Russ' Tastykake Sale

This is a really solid Balkan-style smoke. I was looking for something similar to SPC's plum pudding and this is close. I have purchased 10 oz. so far and have been very pleased. Although it isn't as in your face as PP, I find that it is much more flavorful than unpressed Balkan blends like white knight and the BSOSM match. It's sweet, smokey and overall, it is one of the better Balkan blends out there (bulk or otherwise). This and "Larry's blend" are fighting for the same spot in my rotation currently.

This makes for an enjoyable bowl, no matter the time of day, nor the season. I do think it is priced a little high though.

My new favorite! I have probably close to 40 blends in my cellar ranging from ounces to pounds of wonderful blends and I could care less! This was a shot in the dark for me considering my favorite was Crème Brûlée. I honestly could just empty out all of the other blends that I have in my cellar and replace them with just this one blend. This is an amazing blend and if you are thinking about ordering an ounce don’t, order a pound! It’s like nothing I have ever had before and I really enjoy it.

If you like Plum Pudding, you will like Tasty Cake. The topping is every bit as delicious as SPC’s PP. Yes the smoke is cool and lovely just like other reviews say. Think fruit cobbler in a cast iron Dutch oven that has the essence of campfire to it.

Worth every penny! Bought a pound for a reason... it's almost like if Mississippi River was great instead of good.

I haven't smoked Latakia in a while (I usually enjoy aromatic blends) so I decided to give this a try. This is one of the best English/Oriental blends I have ever smoked. The Latakia, oriental and Perique add just the right amount of spiciness while the Virginia and black Cavendish add a hint of sweetness. I would recommend this blend to anyone who enjoys English and Oriental blends. It tastes great with a Missouri Meerschaum corncob pipe.

I bought three pounds of Tastykake a year ago, and I stashed it away after some sampling for a benchmark. I took a biscuit out a few days ago, it has a dark and dank smoky aroma in the jar, with a raisin or dried fruit smell that is fairly strong. I loaded it up in one of my Calabash gourd pipes. The blend has smoothed out and sweetened a bit. It's a remarkably cool and slow burning tobacco, with a very smooth and smoky flavor. It's pretty much a latakia bomb, but not overwhelmingly so. The Perique is a very nice addition to the blend, it adds some spicy tingle to the smoke. It is extremely well behaved and easy to light up and keep burning. It has no bite, at all, and it is a real pleasure to smoke. I'm glad that I put three pounds in the cellar, I believe that it is a limited run, and won't be available after it has run out.

A favorite of mine.

I was hunting for something in bulk to compare to plum pudding. I won’t say this is it, but it is an exceptional smoke. Has a very satisfying cool smoke. I’m not a flavor naming master and can tell you what I taste in each step of the in and out. But it has a wonderful out the hose flavor on the back of your tongue. No bite of smoked cool and slow. This has become one of my daily rotations! So worth the buy!

Has become my #1 Top Blend!! Has Great Flavor, Great Taste, No bite, my 'Go-To-' Aromatic when I want a Good Strong Smoke. I love the way it is packaged in compressed ' Blocks' and the 3 or 4 oz amount lasts my until my next order. Great Blend.... Congrats!!

This stuff is amazing. Preferred as the last smoke of the evening. This stuff reminds me of Copenhagen Snuff, but pipe tobacco and less spitting. Best smoke out of all I’ve tried from P&C.

I never write reviews on anything to be honest. That being said, I had to leave one for this product. I can’t begin to express my satisfaction with this blend. It is everything I want from a solid pipe smoking experience.

Absolutely great

Awesome smoke I really enjoy this one it’s going to be around my house for a while.

Good stuff

I enjoy this blend, It's a great way to start the morning.

The name says it all! Excellent English with a slightly sweet extremely nuanced flavor that is complex and keeps you coming back for more. Easy all day smoke that would be good with coffee in the morning or excellent after dinner in the evening to close out the day!

I had the original tastekake a few years ago and it was fantastic! This is good but not 5 star good!

My three pounds came as one 2.5lb vacuum sealed package, and one big brownie and several smaller ones. I have to say that I enjoy the blend, the moisture content of mine is just about right for storage (in mason jars), and it needed only a few minutes airing out to be ready to smoke. This is a fairly strong flavor, medium nicotine, tobacco. It burns slowly and its well behaved. I think that the cavendish mellows the smoke, and is a good addition. There's a significant dose of latakia! I'm glad I stocked up, while it's still available.

