Cornell & Diehl - Old Joe Krantz

The blend was named in honor of my grandfather, who was also my pipesmoking mentor and role model.

He primarily smoked burleys, like Union Jack and Edgeworth Sliced. I cannot think of a time when I didn't see him w/o one of his beat-up pipes and the aroma of pipesmoke around him.

In any case, I was reading the reviews of Haunted Bookshop and Norm Musicant indicated that he liked more red virginia in his blends. Norm is someone whose opinion I respect.

I was still looking for a simple hearty burley blend that could hold my interest all day. So, a new blend.