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Mac Baren: Plumcake 16oz Pipe Tobacco
Product Number: 003-039-0037
Rich Virginias, cask mellowed Burleys, dark, spicy Cavendish and just a touch of Latakia enhanced with a splash of Jamaican Rum gives Mac Baren's Plumcake its fantastic aroma and smooth sweetness.
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Plumcake 3.5oz
- Components: Virginia, Latakia, Burley, Black Cavendish
- Family: English Aromatic
- Cut: Broken Flake
Customer Reviews (65 Total)
One of the finest
September 20, 2016
By:
Ahmad Othman
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
e a charm. And with the first puff you get all the flavour at once. You're greeted by a distinctive plum flavour similar to that in Royal yacht, but with smokiness coming from Latakia. Then there is that taste that keeps teasing you and makes you ponder about it. If you're familiar with rum you will recongise it in about the middle if the bowl. But if not, you will have a beautiful complement to the plum without knowing what it is exactly. It burns evenly and well to the end. Requires very few relights over a large bowl 1.5hrs+ and leaves no dottle in the bowl. Read Less
Smooth Latakia with plum
February 14, 2018
By:
Kevin A.
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
lit the tobacco unrolls a very nice balanced aroma of sweet fruits with the typical Latakia flavour. The Latakis is not too strong, so I recommend it for everyone who wants to try Latakia for the first time. Since I bought it, I smoke it nearly every day. This one is definetly a keeper for me. Read Less
Very nice
June 09, 2018
By:
Turd Furguson
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
onderful room note and just tastes so good. I can't get enough of this blend. Now I'm going through my rotation and finding not much interest in the virginias and burleys. If this blend sticks around I'll be buying lots of it, and really messing up my rotation! Read Less
Excellent Hybrid
April 29, 2018
By:
EKG
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
ics with "rum" flavor do not smell like rum to me -- this one does. I cannot pick out the individual notes, but it's very pleasant. The latakia is subdued, but still ads complexity to the tin-note.
The fine cut packs very well. I Frank-packed it with success. It lights and burns easily even with humid weather. There was slight gurgle, but that's expected with balmy weather and an aromatic. Straight stem and pipe cleaner, so no problem.
I do not have experience with older codger blends or OTC blends. But Plumcake tastes old school to me. Solid flavor throughout. The topping and rum is subtle. The burley and virginia's blend together for me. But the latakia and cavendish routinely surface though the bowl. It's frequent, yet unassuming. Consistent through the whole bowl, but never boring. Absolutely solid. No bite for me, even with some vigorous puffing. Aging may alleviate bite.
Great hybrid. I think there is something in this blend for everyone. Highly recommended. Read Less
I like it
July 19, 2018
By:
Bill C.
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
I have enjoyed my first tin of Plumcake. I like to sit some out in a dish in the morning before work. Then, in the evening after supper, I fill a bowl up and really enjoy this tobacco. I’ve purchased a few tins for my cellar.
Great English Aro!
May 23, 2020
By:
Robert B.
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
t relaxing smoke. A perfect evening smoke for sitting on the deck with my dog listening to the tree frogs. This was a new tin, I think it would only improve with a little aging. I’ll definitely be ordering more. Read Less
A New Favorite Medium Smoke
October 20, 2021
By:
Dr Nigro
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
t much middle ground. But I was pleasantly surprised. The tin note does *not* smell like goopy fake medicine-y aromatic topping. It smells of deep, rich, classic tobacco, and a bit of subtle sweetness from the rum. It is a bit moist right out of the tin, so I will definitely lay it out to dry for half an hour before my next bowl. But what a bowl! It’s perfect for waking up with a cup of coffee. No one tobacco is forward, drowning out the others; instead, they all work complementarily to produce a very harmonious chord. At no point could I say, “oh, there’s the Virginia” or “now I taste burley” or even “there’s the latakia”. I could never single out an individual tobacco. For the duration of the bowl, I could taste every one of them at the same time. It very classic and very “American”, as there is not much latakia here. I do love me some very heavy latakia, and at first I wanted more in this blend, but it was so perfectly harmonized that I think adding anything to it or changing the proportions would have tipped the scales and thrown off the balance completely. It is not strong, but not weak either. It is right there in the middle. So if you are looking for a shocker to slap you awake in the morning, this is definitely not the one. But if you want something medium bodied with classic tobacco flavor and the subtlest bit of sweetness, this will be a go-to blend for you. Also, for those thinking about a foray into English or Balkan territory, considering a taste of latakia, you simply must try this. Plumcake is a perfect introduction to that venerable old leaf, an encounter proving that latakia is as versatile as any other tobacco, not something to be relegated to overbearing, overwhelmingly strong blends. Latakia is for everyone, and this Mac Baren offering proves it. My morning pipes will feature Plumcake ever more often in the future.
