, , . I also love the sharp tangy latakia odor that is left on my clothes or hand - Pirate Kake is one of those blends I enjoy as my last pipe of the day (usually while in my pajamas and reading a book); I revel in the lingering latakia odor clinging to my hands and hair when I finally go to bed. The quality of the leaf is good, as are all C&D blends that I have had. Its a circus sideshow blend, taking its place on stage next to the Bearded Lady and Mr. Lifto (google him, kids.) A very cool, smooth, and pleasant smoke if you love Latakia. This tobacco is incredibly smooth and cool to smoke. Slightly dry and astringent smoke (but in a good way?). I rubbed then let dry for an hour or 2. This is Ambrosia for the Latakia lovers of the world. Smokes cool and evenly, not for the social smoker as this blend may offend some noses but may impress others. The burley and orientals help prevent the Latakia from being completely overpowering. Excellently smokey and rich latakia blend. Great for one of those times that you don't want to think about the smoke while doing other things. This has become my regular go to mix : 50% C&D Pirate Kake and 50% Latakia. The Krumble Kake's dark, and very easy to fluff and crumble, in fact, a large proportion has already crumbled in the pouch (I bought bulk). The flavor is fairly monotone, and limited to the Latakia. If you are completely enamored with Latakia, you cannot go wrong with Pirate Kake. With that said, it would be lovely with just a little more Orientals in the mix; say, 50% Latakia with the deficit filled with Turkish leaf. Enter 48 in quantity box for 3 pounds. Some mentions aging cake differs taste, tbh, I didn't try. Comparable to an Is lay Whiskey in smokiness, though if one is looking for notes of peat I recommend C&D's 'Strathspey'. Tastes great up front, but once you get past the half way point of the bowl the flavor changes and not for the better. Like Guinness Draught, say. Similar Blends: Hermit Tobacco Works Co. - Captain Earle's - Ten Russians. Appearance and Tin aroma: Nice pressed bricks, a little more moist than I'm used to from C&D. Keeps away loiterers and unwanted company. The components come together quite nicely and gives a nice load of nicotine in this offering from C&D. Smoke a bowl in the morning and you will taste it all day. With the majority of this being Latakia, you should know what to expect. And on. One of the best Latakia blends I've ever smoked.aka Latakia Bomb.. excellent. LATAKIA! I fell in love on tin note (also didnt know what that was at the time) that love grew and grew bowl after bowl. The tobacco was allowed to stand for two whole days. If you like Latakia, this is clearly for you. To me, the tin note is mostly smoke and leather, with some wood and maybe a wee bit of fruitiness. It's just too much of it to the point of making it monochromatic. I enjoy latakia immensely. This blend seems to be great quality and the latakia seems to be better and smoother than i've had in the past. It's one that I keep stocked and ensure that I do not run out. I AM somewhat surprised at this ca ke's mild, lovely flavour.. If you don't like latakia, stay away from it. It's not harsh, there's a certain smokiness which has it's edged rounded by a creamy finish. First mistake: too much Latakia. Where's my jug o'grog? 40 or 50% may be the highest worthy of time. I can particularly taste the cavendish cut burley when I exhale through the nose. update July 2014** I decided to change the blend type of this tobacco to other primarily because I don't believe it is an English blend due to its high amount of Latakia. The smokey latakia is up front (though I wouldn't consider it a lat bomb), and floral riding shot gun and mildly sweet in the back. It is more fun to let others get a taste of something that old. I do know it did not hurt it one bit. Surprisingly the nicotine content is not that high, mind you Latakia on its own is no Howitzer either. Share 0 Tweet 0. I started smoking pipes a couple years ago with those pouches you could get out of stores and nothing against those tobacco are the people that smoke them just thought something was missing I finally found this smoking pipes.com website ordered a tin of nightcap and that was my 1st real true experience with great tinned tobacco and that was my 1st while moment smoking a pipe while now you can't get nightcap anymore and I was looking for that wow again and just happened to pick up a can of pirate cake and this is as close a second to the while that I 1st experienced the nightcap not saying the tobaccos are similar just saying that while factor has to be the 2nd best tobacco that I've ever tried and will order more and more this is just a great smoke everything you could want every feeling every emotion just a great all around smoking tobacco. Cornell & Diehl Pirate Kake Premium Pipe Tobacco. I'm upping this to 4 stars and it's made it into my favourites as well. The taste of salted leather. The "creaminess" can be a little heavey at times so I have found this to be a good tobacco to cut with a lighter english. Three stars for PK. I've never smoked a blend with this much Latakia and would not