Full, ripe Virginias are sliced and mixed with Burley and a nice dark Cavendish. Add just a touch of Latakia and hints of rum and plum flavoring and you’ve got Plum Cake by Mac Baren. First introduced to the market in 1957, its been a favorite of pipe smokers for more than 50 years.
Brand: Mac Baren
Model: Navy Blend
Tobacco Type: Burley, Cavendish, Latakia and Virginia
Cut: Ribbon
Blend Type: English
Strength: 3 of 5
Taste: Medium
Room Note: Pleasant
Flavoring: Plum and Rum
Amount:
- 3.5 oz.
- 16 oz.
Country: Denmark
- Brand:
- Mac Baren
- Tobacco:
- Burley
- Tobacco:
- Cavendish
- Tobacco:
- Latakia
- Tobacco:
- Virginia
- Cut:
- Ribbon
- Blend:
- English
- Strength:
- 3
- Taste:
- Medium
- Room Note:
- Pleasant
- Flavoring:
- Plum
- Flavoring:
- Rum
- Country:
- USA
- Packaging:
- Tin
- Packaging:
- Bulk
24 Reviews
-
The tobacco is very smooth no bite what of ever I did enjoyed it and pleasant room note
Recommended.
-
Not my thing
It’s interesting, but not something I’ll get again. I get a weird cumin and burnt match backnote, and my wife walked outside to see what I was burning. I do get a nice sweetness on the tongue and some rum, but I can’t taste any plum.
-
Plumbcake
A nice navy blend. Needs a little dry time. I smoke this around the holidays. No bite and I am told the room note is nice.
-
Plumcake pipe tabacco
Been smoking this pipe tobacco since the late '70s, I look forward to every bowl full...
-
MacBarrens Plumbcake, Navey Blend
An excellent blend, great flavor, even burn overall a favorite of mine. Priced right.
-
TobaccoPipes .com and Sutliff 307 Mocha Strips
Excellent tast and even burn.
-
MacBaren Plumcake
When I first smoked this over 340 years ago there was a distinct aroma of a plum cake upon opening the tin. This is no longer there - it just smells like a blend of tobaccos. The taste is not as rich as it used to be either. I like it, but not enough to smoke every day. In comparison with the Plumcake of 30 years ago, I find it disappointing.
-
Plum WHAT?
I have been smoking the pipe for over 35 years and need to say that this is one of the worst tobacco that I have ever smoked. No taste; where is the plum? And the rum is nonexistent. Bland, with lots of tongue bite! This tin is on the way to the trash can!
-
Plum cake
I am a fairly new pipe smoker and I thought this blend was fantastic. The tin note was fantastic and it smoked like a dream. I didn’t get any bite, which was a concern from other reviews. I ordered more to age. Cheers !!