-- Edit: to all these reviewers claiming tongue bite, you must be doing something wrong. I experienced one of the most soothing smokes of my life with this blend. A fantastic room note, flavorful but not heavy smoke, a very cool burn, a slow burn. It was gorgeous. If you’re getting tongue bite, it’s almost always your own fault. Smoke more slowly, smoke cooler, smoke drier. Try laying out the tobacco to evaporate moisture. Try a deeper, wider bowl and a longer stem. Don’t over-pack, and don’t pack too tightly. Apply flame a lot less frequently. Sip-don’t-gulp. And, finally, just relax. Read Less
Don't normally like flavored tobacco.
February 16, 2016
By:
sick_libra
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
tobacco commands the attention of your taste buds. The smooth, sweet, mellow flavor is good to the last bit of dottle. I like it enough that I save it for more momentus days when things are going my way and i want to put a positive exclamation point on the end of it! Read Less
Anyone for dessert?
January 21, 2022
By:
Egrubbs
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
Can’t go wrong with Mac Baren. Plum Cake is like smoking dessert
Yummmm!!
December 06, 2020
By:
infamis8
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
the pure flavor of the tobaccos in this blend. I truly love this blend as a night-cap and it's all-around a wonderful smoke. I love this mixture and will order more for sure! This is a real treat! I don't get much of a bite. I do get a lot of flavors and contemplative thoughts from the billowing smoke. This is a real winner and should be added to your rotation! A great Sunday evening treat! Thank you, Mac Baren for making a blend that truly delivers in every way! Yummmm!! Read Less
A more subtle Navy blend.
August 23, 2020
By:
Smokebacca
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
ll day, but nothing special. I had so much to learn. I jarred it up and left it alone for a couple of years during which time I expanded my palate exploring many other tobaccos. When I returned to Plumcake, I was more experienced and better educated about subtle blends. From that point on, I was a fan. This blend doesn't have a strong goopy rum-drenched flavor, nor is it Latakia heavy. Passing up Plumcake because “aromatic” or “Latakia” is in the description would be ill-advised. This is a gentle, mild-medium strength blend with character best smoked slowly if you want to understand how it became a classic. The natural tobacco flavors are more prominent than in most aromatics and less overpowering than most English blends. The rum casing isn't meant to be the dominant flavor and isn't directly detectable most of the time. Even the Latakia is used only as a condiment. Of course, the aging effect had mellowed the blend even further, but I've had fresh tins since then and now see what I couldn't that first time. While aging the tobacco is nice, it's not what makes Plumcake so pleasant, that's in the way it's blended, because it's fine right out of a fresh tin when you're ready. Simply a superb Navy blend. Hope this helps. Read Less
Quema
June 25, 2020
By:
papasotomx
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
Esta mezcla es famosa; no entiendo por qué. Su fama debería residir en su tendencia a quemar, pues es inmediata. El ron tal vez.
Yummy
June 02, 2020
By:
Fred U.
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
Boy is this good!! My favorite so much so I’m not smoking it as much. It fires on all levels, Tin note, room, but most of all the taste is spectacular. Buy it, you won’t regret it
Good semi-aromatic
June 22, 2018
By:
Gideon P.
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
t medium or bigger bowls as the taste will flatten out to hot air after for the last 1/4th in bigger bowls Read Less
Nice blen!!!
January 18, 2018
By:
Eric C.
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
I love it! I smoke one bowl per day!
