smokey2252
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C&D Pirate Kake
C&D describes this blend as having a LOT (emphasis theirs) of exceptional Latakia, along with a little Turkish and Cavendish burley. I've heard the Latakia content is 70%. That's a LOT!
As its' name implies, PK comes in a crumble cake that breaks up with medium effort. It's nearly pitch black and gums up your fingers when you handle it. It packs, lights, and burns fairly well and is a very slow burning tobacco. A large bowl can last me nearly two hours.
As one might imagine, the smoky Latakia flavor is dominant with a little help from the Turkish. I cannot detect the burley in this blend while smoking. The room note is definitely not wife friendly.
Overall I give Pirate Kake a  but would emphasize that it should only be tried by smokers who appreciate a lot of Latakia.
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Re: C&D Pirate Kake
This is one of the tins I got in the sampler from smokingpipes.com, workin my way down to it. 
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Re: C&D Pirate Kake
Sounds like a good one to have around to repel unwanted visitors. 
Thanks for the review!
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Re: C&D Pirate Kake
Revisited this today and remember why I used to smoke it alot.
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Re: C&D Pirate Kake
Jim...let us know when you get around to it. I'll be interested in your take on it too.
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Re: C&D Pirate Kake
Ted, I was going to pop this one next but had to change the super secret "master plan". I discovered a tin of Bayou Night that was about to open itself so I popped it instead. I decided a few months ago that with all the jars of bulk tobacco around the place I was going to limit myself to a couple of open tins at a time.
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Re: C&D Pirate Kake
Smokey, I think that Pirate Kake is outstanding, but I just can't smoke it every day, and certainly not twice in a row. The latakia is just far too much for every smoke. In fact, I turned to a small bent meer for just Pirate Kake and a similar small Pete for Kajun Kake (perique). They don't leave just ghosts in a pipe, more like a cemetery full. I've never seen any other tobaccos which have the same impact.
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