Nicotene heaven, robust,a manly smoke,puts hair on your chest,spicey,nutty,mellow,good all the way to the bottom of the bowl. Strength for me is a medium and the nicotine is medium for me as well. Review: Orlik "Dark Strong Kentucky" 28,161 views Sep 4, 2015 "Dark Strong Kentucky" was a much hyped blend when it was recently reissued by Orlik. The tobacco smells are quite faint and indistinct by comparison, with the earthy, semi-pungent KY on top, and grassy/bready VAs on the bottom. While not quite a masterpiece of a blend, it certainly has a lot going for it. These days almost no one remembers what pipe smoke might even smell like. Wonderful, wonderful tobacco that reminds me why I smoke a pipe. Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky. I love the aroma of this when the tin is opened. ), Age When Smoked: direct from tin, broken up into pouch. The taste is something to remember: deep, nutty and smoky. The bottom of the bowl is still pleasant, and the ash is a fine dark gray which coats the pipe well. This is definitely a nice burley/virginia blendthe tanginess of the VA is unmistakable. But for me, it's the sweet, molasses and brown sugar that has me hooked. It is also natural, simple, and tasty-and at least where I bought it, not too pricey. I mostly smoke C&D, so I am quite sensitive when there are ingredients other than all natural tobacco. My only complaint, its not sold in larger tins. By far, the best burley tobacco I ever smoked. Where most Kentucky based blends are strong and can lack a pleasant room note, contrary to it's name, this one is not too strong at all and its room note can draw a crowd's curiosity. Adding Perique would make this too strong and too spicy. ___________________________________________. I wanted something that would be tasty, long lasting, and loaded with nicotine. May . I prefer the Orlik's DSK over Heinrich's hands down and rate it at 4 stars. The flavor and aroma is good, its not offensive to non-smokers, and it doesnt bite my tongue. Peter Heinrich Dark Strong Flake would be a good replacement . What I did was largely abandon Latakia- because that's a stench that will take you nearly weeks to get out of your house. Very nice presentation. Nic is mild to medium. This was an enjoyable smoke, but like many brands, I detected something artificial in the flavor. Update 8/9/06 This blend reminds me of Espterica's Blackpool and Ramsgate notwithstanding that the Esoterica blends are Virginia's. I found this tobacco to produce a good volume of creamy smoke as well as a pleasant sweet taste in the mouth. There is the inevitable comparison to cousin Heinrich dark strong flake. This is certainly what you would call a complex or sophisticated blend. Very rich and deep taste, and very well behaved. I really don't find this as a " Kentucky " forward smoke, but rather, the Kentucky stays behind the Virginia. I have to admit that If I had to choose Id have to keep on keeping on with this over the Golden Slice Orlik! Wow! Dark? But the opposite is true with this one! No bite. The Burley and Kentucky components provide a rich nutiness and density which are, IMO, very agreeable. PH Dark Strong Flake | Badger & Blade Look out for too high temperature. Not for neophytes, this one satisfies with old-fashioned deep taste. I would not tend to make this an everyday smoke. The multicolored flakes are thankfully pre-cut to pipe bowl size. It burned all the way down to a grey and black dottle and left no moisture in the bottom of my pipe. Checking here after the fact, it seems I was correct. 2014 tin that I tried. I really enjoy the stronger pipe blends. I ordered five cans from Pipes and Cigars and will only smoke the first can to allow for cellaring. There are many blends out there with Kentucky in them (some of which only list Burley as an ingredient), but Orlik's Dark Strong Kentucky is slightly different. I've tried about 15 different tobaccos, to try to figure out what I like between aromatics, English blends, Virginias, etc. First, this is beautifully presented pipe tobacco - thin sliced flakes in three colored layers; correct moisture content; a lovely nose. First, my tin does not say "Dark Strong Kentucky", but "Dark Kentucky Flakes". I found them to be correct. However, as I continued to smoke this, I found an anise scent hidden behind the vanilla, detectable just as a wisp of the smoke is inhaled up the nose. I tried this tobacco without any preconceived notions about what it should or shouldn't be. Sold Out $22.99. It's just rather sweet, and to make sure it would be, they added black cavendish. There is a tartness and sweetness from the virginia, balanced with a fullness and rounding imparted by the burley-- which I