Pipe Saver
November 05, 2016
By:
ven
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
that pipe, and no other tobacco could do that. Plumcake opened that finicky pipe right up, and that pipe went back to smoking other tobaccos well again. Plumcake and this pipe went strangely hand in hand. It was seriously like two old friends reuniting - I swear that the previous owner must have smoked this very tobacco before me. It was such a perfect match. That is my story with Plumcake. Pipe saver. Smell out of the tin is greatness. I needed something sweetish, yet serious and Plumcake rocked my world; nice, mild desert mix. Again, smell out of the tin is one of the best. I never get that fabled bite from this company, so I would like to dispel that urban legend, please. Mac bite is an urban legend. You're smoking too fast! I, personally, have had nothing but tremendous luck from any Mac Baren's, and I find that they are probably my favorite maker aside from Dunhill. So I love Mac Baren a lot,and Plumcake is a pipe saver, which should be commended. Also, tasty as hell, and did I mention smells great out of the tin? This is not only a great Mac B., but also a Classic tobacco. This tobacco has been beloved since the '50's, and it's easy to see why. Delicious, yummy baccy with a good personality. I've never met a Mac Baren that I didn't like, and Plumcake is no exception. A delicious Classic. Love the stuff. Thank you. A+ Read Less
Classic Compromise.
April 02, 2015
By:
Carl F.
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
but that's not it, It sort of has a raisiny taste that plays wonderfully with the latakia and for me.. eh, i don't notice the rum all that much but for every once and awhile. I am a lover of latakia and this has enough to at least keep my interest, but it is also certainly not driving the bus here. It's a big wide world in this little smoke. Truly cosmopolitan in spirit. One word of warning- There is a bit of a learning curve to smoking this tobacco in particular. The flavors can be even more mild and mellow at the start than other macbaren blends and the tendency is to really huff and puff to compensate - to "go chasing after the flavors" as it were, but the flavors, like the great cleveland symphony, are just playing pianissississmo for a bit. The fortissimo will knock you out of your seat. Translation: sip this one for sure - take it slow - if you catch yourself improperly sucking this one down, or if you are a puffer in general, you'll find yourself repeatedly victimized by rather obnoxious flavors and/or burn the hell out of your mouth. Read Less
Nice, subtle, smokey
August 07, 2022
By:
MoDiggler
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
ad thing with salt and butter waiting to be run through with my fork. Yum!! Read Less
A must have
August 05, 2022
By:
MoDiggler
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
tion of it for a few months. You'll be happy you did. Read Less
Surprised me
April 25, 2022
By:
Blake R.
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
d easy on the palate. The tin note is quite enticing. Hat tip to the man who came up with the mixture. It smokes like a medium English to me much more than an aromatic. I smoked bowl 1 in a 1965 Dunhill shell Prince, group 2. Bowl 2, in a group 4, 1956 shell Prince. My Mac Baren expert says to sip this one as it can bite. I didn't get bit after two bowls, but it may be like that for others. Not sure? Mac Baren keeps impressing me. I keep trying, buying, and stockpiling. Keep up the good work, and please do another run of Rustica. Love that one, Dark Twist, Bold Kentucky, and Old Dark Fired too. Read Less
试了几次都很难抽
March 02, 2022
By:
Qi W.
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
抽到一半总有种恶心的感觉，L草比例太少了，基本是个V草调味，比较适合老烟枪，劲道偏大，就是一股子苦杏仁焦油味贯穿始终。。
A very fine tobacco
December 07, 2021
By:
Brian D.
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
ana smell. I smoked it in my filter Vauen, and it was and it was an easy to light tobacco. The rum flavour was pronounced, with no tongue bite. Altogether just what I wanted. There was also a more subtle plum flavour. Read Less
No.
November 28, 2021
By:
OP Briar
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
inal puff was 90% cavendish with occasional hints of Virginia and Burley, and NO Latakia at all or anything else. There was no tongue bite at all so maybe they changed the recipe? Tin was from June of 2021. Okay it is May now, and I smoked it a second time. I taste something lemony like izmir? I detect no latakia and no burley, no aromatic or topping, and not really anything about the Virginia stands out. Maybe it is slightly better but it still falls flat, and still no tongue bite, at all. Did I get the same tobacco as everyone else? Read Less
Very Good but could be better!
October 16, 2021
By:
Pmaynard19
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
all. I think a bit more of the plum cake and this would be a perfect blend. Read Less
Pretty darn good!
March 21, 2021
By:
Ryan S.
