And on. Kake is misleading as the pressed tobacco has many of the characteristics of a small piece of 5/4 inch pine decking. It burns surprisingly well for a big latakia mixture and it smokes so cool youll wonder if your pipe is even lit. A smooth, robust blend with LOTS of exceptional Latakia accompanied by Turkish and cavendish cut Burley. Id like to thank whatever pirate blended this one up because its incredible. I would not suggest it to an unexperienced mainly aromatics smoker butif you enjoy classic english mixtures or perhaps good dark flakes do not miss it. This powerful, Latakia laden stuff breaks up easily. The Virginia's and and Burley provide a good base and can be tasted behind the Latakia, and it is a great flavor. Pack it in a small bowl, because if you smoke too much of it, it will overwhelm your taste buds and you will be racing to the finish line. Aunque no es una mezcla mordedora, si he notado alguna aspereza. Of coarse still a Latakia powerhouse yet smoother on the palate as it gains age. Pressed tobacco blends are among my favorites for taste and this blend is no exception. The taste slowly melds from one blend to the next. Beautiful Latikia Kake. In any case, after finishing a bowl I often felt sated for quite some time. The next day PK lights right up and smokes all the way through. If you really like latakia and turkish go for it. A favorite for special occasions, definitely not an all day smoke for me. Everytime I try this tobacco, it's a new experience. Yes, a lot of Latakia, but I agree with several reviewers who used Pirate Kake as an example of how high Latakia content does not equate to overly strong. WOW, smooth and smokie (mild no heat just rich flavor). Not that I wouldn't take one, but nothing will influence what I smoke or how much I like it. I am a huge English fan and I have smoked most of the unicorns. I once bought a Dolly Parton record on the same basis, so my shallowness is not new. Any drying, IMHO, would lessen the wonderful smokiness, which is the star attribute here. Superb taste and smell! All hands on deck, The blend is like a latakia mouth wash with yes, a very light minty after taste of sweetness. Ex cigar smokers might enjoy this more than not. I got a one ounce sample, and loved the look of it: brownie-like cake (ok, a brownie left out in the sun!) Heavy on the Latakia. I can't really pick them out. Mild and fragrant, an exceptional tobacco. I had expected a lat bomb out of this from all that I have heard about it. The plug cut provides a very slow, peaceful, perfect, cool smoke. I bet this would be more popular if it didn't have the Jolly Roger and the mention of 75% Latakia content on the tin. Where to Buy of exceptional Latakia accompanied by Turkish and Burley. I don't believe it has much in the way of nicotine and I would imagine that it is the cavendish cut burley that gives it the dark and full flavor. I wish there was a more consistent taste throughout on this one. An 8 oz. FREE Shipping on all US orders over $95 | When Will My Package Ship? I am really starting to sound old (58). I smoke all kinds of English/Balkan stuff. 2 Stars is tepid recommendation denoting some value but not likely to buy again. Nic dose is fairly low on this one, which surprised the heck out of me because the flavor is so over the top. The most intriguing thing about this tobacco, I think, is its name. I smoked it fast, and it got very very hot. This is the most delicious of all the latakia. You'll know in a heart-beat whether you truly love Latakia - or just think you do. Words cannot describe how enjoyable a smoke this is. The room note though, will send some running for the door. A smooth, robust blend with LOTS (75%!) The tin description says, it contains 75% (!) I have carefully read the reviews to get an idea, and I thank everyone for the excellent guidance and advice. It is pretty straightforward with its flavors , but in an enjoyable way, and as I said before it is a very cool and smooth smoke. 