J. F. Germain & Son Plum Cake Mixture
(2.84)
Blended from Virginia tobacco with dark cavendish and extra matured black cavendish. Flavoured with a delicate and barely discernable plum topping whose ingredients are known only to the owners of the company.
Notes: This is a traditional pipe mixture of which 80% is prepared from seven different types of Virginia leaf. The remaining 20% is a specially prepared black tobacco made from Cavendish and Negrohead. A rare air-cured leaf. This is possibly the only British made tobacco containing this particular ingredient. The unique added flavour gives an agreeable taste and pleasant aroma. Origin Channel Islands.
Details
| Brand | J. F. Germain & Son |
| Blended By | J. F. Germain & Son |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | Virginia Based |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Plum |
| Cut | shag |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin, 50 grams pouch |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild to Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.84 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 31, 2011 | Mild | Medium | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Dark brown ribbon, nicely packed in the tin with a layer of cellophane. The tobacco appears to be of high quality but the results were ghastly. I could only make it through 3 bowls of this.
The first bowl was fresh from the tin (2 year old tin) and the flavor was of the Erinmore/tastebud wrenching sickly sweet stewed fruit variety. Quite objectionable. Even worse, this stuff burned hot. So I dried out the next bowl and was rewarded with tongue bite, although it did subdue that nasty flavor somewhat. For the third bowl, I re-hydrated and the flavor became sour and bitter. The tongue bite remained. Since no one else was bothered by this, I assume the tobacco and I simply don't agree.
My one star means "Not Recommended" and that's not entirely true. I think there are enough smokers that get better results than I that if someone is in the market for a fairly heavily cased tobacco of decent quality leaf, this might do the trick. As for me, let's just say that if this blend ever joins the ranks of those that are continually out of stock, I won't be one iota of the cause. The tin description states that this may be the only blend containing the specially prepared black tobacco. I certainly hope that's true. I did see where this is sometimes spelled as "Plumb Cake" in certain circles, which I think is appropriate. It does taste like what I would imagine those urinal cakes taste like.
The first bowl was fresh from the tin (2 year old tin) and the flavor was of the Erinmore/tastebud wrenching sickly sweet stewed fruit variety. Quite objectionable. Even worse, this stuff burned hot. So I dried out the next bowl and was rewarded with tongue bite, although it did subdue that nasty flavor somewhat. For the third bowl, I re-hydrated and the flavor became sour and bitter. The tongue bite remained. Since no one else was bothered by this, I assume the tobacco and I simply don't agree.
My one star means "Not Recommended" and that's not entirely true. I think there are enough smokers that get better results than I that if someone is in the market for a fairly heavily cased tobacco of decent quality leaf, this might do the trick. As for me, let's just say that if this blend ever joins the ranks of those that are continually out of stock, I won't be one iota of the cause. The tin description states that this may be the only blend containing the specially prepared black tobacco. I certainly hope that's true. I did see where this is sometimes spelled as "Plumb Cake" in certain circles, which I think is appropriate. It does taste like what I would imagine those urinal cakes taste like.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 14, 2017 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Unnoticeable |
Looked forward to this and when opened the pouch the aroma was lovely. I did notice it was very golden in colour with not much of the black cavindish like blend. I also was disappointed in the fine cut. Very much like a cheap cigarette rolling tobacco. Couldn’t get it to light straight from the pouch so I dried a couple of bowls worth for around half an hour. The result was a tobacco that burned very quickly with loads of tongue bite. Very disappointing. The room note was neutral as was the taste. It just tased hot. Not much more I can say about this blend, I was extremely disappointed and somewhat annoyed that I had payed £13.96 +£2.99 delivery for 50g but it’s all chalked down to experience. I tried packing my pipe loosely and more tightly but couldn’t get a satisfying smoke. I’m sorry this isn’t an elaborate description of this blend but I don’t want to spend anymore time on it than I have already wasted.
