&D, but I love the SPC stuff and creative aro's.
Sometimes someone has to say something in order for the reality of the situation to sink in and you’ve done it. I have been often times critical of C&D, but like you said if they were to go out of business oh what a tragedy that would be, especially here in the good ole USA. They do have a lot of great tobaccos and they have a huge selection and like you said they have some issues, but anyone who has ever tried and do anything knows that issues comes with the territory of work. You’ve given me a reason to pause and to be more appreciative of what we have with C&D Thank you!
I love C&D they’re definitely my favorite pipe tobacco company as a whole, but I really really miss me some McClelland 221b Series Black Shag like a lot
Brian I get where you're coming from. I agree 100% with the McClelland's Virginia's. I wish I could find a C&D Virginia blend that works for me, but so far, no luck. The GL Pease blends I enjoy for a change up. Esoterica leaves me cold. To each their own. LOL
Election Day video! I agree, C&D is my number one tobacco company right behind is Mac Baren. C&D uses new tobacco for the most part so aging is almost a must and there way of hand making thier sauces and hand Blending them in makes every batch homemade. Not to mention no chemicals. Other companies like Sutliff uses spray on chemicals in a tumbler and after 5 minutes of smoking that your mouth is coated.
Yes. C&D blends you can just smoke. If you don't smoke a lot of other blenders for awhile and then go back to em you definitely notice it is irritating to your membranes and then you adjust to it. Not so with C&D. It continues to stay the same and be a quality smoke for a reasonable price at a almost constant availability. I buy Mac Baren and C&D almost exclusively for the above reasons. Even though G&H uses some high quality leaf it's got to much on it and I find it irritating if not smoking it all the time.
I just recently started smoking pipes again after a ten or so year hiatus, and I find the new landscape funny. When I stopped, Esoterica was held in high esteem, but you could get as much as you wanted of whatever they made. McClelland was loved by some and hated by others for the ketchup thing. Frog Morton was routinely criticized for its gloopiness as McClelland went heavy with the PG. I profoundly miss McClelland as their 5100 was my primary smoke, but I don't think people generally thought of even their virginias as being clearly superior to Orlik and whathaveyou. Pipe smoking has always been kind of fetishistic, but that seems to have amped up a lot while I was gone. If we lost C&D, or STG, or Macbaren, there'd be a whole new mythos about how awesome they were. And they'd kind of be right as every big blender makes some amazing stuff.
Definitely agree it’s always got to have something when it’s gone , I did love McClelland Va but there are still plenty of others available on a daily basis . Esoterica is really being sought after very hard by the Asian market and they are paying absurd prices to get it
While I'm not the biggest fan of burley forward blends, C&D does it right. Everything GLP I hold in the highest regard as well with Navigator, Sixpence and Stratford being my absolute favorite tobaccos.
C&d is by far my favorite blending house. The only blend that I smoke regularly not made by them is sir Walter Raleigh. The other primary blends I smoke are Pegasus, haunted bookshop, opening night, briar fox, and bayou morning flake. All c&d blends
loved Mclellands tudors manor and on the town. I'm just happy I was alive to experience their stuff. C&D is great stuff too. I don't really understand that hate sometimes.
I would be devastated if C&D went away. Between C&D, Low Country and GLP they produce the majority of my go to tobacco's. No shame. And they're not hard to get which is a huge plus. If I run out of Quiet Nights, I know I'll be able to get more. Let's hope it stays that way. Merca.
My all time favorite fall/winter blend is hands down GL Pease "Quiet Nights". I smoke mainly English blends in the colder months but that blend is in my opinion the cream of the crop.
I think it is very unlikely they gonna go out of business anytime soon. McClelland was more family-oriented, whereas Cornell & Diehl is a proper business with corporation status (Laudisi). No one, of course, has a crystal ball to see what the future might bring, but C&D have their feet on more solid ground.
If I could only have one blend it’d probably be GH Black Irish Twist. But if I could only have one blending house? C&D hands down. They could cut 75% of their blends and still have a wide variety of top shelf stuff.
Windjammer and Key Largo top my list. The last red flake…….it’s guru weed. Pretty much all I chooch is C&D. Although Peterson flake is my favorite V. Maybe even my #1
C&D is my favorite blending house! I'd be a little lost if they went away. Many of my favorite blends (if not all) come from C&D. I think their casing or lack thereof makes it easier for me to smoke. I know people get annoyed with the small batch releases but to me it's marketing and how can I fault them for doing something that works. My favorites are Haunted Bookshop, Pegasus, Briar Fox, Habana Daydream, Chelsea Morning, Barbary Coast, and Old Joe Krantz - probably more too I can't think of. They are the last American owned pipe tobacco company and that alone, I believe, deserves our support.