4 stars because it is very special and unique + because a must try baccy. PK dominates the weak tasting 965 but 965 does add quite a bit of oriental and nicotine which makes the combination more interesting than the components. Slightly sweet, smokey, a bit of complexity from the orientals, very little bite. My all time Lat bomb. Is what this blend is all about. I think I smoked PK as regularly and for as long as I did because it does reveal subtle flavor-facets over the course of both a single smoke and repeated smokes. Barely any sweetness in the blend, and if you do find it, it doesn't stay. I will cellar the rest of this heavy tobacco until I am ready for it at a later date. The blend becomes so smooth that it's almost like smoking nothing. This is a nice cake, black in appearance, smelled smokey and robust. I even caught some orange notes amid the smoky coolness. If not I will be happy to take it off your hands. Leaves little moisture in the bowl, and requires some relights. In any event, its change, and change within change, moving from Burley to Latakia to Turkish the wisdom of the Orientals, coupled with the taste of the ages. Tin note is sour and latakia, tin date is 102617. I guess this blend works just as Motzeks Black & Gold Krumble Kake, which also holds 40% Perique, but is mellowed out with a lot of Cavendish. The only downside I've found to this blend is the mouth-drying effect it has. Been a pipe smoker for over 40 years and Pirate Kake is some of the best ever. Age When Smoked: new, less than a year old tin. Sweet smokes everyone. My suggestion, as always, smoke it slowly,very slowly in little medium vintage pipes . Recommend for all Enthusiasts and most all newcomers looking to expand their horizons. Makes a great change of pace for someone looking for something to enjoy while doing something else. It must be sipped , that way you bring in the Turkish as a minor player next to the Latakia. Not an all day smoke but one that we'll take you to Latakia heaven. Call us at: 843.491.4150. Pirate kake has that nutty burly and the sour orientals in the background of a sea of Latakia. Unlike Cornell and Diehls Tuggle Hall which you have to keep re-stuffing back in there. And finally, this has a very heavy room-note. After a couple of minutes of gentle drawing my mouth became very dry and so I put the pipe down and went back into my house to get a glass of home vinted pear wine -slightly sweet - to quench the fire. I can't get it to bite, and the presentation (though messy to prepare), is outstanding. An english blend from the gods. If you're noty crazy about Lat Boimbs run. Palette: Smells of rich peat, ash, campfire and a little spice. And third it is a fun to work with kake/plug. It's surprisingly sweet and well balanced for such a wallop of latakia. This will be one of my favorites. 21.58. It's one that I keep stocked and ensure that I do not run out. Holy crap this stuff is intense. Absolute yummy. A must try for the latakia lover . This is as close, however, to cigar smoke as the wife will tolerate, as the room note can be cutting and a little acrid. While perhaps one dimensional I love this rich Lat bomb in one of my English billiards. Just sitting in my apartment in south holland, enjoying a big old bowl of pirate kake and a delicious raw winter carrot. Room note offends everyone and leaves that creosote like aftertaste that I enjoy. View Cart Checkout Search Pure latakia goodness. This has been the best latakia blend i've smoked so far. The smokiness is front and centre throughout. Pipe Used: Peterson Donegal Rocky 01, MM bent apple diplomat, Purchased From: Habana Port Cigars, Metairie, LA. Put down the 1-Q, step out of the candy aisle of the tobacco world, and enjoy a truly flavorful tobacco. Pirate Kake is an interesting smoke, providing a full serving of Latakia. Purchased From: smokingpipes.com 4noggins.com. Made with the Latakia lover in mind, Pirate Kake is a pressed blend from Cornell & Diehl with medium strength and a substantial taste. Its now at the top of favorite list; not sure I can make it through my rotation of 50 blends before getting to it again, LOL. Once the pipe is lit, the flavor is very rich and its sweetness catches my attention, since despite having a smaller amount of virginia, it is sweeter than other English of its kind and this is something that I like in virginia/ latakia. The smoke itself, is probably the thickest, creamiest, smoke Ive experienced. So Im not sure if its a good idea or not but I went thru a pound in a week. My wife, 60 feet away doing some gardening remarked how nice this smelled. The cake / brownie is easily dismantled into crumbs that are easily loaded into the pipe. Pirate Kake is indeed jam packed with this delightful Latakia, and it's apparent when you rub out some of this lovely cake. I want to add one more star it is growing on