Pipe Used:
Cob, pear wood and briar
PurchasedFrom:
Online CGars
Age When Smoked:
New and a couple of months old
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 02, 2013 | Extremely Mild | Medium | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Strong |
I was hoping to pick myself up a nice aromatic baccy to smoke over Christmas and Plum Cake sounded right on the money for me, how wrong I was.
This stuff is utterly shocking tobacco, it's very moist but even letting it dry out a little doesn't help the fact it's soul is utter rubbish, the smell coming off it is about 1% Nutragrain cereal bars and 99% artificial chemical sweetness mixed with something really unpleasant.
After loading a bowl all I was met with flavour wise was a very light sweetness and some really nasty sour/chemical notes, but the lack of any "plum pudding" flavour isn't the biggest problem.
This stuff burns like a bonfire and even with time to dry out it royally gunks up your pipe.
Oh and it's got a unpleasant room note that all I can describe it as is day old cat food wrapped in newspaper.
All in all save your money.
This stuff is utterly shocking tobacco, it's very moist but even letting it dry out a little doesn't help the fact it's soul is utter rubbish, the smell coming off it is about 1% Nutragrain cereal bars and 99% artificial chemical sweetness mixed with something really unpleasant.
After loading a bowl all I was met with flavour wise was a very light sweetness and some really nasty sour/chemical notes, but the lack of any "plum pudding" flavour isn't the biggest problem.
This stuff burns like a bonfire and even with time to dry out it royally gunks up your pipe.
Oh and it's got a unpleasant room note that all I can describe it as is day old cat food wrapped in newspaper.
All in all save your money.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 21, 2012 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Tolerable |
i found this a most unpleasant smoke . it looked like cigarette rolling tobacco ,was very wet and left a wet unpleasant residue at the bottom of the bowl.the taste was unremarkable bordering on the unpleasant . most disappointing .
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 06, 2005 | Mild to Medium | Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I thought I'd venture into some of the Germain line after being very impressed with the Smoker's Haven line of English mixtures (similar to Esoterica). I suppose the base leaf here is good quality but the aromatic additive is not to my taste at all. Actually, I was immediately repulsed by the flavor. Something like anise and rotten fruit combined, which is, oddly, kind of interesting in the tin but not under the match.
I can't reccomend this but of course taste is subjective. Not a thing like the MB blend of the same name, though the tin aroma may be vaguely similar.
I can't reccomend this but of course taste is subjective. Not a thing like the MB blend of the same name, though the tin aroma may be vaguely similar.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 24, 2011 | Strong | Medium to Strong | Very Full | Strong |
In my opinion this is not a good blend. The taste is sickly and overwhelming and it left me with a nasty tounge bite. Never again Thankyou.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 26, 2021 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild | Tolerable |
Not for me, this one. I did dry it a little from the pouch and it lit and stayed lit well. However, from the first taste, all through the bowl it was sour and really unpleasant. It was so unpleasant that I can't bring myself to try it again. I could taste the wine flavour that some reviewers speak of, but it was more like wine vinegar. I am sure others will have a better experience, but for me, I'm not going to try again. I'll swap this out for other Germain blends that are far superior to this.
Pipe Used:
Genod Billiard
PurchasedFrom:
My Smoking Shop
Age When Smoked:
Fresh
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 13, 2008 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
YUK! I purchased two aged tins of this on Ebay over a year ago...I opened one, smoked one bowl, thought it was awful! But I put it in a Mason Jar for a year to see if it helped...WELL, it did not. Hot and Nasty with very little flavor, this blend is not even worth smoking. AND, I have another sealed tin! Oh well, at least the artwork on the tin is nice. ALSO, I don't know what the "unique added flavour" is, but what it tastes like is a word I like to use frequently, but is considered profane language and is not welcome on this forum.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 21, 2003 | Very Mild | Mild | Very Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
This one just didn't do it for me. What ever the flavor they added did not jell with my body chemistry. It was also way to bland for me. The flavor was not worth the time spent with this one. I have to say it's quality tobacco and burned well, maybe it will do something for you.
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