@@tx_piper9631 Thanks, I did see that one during my searches. I have an order coming in with Barrel Aged Plum Pudding, H&H First Snow, 4Noggins' Thomas Blend and Sillem's London
Different strokes. But it’s hard to argue that certain companies blend and certain manufacturers process and blend. The processing of the leaf from Gawith and germain is next level. Even mclelland had unique methods and techniques. C&D is a good blender. But that’s all they are. Macbaren and STG are entirely different type of companies. I’ve aged many C&D blends and just had 7 tins of bijou 5 years old that weee moldy. That’s heartbreaking. Never had that issue with any other brands. In any case. I respect your opinion and after all we like what we like. Cheers
Ouch when he said Samuel Gawith , think the Latakia and Virginias in commonwealth utterly blow C&D and GL pease out of the water, I have to give you C&D for their Red VA
Couldn’t agree more! Their non-aro bulks are the best deal in pipe tobacco. I smoke a ton of Winchester, Gillingham, SotE, Father Dempsey (they make Kramer’s)…. And Autumn Evening is maybe the only aro I love.
Nice work on those pipes. After a bit of thinking - C&D, K&K and G&H (possibly MacBaren). If all the other guys went out of business, I'd be OK. I wouldn't be happy about it, but I'd still have access to the vast majority of my favourite tobaccos.
An idea Make video list on which you love and which ones C&D blend you hate. For people like me that open their list of products and wonder "what on earth is this now" lol For example i love Virginia forward bit of a perique bit of an oriental bit of a kentucky doesn't bother me, but they have about 50 with that decsription so...go figure
I feel like they picked up where McClelland left off in terms of the spirit they bring to pipe smoking. People forget, but McClelland threw a lot of junk at the wall as well and the things people remember are what stuck around and became favorites. If C&D / Pease made 100 gram tins, it would almost be the same feeling as cracking open a McClelland for me. I just wish someone could figure out how to make those sweet / ketchupy straight reds without throwing a bunch of vinegar all over it *cough* Sutliff *cough*
The majority of the blends in my cabinet are from C&D. I completely agree that you either are fully in on a blend or it ends up in the "to be sold/shared" bin. I would be rather gutted if they went out of business given how much I love Mad Fiddler, Dreams of Kadath, Night Train, Oak Alley, and Kajun Kake. I am a huge fan of their crumble cakes, too. I am still wrapping my head around G.L Pease. Although I am not much of a Latakia fan, Gaslight with some age is thoroughly enjoyable. So far, the blends I have tried from that lineup are not my favorite. I have Six Pence in my cart for the next order and look forward to trying it.
Great chat Brian. C&D definitely has their place for me. Although I've only had a few of their blends. I've enjoyed them. It would definitely suck if they went away. I don't want to see anymore tobacco blenders leave. I like the verity we have now.
😂 C&D? if they were the only pipe tobacco manufacturers in the world, I probably won’t be smoking a pipe at all 😅. I’ve had the pleasure of smoking just one McClelland blend “3 Oaks” and it was better then all the C&D blends I’ve tried. As for our UK manufacturers - even their floor sweepings are better then any of the C&Ds I’ve tried! 🤣 ✌️
Well when you put it that way... I just wish they could press a proper flake. 90% of my cellar is probably C&D in some form. It would be devastating if they left. Good thing I've got decades of tobacco stock piled.
I would probably have a similar response to Cornell and Diehl going out of business as Lynyrd Skynyrd not playing "Freebird" at a concert. In all seriousness I'd be heartbroken as well. Cheers! David
Only been at the pipe for a year now…while I do have taste for G&H blends I will continue to smoke and fill my cellar with 80% C&D/GLP. I wouldn’t cry one tear if that’s all I could buy.
Happy Pipe day! I've yet to try Capstan, I wonder how you'd compare it to Opening Night, or HH Va? I really like the Straight VAs from C&D, and GL Pease that Ive tried. I hope they're not going anywhere ! Cheers
I have some gripes about C&D but agree with what you said. I wouldn't want them to go OOB. I just have not found a standout blend that I love from C&D.