me. Above all, smoke it slow. Just finished my 1st full tin of this and it did not take long. I think I have hit the same result as the Dolly record. I enjoy the honey like notes with light puffing. Upon cutting the bag the latakia aroma permeated the room and my nose. Smoked in a new Missouri corncob to understand better the flavors and subtleties. Not an everyday smoke, but a great cold weather pleasure, to mix up the rotation. Very nice, i gotta get me some more of this. The room note won't make you any friends (although my wife enjoys it), and any pipe you smoke it in will be ghosted forevermore, but it's worth it. Don't even bother attempting to cut this kake, you'll have to hammer the knife through. Due to the descriptors I used, it is a smoke best enjoyed outdoors or in the privacy of your smoking room. Final thoughts: if you get bored with all the medium strength english blends, and want something a little stronger tasting then pick some of this up and throw it in your rotation for the nights when you feel you just need something extra. Similar Blends: Mississippi River, Hearth & Home - Ambassador's Blend (Signature Series). Sometimes this is the only thing I smoke all day. It is too much, after a few minutes of it my senses numbed. Four stars and full sail ye swabs. No Flavoring detected. Lataika bomb. GArrr!! Love the pressed bricks that lie waiting in the can when it is opened. YES! Pressed plug, quite compressed, so I'm not sure I'd call it a kake, but still not as dense and fine as a traditional English plug. Is almost pure latakia! Did I say there was a lot of Latakia in this blend?? of exceptional latakia accompanied by Turkish and burley, Pirate Cake by Cornell & Diehl is a latakia lover's treasure. Like SteelCowboy says, if you're not a fan of lots of Latakia, take a pass!. It burns fine and it has a very nice wood and leather thing. It's just too much of it to the point of making it monochromatic. The flavor is strong, and I mean get tennis elbow brushing your teeth but your still going to taste it two days after strong. nothing subtle here, but very smooth. I LOVE THIS BLEND! Flavorfull and satisfying. I am a Latakia lover. What a smoke! A few firemen at the fire meeting asked me what died in my pipe - but, for a Latakia lover, this was an incredible blend. Look no further for the best latakia blend! Definitely a strong peaty highland single malt like Laphroaig or peat monster. Nevertheless it is a smooth blend. This is a good blend if you really want to know what "Latakia Forward" means. If this has 75% latakia, I guess I could smoke pure latakia. Just cut or tear off a piece, then rub it out and fill your bowl as usual. There is just n o reason for it. Still very high. I'm then not particularly surprised that this cake burns nice and cool. When I lit it up, my sample smoked like a purring kitten. It's strong in taste and smell. Taste is very smooth, strong and stinky. This is a cousin to the now defunct Old Ironsides . Then I got a fresh corn cob pipe, perfection. Cornell & Diehl Pirate Kake Premium Pipe Tobacco. But, for what it's worth, I'll add my thoughts to the site. The flavors actually varied through out the bowl ranging from smokey to earthy and very lightly sweet. My dwindling two ounce sample will be replaced shortly with a larger purchase. I bought in a half pound of PK and Star of the East a month or so ago and am very happy that I decided to try this beautiful cake. I could easily do back-to-back bowls of it, but I'm not a new smoker so YMMV. It's my go-to comfort smoke. It's definitely loaded with latakia but it just doesn't overwhelm the blend. It gets better with a little age. A smooth, robust blend with lots (75%!) I might relight this as many as 5 times in the course of a medium sized bowl. This blend is a Latakia lovers dream in the scene that IT IS A LAT BOMB and i like it. It burns fine right off the kake but becomes a very tiny touch ammoniated by the end of the bowl owing to being over moist. This stuff is ridiculously good. It is just relatively strong when compared to most lat blends. Pipe Used: meer. But Pirate Kake is definitely in that ball park IMHO. It's Latakia in overwhelming amounts. For the Latkia fan, its a must. The only one I am confident in saying I can taste is the burley. Mild nicotine. Not for the faint of heart, has some punch to it! Cold smell is very smoky - woodfire and leather dominant. I am sensing