New to smoking pipes after quitting cigarettes, have tried over 12 tabbacco's certainly this is a winner.

A strong full flavor blend. An instant flavor.

Absolutely amazing

I think this stuff is kinda like Plum Pudding at a cheaper price point. Now, I never had plain ol PP, but I have smoked my share of PPBB, and this reminds me of that sans the Bourbon. So... you do the math. Not saying it's exact, but it's similar, to me. ..and that is good enough. This will be a frequent reorder for me. I bought a pound for now. Mine came as a bunch of densely packed brownie like cakes. Does need some dry time and can burn hot due to the moisture level. It's not sopping wet, but it can benefit from dry time. I put a few cakes in several pint size mason jars. Perfecto! I even took one cake and added some bourbon to it as an experiment to try to see how close I can get to PPBB. Worth a shot!

Just love the TastyKake...wish manufacturing would be more consistent with regards to moisture and hardness of the cake - it can go to extremes either direction

This is one handsome looking kake and the pouch note is incredible. Upon smoking it, I instantly recognized that Tastykake is genuinely a quality blend. Complex recipe that produces just a lovely enjoyable flavor and aroma. I really love the Oriental forwardness of this blend. The Lat and Orientals definitely dominate the overall taste as the Virginia provides a subtle bottom. Perique registers as a fruity earthly spice note somewhat tamed by the Cavendish. I scored this one 3.4 out 4 and do intend to keep it in my rotation, Highly recommended to all English enthusiasts.

This is my favorite pipe tobacco.

Seems I am enjoying a few of Russ' blends lately. I had no bite with this and it had a great room note and taste. A must have smoke for my collection.

I have been a pipe smoker for 60 years I have 25 different tobaccos. I read the description and ordered 3 ounces. After one pipe full, I immediately ordered 16 ounces more. It has become my favorite tobacco of all time. It has a combination of flavors and aromas that I find incredibly satisfying.

I purchased an ounce of Russ’ Tastykake along with 3 other tobaccos to try. Let me tell you, out of all of them this was my favorite tasting. First quarter of the bowl I got a zingy tangy taste that was out of this world - as it faded a nice spicy peppery taste finished off the draw. Half way down that zing kind of went to the background and I was left with sweet, spicy, peppery awesome goodness. My lord this stuff is good. Thanks!

Easy to prepare, never bites, and burns nice and slow. High quality tobaccos here my friend. I have been smoking a pipe since 1973 and have tried scores of English blends.This is one of the best.

Love it 2!!!! Is the ' Russ Blend' a ' Brand' or just a special blend?? ( Does Russ have other Blends??) I'll ckn to it.

Very enjoyable smoke. Will break up easily but keep stored properly so it doesn't dry out.

Please, please do not purchase this blend! Russ hit the mark on this one, limited production and it will leave more for me. I bought one ounce to try and two bowls later i ordered 8 oz. Very English smokey flavor and I have enjoyed it thoroughly. Smoke on!

Favorite

Rich robust smoke that burns slowly and has a great smoky campfire flavor. it’s definitely tasty!

Just a fine, deep bodied, full flavored smoke. I always try to keep it on hand. One of my favorite tobaccos!

I guess that I dont have the knowledge to discern between many different types and amounts of tobaccos. Having been limited to drug store brands for the several years of pipe smoking, I find myself looking for more.. I mail ordered for some Dunhill Night Cap and discovered that I love English blends. I love the spiciness of them, and have tried many. Some better than others. This Tasty Cake tobacco is the most satisfying bowl of pipe tobacco that I have ever had the pleasure to smoke. I absolutely love the spicy, peppery taste, the smooth, complete burn, and fantastic after taste, with little to no tongue bite. I will definitely be stocking up on this blend

This stuff is pretty good even if it is a little dry. Go for it if you like bold and sweet with lots of smoke.

This was fantastic! It is an instant new favorite. With a name like Tastykake I might have been afraid of something too covered in flavorings, but this is an excellent English with the smootj black cavendish bringing it all together. This is a new favorite!