have, had it not been given to me. I bought this because I found a 6 year old tin at a local B&M. This is my favorite tobacco. At the time i had no idea what Latakia was or why 75% matered at all. As a lover of Latakia, I had to give this a try with all the positive reviews and the high Latakia content. Few smokers will see PK as an all-day or even every-day smoke but it is what it is and if you want a latakia fix then this is nice to have on hand. I love the full-on tastiness of this tobacco Im going to bury (cellar) a ton of this treasure. Hey gang! After a few minutes, my taste buds become overwhelmed and I can't taste anything. There is this faint sense of a very dark chocolate that drifts through at times, so this stuff is not without occasional subtleties. I love a good lat bomb every now and again, and this blend definitely scratches that itch. First thing this tobacco is a fantastic smoke This is a good blend if you really want to know what "Latakia Forward" means. Pirate Kake is a pressed blend from Cornell & Diehl with mild nicotine strength, but big flavor & taste. Been a fan of this stuff for years was the other tin I picked up and opened for the road (Rattray old gowrie was the other). When I first got back into smoking pipes, a local cigar shop was getting rid of the pipe products he had - apparently not enough pipes smokers in the area. The wine helped me get through the bowl. Smokes cool and dry. This is a sit down and do nothing else but smoke tobacco. Absolute yummy. I found several blend that match my taste bud, but i keep going back to PK when i craving latakia. Yes, this blend deserves that much respect. I can taste it from time to time, not in a nutty burley taste but more of a vegetative way. Unlike Cornell and Diehls Tuggle Hall which you have to keep re-stuffing back in there. The crumble kake really helps the flavor profile and to keep the moisture higher so it doesn't dry out. Dont get me wrong, its certainly a lat bomb, and smokiness abounds, but its a soft, smooth, mild creamy smoke with a cedar like incense quality. English blends are my favorite treat. The smokiness is cool and mellow, very nice, but I failed to really see how this was a team effort. In that sense, this blend would be all-day smoke for Lataki a followers. Lighting up the bowl I was greeted by smoke rolling from the bowl and a rich, heavy, sweet smoke that I found very pleasing and that dominated this smoke. A Latakia lover's treasure. I am not quite sure how to fully describe this tobacco. Pirate Kake does have a rich smoky flavor, but it lacks the compelling subtleties of blends like Odyssey, Penzance and Lagonda. Quiet Nights as my favorite. Customers Who Smoked Pirate Kake 2oz Also Smoked: I have quite a massive cellar of blends ranging from every form and cut, aromatics,English, non-aros, you name it, and this delicious cake has finally hit the WOW factor in every aspect, even days later when I get a whiff of the lingering aroma!!! A rich warm real tobacco flavour bath. Wonderful pressed cake is just right for the cellar and aging. Another winner from C&D. Hearth and Home 10 to Midnight was out of stock, so I decided to give Pirate Kake a try. Did I say there was a lot of Latakia in this blend?? This is a fantastic Latakia smoke! Absolutely no indication of bite even when puffing vigorously. I like this stuff, its pleasant. I can't imagine that response in the morning or afternoon. Flavorfull and satisfying. Penzance is good but it has no taste next to this. This cake should hold together nicely as it ages in the Ball jar. If you are a latakia freak, as I am, then I will venture to say you are going to like this blend a lot. The Creosote flavor is there, with a slight nutty undertone on occasion. The only downside I've found to this blend is the mouth-drying effect it has. The wife will hate it but I'm too old to care. Upon first inspection I was sure that I would need to slice this, but it falls apart rather easily. Rubbed out a bowl and packed it straight away with no drying. Opened 3 month old tin and found the dryness/wetness to be perfect. So ill be blending the reat of this kake w either the comoys or LNF as the blend was so good i was thinking about my next bowl before i was even halfway done w the first. In pipelore, this IS an "L-bomb" to be sure. This is one of my favorite blends, but it is not for a beginner or for one who is a novice smoker of English tobacco blends. It is very monotone and I don't notice the "other" oriental varieties at all. Pirate Kake is only for the true Latakia Lover, it has 70% Latakia in it , so unless your a big fan of Latakia, as I am, you may not want to buy over a sample to try. A brownie of cyprian latakia - 70% (!) Latakia forward for sure, but I absolutely love the flavors I get off of this Blend. I like them when they're blended together. I got a one ounce sample, and loved the look of it: brownie-like cake (ok, a brownie left out in the sun!) No, that isn?t a bad thing! Of all the C&D blends I have sampled, this one indubitably stands head-and-shoulders (in the crows nest, matey) above all the rest. Similar level of latakia, infinitely more fresh tasting, better overall balance, way more complex. The latakia that Craig uses does have it's own unique taste and room note for whatever reason. Closely behind the Smoke were a pleasant medium Earthy and mild woody flavors backed up by a light pleasant sweet butter, a mild spicy flavor, a light toasty and light nuttiness as well as a mildly spicy flavor. If you love Latakia, give it a shot. I am really starting to sound old (58). All she said was ?that smells kinda strong.? 