Cornell & Diehl Kajun Kake

I am not so eloquent a reviewer as most of the guys here. I must admit that I am unable to distinguish all the fruits and grasses and notes as described by the more experienced ones who describe these wonderful tobaccos. This blend to me is one of the pure "Tobacco" experiences one can have. No frills, no additives, no flavors. This is pure "Tobacco" enjoyment. Puffed leisurely and slowly it is sublime. Just plain pure tobacco flavor. This is what tobacco should taste like. This is so similar to Cornell and Diehl's Light of the Universe. Both of them are the top of the line in "Vapers". If you like Virginia/Perique blends by all means try this one. You will not be disappointed.

When those in America have a difficult time procuring specific European tobacco blends or complains about the expensive shipping prices; well I say the same thing about Cornell and Diehl. C&D is perhaps one of my favorite manufacturers, but nearly impossible to acquire in Europe and you will have to pay 2 to 3 times the original price to get a 50oz tin. So no offense, but I cannot sympathize with your predicaments, but I will gladly trade some Gawith or Dunhill for some C&D and G.L. Pease blends. Deal?

Kajun Kake is a fine VaPer blend. Upon opening the tin, it has a strong, invigorating and slightly sweet aroma, reminding me of fresh coffee beans, fresh grass and dried fruit. The crumble cake is quite soft, allowing you to effortlessly cut the cake into thin slices. It has a perfect moistness level from the tin, no need to dry out and rubbing it out only takes a few seconds.

As a serious coffee drinker, I would say Kajun Kake is the ideal blend to drink with strong, black coffee. KK has a full, robust taste with very mild sweetness from the Cavendish, which is exactly what I look for in a VaPer. The Perique offers a distinctive spice and the Virginia’s result in a slightly fruit-like taste. Overall, it reminds me of a strong cigar. As mentioned before, KK perfectly complements your morning coffee or being smoked by itself. I would not recommend smoking it with a glass of wine or a beer, since it resulted in a unfortunate aftertaste , ruining the smoking and drinking experience.

If I was located in America, this would be my VaPer of choice, but since I am in Europe, I will make HU tobacco my prefered choice for English and VaPer blends.

Kajun Kake produces gobs of chewy-thick smoke at the dark end of the red Va spectrum. Semi-sweet and fruity. I suspect that the Perique used is the Acadian blended product, not pure, pungent St. James. I don't pick up any of the Cavendish, which, to me, is a good thing.

This has been covered expertly by many knowledgeable pipers already. My review is just to give yet another vote of confidence. I don't know why it took me so long to get around to this one, but from the first initial light I knew that I was in for something special. All I can say is, you gotta try some, it is pure bliss from start to finish! Thank you to all the other pros here for opening my eyes to this one!!

I Iove this blend. It is the first va/per I have absolutely fell in love with. Before this, I had stuck to latakia based blends, Balkans, and certain aros. I knew I liked spice but was content receiving that from Balkan blends. The Vapers I did try didnt wow me. Until Kajun Kake. The tin art is what I first noticed and it is great as is many if not all C & D tins. I like the style of tin too. Not as easy to stack but seems to stay fresh longer than the screw tops. My tin came as one delicious looking brownie. I love kakes like this. They are fun and easy to work with. Just pinch or slice, rub .and pack. You can completely control the consistency of the baccy. If you like it more broken up you can do so or leave it.chunky. It smells wonderful. A refreshing hay and a mild fermented fruit smell that wouldn't offend anyone. Room note is a different story. I have to go to our garage for it, says the boss, but I happily do so. As I write this it is 2 degrees in Chicago and I bundle up and go to the garage because it's that good. It is sweet and spicy. Very tasty. The cavendish is a great pairing to the perique. I recently had a head cold and I was.stuffed up. Against all better judgment, I went to the garage to smoke a bowl and exhaled almost entirely through my nose. Afterwards, I was flowing like a faucet. It cleared me right up. The description says something like a touch of perique but I am sure it is more than a touch. Nicotine level is a medium but will hit you hard if you try it early or before a meal in my experience. I should note that I am not extremely 'manly" when it comes to Vit.N. Overall, this a beautiful smoke and will forever remain in my rotation. If you enjoy sweet and spicy, grab a tin of this.

This has to be the boldest blend I've ever smoked. Krumble kake VAPER. Very unique, amazing flavour combination. Nice, but I find it very strong. Leaves me a bit flustered.

I think if aged, this blend will mellow beautifully.

UPDATE: I have left this in the tin for a few months and it has mellowed nicely. Enough strength & spiciness to make it ideal for the morning smoke. 4 stars.

I just love this one, Love the sweet Virginias and the Perique spicy, love the smell when you open the tin, the crumble cake, the tin art, in fact i love everything about it. Perfect

this is one great sweet black stuff of a brick with virginia and perique. two of them stick together in a tin and after some aging im happy i posess a daniel judd plug cutter cause this is no longer a crumble cake but a plug!maybe the result of the high sugar content. i always take my giant parks billard and stroll along for nearly three hours of the most velvet like smoke.try and buy more for aging!

The neat little brick is mostly dark with small lighter flecks of Virginia. The tin aroma is pleasantly sweet, the Perique adding plum and a distant almost chocolate sweetness. After peeling off a strip, I was taken aback by the very fine cut here, really granular after rubbing, not a favorite of mine because you can turn it into dust if you're not careful. The smoke; after a couple of re-lights it begins to burn at a moderate rate, best if taken slowly. The taste is roundly satisfying with the Perique coming through and the Virginia slightly sweet and toasty. Aside from the granular cut, this is otherwise highly recommended.