Mac Baren HH Old Dark Fired - Tobacco Age?

[PipeIT]

geopiper made a post regarding, ‘where is aged tobacco coming from’, and since it was general in nature, not specific to any brand/blend, when I saw wolflarsen’s reply with a video on YouTube over Mac Baren’s HH Old Dark Fired, this immediately caught my attention to make this post, if anyone knows the age of the tobacco being used for this blend?

I didn’t find any information online, which I thought odd, if Mac Baren is using tobacco from the 70’s and 80’s for this blend, that certainly seems like extreme News worthy information to list.

 

[BarrelProof]

This conversation is not worth having. HH ODF is terrible. Everyone ignore this thread, don’t buy it, let it slowly drift into irrelevance...

 

[Chasing Embers]

This conversation is not worth having. HH ODF is terrible. Everyone ignore this thread, don’t buy it, let it slowly drift into irrelevance...

I've got 15 pounds of that one left in my closet, and much of it is from its 2012 release year when you could still get the 100g tins for less than $13. No competition from me, I've all I need.

 

[wolflarsen]

Now you know why it's called "Old" Dark Fired.

A living legend and a daily smoke for me.

 

[pantsBoots]

This conversation is not worth having. HH ODF is terrible. Everyone ignore this thread, don’t buy it, let it slowly drift into irrelevance...

It's no Bold Kentucky, but it's pretty darned good when I want a swift kick in the Jimmy.

 

[BarrelProof]

It's no Bold Kentucky, but it's pretty darned good when I want a swift kick in the Jimmy.

Correct. Bold Kentucky. Everyone buy that one.

 

[Chasing Embers]

It's no Bold Kentucky, but it's pretty darned good when I want a swift kick in the Jimmy.

And Bold Kentucky's no Rustica.

 

[wolflarsen]

And Bold Kentucky's no Rustica.

How do they compare? I can't recall hearing much about Rustica other than the nic hit.

 

[pantsBoots]

And Bold Kentucky's no Rustica.

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Can't say I cared much for that one. I grow rustica (not that I'm worth a spit for processing it), but was a bit disappointed compared to other MacBaren offerings.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Can't say I cared much for that one. I grow rustica (not that I'm worth a spit for processing it), but was a bit disappointed compared to other MacBaren offerings.

Let it dry out for a couple of days. Much better.

 

[BarrelProof]

And Bold Kentucky's no Rustica.

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This is also true. I have more Rustica than that, but my smoking rate compared to yours is obviously light years different. I’ve got enough Rustica for 13 lifetimes whereas you have enough for an afternoon...

 

[Chasing Embers]

This is also true. I have more Rustica than that, but my smoking rate compared to yours is obviously light years different. I’ve got enough Rustica for 13 lifetimes whereas you have enough for an afternoon...

My McClelland stash more than makes up for it.

 

[BarrelProof]

My McClelland stash more than makes up for it.

That it does.

 

[python]

Guys, please keep the threads on topic and stop hijacking/derailing threads.

Thanks.

 

[mingc]

geopiper made a post regarding, ‘where is aged tobacco coming from’, and since it was general in nature, not specific to any brand/blend, when I saw wolflarsen’s reply with a video on YouTube over Mac Baren’s HH Old Dark Fired, this immediately caught my attention to make this post, if anyone knows the age of the tobacco being used for this blend?

I didn’t find any information online, which I thought odd, if Mac Baren is using tobacco from the 70’s and 80’s for this blend, that certainly seems like extreme News worthy information to list.

The video is from 2012 so they can't still have leaf from the 70s and 80s, can they?

 

[karam]

How do they compare? I can't recall hearing much about Rustica other than the nic hit.

I don't know Bold Kentucky yet, but I do know ODF, and to me it is light years superior to Rustica, which I consider an interesting experiment, but don't like the herbal bitterness I get out of it.

 

[cigrmaster]

In 2012 when Old Dark Fired came to the market, I bought a 3.5 oz tin to check out. I opened it up, smoked a bowl and was not impressed. I put it away to let it rest for a while and about 6 or so months later I revisited it and was shocked it tasted so good. I was not expecting that so I smoked another few bowls and then began cellaring it deep. I bought about 35 tins for 9.95 and then soon after another 30 for 10.95. I stopped at the 65 tins in total as they were all 3.5 oz tins which gave me a nice stash at some very nice prices. All of my ODF is from 2012 and I really enjoy it. I have been smoking almost all of it in a Rad Davis Zulu and am really glad I let it rest a while and then tried it again. I think it is one of the finest Virginia/Kentucky blends on the market. I am comfortable with the amount of tins I cellared as those 3.5 ounce tins take a while to smoke down.

 

[Country Bladesmith]

This conversation is not worth having. HH ODF is terrible. Everyone ignore this thread, don’t buy it, let it slowly drift into irrelevance...

What he said... honest.

 

[PipeIT]

Hmm I guess no finding out the age of the tobacco....

 

[stokesdale]

Your question doesn't make sense at all...there's no tobacco in ODF, it's tar from back when they had pine tar pits in the early 1700's for sealing ships. Whatever tar splashed over the side of the pit and hardened, they set aside and made ODF out of it.