Plum Pudding

Brand: Seattle Pipe Club

Contents: Black Cavendish, Cavendish, Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Perique, Virginia

Cut: Krumble Kake

Strength: Mild-Medium

Flavoring: None

Taste: Medium-Full

Room Note: Pleasant/Tolerable

Pipe Used: The Tinderbox “Jura” 

Bottom Line: Plum Pudding is a good smoke that checks all the right boxes. It’s a comforting blend that won’t give you any surprises. Not an all-day smoke, but one that definitely deserves to be picked over others every now and then. Plum Pudding is a tobacco that is Medium-Plus in all regards. “Very satisfactory” is the best way I can sum it up.

The tin note of the Plum Pudding that’s been sitting on my shelf for the better part of a few months is one that is sweet and woodsy. As far as initial impressions go, I immediately thought it was going to be good. I broke up the kake into smaller chunks and then topped it with bits that were rubbed out. Rubbing it out causes it to light fast. Though I enjoyed this smoke with some bourbon, I think I’ll have to try it with a red wine (perhaps the wine Captain Cork recommends). Plum Pudding is a smooth, almost buttery smoke that has a constant flavor. A blend like this has more going on in the background than what comes out at first. You can understand why it’s called what it is with notes of fig and dark fruits.

Everything about this smoke just barely pushes it over the line, not falling squarely in any category. The nic-hit is between mild and medium and the room note falls just shy of tolerable. While not exactly an all-day smoke, it’s definitely one to be enjoyed time and time again.