I find it a pleasant smoke with a nice mixed spicy flavor. Can be enjoyed from morning to night

After trying a couple of ounce, I bought three pounds of the stuff! I liked it so much, that I wanted to stash a bunch of it away, because it is a limited production run. My three pounds came in one 2.5 lb shrink wrapped package, and one package with four 2oz brownies. This is a cool smoking, smooth, easy on the mouth blend, but very flavorful. I smoked 10 to Midnight yesterday, to have a reference, and my first bowl of Russ' Tastykake today. There is notable difference between the two, mainly the Perique (though the Black Cavendish changes the mouth feels). The Perique adds a whole new dimension to the blend, and there's enough in there to do that job quite well. I don't have a preference for one or the other, they are equally enjoyable but different.

Just love this stuff lights and Burns well what can I say and you guys are too what a great company to do business with

The tin note of this blend is of Latakia and you can smell the Perique as well as the grassy odor of the Virginias. The black Cavendish is evident also with its stand up character. Under match, you instantly get Latakia and a small amount of Perique. Throughout the bowl, the spicy Perique does not change in intensity until the last little bit of the bowl. Which for me was pleasant as I have a tough time with it. This blend is not a billowing smoke blend and maybe I just smoked it that slowly. This was a very acceptable English blend. The nicotine hit was moderate and will not bowl you over, however, if hit too hard it will get hot. Also, this blend burns dry and leaves no moisture in the bowl. This was actually a very good blend. Must get more.

The smell & taste is out of this world very relaxing like being by the lake. Your mind just drift away into another world. It's not the best but for the price it's incredible at least try for your self and see

Solid English blend. Latakia dominant with just a little sweetness. Perique is most noticeable in the latter part of the bowl.

Yes, that’s the amount I bought after the first one...got 3 left... that’s how much I like this tobacco. It seriously took over all other tobaccos I have. Intend to buy some more in the near future. Really well balanced ,smooth , smokes cool, bowls last way longer then other tobaccos .it just works for me great, plain and simple.

It hits all the notes for me! I absolutely love this blend!

A nice blend, smokes smooth and cool with no bite. A nice room note, everyone enjoys it too! Nice job Russ!

Not a bad smoke but minimally complex

Hard to keep lit but tastes good

Really nice smoke! 👍

10 to Midnight is a lovely blend to begin with. Add the perique and cavendish to balance it and it's sublime.

A VERY NICE SLIGHTLY SWEET MILD TOBACCO. COOL, BURNS WELL. I EXPECTED IT IN A TASTKCAKE WRAPPER.

I chose this as a Recommendation from smoking pipes.com. I prefer cakes and flakes because of their slow burning quality. This one is not disappointing at all but must be mouth slowly and in a proper pipe. Some tobacco is don’t agree with some pipes I have found. Will definitely buy again

A little difficult to keep it going; however easy on tongue and mouth. Not much aroma.

Normaly when I have ventured away from by normal tins of various English and Latakia blends t try something new, I m disappointed. But Russ's TastyKake was a delightful surprise that is really well worth a try. I hope it will be available throughout the year, because I'm burning through it very quickly and will want more. Well done. Many of us are still bereft without our wonderful McClelland blends, which I'm afraid for years I took for granted....then Whooooosh!!!

It is great you can smoke all day

Full and rich with some sweetness. I love this cake!

This is a nice rounded out blend. Definitely worth giving a try

I’m always searching for Latakia based English blends. This is a very good one . I’ll be ordering more in the future.

I liked it immediately just from smelling it unlit, a fascinating mixture of scents that almost tell me a story as all the best tobaccos do. I left off one star because my only difficulty has arisen from working out the best way to load it in the bowl, or rather, to prepare it for smoking. I have tried tearing off a corner and stuffing it in whole, didn't burn very well. I tried rubbing it out so it was a pile of small pieces, burned too fast! Also this is one of those tobaccos that needs the right pipe and I think I've finally nailed it with my Crown 7125, these are excellent pipes by the way, I have three of them, all different but good.

The flavors are marvelous, doesn't bite and burns Slow. I prefer not breaking it up too much when loading and sipping it with some fine libation. Like smoking a fine cigar. Russ... Home Run!

I like to to try somthing new most everytime I buy. It tates OK but just a little to much work for me when I just want to sit down & enjow a good smoke, I guess I'm not a kake person. It tatses fine with little but not much tongue bite. I am glad I had a new experience.

Russ did good. Might need a tad more umph but good smoking overall. Smooth, no bite and good for pipe dreams!

