Over the weekend I decided I was going to tidy up my tobacco cellar, which consists of six overflowing trunks that I keep in my basement. I'm not sure what my overall objective was at the time. I toyed with the idea of reorganizing each trunk according to genre of pipe tobacco or maybe even by tin-style (square, round, cans, etc), but ultimately all I ended up doing was picking up a jar here and a tin there and admiring it. Do you ever do that? Sit and stare at your own stash? Anyways...
One of the jars that caught my eye was a long forgotten ball jar full of 8 ounces of C&D's Pirate Kake. I purchased this in February 2014, jarred it, and until this past weekend forgot all about it.
I had never smoked a bowl of Pirate Kake before, but I've heard and read plenty of praise for this blend. After familiarizing myself with all of the reviews I was expecting my first bowl to be a bit overwhelming since its touted as a latakia lover's dream and I typically don't like latakia heavy blends. Well, the first bowl was quite a surprise! After two years of sleep the latakia had mellowed quite a bit I found. The first 10-15 minutes or so was kind of underwhelming in a way due to having expected something much more in my face. The blend wasn't bland per se, but it was really mellow out the gate. As I progressed through the bowl it picked up in strength and the richness of the latakia and orientals made a favorable impression. The nic hit was moderate and throughout the entire bowl it was smooth and real pleasant.
I'm glad I discovered this forgotten jar of Pirate Kake when I did. I like heavier blends during the cold winter months and last night was a real treat sitting in my sun room staring at the snow on my deck and in the trees (central VA).
I'll probably wait until I polish off these 8 ounces before running out to purchase more, but so far so good with this forgotten pirate. My initial impression was a favorable one and left me wondering what it's like fresh from the bakery.
One of the jars that caught my eye was a long forgotten ball jar full of 8 ounces of C&D's Pirate Kake. I purchased this in February 2014, jarred it, and until this past weekend forgot all about it.
I had never smoked a bowl of Pirate Kake before, but I've heard and read plenty of praise for this blend. After familiarizing myself with all of the reviews I was expecting my first bowl to be a bit overwhelming since its touted as a latakia lover's dream and I typically don't like latakia heavy blends. Well, the first bowl was quite a surprise! After two years of sleep the latakia had mellowed quite a bit I found. The first 10-15 minutes or so was kind of underwhelming in a way due to having expected something much more in my face. The blend wasn't bland per se, but it was really mellow out the gate. As I progressed through the bowl it picked up in strength and the richness of the latakia and orientals made a favorable impression. The nic hit was moderate and throughout the entire bowl it was smooth and real pleasant.
I'm glad I discovered this forgotten jar of Pirate Kake when I did. I like heavier blends during the cold winter months and last night was a real treat sitting in my sun room staring at the snow on my deck and in the trees (central VA).
I'll probably wait until I polish off these 8 ounces before running out to purchase more, but so far so good with this forgotten pirate. My initial impression was a favorable one and left me wondering what it's like fresh from the bakery.