Captain Earle’s Diamond Head is named to commemorate the marriage of namesake, Captain Earle and Honor Matthews. Cornell & Diehl also thought to call it a celebration of Atlas Blending Company’s recipe coming together with more modern pipe tobaccos. Red Virginia, Latakia and Oriental come together in this medium strength krumble kake.
Brand: Hermit Captain Earle's
Blended By: Cornell & Diehl
Model: Diamondhead
Tobacco Type: Latakia, Oriental, Virginia
Cut: Cake
Strength: 3 of 5
Taste: Medium
Room Note: Pleasant
Amount:
- 2 oz.
- 8 oz.
Country: US
- Brand:
- Captain Earle's
- Tobacco:
- Latakia
- Tobacco:
- Virginia
- Cut:
- Cake
- Blend:
- Virginia
- Taste:
- Medium
- Room Note:
- Pleasant
- Flavoring:
- None
- Country:
- USA
- Packaging:
- Tin
4 Reviews
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Frequent go-to
I tend to smoke lighter blends (i.e., with little or no latakia). When I want something more substantial, though, this is my favorite latakia blend (so far). It is surprisingly smooth and rarely bites. I love both the aroma in the tin and the room note. Next, I'll give Captain Earle's Nightwatch a try.
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Not for me
This is way above my comfort zone. It's too pungent and smells like a wild animal living under my house. The taste was more like sucking on my underwear after a 3day hiking trip. NOT FOR ME
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Captain Earle's Diamond Head is my special "sit back and relax" tobacco.
I'm no connoisseur of pipe tobacco. Therefore I won't try to describe it's nuances or characteristics. Just sip it and Cap't Earle's Diamond Head will do the rest. I use a (light weight) bent pipe when I want a hands-free smoke clenched in my teeth. I use a Churchwarden (mostly) for Diamond Head.
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One of my new favorites
A ribbon cut pressed into a block.... denser than ten Russians and incredibly flavorful. If the yellow sticker on the tin is the date of manufacture then mine was a year and a half. A sweet and sour creosotey smack you upside the head Latakia powerhouse. Smokes great straight from the tin with minimal relights. Captain Earl is my new favorite baccy.
