I have been trying many different types of tobaccos and blends in my first few months of pipe smoking. I recently received some DFK. Smoked by itself it is definitely a stout tobacco. I have read where it can be also used as a condiment for blends. What types of tobaccos does DFK compliment?
Dark Fired Kentucky
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If you like the flavour, DFK compliments everything.
Are you using whole leaf, blending tobaccos, or trying blends?
Are you using whole leaf, blending tobaccos, or trying blends?
Thanks. I tried a DFK blend and I would also like to try my own with either blending tobacco or leaf
Odf or HH Kentucky?
Before getting whole leaf or blending tobacco check out (if possible) a few different styles from different makers.
Before getting whole leaf or blending tobacco check out (if possible) a few different styles from different makers.
ODF. I also want to try the Amphora. I heard it is a milder version too
I wasn't crazy about latakia when I first tried it but I'm liking the DFK. It's a different kind of smokey taste. Still trying to get all the nuances of it
Try st Bruno too. It’s made in the same factory.
Personally I enjoy dfk in condimental levels, especially when mixed with a pinch of cavendish.
My favourite dark fired blend is Revor plug. (Though not technically Kentucky leaf)
Personally I enjoy dfk in condimental levels, especially when mixed with a pinch of cavendish.
My favourite dark fired blend is Revor plug. (Though not technically Kentucky leaf)
Not All Dark Fired Kentucky is from Kentucky. Or the US. There is a good deal of it made in Africa, and it is an entirely different beast that what get produced in The Bluegrass State.
I like to mix Kendal Gold with Kendal Kentucky, also Kendal Mixed is excellent.
Kendal Kentucky is glorious.
@Old Millwright give Newminster 403 a try too. Just thinking aloud of stuff which comes from the same place.
it's also in a few blends that don't list it. Which ones ask someone who knows more then me. But a lot of the condiments are only listed if they stand out.
I've discovered DF goes quite well with mixtures of oriental, virginia, and perique. So, I've been mixing it 50-50 lately with oriental/virginia/perique blends, like Oriental Silk.
ODF works very well by itself and when mixed with other blends.
DFK can really add some life to a Virginia. I'm not a huge perique fan, but I find that I like DFK and perique together, and VaPers that incorporate DFK are much more interesting to me than a straight VaPer. It's good in latakia blends, it's good with plain burley, and it's good on its own. It's pretty much good in everything.
Convienient thread. Im thinking of trying some ODF or other dark fired blend. I looked and maybe I missed it but does HU tobacco have a tobacco where dark fired is a primary note. Preferably without Lat. I like Lat but I have enough of them for the moment.
My current favorite DFK blend is Gawith & Hoggarth Dark Bird's Eye.
It's a little smoky and a little sweet and ages pretty well. I buy it in bulk and portion it out for aging.
Definitely an "end-of-the-night" type of blend for me. It can be pretty stout.
It's a little smoky and a little sweet and ages pretty well. I buy it in bulk and portion it out for aging.
Definitely an "end-of-the-night" type of blend for me. It can be pretty stout.