Cornell & Diehl Briar Fox is crumble cake made of a range of Virginias and quality Burley. The cake breaks apart easily for easy preparation. The flavor profile includes a bit of hay-like sweetness and the toastiness of ripe, red Virginias. The cocoa and nutty flavors come through, and it produces thick smoke with excellent mouth-feel. This blend was a favorite of the late Danish pipe maker, Peter Heeschen. The flavor builds gradually throughout the smoke, so Briar Fox delivers all the way through the bowl.
I truly enjoy smoking briar fox after letting it age in the tin for a good long time. The date it was sealed is on the bottom of the tin. I keep it sealed till the tin sealed date is 2 years. (In my humidor to keep constant temp.) it takes on the sweetness off the blend and give a great room note and smoothens out a bit. If you don't age it it's not as good of a smoke. Age is the key. I'm aging 2 1/2 lb now can't wait to get into it at Christmas 2018
4 out of 5
Not your mama's cake
Aug 18, 2016
A nice light aromatic that will burn slowly for days.
I liked it. Once you open the tin though, it seems to dry quickly
5 out of 5
Nothing but rich tobacco flavor from start to finish.
Jul 14, 2016
I love this stuff. It's nothing but rich tobacco flavor from start to finish. Nutty, creamy and a little sweet, it also has a pleasant room note for a non-aromatic. Produces little to no tongue bite, and smokes nice and dry in the pipe. Just sip slow, since this stuff does burn HOT.
Customer Testimonials
My favorite morning smoke, hands down. It's a red and yellow Virginia mixed with a little toasted unsweetened Cavendish. This gives it a nice little nutty Burley background, and cools down the Virginias. Tin note is raisin bran, and the flavor produces nice buttered toast notes. Love this stuff!!!
KG of Mckee, KY
This tobacco isn't all that bad. The tin note a bittersweet chocolate. Very little spice to the smoke as it is mainly a bittersweet flavor throughout. Grassy notes with little to no bite. Good working sole as I'd call it.
BW of SPRING, TX
Briar Fox started out pretty spicy and stout but mellowed and developed a great flavor as smoked. Not my favorite Virginia but it is good. Worth a try if you like Virginia's.
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