Initial Thoughts on Kajun Kake

Last night I was inspecting the tins in my cellar and spotted a 50g tin of C&D's Kajun Kake that was bulging noticeably, so I decided to crack the tin and jar it for a spot in my rotation. Upon opening the tin I noticed a very distinct sour kind of wine vinegar smell, which wasn't off putting at all but it didn't trigger an out of body experience like the initial smell of others have. No biggie.
I prepped the crumble cake with a knife and rubbed the entire tin's worth out and decided to wait until tonight to smoke my first bowl of this stuff. I left a bowl's worth out for a couple hours to dry this afternoon and once it was just about crispy I packed my pipe with it.
I just came inside after smoking through the first third and thought I'd post a couple initial thoughts. This is my first blend with red virginia and perique that I've tried, so I think, and so far I'm finding this blend to be a little bit too spicey and almost harsh tasting. The nicotine is a bit on the strong side as well I'm finding and as a light weight in that department I'm a little surprised to find it starting to make its presence known so early.
I'm heading back outside to finish this bowl up and will post some closing thoughts on this first bowl of the Kajun.
Does anyone else have any opinions of this blend?

I just finished my first bowl of this stuff and it had too much spiciness going on for my taste. The perique was the main player in this blend from start to finish and in a major way. Occasionally a faint amount of sweetness would enter in, but the earthy strong spice was just way too dominant. It already had a year of age on it so I'm guessing it'll need several more years for the perique to soften some. The nicotine really packed a punch and left me a little jittery and dizzy as well.
For those who enjoy stronger bolder blends Kajun Kake might strike their fancy, but for me I will probably not reach for this again for a while. I usually don't make conclusions based on a single bowl smoked, but I'm definitely not going to be buying another tin of this anytime soon if ever. I'll probably move the jar to the back of my cellar and forget about it.
I'm curious what others think of this blend. For those who have tried it what blends are similar in profile?

Cortez,
Glad to hear your experience differed from mine. Maybe next week I'll try a second bowl without drying it out first. Perhaps the harshness I detected was due to being overly dry and puffing too hard/fast. With 2 years of age, was the perique still front and center with the virginia in the background?

I went and checked out the reviews for this blend over at tobaccoreviews.com and it has earned a very respectable 3.2 overall rating with 72 reviews so there is definitely a fan base for this stuff as illustrated here by the comments you fellas posted.
I wonder what it is about this blend that makes the fermentation process so noticeable (bulging tins). Do red virginias let off a bunch of gasses? Is it the tin style? Interesting.
Related to Kajun Kake, I read recently that some retailers received a bad batch where mold was an issue. That certainly wasn't the case with my tin, but I make mention of it while on the Kajun Kake topic.
I'll smoke another bowl or two of this in different pipes and experiment with the dry time. If I have a significantly different experience I'll leave a comment about it here.

As an update, I have smoked a few more bowls from this tin and I'm liking it more with each bowl. It's a very unique taste in my opinion and now that I know what I'm in for I found I enjoy the flavor profile more. It's not bad, but I still will probably not replenish the stock once I get through the tin. Too many blends out there to try.