My review from Tobacco Review site http://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend/2969/cornell-diehl-habana-daydream#review81906 On receiving my first 2oz I was rather underwhelmed. It needs a week in the jar before the flavours really open up. It has a similar presentation to G.L. Pease Robusto, and the early part of the bowl tastes like a slightly more subdued version of this cigar leaf/latakia blend. Despite the inclusion of Black Cavendish in Habana Daydream I don't get quite the same earthy sweetness of the flake cut Key Largo, the other cigar leaf/latakia blend from GL Pease. Packs fairly well, smokes at a moderate pace, and doesn't require many re-lights. A large pipe works well for me, and as with Key Largo a wider bowl, a bulldog for example, would be a good choice to smoke it in. Once you get into the bowl, the perique makes its presence known. This is where the smoke becomes markedly different to the GLP cigar blends. Once the perique emerges it remains upfront, without overshadowing the latakia and cigar leaf. Generally the smoke develops from medium to fuller flavours as the bowl progresses. I find the nicotine content noticeable in this blend, which I take to be a positive. Until I tried this blend, I always had an open tin of Key Largo or Robusto; which were my all day/everyday smoke. Although not quite as wonderful as Key Largo, which remains the best tobacco ever blended, I like the price and the perique in Habana Daydream. It has now become my go-to everyday tobacco; not over-powering, but with enough to keep my interest, and great value.