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
eviewing. This blend does very well with some time on it. It is mild but flavorful. The virginias are sweet, burley is nutty and a kiss of smoke from the Latakia all working well with one another and finished off with a splash of rum. Very much enjoying a bowl right now. Burns great, and it is very smooth. If at first not impressed, jar it and try again 6+ months. Happy smokes! Read Less
Not as expected but pleasing
January 19, 2021
By:
PiperJohn
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
ent tobacco flavor. I will continue to enjoy this blend as English and not aromatic. Read Less
Muy bueno
January 16, 2021
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
al abrir la lata se percibe muy bien el ahumado y a distancia se aprecia ese olor a ron dulce muy ligero pero agradable ya en la fumada es muy agradable en sabor y habitacion muy satisfecho. ojo soy un fumador noble.
Latakia for the aromatic lover
November 28, 2020
By:
Elijah C.
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
as well Read Less
Enjoyable
November 09, 2020
By:
DiPietro531
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
t. Burns a bit hot. Will bite if too eagerly smoked, but not a problem if one takes their time, which you should since it is quite enjoyable. Read Less
Outstanding
November 06, 2020
By:
tmdpipes
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
Plumcake is truly delicious and love the slight rum flavor, top notch tobacco
Outstanding
November 06, 2020
By:
tmdpipes
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
Plumcake is truly delicious and love the slight rum flavor, top notch tobacco
Not overdone
September 12, 2020
By:
Doc Piper
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
e is pleasant, and you’ll certainly notice a natural sugar on your palate, although plum may not reminiscent to your taste buds. You’ll not lose the tobacco flavors. The room note is pleasant for your company, which was my purpose in procuring this offering. For you who enjoy a more basic tobacco experience, you’ll not turn your back on your convictions, but will find a compromise for those around you who cannot appreciate your first love of a more pure English type blend. Read Less
Tastes great, bites like a stoat
July 14, 2020
By:
BobintheBurg
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
would definitely be in my wheelhouse with the burley, Virginia, Cavendish, and a little bit of Latakia. The topping is restrained and does not interfere with the tobacco, but adds a light sweetness to the blend. It smelled and tasted great, just too bitey. I've been smoking a pipe for nearly 14 years now and I don't think it's my technique. I've tried every way to smoke this that I can think of; dried out, moist straight from the tin, very slowly, breath smoking, puffing with my mouth very slightly open... All to no avail.
Perhaps it's just my body chemistry. I've had success with some of the HH series and a few others that I have tried (from friends, though; I won't buy a Mac Baren product unless I try it first, at this point) and have not been bitten by them (ODF, BK, Navy Flake). I wonder if the topping were not present, would I still get bitten? My instinct says no. Plumcake is a really good, what I would call, "Scottish Blend." Light on the Latakia, with added burley and Cavendish. The topping, to me, was more rum than plum, but that didn't really influence anything about the smoke.
All in all, I did like this blend, but won't be buying anymore due to the unnecessary pain I receive when I smoke it. Plumcake is absolutely top-notch tobaccos that I would truly enjoy were it not for the torture. I will definitely give this blend respect for the leaf and the flavor of the blend. I really liked it, just not enough to burn myself again. I had visions of Paul Atreides placing his hand in the agony box... Read Less
A classic
June 25, 2020
By:
Alain L.
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
Around since 1957. English aromatic or scottish mixture (with black cavendish). Very pleasant tin note and seriously enjoyable
It’s really good!
February 21, 2020
By:
The Beerded Dog
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
This was one of the first tobaccos that I purchased at a local brick and mortar. From now on, any further purchase of plum pudding will be right here on this site. This is a really flavorful tobacco and one that I seem to go back to quite often.
Don’t be scared of Plumcake
October 12, 2019
By:
Riartist
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
ime to slow things down and enjoy the moment. But this blend is a great tasting tobacco. It’s rich, slightly smoky and slightly sweet, and keeps it’s rum flavor throughout. It’s excellent aged, too. Much recommended. Cheers! Read Less
Don’t be scared of Plumcake
October 12, 2019
By:
Riartist
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
ime to slow things down and enjoy the moment. But this blend is a great tasting tobacco. It’s rich, slightly smoky and slightly sweet, and keeps it’s rum flavor throughout. It’s excellent aged, too. Much recommended. Cheers! Read Less
Moving out of rotation
September 26, 2019
By:
Eddie T.
