English blends with Dark fired Kentucky.
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What do you consider to be a high dose?
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Bill Bailey's Balkan Blend 50g - Dan Pipe Tobacco
Bill Bailey's Balkan Blend pipe tobacco from Dan Tobacco is a full-bodied mixture of Virginias, Dark-Fired Kentucky leaf, Latakia, and just a pinch of Perique.
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Around 20-30% i think it's good. I prefer the Kentucky to be more forward, rather than Virginia and Oriental.What do you consider to be a high dose?
Bill Bailey's Balkan Blend 50g - Dan Pipe Tobacco
Bill Bailey's Balkan Blend pipe tobacco from Dan Tobacco is a full-bodied mixture of Virginias, Dark-Fired Kentucky leaf, Latakia, and just a pinch of Perique.
I don’t know of any. I’m interested to hear what others say!
You might have to mix up your own, but that could be pretty interesting.
I am thinking to mix up Mac Baren HH Bold Kentucky with Ashton Artisans or Pirate Kake or Ten Russians. I think is a good idea.
I just wanted to know if there any ready blend in this style from any company.
Hearth & Home Black House and Sutliff Match Balkan Sobranie 759 both contain a pinch of DFK, but I don't think the original contained any.
I have blackhouse in my list. I heard very good things.
i just asked google bard, and the reply is below. there are some, ahem, obvious errors:
"Here are some English tobaccos that feature/contain a high measure of dark fired Kentucky:
and another try:
"Here are some English-style tobacco blends that contain "Dark Fired Kentucky":
If you are looking for a specific type of English-style tobacco blend, you can use the search bar on the Mac Baren website to find a blend that contains Dark Fired Kentucky."
Figure i'd do my part to help train up these AI's on pipe tobacco.
"Here are some English tobaccos that feature/contain a high measure of dark fired Kentucky:
- Samuel Gawith Latakia Flake
- MacDonald Burley No. 1
- Peterson Elizabethan Mixture
- McClelland Latakia Flake
- Sutliff Latakia Flake
- Orlik Golden Flake
- Rattray's Latakia Flake
- Dunhill London Mixture
and another try:
"Here are some English-style tobacco blends that contain "Dark Fired Kentucky":
- HH Old Dark Fired by Mac Baren
- Bold Kentucky by Mac Baren
- London Mixture by Dunhill
- Nightcap by Dunhill
- Old Gowrie by Dunhill
- Old Latakia by Dunhill
- Nightcap by Dunhill
- Orlik Golden Flake
- Rattray's Latakia Flake
- Peterson Elizabethan Mixture
- McClelland Latakia Flake
- Sutliff Latakia Flake
- Samuel Gawith Latakia Flake
- MacDonald Burley No. 1
If you are looking for a specific type of English-style tobacco blend, you can use the search bar on the Mac Baren website to find a blend that contains Dark Fired Kentucky."
Figure i'd do my part to help train up these AI's on pipe tobacco.
ChatGPT provided this:
"If you are looking for English-style tobacco blends that contain Dark Fired Kentucky, there are a few options that I can recommend. Here are three popular blends that incorporate this type of tobacco:
"If you are looking for English-style tobacco blends that contain Dark Fired Kentucky, there are a few options that I can recommend. Here are three popular blends that incorporate this type of tobacco:
- Peterson Irish Flake - This is a strong, full-bodied tobacco blend that features Dark Fired Kentucky, as well as Burley and Virginia tobaccos. It has a rich, smoky flavor with notes of earth and leather.
- Samuel Gawith Commonwealth Mixture - This blend is a classic English-style mixture that includes Dark Fired Kentucky, along with Virginia and Oriental tobaccos. It has a smooth, medium-bodied flavor with hints of sweetness and spice.
- Cornell & Diehl Old Joe Krantz - This is a bold, robust blend that combines Dark Fired Kentucky with Perique and Virginia tobaccos. It has a smoky, spicy flavor with a touch of sweetness.
At the risk of getting way too serious for this thread, these AI tools just amplify my concern about the spread of misinformation. You don't have to pass it off as true in order to do damage to the base of knowledge that we have, you just have to pass it along. At some point in the chain, people will omit any caveats that were originally attached, and it will be believed as fact.
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Buy a bag of G & H Dark Birdseye Vintage cut and do tiny batch mix experiments of your own with English blends you like.
DBE marries very well with Lat blends, as opposed (IMO) to HH ODF which is too sweet/barbecu-ey for the task.
DBE marries very well with Lat blends, as opposed (IMO) to HH ODF which is too sweet/barbecu-ey for the task.
not what you're asking about but Burly flake #5 has dark fired and very much feels like it's inspired by English blends. I jokingly call it an American blend.
Thanks for the help, but the list it must not be correct. Some blends from the list it's not English. They don't even have any Latakia (like Old dark fired, bold Kentucky, Peterson Irish Flake, Old Joe Krantz, Peterson Elizabethan mixture).
I've heard that, but I've read conflicting things. They're listed as being manufactured by two companies, and I thought BlackHouse was supposed to be a tribute to a very specific tin of 759, not a broad match to the blend. Not that I have a horse in this race, I'm sure it's all really good.
It came from @JimInks unless there have been recent changes. The Hearth and Home blends have been produced by Sutliff since the beginning unless STG's ownership of P&C has changed things.