I've never had any of the C&D, Mcclelland, or G L Pease products. I smoke Carter Hall and Macbarens Plumcake and Navy Flake and thats about all I care for, I'm a pretty boring smoker. I did try Esoterica Pembroke and I said "Nope, Never Again". But these are just my preferences, nothing against anybody else for what they like. I do enjoy watching you and other presenters review different tobacco's and sometimes think that some stuff sounds good, but that's as far as it goes. I'm just content with my simple routine and that's that. I would be upset if other companies went out of business, but if pipe tobacco becomes more expensive because of all these stupid taxes they are putting on them, I guess I can go to cigars but they are definitely no cheaper. For now I'll stick to my pipes and hope for the best. Take care Brian and ill take the one you dropped for 2.95, lol 😆. See ya Saturday
Hey Brian, nice surprise video this morning. C & D is a pretty important supplier with all the different blends. I would really miss the Red Carolina Flake and Sunbear if it were gone. I also like many of the blends in the Simply Elegant series. Just listening to Jeremy Reeves when he's talking tobacco makes a fella want to sit down and smoke with him. Their cakes are a little loose. But I think they do have a pretty good selection of tobaccos for just about anyone's tastes. Nice job on bringing those pipes back into condition. I do like the way that panel billiard looks. Have a great day and trust me when I say next Sunday you are going to be happy with your teams play. Even though I'm a Packer fan, I think Cowboys 35 Packers maybe 10.
Morning Brian, i was never crazy about mcclleland and i certainly did not pay the hyped price now. I consider c&d to be the meat and potato for every day man rather than that hard to get unicorn and they have enough wide selection to satisfy every type of smoker and i have to agree with your opinion. Enjoy your day off and have a great rest of the week my friend.
Thanks my friend I feel the same way there still a luxury for us considering what is still around in the USA . Some blends I hate but I love more of them than dislike
C&D is one I wouldn't ever want to go anywhere. I spend everything I got pretty much on them and will continue to. They make a good product at a reasonable cost with almost constant availability. How can you complain about that? People don't realize how hard that is to accomplish these days. I rank them number one in my book. We've been in the 60's except last couple days. Today was in 40's. I'd rather have the cool crisp air. It suits me way better. Can't stand summer anymore even though it's not hot here really. Take care Brian.
I'm pretty new to pipe smoking but so far my favorite blend is Haunted Bookshop. I like Old Joe Krantz alot even though it knocks me out with the nicotene. I'd be very sad if C & D went away.
Unfortunately never had the chance to smoke any of the McClelland blends, so I can't comment on that. But I agree that C&D are a great purveyor of fine pipe tobacco. For me, though, I might find it even tougher to live without the Peterson blends (i.e., former Dunhill blends) than the C&D blends, but it's a close one!
I 100% agree with you. McClelland made a handful of great blends but everything else was just so-so.... I do love a lot of C&D blends and they make my favorite English's Hands Down.... K&K would be my second favorite manufacturer/blending house but they don't make a great English or Aromatic IMO
It amazes me how many people so passionately dislike C&D. I love C&D. Haven't found a blend from them that I haven't liked. Looking forward to Saturday!
Pease is masterful with latakia for those of us who like (love) it. I tend to prefer K&K for Virginias but no question about C&D having some great blends, especially with perique, burleys, and Orientals (which are underrated).
Never gave this much thought before, but when I checked my list of blends in my cellar ..... C & D dominated by far. I do have some GL Pease blends and some Mac Barens, but not to the extent of C & D.
I love Penzance but I'm im sick and tired of esoterica not having anything available. Horrible production quantities. Why can everyone else have plenty in production but not esoterica? Also if you can't get it at anytime why bother ? I want blends I can always get. Awesome pipes. I love color stems.
Like you said it seems most either love or hate C&D. I'm a fan of C&D and GLP though. I think it would be a big shock to the pipe smokers if they were gone. Actually, to the whole pipe industry because that would also take away GLP, Low Country, Druquer, Two Friends and Warped. That's 6 brands that I can think of for sure. Hopefully that will be a long long time from now. Cool pipes too man. I'm going to check them out. Did you say you made them were the stems won't come out because of how small the shanks are? Take care.
I think I would most prefer kohlhase, Kopp tobaccos. But I like c &d and gl pease blends second. Good stuff. Always annoyed by the hate, but you can not like them, just don’t say they don’t know what they are doing.