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
ven get it in the bowl it's being fussy. I settled on a "modified" frank method to pack the bowl, but I think you could fairly say it's more of a "two step" packing method than anything. So, packing the bowl adds another layer of special treatment. It lights easy, but you better watch it or you'll have a forest fire going in your bowl. It burns hot even if you sip. Seems like to keep it from getting too hot, you can't quite get enough smoke. To get the smoke you really want, you kind of have to smoke it just a bit hot, and that starts inviting the bite. I have smoked bowls of this with no bite, but it's just so darn fussy. Reminds me of that beautiful girlfriend in college; so pretty and sweet you work very hard to keep her, but just too demanding and fussy for it to work out in the long run. I still have quite a bit so I intend to cellar it; this blend if one I see come up from time to time as an excellent smoke after some age. But as far as keeping it in my regular rotation, well that is ending tonight. My mouth isn't exactly on fire but my normal puffing cadence just doesn't match well with this blend, and that really is too bad because it tastes so good. Read Less
Re-visiting Plumcake
September 25, 2019
By:
Bill M.
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
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I think it's wise not to give up on a new blend too quickly. Nice subtle flavor which I completely missed on my first two or three tries. Read Less
Good Flavor But Chemical Burn Is Unavoidable
May 26, 2019
By:
Michael T.
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
I sampled this blend in my large, Peterson 9S pipe and it was quite mild with a sweet taste. The Latakia was... feint, or not too pronounced, but noticeable. I felt, more than tasted the rum topping...must have been the 151 proof. In that respect, this stuff could have been called Rumcake as it bit me regardless of the manner in which it was finessed. Plumcake has a really good taste & aroma but I never was able to cope with more than a few bowls due to the harshness & chemical burn (bite.) I suppose I could have been smoking it improperly for I see many had no problems with it. I tried it & failed but such is the way of tobacco blends & pipers having varying degrees of sensitivity with taste receptors & proclivity to tongue bite. Read Less
Not your typical aromatic
March 11, 2019
By:
Frank J.
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
avors don't overpower so much as compliment the virginia and burley combination. It's a completely different kind of tobacco than I've ever smoked, not quite aromatic, not quite an English blend.
The flavor when it is smoked its more latakia and less rum. The rum, to me, adds more to the room note and not to the overall taste. Mind you, there is a rum flavor. The first 1/3 to half of the bowl was like that, a good steady English. Slightly sweet Virginia and spicy Cavendish, however mellowed by the present Burley. The aromatic comes out about half way through the bowl.
Many people consider this an aromatic, but with the latakia, it taste more like an English with some rum added (which works well together) than an overly cased rum aromatic. Definitely worth trying if you love aromatics, rum, English or latakia.
Overall I'd have to say this is a great smoke for someone looking for a very light aromatic. Read Less
Balance
January 20, 2019
By:
Kang Hsiang s.
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
Not too strong but smell good
No luck so far.
December 17, 2018
By:
John H.
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 16oz
ay hot, no sipping would keep it cool, (tried it in several pipes), so ime drying it to deferant stages to get an enjoyeble bowl, but as of now, not finding it to be pleasurable at all other then the nose bouquet. I'll check back with you later on. Read Less
Let it dry a little
December 04, 2018
By:
M. Scott
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
As the title states, let it dry a little and it's not a bad blend. I get a lot of hay and some sweetness from the Virginia's and Cavendish and a little smokiness from the Latakia. Just let it dry, smoke it slow and enjoy!
Plum & Rum
April 19, 2018
By:
Thomas S.
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
This is sweeter than Navy Flake but a bit sharper and with a little spice from the pinch of latakia. If smoked slow its sweet and smooth. Good aroma from the tin and smoke. A staple in my tobacco drawer.
Mellow and delicious
April 10, 2018
By:
B.A
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
This is a delicious tobacco with lots of fruity flavors. Very nice room note as well. Smokes a little hot if you push it, but overall is good value tobacco which I’ll buy again.
Wow
March 14, 2018
By:
Simon S.
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
First smoke not sure second smoke ok third smoke loved it then smoked the hole tin ordered more yum top 2 so far
Ok
January 30, 2018
By:
Tim03
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
Mild flavor and easy to light. Burns well but as far as English blends go this one lacks complexity. There are so many great English blends out there to chose from I would not limit myself to thinking this was a good one. Read Less
Plum-Cake
December 01, 2017
By:
stevenpricela
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
is one of the best selling blends. Read Less
Excellent
June 30, 2017
By:
Rd H.
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 16oz
This would be my "all-day" mixture if it didn't have a slight bite. It is slightly rich and a bit sweet.It is balanced in the sense it isn't too harsh or too mild.
Very mild - TOO mild
March 31, 2017
By:
David F.
