Hearth & Home Classic Burley Kake
(3.11)
Classic Burley Kake is a new blend that pays homage to old time burley flakes and cakes. Using Tennessee and Kentucky burleys, ranging from lighter white to darker mahogany, and a bit of matured red Virginia, this sliced cake tobacco is a traditional American style blend. We start with four different types of burley, the aforementioned Tennessee and Kentucky, plus two different premium white burleys. Then we add a red Virginia for a maple-like sweetness. Then we use all natural flavors: cocoa, rum and anise and steam the tobaccos with the flavorings and firmly press and slice it. The aroma is mellow and pleasant, and the taste is lightly sweet with a large volume of smoke. Hearken back to a simpler time when the sight of a pipe in someone's mouth while walking down the street was common, and the scent of pipe tobacco was everywhere.
Details
| Brand | Hearth & Home |
| Series | Signature Series |
| Blended By | Russ Ouellette |
| Manufactured By | Sutliff Tobacco Company |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Burley, Kentucky, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Anisette, Cocoa / Chocolate, Rum |
| Cut | Krumble Kake |
| Packaging | 1.5 ounce tin, bulk |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild to Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.11 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 41 - 44 of 44 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 16, 2011 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Took a while for me to review this because I wanted to do it justice. This stuff is good. Reminds me of BLWB with more flavor. Has a very nice sweet mild taste,somewhat past PA and before CH. I think of PA as jean coveralls,CH as jeans, and this as burley with a sportcoat and open shirt or turtleneck. No goop,no bite, burns clean and dry. I shake it up in a gallon Ball jar and sift it on paper through my fingers so it is rubbed out. Packing it with a light hand with some pressure at the top works excellently for me. Has a nice creamy taste that goes well wih green tea,my only drink of choice. This is one of those chameleon blends that taste good in briar,cobs,and meers. Good for soothation (Funn Dictionary) of the mouth tongue after all day smoking. A definite slipper blend.Recommended for whatever you smoke. I smoke everything so this fits in extremely well. It is flavored but not to the extent of BCA or Black Cordial.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 21, 2011 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
This is a beautiful looking and smelling tobacco. Total winner for an aromatic burley. The flavoring seems more natural cocoa than artificial chocolate. Seems to diminish with drying and as the bowl burns. Smooth and satisfying. Good burley flavor underneath it all. Does not overwhelm my senses with flavoring which I feel with their Trout Stream blend. Pairs perfectly with coffee as others have mentioned. Non-smokers have commented positively on the aroma. Great tobacco to smoke while socializing.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 21, 2010 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
I have been told that all tobaccos are aromatic by definition. It is the common usage in the pipe smoking world that aromatic takes on an expectation of experience with black cav's. Having back-to-backed Grandpa's (Rich's) and Classic Burley Kake (H&H) my taste buds tell me these have more in common than not though the devil may be in the details. Steve Brooks (Rich's) Merlin-esque elixers (they are) balance is foremost. Both blends have managed to infuse their respective flavors without casing or topping in the usual 'wet' (ppg) sense but rather, for lack of a better taste descriptor 'dry melded'. Classic Kake burley (Russ O) is just a wee smidge edgier (burlier?) with flavor forward. It is no bite, no goop, very tasty and the experience in the bowl is nowhere near as intense as the nose in the pouch. If the price were the same I would smoke either with abandon. The Kake room odor is sooo good that my wife said I could smoke this in the car.....ocassionally. As it is Grandpa's is spendier at nearly twice the price than CBK shipped to NH. Classic Burley Kake is $34-ish, albeit much closer to me. They are both wonderful and personal taste and cost will determine your fave. Update: 10/24/10. Hey, where's the beef?! After carefully sitting in a screw-top glass jar in a dark place the wonderful nirvan-ic flavor has diminished significantly. It now tastes like a blend that only rubbed shoulders with what I originally received. Drats & disappointed
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 25, 2023 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Medium | Very Pleasant |
My favorite burley based smoke. Like a mildly sweet bowl of oatmeal; just a hint of honey and anise/baking spices -mostly wholesome and relaxing. Just a pleasure. I will say that, to me, this is a mild aromatic. If you are coming from your typical flavored burley you may need to sit with this a while and puff gentle to unlock the sublime and subtle nature of this beauty.
Pipe Used:
various
PurchasedFrom:
Pipes and Cigars
Age When Smoked:
fresh
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