Ive always smoked good tasting pipe tobacco whoever made them. I never cared about who the maker was.. As far as Haunted Bookshop I think Matches made that blend popular to many. I find it boring. Some of the old codger blends is still the tops for me. My dad taught me many years ago that you don't have to pay a fortune for pipe tobacco or pipes to really enjoy pipe smoking. A thought is DR. Grabow's have been around for years and make a fine working or leisure pipe as does Petersons but look at the difference in price. A good pipe is a good pipe regardless who made it. Ive had a couple bad smokers from both of them over the years .
Yes I agree 100% if you look at a lot of my other vids you will see me smoking a lot of cobs . I never buy into the hype of blends like Esoterica most are so overrated
Seems like bashing C&D has been a favorite past time for many but Yeah buddy 💯 if I was forced to pick one company it’s C&D. Back when McC closed I was a little concerned because they weren’t my go to blender but almost 💩 when Dunhill left the market. Definitely gained appreciation for C&Ds blends. Am I the only one who uses their bonus postit note pucks for writing messages 😂
I love this year's CRF and last year's CRF with perique. Opening Night is one of the best Virginias I've ever had, and a daily smoke for me. They do have a lot of blends that sound awful, but I just won't buy them.
C&D creating better blends than Germain's and Samuel Gawith, yeah sure Borris, go see a Dr. your taste buds have been completely knackered by the one trick pony 🤣✌
Fair enough that’s why I wanted to spark a debate I never cared much for Germain / Esoterica just a couple I like . Samuel Gawith I only really like FVF , and St James flake . I would be worse off if C&D shut down
@@beans316 Horses for courses, and each to their own, but still go see a Dr.😂. It sounds like you're likely beyond any cure, a case study that over exposure to C&D can be terminal 😂. We all enjoy what we like though, but a discerning observation by the trained eye and a close examination will reveal you're very often buying the same stuff with a different label and name on in many cases with C&D, at best they change the blend by a single strand of tobacco or a thumbnail pinch of leaf, they are great at marketing the same tobaccos multiple times as something completely new 😅. We're not all gullible though✌
Personally, I would be wrecked if C&D were to go the way of the dodo. There are too many of their blends that I adore, and keep stocked in the cellar. C&D blends outnumber everything else in my personal rotation with the exception of my blending tobaccos from various sources. Their Wintertime Reserve blends every year only being available if you buy a Peterson pipe is a little irritating. However, most of those Wintertime Reserve blends a pretty bad in my opinion. The "Small Batch" releases bum me out a little. Mostly because they are typically sold out by the time I get to them, unless I luck out from time to time Like I did with the Eight State Burley. Needless to say: Haunted Bookshop, Star of the East Flake, Exclusive, Mississippi Mud, Kajun Kake, Old Joe Krantz, The Burley Flakes etc, are all in the cellar. Among many more. As far as the G.L. Pease blends go, I love a lot of them: Penny Farthing, Sixpence, Quiet Nights, Maltese Falcon, Triple Play, Chelsea Morning, etc. All fantastic. Warped, Two Friends, Captain Earle's. Without C&D we wouldn't have those great brands either. I would be S.O.L. without C&D. Sure I like a lot of Mac Baren and Sutliff stuff. Lane Limited stuff too, and they are staples in my cellar. Amphora, is one of my favorite lines from Mac Baren. However, I still have a lot of C&D, and I love the C&D stuff for the most part. I to would much rather see C&D stay around, and have their blends available than to do Easter Egg hunting for Germain's/Esoterica, or Gawith & Hoggarth Blends. I don't even bother with McClelland's or Old Dunhill blends much anymore because they are getting ridiculously over priced on the hoarder market. I've tried my Fill of them, and honestly, there are currently available blends from other manufacturers that are just as good, if not better in my opinion. It's not worth the time, effort, and expense to chase unicorns all the time. If that's what people like to do; then more power to them. Everyone needs a hobby.
We used to be friends….now we must reconsider after that comment.😂 No way I would ever pick C&D over McClelland, but anyone who watches my videos knows that’s no secret. You’ve moved to the dark side friend…I’ll pray for you. 😂 Hope all is well buddy.
Well I am taking in consideration that I have what McClleland stuff I do like stashed in my cellar but yes there is really only a handful that I like a lot from them
C&D can catch alot of flack over their seemingly monthly limited special release blends. There's alot of FOMO in this hobby and I will admit that I have fallen victim to it more than once. I wish there was more transparency here. I've heard through the grapevine that they do this to avoid legislation. Does anyone know the truth behind this rumor?
