The King Street Emporium

Lone Sentinel

Virginia

Lone Sentinel is part of the Summit Series, four regular production plug tobaccos Cornell and Diehl released in January 2026, each inspired by the landscape of the American West. The series was designed around plug tobacco specifically, with head blender Jeremy Reeves pressing whole-leaf tobacco under pressure to marry the components and deepen the flavors before it ever reaches the smoker. Of the four blends in the series, Lone Sentinel is the most traditional, a straightforward Virginia and Perique pairing without the Oriental component that distinguishes the companion Hoodoo Ridge blend. The components are whole-leaf red and orange Virginias with pure St. James Perique from C&D's proprietary source at 31 Farms in St. James Parish, Louisiana. The pressing integrates the two and draws out the natural complexity of the leaf. Plug cut, slice to preference. Regular production.