no vitamin N, and I am smoking this bowl very aggressively. You had better have a liking for Latakia with both of these blends, more so with PK that gives an almost oily taste. This is a pretty powerful blend that has plenty of flavor as well as Vitamin N. The tin note reminds me of leather and farmland. Keeps away loiterers and unwanted company. Poi conoscendo come lavora Craig Tarler non si pu trattare di errore. It reminds of the intensity of Old Ironsides, but in my opinion it is slightly less pleasant. Pirate Kake does just that. Still it burned extremely well, and it was smooth smoke. I was expecting a one-dimensional experience, but I assure you there is more to this tobacco than many give it credit for. For a while I drifted away from the Smokey One, as my taste buds craved more complex blends. Still one star off for not having any other notes that I can discern. Lighting is relatively easy with maybe two to three additional lights after the charring light. I love Latakia. First off, I love latakia-from blends with just a hint to full blown blends like this wonderful smoke from C&D. new from tin at b&m. Great aroma. It burns dry and relatively cool. Having not tried many C & D products, after meeting them and sampling PK and a few others, I'm now a fan. Have always loved the English blends due to the high Latakia and Orientals levels, which I love. Smoke it really slow and steady to truely enjoy the experience. And like other heavy latakia blends, this one tends to make me thirsty. Absolutely no indication of bite even when puffing vigorously. Tobacco. (shipping weight 1 lb) Home Customer Service Contact Us Customer Reviews Outstanding aroma, flavor and smoke. This is serious stuff for serious smokers. The Burley is woody and dry, but are detectable in this smoke. Not all treasure is silver and gold, mate.. It seems to have a topping but it contributes to the excellent flavor. Highly recommended if you like coffee with your pipes. What I find Surprising straight away is that having imagined this a heavy smoke, it is quite the opposite. C&D's #099, Engine 99. The burley is noticeable not so much for the taste but more so the nicotine hit that it helps provide. $11.25. If you love Latakia, give it a shot. The tin aroma is that of hay in a barn. Lighting up, The sails fill and I am presented the latakia, with the burley and orientals blending in harmony. Similar Blends: Dan Tobacco - Old Ironsides (American History Mixtures). First, I was delighted upon opening to find a pressed cake. I think all Cornell & Diehl blends are aggressive in your taste, but this the proof that i was wrong. Similar Blends: Boswell Northwoods, Dunhill Nightcap. Similar Blends: Motzek - Kieler Foerde (TAK). Mouthfeel seems a bit more mellow or creamier if you will, while I find less of a spicy tongue bight. I also had trouble keeping it lit, and it was not the easiest to rub out from the rock hard cake bar it comes in. Made from several high quality latakias including syrian and cyprian. Yowza!!! I just pull it apart, load and light. Fantastic stuff for the latakia fan. The room note may scare away some people that would normally sit by when you smoke this one. Kick back and enjoy this strong blend, not for the faint of heart! I have been smoking Dunhill Standard Mixture Medium for near-on 30 years, believing that it has no equal anywhere on earth. I separated it and have smoked at at different ages over the last two years and can honestly say it has only ever gotten better. Not a life altering smoke for me, but one I will always keep on hand for those cool fall/winter evenings when I crave a bit warmer/darker smoking experience. TobaccoPipes.com. Probably would go nice with a good, single malt Scotch. The power/intensity of the smoke is impressive as one might expect from such a Latakia-forward blend. This is not a great mixture but a great mistake. While I didnt pick up any dark chocolate from Pirate Kake, I did indeed find it to be buttery smooth (and slightly sweet, just like them caramels) and I also found it to be delectably salty some (and so the name, Pirate Kake perchance -- the salty)? The nice people (esp. Surprisingly the nicotine content is not that high, mind you Latakia on its own is no Howitzer either. My have times changed, and so has my taste in tobacco blends. It's still a strong smoke, it's just got a fairly mild flavor. Definately in my top 10. It smells amazing." The