Dark Twist Replacement

[Ahi Ka]

Have you tried the Krater Plug? Curious about that one

I have a bunch of Krater plug. It’s nice. Ive put it away for a while, but I also prefer to smoke st James plug or Synjeco greenodd.

 

[VDL_Piper]

Eric Stokkeby’s Night Slice is virtually the same as Dark Twist with just a little black cavendish which was arguably also in dark twist.

A complex, hand-spun coin tobacco, Erik Stokkebye's Night Slice marries mature, Old Belt Virginias to a healthy portion of Dark-Fired Kentucky and a dose of Black Cavendish, resulting in a smoke that's both rich and nuanced. Smoky and savory while still offering notes of tangy sweetness and citrus, this robust blend is well-suited for aging and is sure to appeal to discerning enthusiasts.

 

[coming to_falling too]

I have a bunch of Krater plug. It’s nice. Ive put it away for a while, but I also prefer to smoke st James plug or Synjeco greenodd.

Thanks for letting me know. I think I may try to get some eventually.

 

[andrew]

Explore Gawith and Hoggarth products if you haven't already done so. Maybe Dark Plug or Brown Bogie. It's still not the sasame.

Not even close. Dark plug is like 10 times stronger than old dark fired. Brown bogie is a rope not a spun cut and again it's very strong. Nothing similar about them

 

[ReformedPiper]

Eric Stokkeby’s Night Slice is virtually the same as Dark Twist with just a little black cavendish which was arguably also in dark twist.

A complex, hand-spun coin tobacco, Erik Stokkebye's Night Slice marries mature, Old Belt Virginias to a healthy portion of Dark-Fired Kentucky and a dose of Black Cavendish, resulting in a smoke that's both rich and nuanced. Smoky and savory while still offering notes of tangy sweetness and citrus, this robust blend is well-suited for aging and is sure to appeal to discerning enthusiasts.

I was wondering about this. I saw that and nearly night some today because it sounded just like Dark Twist. Thank you for confirming!

 

[Pipke]

Not even close. Dark plug is like 10 times stronger than old dark fired. Brown bogie is a rope not a spun cut and again it's very strong. Nothing similar about them

We're not even talking about replacements anymore. We know there are no "match" substitutes. As someone who likes Dark Twist I find that I like Brown Bogie too. I just cut some coins off of a rope of the Brown Bogie twist to dry for later in the morning. It doesn't have the DFK that I like, but.... I still like. Maybe the OP will like too. As @Chasing Embers wrote in this thread: "Time to cultivate new favorites."

 

[Terry Lennox]

Eric Stokkeby’s Night Slice is virtually the same as Dark Twist with just a little black cavendish which was arguably also in dark twist.

A complex, hand-spun coin tobacco, Erik Stokkebye's Night Slice marries mature, Old Belt Virginias to a healthy portion of Dark-Fired Kentucky and a dose of Black Cavendish, resulting in a smoke that's both rich and nuanced. Smoky and savory while still offering notes of tangy sweetness and citrus, this robust blend is well-suited for aging and is sure to appeal to discerning enthusiasts.

Interesting. It looks so similar I'm thinking it was made by Mac Baren?

 

[andrew]

Interesting. It looks so similar I'm thinking it was made by Mac Baren?

Orlik makes the stokkebye round slices. Newminister round slices would be another good replacement for dark twist. Virginia wrapped around a dark fired Kentucky center.

 

[ReformedPiper]

Orlik makes the stokkebye round slices. Newminister round slices would be another good replacement for dark twist. Virginia wrapped around a dark fired Kentucky center.

Is Newminster going away? I thought this was owned by Sutliff or Mac Baren?

 

[andrew]

Is Newminster going away? I thought this was owned by Sutliff or Mac Baren?

It's owned by villager and blended by macbaren. But erik stokkeybye is the president of orlik tobacco that makes peter stokkebye, so I could see orlik taking over production. There's been nothing about it being discontinued

 

[andrew]

Erik Stokkebye of Villiger Stokkebye International - https://pipesmagazine.com/blog/industry-spotlight/erik-stokkebye-of-villiger-stokkebye-international/ sorry Eric stokkebye is villiger

 

[VDL_Piper]

I wonder if the Stokkeby’s will ramp production now Mac Baren is out of play, going to be very interesting to watch them and what they do going forward.

 

[karam]

I've been smoking Dark Twist Roll Cake for years and haven't found anything like it, for me the star is how they do the maple sugar in this blend, a good smoke is like smoking pancakes with maple syrup. Any other maple blend I tried tasted like burnt plastic.

I've tried to boost the smidgen of DFK in Dark Twist Roll Cake with adding small portions of DFK bombs like Dark Bird's Eye, Lakeland Dark, Bold Kentucky, even Cimette Toscani with mixed (mostly bad) results.

Bottom line is there's probably no good maple-flavoured Virginia+DFK/Cavendish out there to match, if there was I'd have probably found it because I love the MacBaren offering.

 

[ReformedPiper]

I've been smoking Dark Twist Roll Cake for years and haven't found anything like it, for me the star is how they do the maple sugar in this blend, a good smoke is like smoking pancakes with maple syrup. Any other maple blend I tried tasted like burnt plastic.

I've tried to boost the smidgen of DFK in Dark Twist Roll Cake with adding small portions of DFK bombs like Dark Bird's Eye, Lakeland Dark, Bold Kentucky, even Cimette Toscani with mixed (mostly bad) results.

Bottom line is there's probably no good maple-flavoured Virginia+DFK/Cavendish out there to match, if there was I'd have probably found it because I love the MacBaren offering.

Very well said! I am in the same boat. I only recently discovered Dark Twist. I absolutely love it!

Another one that is a favorite (on the sweeter side) is Maple Shadows from Sutliff, but that will also be going away. Next chance I get, I am hoping that they will have some Dark Twist in stock some time next month so that I can stock-up. Have to work with the funds we have, unfortunately.

 

[Pipke]

Curiously, they had a few tins of Dark Twist show up on TobaccoPipes. Wasn't going to chase Mac Baren anymore, but I just placed an order.