I bought 4 oz's and when it came I immediately loaded up a pipe. At first I thought it was a little too mellow, but the second pipe bowl was better, and the third was absolutely marvelous probably because I let it dry out a bit. I highly recommend this tobacco blend. I will be purchasing this again.

I bought 4 oz's and when it came I immediately loaded up a pipe. At first I thought it was a little too mellow, but the second pipe bowl was better, and the third was absolutely marvelous probably because I let it dry out a bit. I highly recommend this tobacco blend. I will be purchasing this again.

Title says it all. 1.5 year pipe smoker. Kept buying different flavors but couldn't find anything as good as lane limited 1q. Finally found a new favorite.

I refer to this one as “the bar” because it came in this little 2oz slab looking thing and because it’s like if you dropped a 500lb bench press bar of flavor on your face. It’s almost impossible to list all the flavors here. Best smoked in a small bowl for our puny minds could not comprehend it in a full sized pipe.

Great smoke, ran the wife right out of the room.

There's a reason this one is a solid 5 stars... I can sometimes be a bit generous in my reviews because imo pipe tobacco is like pizza, or... something else that consenting adults do with their spare time haha. Ergo, 'Even when it's bad, it's good'. But this one deserves those stars. This is one that marries the best qualities of aromatic and non-aro together harmoniously... and would be a great blend for aro smokers looking to expand their horizons.. or the reverse. While I disagree with some of the reviews about being cool smoking, it's not overly hot either. Some pre-drying may improve this. There is however, as others stated, zero tongue bite. The ripe age of the leaf is apparent and, along with the melding of flavors provided by the pressing, lends a distinction and subtlety to the profile which sets this blend apart. Well done Mr. Oulette!

Excellent tobacco. Very smooth, flavorful tobacco. Instantly became my new favorite

I was happy when this was back in stock. Great smoke with a smooth and unique flavor.

Amazing flavors. And aroma is awesome as well

This is my go to choice. I do rotate other tobacco (because the world is a big place and berrie variety is wonderful). But this one is cool smoking, the dark chocolate like flavors go great with several wines, and the room note is very pleasant.

LOVE Russ's Tastykake!!!? My FAVORITE blend, by far..

A delicious Latakia blend that has rapidly become one of my favorites !

like the Sutliff Vanilla much better

I am really impressed with this blend! It's got plenty of smoky latakia goodness. It's a great all day smoke when paired with your morning coffee or evening bourbon.

Smokes very cool and very tasteful

This is/was my favorite tobacco to date! I hope they make more in the future.

I have been smoking a pipe for over 50 years and this is the first crumble cake that I have tried. Tastykake is an appropriate name. I love the taste. It smokes cool, is easy to keep lit, my wife likes the aroma and no tongue bite. It doesn't get much better than this one. Keep it coming.

Russ O has done it again. Another fabulous combination that lives up to its name. While it is not as "full" as some of his other Lat blends, this one is just right for that Lat taste with enough sweetness to keep you coming back. My not so refined taste buds put this in a great crossover catagory with a good kick. Love this stuff. Get it while it lasts.

Hopefully they will post this review instead of my first review. My first review was based on user error. This was my first time using a kake tobacco and I just picked off bits of the kake and packed the bowl with them to smoke. Not the best way to smoke this blend. Afterwards I smoked Peterson Irish flake where you have to rub out the tobacco. First time with a flake as well. I revisited this afterwards and applied the same technique before packing and it made quite the difference. Now I can see why they call it tastykake it brought out the flavor very nicely still smooth, mellow, well aged no bite but now I can taste the flavor much better. Very nice tobacco.

Russ! You have GOT to make more Tastykake! This stuff is delicious and smooth! Such a satisfying smoke. I bought 2 oz and now wish I had bought a pound! It came in a tightly compressed and hardy cake. The 2 oz I bought were the size of a small brownie, but the weight is justified - the stuff is dense. It crumbles nicely. The moisture content is great for the flavor but it does require frequent re-lights, which is of no consequence. It's all about flavor! It's a great balance of English smokiness, smoothness, and light sweetness. Thanks for the surprise release!

Not a bad blend, mellow, well aged, smooth, no bite. However my wife doesn't like the room note and with the name I expected a bit more flavor. Glad I gave it a try but not really my cup of tea. Gonna have to smoke this outside. May try getting some latakia to add to it to give it some kick.

Outstanding!!!!! Glad I purchase a good amount will cellar some. Great flavor and cool smoke!!! Thanks for making this kake!!!!