Trying C & D's Pirate Kake

[homesteader]

I recently tried Cornell & Diehl's Pirate Kake for the first time. It's classified as an English blend, containing a robust 75% Latakia. Rounding out the blend is burley and Turkish tobaccos. It comes in cake form and rubs out easily. The moisture level was just about right.

I’d shied away from this blend because of it’s 75% Latakia. I like other blends with Latakia so I decided to give it a try. It’s pretty good and not as strong as I expected. Some blends from Seattle Pipe Club, such as Plum Pudding and Potlatch, are stronger tasting to me (and among my favorites). Pirate Kake has the smoky flavor I expected but I still taste some of the Orientals too. Not a complex blend, but neither is it one-dimensional. Three stars out of four.

 

[craig61a]

One of my favorites, It definitely has a Latakia punch and robust flavor while not being overwhelming. and the Orientals and Cavendish cut Burley smooth it out.

 

[Fralphog]

I just picked up at tin of this a month ago on a tobacco acquisition. It’s sitting in the cellar while I smoke some blends I already have open. But, it sounds like something I’m really going to enjoy!

 

[FurCoat]

I like PK, but for me at least, it's not an all day smoke.

 

[btp79]

It's a wonderful day ender smoke!

 

[Streeper541]

Good stuff ain't it?

 

[Laurent]

I wasn’t sure at first, but I love the stuff.

 

[The Clay King]

I'll have to get some for the Pirate Mutiny at Matlock Bath!

 

[renfield]

Good stuff. Decadent brownies of tobacco-y delight.

Somehow the high percentage of Latakia crosses the line from sharply smoky to creamy. I think the Turkish leaf in the blend helps to do that but it’s just a theory.

 

[AlanH]

It scares me ????

 

[Jacob74]

I'll have to get some for the Pirate Mutiny at Matlock Bath!

My friend, if you smoke 75% Latakia blend in public, you might get shunned.
On the other hand, if you burn some 7 Seas in a clay, women will want you, and men will want to be you! Might be a good time to burn a delightful room note aro...