2001-2023 STC Holdings LLC, a division of Mac Baren USA. The tin aroma is that of hay in a barn. Great for late night or cool/cold weather smoking. After i try PK the latakia jurney begin, keep searching other latakia bland that better than PK but i couldn't find any. A very straight and narrow taste profile with hardly any change. I'm not a Latakia fiend, but I wanted to keep something like this on hand for cold, snowy days. Cornel & Diehl Pirate Kake Tin Pipe Tobacco. It is wonderfully and potently fragrant, it's smooth and rarely bites, and it is easy to acquire. I have done so (with some regularity, in fact) but this tames it just enough to keep it from being a full-on blowout. As you progress, the burley makes its presence felt with a note that reminds of baking bread and rounds the harsh edges of the licorice-like (in looks and taste) black weed. But what does come as a surprise, even though this packs a heady punch of smokiness, there's still a small amount of room for the nutty Burley and woody Oriental's; the Burley more-so. 4-stars. I wouldn't even argue with reviewer,"Ecdycis 07/29/2012" on his "Menthol sensation", I know, it doesn't sound good but it's different and wonderful. Free Shipping I have to admit I sort of got into the spirit of this blend and my apologies for what follows. For my purposes this is a killer wonderful rich tobacco with everything I want from a Latakia blend. It is like smoking straight Latakia, really unsmokable! Also, this is a big pipe blend, we're talking Group 6 and beyond. Very nice, i gotta get me some more of this. All in all, a different and unique pipe smoking experience; it will not be in the regular rotation, and I would not seek out again. This stuff is fantastic with a very rich latakia taste and a elegant plume of white fragrant smoke. I really don't think I will buy again as this is very one dimensional. It is top notch Cyprian leaf with solid Burley and Virginia's. This stuff produces huge, thick clouds of smoke which never dissipate. As a Latakia lover Id say this blend is heavenly. This is Latakia heaven, and it is sublime. A few lights required to get it going. The other tobaccos are added to simply smooth off the rougher edges, as opposed to smoking it straight. A few friends and I recently tried this blend. If you like well done, heavy Latakia blends, Pirate Kake fits the bill to a T. Taste is very smooth, strong and stinky. It's not so much of that "campfire" Latakia taste as it is that mossy, damp, woody, nature-like taste. This is a good tobacco. of exceptional Latakia accompanied by Turkish and Burley. First is a plum and woodsy taste, different than I thought this blend isn't aggressive, your smoke is creamy and fill your mouth. Sweet latakia smoke. It's my humble opinion that C&D has the absolute highest quality widely available Latakia on the market . Easy smoking. Smooth, spicy, with some of the thickest, whitest smoke I have seen. Cornell & Diehl Pipe Tobaccos include hundreds of blends made in the US with top-quality leaf from all over the world. However, even if this blend is quite straightforward it is helped by the turkish. Forgiving when my cadence changes; a mellow carpet of Latakia on my tongue and palate without bite or sour. For anybody who hasn't tried combining a strong Latakia blend with a nice raw carrot, I highly recommend. There is no bite to this blend no matter if you are puffing lightly or chugging like a freight train. Choose Options. __________ must downgrade to 3 stars due to certain dullness after some tins smoked, or maybe compared to Penzance. The tobacco's are easily discernible, and while the Latakia is up front and not hiding, they are in fact well balanced. Here 10 months later I am finally smoking it. I don't notice the Burley at a sip, which is fine, since I'm not a Burley fan. L, , My #1 favorite that titillates my taste buds. Rapidly becoming my only daily smoke. I intend to smoke half of my stockpile fresh, but I'm also looking forward to how PK will taste with a little age, and the Latakia softened a little. So now only in the strongest blends am I able to sense, smell (and for some, taste). My usually very lenient significant other told me not only to kindly leave the house, but leave the county before I smoke this blend again. Just get some of it and mix it at desired ratio with other non aro blends for a nice smoky twist. I took a long filet knife and cut it into 1/4 pound bars. To each their own, but Ten Russians is my lat bomb. Very delicious. A Latakia lovers stand by for me. This is a very smooth and great smoking tobacco. The BB seems to burn better too, for some reason.Enjoy, you huge latakia fans.there's nothing else.