There's no doubt that this is very different from the flake, but I'm hard-pressed to tell exactly how. If I had to pin it down, I'd say it's deeper, more flavorful, but still gentle on the tongue and palate. I'm smoking it in a cob right now, can't wait to try it in a briar or a meer. If you haven't tried either of these, you owe it to yourself to do so. Immediately!

A nice, hassle free all-day smoke, which is good for Virginia lovers who can’t give their full attention to the smoke or puff a bit too hard, but a little flat and lacking complexity.

Good, but no rival to ‘Hal O' the Wynd’.

UPDATE: I've smoked a few bowls of this since I wrote this review. I'm now picking up the Perique in both taste and mouth feel, so this baccy has gone up slightly in my estimations. It had also bitten me twice and one of those times VERY hard, but I think that had more to do with me pulling to hard after a few (not so wee) drams.

The tin aroma is of rich tobacco and a gentle, molasses-like sweetness. Described as ready rubbed, the ribbons are a mixture of light, medium and dark brown; a bit moist, so I dried a bowlful for 20 minutes. It packed easily without further rubbing. The char and light went very well. There's more than a pinch of red virginias (virginia forward) and a good amount of white burleys in this, which is fine by me; the perique, as stated on the tin, is "a pinch" -- just enough. The processing of the tobaccos leaves for this cake has produced and amazing result, since the cake appears to have been left to rest after pressing, absorbing the remaining juices; this results in the "broken cake" in this tin having that same remarkable sweetness from the tin aroma present throughout the smoke. I sipped it slowly -- no bite at all. A little bit of spice (the perique) and nuttiness (from the burleys).

I wouldn't say this blend is complex, but consistently even and well balanced throughout. It smokes evenly leaving dry white ash in my R.C. Sands egg -- no dottle.

If you're a Va/Per fan, this is a must try. Highly recommended.

Soli Deo gloria!

Scottish Cake is a blend I can easily see me smoking all day...heaven forbid. It has enough strength, enough sweetness, and enough snork (Perique), to keep me interested. It also can be smoked mindlessly without fear of your palate being taxed, tongue bite, etc. It has the right mix to accomplish both. That is something I thoroughly enjoy. The more blends I attempt, the closer I've come to the personal conclusion that Va/burs are the way to go for an all around smoke...the rarefied highs of a good VA, without the necessary attention to detail, and the down to earth goodness of burley, without the ensuing 'meh' boredom and bitters. The trick is getting the benefits of both, while minimizing their negatives. I don't know if it is the Perique saving the day here, but Scottish Cake succeeds. I honestly shouldn't crow about this until I've smoked a steady diet of it, but too late!

Four stars.

I often knock K & K for the relpica work the've done on many traditional English tobaccos, but I 'tip my hat to them' on this blend. Interestingly, it has reduced my monthly desire to try at least two new blends as I keep comming back to it weke-in; week-out.

If you're a VAPER man like me - and like a nicotine slap rather than a punch - it's a must try!

Perique is in, just in the right amount .

Recommended

After a little drying time, this burns well, no bite wit enough taste and flavour to kep me intrested. They may not be in my top five Virginia's, perhaps top ten, either way, I always seem to have some on hand even if it's only two or three tins.

Worth a try.

The taste is interesting and different. The nicotine level is acceptable.