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
This stuff is a nice blend, but too mild like most of MacBaren's mixtures.
Good, but not my favorite.
December 30, 2016
By:
nmandrus
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
f a smaller pipe. Read Less
Adding sweetness ....
June 12, 2016
By:
Max Cutter
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 16oz
and the result was truly exciting! Read Less
ONE OF BEST
February 07, 2016
By:
Manuel P.
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
First time used this mixture was in Brazil back in 1982. I enjoy the nice taste and room note. Needs to be gently smoked, otherwise will give tongue bite.
The taste has not changed since 1982.
a really rum infused mixture.
September 29, 2014
By:
jmrtsus
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
ittle. Slow down and it smooths out....another nice rotation when the rum bug bites. Read Less
Not Too Sweet
September 13, 2014
By:
Thomas M.
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
ll's Northwoods and Countryside, Blue Mountain and 3 Oaks) and haven't really looked back. However, I sometimes do feel the urge to seek out something occasionally sweet. I just have no interest in casing / topping and an unbalanced amount of sugar. Plumcake does it for me. It is in the regular rotation and keeps me interested all the way from top of bowl to bottom. Dry it out for a bit, even age it. I leave the long term aging to the flake tobaccos. Aged a tin of Plumcake for a year and it worked out nicely. Read Less
Put off at first, but...
March 13, 2014
By:
Roland D.
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
I recognized as a strong green olive smell!
I was a bit put off and disappointed. The first pipe full smoked slowly and the taste and room note still exibited that olive smell. I tried drying out some of the tobacco (it was very moist) and that improved all aspects of the Plumcake.
It is now remarkably better tasting, smelling and smokes evenly. Very enjoyable! This may seem like a no brainer to more experienced smokers, but as a beginner, it was a revelation. The only negative is that I purchased it at a B&M and paid $22 for the 100g tin. I'll definitely buy more and order it here, $8.96 is much easier to swallow. Read Less
Surprisingly good
September 10, 2013
By:
Justin S.
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
I smoked it slowly and sipped it, the flavor was exactly like the tin note. It tasted great. I've never smoked an aromatic, and I don't know if this qualifies as one. But it's pretty inexpensive for 100grams, so it's worth trying IMO. Read Less
Good smoke
August 22, 2013
By:
Timothy S.
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
t gonna try it", use a cob pipe until you are sure.
Not something that I'd personally keep on hand, but it's a quality smoke and if offered a bowl, I'd smoke it again. There is some good Virginia in this blend, it just can't get by the top note - but then again, that's not it's purpose. Read Less
Should never be out of stock
June 23, 2013
By:
Robert G.
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 16oz
The chippiness and sharpness of the blend is a good contrast and switch from burley. A pipesmoker should always have both blends in his inventory, and Macbarren's plumcake especially.
Mild yet spicy
April 01, 2013
By:
Scott C.
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
t, and gains spicy notes further into the bowl.
Pairs very well with a little Porto and a patio in the sunset. Read Less
Old Standby
November 29, 2012
By:
Len B.
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
e says, because of the aroma, this is one of her favorites for me to smoke. Latakia is listed as an ingredient but I can't taste or smell it either in the tin or in the room note. This is a blend that can get away from you if you smoke it too fast and will result in harshness, as well as a hot and gurgling pipe. However, if aired out a little before lighting and smoked in a leisurely manner, Plumcake will reward you with a tasty and all-around pleasant experience. It's not one of my every day smokes but I do enjoy it frequently.
Len Barrett Read Less
A Good Smoke
May 31, 2012
Product: Mac Baren Plumcake 3.5oz
. Its flavor, which is pretty good, reminds me of fire roasted chestnuts (I'm resisting saying 'chestnuts roasting on an open fire'). There isn't much spiciness here, just a smokey nuttiness (This does contain a very small amount of Latakia). I also have a very hard time finding the rum in this blend. This is definitely a high quality blend as it consistently burns to a fine white ash. I can't comment on the room note since I do nearly all my smoking outside. The tin note is very strong dried fruit and, no surprise here, plum. Don't let the initial tin note throw you off of it, it fades over time. One complaint I do have with it is there tends to not be a lot of smoke. I enjoy watching the wisps of smoke float away, and I don't get a lot of them with this tobacco. Overall, I enjoy it; its a good smoke, but it doesn't blow you away. Read Less