don't believe is flavoured much if at all. Updated review 7-10-2015: The new version of Dark Strong Kentucky is different than what I used to smoke in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Brown sugar and hickory is what I get. It has a real good flavor and is very predictable in any size pipe that you smoke it in. I'd prepared myself for a strong, fiery, almost toxic smoke, but this holds a few laid back traits, too. The aroma is fantastichaving some of this waft up to my nose was pure delight. Very tasty with pronounced sweetness at first transitioning to rich and hearty smoke towards the bottom. Tin note is classic VaBur, light sweetness with notes of raisins and perhaps hay, very enticing for a VaBur smoker, though--admittedly--the VA was not very pronounced. I tried an hour of alternating between some intense puffing to smoke up the room, cloud my senses and then sipping as you might do while listening to music or watching a game on the tube. Peter Heinrichs Dark Strong Flake is still listed, currently out of stock, but still listed. A nice tobacco at a reasonable price. Similar to Black Man's London Club Mixture, but not as rounded or creamy. Very enjoyable smoke in a well known and oft used good briara favorite for many years. Since I am a Dane I have tried every Danish blend available here except from this one, until now. If you puff too hard, you can induce some tongue-bite. So this was a gamble. This is my favorite burley after Barbary Coast. Once I started smoking it, the licorice scent I noticed in the tin became prominent in flavor. I smell Cavendish here, and the perfectly roasted Burley is also obvious. No bite, stays lit easily. One true bonus of this feature is that you can ?customize? ES and DSK are also cased for added sweetness and flavor. Tongue bite is minimal to nonexistent compared with others such as Stokkebyes luxury bullseye flake. You may have issues with relighting, but that's remedied by having a good charring light. $67.81. Very sweet (maple sugar added). Edit: I dont usually smoke the last 3rd of the bowl, but when I do I get booming hot chocolate notes! There is nothing subtle here, just a dark, rich, strong tobacco flavour. Our Little River, SC showroom, Low Country Pipe & Cigar, is open 10am-7pm US/Eastern Monday - Saturday at 2 Hwy 90 East, Little River SC, 29566. When lighting you are hit with a sweetness you don't expect, and a mild smoke counter to the name "Strong". I got overzealous the 1st couple bowls, didn't really get a bite, just less flavor & a lot of heat. This is very tasty and satisfying. I had more relights until I started to let it dry out a bit more, about 30 to 45 mins. Might be an issue with the piper, not the tobacco, but basically, I'm giving it three stars because it's not as tolerant of abusive smoking habits as I'd like. Moisture content is great. There's virtually no tobacco taste in this almost a rtificial. When you're wrong, you're wrong, and I was wrong about this very nice tobacco blend! Flavor does not change much through the bowl, but the flavor is delicious and rich. }}}}}}Would you rather a Pint of"Miller Lite",or a Pint of"Guinness"..I'll take Guinness,Thankyou! The topping will stay with you for awhile, and if you have a mustache or beard, this blend continues to satisfy long after you are finished. "Not for beginners" it says in the tin description, and I get what they mean, even though this is an easy smoke in the sense that I believe anyone can get comfortable with it in no time. But when I lit up, the molasses casing had a quasi burnt taste to it and that's when I realized the DFK is quite present. I will smoke it from time to time. Otherwise, there is nothing else like it. But it is very pleasant, nonetheless, and there is a good amount of dark-fired to qualify the blend as burley based. If you want a stronger dark fired flavor, you might look elsewhere. This came as a very nice surprise. Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky - OldHavanaCigar.com There is a hay like quality and overall the smoke is pleasurable. My LSW claims that it makes my breath awful, even compared to latakia blends or other burleys. I like it and for under $8 a tin you could do alot worse for more $$$. Address: 1855 Lakeland Dr C10 It definitely gets a bit more full flavored as the smoke progresses. Upon receiving a sample of this tobacco (which I have wanted to smoke for some time) the note from the pouch in which my sample arrived was divine, dark & ric. It smells nice and looks nice, but I've found it to be a little moist. The flavour is quite strong and is not that of an aromatic, but mostly just decent burley. I enjoy this for the times when I would like a stronger virginia