Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Dark Bird's Eye ??‍♂️

[STP]

I recently picked up a lb of this stuff based on good reviews. First bowl I hated… second was OK… third… meh. It definitely has a nic hit, but that wasn’t a priority. I wasn’t going to throw it out, so I mixed some of it up with a few aromatics and it has a nice balance. Moral of the story: If you don’t like a blend, just mix it up. You might be surprised.

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

Interesting to mix it with an aro, would've never thought that would mix well. Glad it worked out for you. DBE is one of my favorite blends. That and Coniston Cut Plug
What aro did you mix with that you enjoyed?

 

[STP]

^^^ I mixed some w/Bob’s Chocolate Flake and Sutliff’s Black Cherry. I think it’s an acquired taste. I’ll definitely come back to it.

 

[Peter Turbo]

i love it just got half a pound the other day.

 

[ashdigger]

I enjoy it. It took a couple bowls to figure it out, but I love it.

 

[karam]

I have some 100g of it resting in an actual cellar in Greece. It’s a good honest smoke, if a bit monochromatic. I too use it for bumping up the strength of other blends like MacBaren’s Dark Twist Roll Cake, it (Dark Bird’s Eye) is a bit boring on its own.

 

[Morrison Jeremiah]

Love the stuff. I load up a group five bowl, and go at it a bit more more than I usually would.
That cosy, warm headed, nicotine hit puts me in a really good mood of an evening.

The only reason I smoke is for nicotine, if there's flavour as well, that's a bonus.

 

[frozenchurchwarden]

I just use it as kindling to get other blends burning, the lack of flavor is one of the primary attractions to Dark Bird's Eye (Come to think of it I've never actually smoked it straight so I can't say for sure how it does taste).

 

[sandollars]

DBE is awesome stuff. I love the flavor. It's super strong though so I usually use a GRP 2 or 3. It's a perfect mixture otherwise..

I occasionally will mix in some deertongue with it for a change of flavor.

 

[Jaylotw]

DBE is pretty good, I love the cut and the straight ahead, no mess around flavor. I take it with me when I'm fishing, since the flavor is strong enough to cover the fish slime that transfers from my fingers and it's easy to light in a headwind.

 

[pip01]

DBE is one of the best dark fired blends in my view. I love it as is. Kendal Kentucky is pretty good too!