Cornell & Diehl Cross Eyed Cricket

Cross-Eyed Cricket is one of Cornell & Diehl's blends sitting between the aromatic and English molds. An unsweetened black cavendish base is joined by Turkish leaf, Latakia, and a small amount of perique; it is topped with a rum-punch-style flavoring. Cavendish's soft sweetness, the Oriental's earthy tone, Latakia's smokiness, and perique's spice all sit together; the flavoring adds a light fruit-and-rum layer on top. The maker describes the blend as a structure that could be counted as both English and aromatic.