Dark Star Replacement
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I would also like to hear some opinions from the fans out there. Tried it once at a pipe club and thought WOW.
Never got around to picking up a tin, so finding a match or replacement for it would be great.
That said, I’d love to get a tin of DS for my celllar to open on a special ocaission, if anyone is interested in a trade. PM me.
Cheers.
Never got around to picking up a tin, so finding a match or replacement for it would be great.
That said, I’d love to get a tin of DS for my celllar to open on a special ocaission, if anyone is interested in a trade. PM me.
Cheers.
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What aspect of Dark Star did you like? I'm guessing that it was not the hard to pack and light bark-like flakes, ha ha. I don't think that you'll find anything else that covers all aspects of Dark Star.
Dark Star has no replacements! "Bright yellow, sugary top grade Virginia and Carolina leaf. Through careful triple aging, pressing and stoving, it becomes rich, cool and dark"
Butera had Dark Stoved that was very similar but that was made by McC as well.
I never have hard time packing or keeping it lit! it makes me laugh every time I read that and oh yeah the Ketchup thing too! way overblown. Is it little more process! yes, it is not friendly as ribbon cut! big deal. But it is no pain to pack or smoke at all. Its in my top 5 blends.
Butera had Dark Stoved that was very similar but that was made by McC as well.
I never have hard time packing or keeping it lit! it makes me laugh every time I read that and oh yeah the Ketchup thing too! way overblown. Is it little more process! yes, it is not friendly as ribbon cut! big deal. But it is no pain to pack or smoke at all. Its in my top 5 blends.
Unfortunately, I only popped my 1 tin of Darkstar right before McClellageddon, and was only able to scoop up a few tins before they were sold out. As for the difficulty of smoking it... I highly recommend using an "herb" grinder. A couple of twists really helps to tear it up and make it much more smokeable.
It sure helps to know when a blend needs special attention, so you don't open the tin while licking your chops to pack and light up. If you know in advance, you can smoke something else while you open, prep, and dry out as necessary, the higher maintenance blends. You know to pay more attention and work at getting the goodness.
"Through careful triple aging..."
How does one triple age something? If you age tobacco for say a year, then age it another year then again another year.....that would make it three years aged not triple aged. Or am I missing something as usual :roll:
Regards,
Jay.
How does one triple age something? If you age tobacco for say a year, then age it another year then again another year.....that would make it three years aged not triple aged. Or am I missing something as usual :roll:
Regards,
Jay.
Jay's point well taken. I can only guess that the aging process, whatever that entails, might be interrupted and then re-started, thereby altering the balance of aerobic & anaerobic microbes at various times. Claims like that should be accompanied by an explanation.
Never was a fan of Dark Star.
IMO, it's stoved way too much, leaving it pretty much flavourless. Tastes are subjective, though.
Only thing that comes to mind as something close is Rattray's Black Virginia and maybe Dark Fragrant. Rob McConnell's Maduro is another. All kinda like tobacco charcoal, imho. YMMV. :wink:
IMO, it's stoved way too much, leaving it pretty much flavourless. Tastes are subjective, though.
Only thing that comes to mind as something close is Rattray's Black Virginia and maybe Dark Fragrant. Rob McConnell's Maduro is another. All kinda like tobacco charcoal, imho. YMMV. :wink:
A lot of people will say Rattray's Dark Fragrant is close to McC/DS, but I think oldtoby's suggestion is a closer match; but it's been a while since I've smoked this style of Va.
COULD we be correct in calling Dark Star a Cavendish? I remember briefly having this discussion with someone. I read somewhere that it is steam pressed, which is functionally what Cavendish-ing is, yes?
At this point, discussions of Dark Star serve no useful purpose. Risks increasing demand. Start threads about McCherry.
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