HH Old Dark Fired... First Impressions.

[npod]

I love the stuff.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Is all yours flake or some ready rub and do you think there is much of a difference between flake rubbed out and ready rubbed?

All flake. The ready rubbed was introduced after I bought mine. I do often cube cut the flakes though.

 

[soviettubes]

awesome looking stuff

 

[Johnny_Pipecleaner]

As a vegetarian, am I likely to be put off by the smoked meat flavors I keep hearing about with this one?
Would I be better off with the Orlik version?

 

[grumpyoltroll]

As a vegetarian, am I likely to be put off by the smoked meat flavors I keep hearing about with this one?
Would I be better off with the Orlik version?

Nah, look at it as the Impossible Whopper, it taste like meat bout it is all veggie. Just like ODF. Pretty sure when God thought of pipe tobacco this is what he intended.

 

[anotherbob]

As a vegetarian, am I likely to be put off by the smoked meat flavors I keep hearing about with this one?
Would I be better off with the Orlik version?

probably would go the other way round by me estimate. The flavor is similar to smoked meat without the grease and meat flavor just the smoked flavor.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

...more like smoked kale

 

[alaskanpiper]

probably would go the other way round by me estimate. The flavor is similar to smoked meat without the grease and meat flavor just the smoked flavor.

..more like smoked kale

Or perhaps, smoked tobacco leaves? Just saying.....

 

[anotherbob]

Or perhaps, smoked tobacco leaves? Just saying.....

keep your filthy lies to yourself. Tobacco comes from animals, just like bacon.

 

[robcapp]

Great stuff in flake form. In ready rubbed, I find it muted and lacking in the depth of the flake. Looking at tobaccoreviews.com, clearly thats just me though, I'm sure.

 

[autumnfog]

Great review, I've been curious about this blend for a while.
Think I will like this since I really like Bold Kentucky.

 

[Worknman]

That was accumulated when ODF was still under $40/pound. No way I would buy it at today's prices.

At $60 a pound its still not bad, comes out to nine 1.75 oz tins at $6.56 per tin.

 

[kurtbob]

Hells yeah, one of my all time favorites also! Little bit of a learning curve on the prep with the flake but it’s amazing!

 

[trubka2]

At $60 a pound its still not bad, comes out to nine 1.75 oz tins at $6.56 per tin.

You can pick it up for considerably less on sale. I don't believe I've paid more than 45ish over the past year.

 

[Worknman]

You can pick it up for considerably less on sale. I don't believe I've paid more than 45ish over the past year.

Speak of the devil its on sale at p&c for $44.

 

[pipestud]

I am going to sing with the choir on this one. Almost from its inception, HH Old Dark Fired quickly became a favorite blend for me. A very nice and bold tobacco. The steaming of the leaf certainly took away any tendency for there to be a bite and the earthy flavor of the dark fired Burley is awesome. The strength is certainly on the high side of medium and I am sure the decades old Burley employed is what makes this one very noticeable in the strength department. Personally, I think this is one of Mac Baren's finest offerings!

 

[AlabamaDan]

At $60 a pound its still not bad, comes out to nine 1.75 oz tins at $6.56 per tin.

I prefer to buy an ounce of a house blend at a time for $5. Seems like less money that way. ?

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

One of the finest Mc Baren offerings,a contemporary classic

 

[Enemygod]

As a vegetarian, am I likely to be put off by the smoked meat flavors I keep hearing about with this one?
Would I be better off with the Orlik version?

While I've never had HH Dark Fired, I can tell you that Orlik Dark Strong is awesome, but from what people are describing in this thread they don't seem to be all that similar. Orlik Dark Strong has a ribon of Virginia that goes down the middle of the flake and it gives off a bit of sweetness that I imagine HH Dark Fired doesn't have.

 

[wolflarsen]

Orlik Dark Strong has a ribon of Virginia that goes down the middle of the flake and it gives off a bit of sweetness that I imagine HH Dark Fired doesn't have.

Old Dark Fired may not have that Oreo Cookie look that Dark Strong Kentucky has going on, but I definitely taste some sweetness in there. It's a key part of what makes it so fantastic.