burley blend. The strength is almost medium and the taste is medium. Although not "discontinued," this does seem to be unavailable in the American market. It sure seems to me that this tobacco had something added to it. MSRP: $43.90. Not sure what is up here but it made me a tad nervous. Folded or rubbed out it smoked at a nice and even burn from top to finish rich and satisfying. Rather, the nicotine hit slowly builds in a very predictable and manageable manner. you will not taste any other blend. The tin note has changed before it was molasses forward now the licorice is way out front and it did translate into the smoke as I don't recall it being all that noticeable when 1 yr old; otherwise the taste is the same overall. For burlists like myself, it's a gotta-try. This is one of those blends that has kind of lost favor with me. Is Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky discontinued? The Pipe Smoke Bloke | A discerning pipe smokers 2 cents on tobacco There was some natural sweetness that complimented the deep Kentucky taste, but I would not label this a sweet tobacco, per se'. You can taste the dark fired but it's not overbearing. It comes somewhat moist pressed and cut into approximately one inch square flakes that resemble aged smoked bacon cuts with the light Virginia being sandwiched between the Burleys. When I smoked the old version of this in the early 2000's, I remember someone saying they made a parfait where they rubbed out the black ends and va center separately and did cav/burley-va-cav/burley, which I thought was hilarious but way too over the top for me. I smoked about half a bowl and dumped the rest in the yard -- frankly, I'm worried about the yard. I like the short flakes, makes it easy to prep by simply tearing it in half twice. ..Soft, rich, and with copious smoke. This tobacco then provides very interesting flavour variations, shifting from a hearty caramel to roasted coffee beans. I do like this tobacco for the good balance of the Kentucky with high quality Virginia. Molasses from start to finish, and lingering finish that is so pleasant. Try drying both before enjoying. On the other hand, I didn't notice this tasting much if at all different from my tin of Peter Heinrichs blend of similar name. Strong, sweet flavor of figs and dried cherries. I think that they may have had that one right. I started to smoke this during my transition from aromatic to non-aromatic tobaccos and I feel it bridges the gap quite effectively. When whole the flake look something like an Oreo cookie with Dark Kentucky on the outside and light colored Virginia in the middle, strange yes, but very appealing. LJHMTBSIYN. Enjoy it for what it actually is --- a fine smoke. The strength is medium and builds in the bowl. DSK is a rich smoke and you think it is going to make you turn green when you start smoking it. These irregular flakes smoke best when chopped finely. The Kentucky waxes and wanes in strength, sometimes just a bread-like accent giving the blend body , other times right up front with its spicy smokiness and tea-like sweetness. This is dark and strong, with a full flavor rival to English/Balkan blends. I found that this tobacco delivers a smooth, medium strength smoke, plenty of nice clouds to enjoy. DSK, or DKF, RIP. Never becomes overwhelming and is overall very satisfying for a lover of Burly and Virginia. It is only available in a 100 gram tin where I shop so you may want to borrow a pinch or see if your tobacconist will let you try a bowl first. Orlik's lacks the licorice aroma. There is a touch of smokiness but rounded out by the tanginess & sweetness of the Virginia. I am quite happy that this classic is back on the shelves. Great aroma. I guess sometimes things happen for a reason! Due to many reviews below i was tempted to try this blend.when you crack the tin a sweet licorice and sugary smell comes out.the flakes are short cutted combing bright virginias and kentucky in right moisture.the flakes are very manageable and soft either to rub or fold as they are.i tried both and i prefer the rubbing method.lights almost easy (rubbed) and several relights are needed.while burning the flavours are rich and tastefull combining licorice notes,sweet notes,nuts,citruces and very rare some dark fruits with spices come out.the flavours are combined very well though the licorice topping some times is more present than the tobacco compoments not in a bad way.burns slow and medium hot to total ash with a bit moisture at the end of the bowl.the nicotine level is almost medium.no tongue bite for me.the room note is pleasant.depending on my mood it can be an all day smoke or not.a very descent blend but nor something unique.recommended.