Cornell & Diehl Kajun Kake

Cornell & Diehl - Kajun Kake.

Another from a trade with Gentleman Zombie.

The krumble kake's a lot darker than I'd expected, not black, but dark brown. The first appealing thing to me is on the outside of the block of tobacco: there's actually one or two crystals formed. The kake's a little moist, but not 'wet'. Mine actually crumbles apart easily, and fluffs to a good consistency to be smoked without demanding too much effort.

The smoke? Well I can't see it taking very long until I've burned the whole tin, it's delicious! Although the Perique is the dominant ingredient, there's a softness to the smoke as well: as if there's a subtle calming flavouring been added. Because of this, the taste is more insouciant than the usual VaPer's. It's this way for the first quarter, after that I get a very mild wine/alcoholic note. This doesn't resemble an added ingredient, it's not formidable enough, it just gives the smoke a bit of a 'buzz'. Around this time, the Virginia also comes alive: this also brightens the taste up. The flavour continues to develop the further down the bowl I get. On a whole, the smoke's like ripe dark fruit, with a creamy embellishment, and a touch of zing.

I know this is going to be great as my breakfast smoke: above medium in N, and very flavoursome.

Franck, thanks pal!

Highly recommended.

I'm smoking my first-ever bowlful of this as I type, in a meer. It is described on the tin as "red Virginia cavendish and a little Perique". First impressions: In the tin, it's a loose cake, dark brown, and smelling of molasses. It crumbles easily for packing in the pipe. It is medium strength, pleasantly sweet, with the perique tang coming through more as the smoke progresses (which is what I find with all periques). The other characteristic of perique is a fruity flavour, and that develops as well, and by the time you're half-way through the bowl, it's a veritable fruit salad of a smoke, with a smidgen of lemon providing the tang. Delicious. Being a mixture of Cavendish and Perique, I suppose one could call it a "Caper". Having now read Bluenoser's review, I will buy some more tins, for ageing.

My first C&D tobacco. Opening the tin was a great pleasure, the discovery of the cake was delayed by the three paper discs. Since this was my first tobacco with this cut, I felt like a kid in a candy store. Of course, smelling this brownie continued the illusion for a few more seconds.

The red Virginia Cavendish imparts a fruity and tart smell that makes you wanna eat it for desert. The strength is a bit more than medium, making it ideal for an after meal smoke.

The moisture is perfect from the start and it lights without a fuss. I get a bread like toasted flavor, a slight fruit sweetness with some spicy finish. Each draw gives you a creamy, velvety, full bodied smoke that is also dry, a sign that these tobaccos are of very good quality, balanced and uncased.

Virginia lover

Very unique va/per... many va/per blends have the same basic flavor profile.. this one does not.. the most distinctive aspect is whatever Cavendish process is used.. it adds an interesting toasty quality and I also pick up on some must and herbaceous notes.. it comes moist but the smoke feels very dry in the mouth.. most unusual experience.. the virginia is slightly sweet but really earthy.. there has to be a lot of perique in this.. not immediately obvious.. but that retrohale is something else.. for me not an everyday smoke.. an interesting change of pace smoke.

Sample 4/12 by a generous, brotherly pipe friend from the UK.

I got mine already rubbed out, and the tobacco is mostly black with red/brown speckles. The scent in the bag is very fruity, a tad sourness and maybe citrus to it. Some sweetness is also there. Very natural aroma, dominated by the Perique. Rubbed out it's almost shag-like, but a bit more coarse. I dipped my nose several times into the bag, as I found the scent very refreshing and pleasing. Juicy, stoved and sweet fruits.

It can make use of some drying time before smoking. Packed into one of my clay pipes for purest tasting experience.

