Robert McConnell Scottish Cake

I was very impressed when I first smoked this mixture but the more I smoke the more I get bored. Let me say that the quality is good but I have to say that even not mentioned I detect some kind of sweet topping, and I don’t like flavored tobacco. I smoked it in many briars and the best results was with “neutral” briars (Peterson, Parker and duca bog oak) while with “sweet” italian briars (from Calabria and Tuscany) it became too sweet and with strong nicotine flavor.

From a sample

Cake was presented as a kind of broken flake to me. Easy to pack.

Taste was of a quality VaPer. Pretty strong on the Perique, actually stronger than I wished for at the time. Other condiments were undetectable to my peasant senses.

I have a couple tins of it I'll be happy to crack when the mood strikes.

Being a huge fan of Scottish Flake , I wanted to try this also . I have had this tin for about a year and when I bought it from the local tobacconist he said it had several years of age on it . They were having a customer appreciation day and broke out their cellar . Opening the tin the Perique scent came out immediately of figs and raisons . There is more than a pinch of Perique in my tin as this smokes like a vapor . The Kentucky seems more like a pinch . The Virginias are bready and a little grassy . There is some kind of sweet topping here also . It is quite sweet indeed. Rum and a sugar sauce maybe ? It’s a good smoke and the perique does get a little spicy past the halfway point. I do prefer the Scottish Flake version better though. The flake is smoother and not as sweet . 4 stars for the flake and 3 for this concoction. Did I mention this is sweet ? Lol It could be a plum topping .

May 2013

A quality blend but flavor too mild for my taste. Agree with the many reviews that describe this as a pleasant but unspectacular smoke. Decent nicotine levels and nominal bite even for an aggressive smoker like me. Enjoyed the nose more than the taste. Couldn't detect much Perique, which was disappointing. May be more well suited to a straight VA smoker.

Nice mix, smoke it slowly as it burns if you puff to hard. It is a long run tobacco to keep around.

A good tobacco which don't bite while still sweet.

Perique is in, just in the right amount .

Recommended

After trying the Robert McConnell's Red virginia i was eager to try this. I liked the red virginia alttile more then this one but i still like this one. For some strange reason the nicotine hit me hard i was alittle dizzy i dont why this rarely happens to me. But as the for blend its a very natural Va/per. The Perique is noticable and if your new to Perique blends it could be overpowering. The flavors i got was the normal natual Va/per flavors i would taste: Hay, straw, grassy, rasins, plums, figs. This would be most enjoyed outdoors. Might be to strong for the new pipe smoker. Give it a try if you like Va/pers.

The tin aroma is nice but also kind of unique. I am not sure that the room aroma is pleasant for people.

The taste is interesting and different. The nicotine level is acceptable.

So I bought 6 tins of this along with 6 tins of St. James Flake. I wish that I would have had the option to order 12 tins of SJF, but what are you going to do? Otherwise I have nothing better to contribute, so I will steal Brian's review and use it as my own… A very fine blend & has plenty of reviews, note quite in my top 5 but close.