cakes are easy to break apart and rub out nicely. Stay tuned for the results. BUT almost no nicotine. Really three-dimensional. Enter 48 in quantity box for 3 pounds. Back then it was not called (Sea Scoundrels) either just Pirate Kake. It is not biting my tongue at all, and I am puffing the Dickens out of the bacci. This stuff is fantastic with a very rich latakia taste and a elegant plume of white fragrant smoke. The smoke was heavy yet disappeared quickly, but whether I sipped or puffed it stayed heavy until half way down the bowl when it grew even thicker and did not disappear. And this from a lady who smokes Balkan and English blends herself. Edit 27/9/14. Of course the smoky stuff is prominent but its not all there is: smoky, sweet, zesty, and a slightly sour note on the finish combine to make a tasty and interesting smoke. My loyal first matey collie came in to join me and looked at the smoke and me and joined in for the fun. I much prefer this blend over "Old Ironsides" or "Black Frigate" even though those are also worthy of sea rats and scalowags. This one is just not for me. I always welcome this unique cake cut from C&D. It is wonderfully and potently fragrant, it's smooth and rarely bites, and it is easy to acquire. Pirate Kake is much less powerful than I thought that it would be. To the Latakia lover this should be a delight. But I knew that would probably be the case going in. The room note to me is exquisite! With the majority of this being Latakia, you should know what to expect. This is one you should try. Smoke it after it has dried, pack it loosely, prepare for many gentle (and I do mean gentle) re-lights. The best way I can put this blend, is that if it were a movie, it would be about latakia, there would be a preview before the movie starring oriental, and the burley and virginias would be listed in the credits as gaffers or extras. My only gripe is that I have not had much luck in storing it. With age the body increases along with a dark sweetness. Upon opening I was greeted with the smell of a thousand campfires. This is the kind of smoke you'd like after eating a big steak. The burley made it even better. I was a little worried that the 75% latakia was a bit of a gimmick but its nice. I now understand why so many rate this tobacco highly. PK is an everyday affair for me, and it could be an all-day affair for many. Love it! Pirate Kake 16oz. I knew I would like this blend based on your reviews. 4-stars. It burns slow and lights easy. Tin note - Very earthy/musty Lights easy and burns well. After initially trying this in a narrow billiard for the first two-three bowls smoked in an enclosed area, I tried it in a couple wider gauge pipes, a Custombilt with a more conical burn chamber and a BBB Two Thousand with a similar, though smaller bowl, out on my rear deck. Which is exactly the Latakia taste I look for. I love Latakia. Definitely not an all-day thing, as it would become boring. The Cavendish mellows out the obtrusive, musty aromas and settles the blend for smooth smoke - exactly as in Pirate Kake. of exceptional Latakia accompanied by Turkish and Burley. This cake is Very smooth. I believe I detected the same oak scent in a tin of Dunhill London Mixture . I am not tasting the complimenting Oriental flavors, as I do in Penzance. with a medium level of latakia hit the spot for me. If you love latakia this is for you. This was not a very complex blend regarding variance in flavor, but it was a good smoke. A must try for the latakia-haulics! Its like a quadruple IPA, and probably should be served with one - the combination of nasty wet brush fire and Lemon Pledge could strip the tastebuds down to oblivion, at which point Pirate Kake would taste good. I plan to keep several tins on hand. It does have, as others have mentioned, quite a punch but is great for when I am in a contemplative mood. I really like this one. 2001-2023 STC Holdings LLC, a division of Mac Baren USA. Thats how good this stuff is. I mean that in the best possible sense. Choose . Pirate Kake is like a car accident that you can't take your taste buds away from. It is a pretty cool baccy. $10.99 Save 2% +-Add. The Crumble Kake is a pleasure to deal with, not to moist and just dry enough to run through your fingers as if you are digging up a treasure from some tropical island beach. Pirate Kake has got you covered. Also pairs nicely with Lagavulin, and a novel about tall ships.