Kajun Kake's taste is dominated by the fruity aroma of the Perique and Virginias. Stoved fruits like plum, figs and dates is what I get. It has decent, peppery spice to it, that's satisfying to the Perique-Aficionado! The Virginias also sport a delicate earthiness, that gives a bit more depth to the blend. The Cavendish adds a slight "toastiness" to the flavor that's supporting the fermented fruit aroma, as well as some honey notes. Lurking in the back there is also some grassiness from the Virginias. Suprisingly it's not as sweet as I thought when perceiving the unburnt scent. There's a perfect harmony of spiciness and (fruity-)sweetness. The fruit and honey-ish sweetness help making the bold spiciness digestible. It has some strenght to it, but not in a overwhelming way, still its one of the more poerful Va/Per mixtures both in Nicotine and spice.

The flavors intensify a bit throughout the bowl and it settles down for a melange of spiciness and fruitiness, whilst both qualities hold a similar share of the aroma.

Looks like a brownie mottled with brown and black. The smell is perique with a faint sweetness.

For those not used to the Krumble Kakes, fear not, this could be the one of the easiest blends to pack and is a breeze to light. KK pack with much more ease than Penzance (which tends to clog up my pipes a lot). I rub off bits usually working from he corners until I have enough for the bowl. Gravity pack with a slight tamp (similar to my cube cut method) and light away. Unlike most of C&D's blends it comes with a bit more moisture than usual and needs a bit of dry time. It burns very cool (it should with all that perique) and evenly to a fine ash more often than not.

First 1/4 of the bowl I get some very sharp perique notes with a subtle earthy sweetness coming from the VA. Once the bowl simmers down the flavors begin to meld even more and the VA makes a very sweet and savory lining for the brunt of the perique. In an even smaller lining the Cavendish is there but it adds an overall softness to the smoke rather than playing a dominant role. The last 1/4 is a strong finale made by the perique; cavendish is already out the door and the VAs are fading away.

A nice Perique oriented smoke with enough sweetness to keep your tastebuds happy. I was shocked at how well this smoked in my morta pipes as I usually use them for English/Balkans. I did detect more sweetness in my larger pipes (7/8 custombilt pot and Estella pot shapes). It smokes well in a variety of pipes and sizes.

I think this is a must for perique fans and if it's too strong, some years aging on this should make it sublime. The oldest I smoked was 2 years and it was good even then. Bravo C&D

Cake comes as a beautiful, dark, mahogany plug. Pouch aroma is rotting barnyard hay, rich truffles, dark fruits and dark chocolate. To the unfamiliar, doesn't smell like something you'd ever light up and inhale!

Plug cuts and crumbles easily. Depending on its age, a bit of dry time might be helpful (the younger it is, the more time needed). Due to nothing but my own impatience, I find it difficult to let it dry out enough to burn straight through.

Produces a rich, creamy smoke regardless. The Virginias are unobtrustive and provide a base on which the perique can fais do-do to its (and the smoker's) heart's content.

I think it's nice, but the missus doesn't care for the room note one bit.

Still getting familiar with this one, but give it a solid three stars. Several VaPers out there I like better, but it's hard to go wrong with this one, especially if you want a high perique content.

This is a great vaper. I received a good sized sample of this that I recently finished up. I think this has some of C & D Red Virginia Cavendish in it as well as some standard red Virginia. The Perique content is great. Strong enough to let you know that You are smoking a C&D product, but not overwhelming like some of their Va/Bur/Pers such as OJK or Burley Flake Three.

This one started a little ashy and harsh to me, but the sweetness of the vas started to really come through and complimented the perique well, giving that dried fruit taste that so many of us vaper lovers enjoy. It is a rich smoke.

I really enjoyed it and recommend this one. Not sure it is four-star worthy, but I will give it three and purchase more and revisit this review should my opinion change.

This mixture in tin is offered in a dark brown Crumble Cake Cut with a nice smell, easy to shatter and stuff, providing a good, steady burn. All three ingredients, Red Virginia, Black Cavendish and Perique, marry up very well, forming a powerful, harmonious blend. Virginia is the backbone and the healthy dose of Perique is fruity, spicy and a little peppery. The Black Cavendish mellows this salubrious blend and donates softness and sweetness. Nicotine is at a high level. Lingering aftertaste. Succinct, a flavourful, characterful, enjoyable high-end Va/Per mixture.