Cornell & Diehl Kajun Kake

This tinned tobacco comes in one of my favorite formats, the krumble “kake” hence the name. I’ve had good experiences with each of these tobaccos from Cornell & Diehl in terms of how well the flavors marry together and the moisture content.

I had to carefully sip this one as the flavors were a bit harsher with stronger puffs, especially at the start of the bowl. Plus with some nicotine, a slower pace is probably a good idea anyway.

When I settled in to a steady pace, the flavors were fantastic with a mix of spice, dark fruit, and touch of bread and honey on the finish. I had to relight a few extra times because I was trying to smoke cautiously to keep the burn just right. I’ve managed to smoke a 2oz tin in a few weeks because I just had to keep it in my rotation. I will buy again.

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.

Smells like tea spirit! Ain't no joking, and this baccy looks & feels very similar to black tea. And I am talking about loose black tea, not those bagged varieties. Though it doesn't taste much like black tea, I noticed similar tongue-tingling acidity there which dances on the verge of turning to acrid/bitter. That said, I am not sure if the cause for this is cavendish or Virginia used here. Whatever the reason, I found this blend a nice change, and I can overlook that slight bitterness & dryness it leaves in the mouth. Not in my top 5 vapers but FUN to crumble! 😀 would buy again.

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.

No tongue bite, sweet and smooth, I cannot personally taste the perique but the label says it is there. As with all non-aromatic VaPerCav blends, this will give you a pleasant and unique break from the smoky latakia. Worth a try for a non-aromatic VaPerCav smoke with no Oriental or Latakia.

A decent Va Per blend from C & D. The Virginias are slightly sweet, hay and grass that finish slightly rich.

The perique is mostly pepper, but does not overwhelm. Not an outstanding blend, but still a nice lighter Va Per.

3.3172289 stars

Well, my experience was restricted to one 2oz tin minus some bowfuls shared with friends, which stayed in my cabinet for some 5years. Enough for adding my 2c, if only because I will not be able to get another tin that soon…

No much tin aroma upon opening, just some natural tobacco, on the musty & earthy side of things, and … yes, I feel the Perique but not in your face. Round cards removed, the brownie shows up, black & brown. It’s dry and brittle , but still pliable. This boy fires very easy. Smokes very cool and unbitey. The combination of the tobaccos is something familiar to my palate, but more in the way of a VaKy than a VaPer, if that makes sense. Pleasant, satisfactory, but not very exciting. Not the sweetness one expects from a red Virginia (OK, it’s cavendished) and … I don’t feel the pepper, but that’s not a bad thing per se. I would call this a dry smoke. I strongly suspect that years have smoothened the edges a bit too much. Lady N is well past the medium mark, and that’s perfect to me.

Recommended.

One of C&D's best known and most popular offerings. And fully justified, I think. Its a dense brick...not quite a full on plug...somewhere between a krumble kake and a plug. There is something about perique treated this way that seems to bring out the earthy sweetness of this variety of tobacco. There is a cavendish bottom and a lot of sweetness from the Virginia. Its very easy to smoke right out of the tin. No dry time required. The nic hit is medium, or a click past that. Its not a mild blend by any means. And that strength is part of the appeal of this blend. It has real body and punch. Someone said it reminded them of a cigar and that's true in a sense although that would be a very sweet cigar. its a relatively complex smoke and keeps its flavor right to the bottom of the bowl...which is one of the best qualities of this tobacco. It is hard to argue with its popularity, this is among the best C&D has to offer.

Good stuff but consistantly smokes too wet for me, even at the absolute slowest puffing rate possible. for that reason I just couldn't be bothered with it any longer.