Charles Fairmorn Dark Fired Shag

(3.67)
This is a very dark, virtually black shag cut Virginia tobacco that has a full, deep flavor. The stoving produces a mellow smoke that is easy on the tongue and palate.

Details

Brand Charles Fairmorn
Blended By  
Manufactured By  
Blend Type
Contents Cigar Leaf, Kentucky, Latakia
Flavoring
Cut Shag
Packaging 50g Tin
Country Germany
Production No longer in production

Profile

Strength
Strong
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Full
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming

Average Rating

3.67 / 4
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jul 12, 2005 Medium None Detected Medium to Full Tolerable
I purchased a tin of this tobacco not long ago simply because I liked the name. I enjoy dark, well stoved Virginia leaf and I appreciate shag cut tobacco because it is easy to pack and stays lit well.

I am not sure whether this is a new Fairmorn offering, but it is certainly a good one. The taste is similar to the visual presentation; strong and dark. Not really any sweetness here, just straight forward tobacco taste.

I have read other reviewers refer to some tobaccos as having a "campfire" taste. Personally, I've never tasted campfire, but if I ever do, I'm sure it'll remind me of Dark Fired Shag, which does have a woodsey, smokey taste. This tobacco has also been stoved to the point where it is biteless. As a comparison, it is similar to Walnut Flake, but not nearly as strong or as naturally bitter.

I believe this Fairmorn offering will age beautifully, so I have added a few tins to my tobacco cellar (Coleman Cooler, hall closet, top shelf.)
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jul 28, 2009 Strong None Detected Full Tolerable to Strong
When I popped the tin I knew I was gonna like this tobacco, it looked like peat moss packed very tightly in the tin and smelled like those sweet va's I have come to adore so much. I packed it using the Frank method it went up like there was some kind of accelerant on it. Like Tilbury the burn was superb. Tasting the first few puffs of Dark Fired Shag was a real treat, a mouth watering musty sweetness that grew deeper and stronger the whole way down. Feeling satisfied at the end of a bowl is a must for a 4 star recommendation and this gets it. This tobacco is a diamond in the rough! Spark up a bowl of this with a cup of the finest Zimbabwe coffee and you will be in your glory.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Nov 05, 2018 Medium to Strong None Detected Medium to Full Unnoticeable
I was able to sample this at the weekly pipe club that I have been attending lately. This was from 2006. The shag cut reminded me of Drum cigarette tobacco. I liked it but it was late in the evening and I was only able to have one bowl. Smooth, woodsy with somewhat of a nic hit. Reminds me of dark bird’s eye. Maybe next week I can try some more.
Pipe Used: Meerschaum
PurchasedFrom: Pipe Club
Age When Smoked: 12 years
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Dec 22, 2006 Strong None Detected Full Tolerable
Although my review ends in complete agreement, it is clear that my route to that end contrasts that of the fine reviewer preceeding me.

Dark Fired Shag is precisely that, a fire cured tobacco so the air curing group that has been attached to its Tobacco Review notation above seems to be inaccurate. This is very much in the realm of SG Dark Birdseye and Peterson's Irish Flake, although DFS is a very finely shredded shag, they share similarity of fire cured taste and strength.. The taste is distinct and quite woodsy - in fact - I would suggest that it is cured using smoldering oak and not the pine family that is associated with many fire cured orientals.

It is strong, it packs a lot of nicotine and the taste moves quite full and sharp towards the end of the bowl. I like this very much in a medium sized bowl as a change of pace that is full / strong and biteless. It is also a fast smoke and lends it self to small slow puffing. Quite excellent when full taste is the destination. This is a rustic smoke.



Cheers, VC
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jun 10, 2007 Strong None Detected Full Tolerable to Strong
To my palate, this is the most refined dark shag you can put in your pipe. Absent are any traces of bite, any cigar like overtones, overbearing off tastes, or floral/soapy notes.

Just a very smooth dark espresso like VA flavor with no variance, with the familiar element of dark fired throughout. It is very full in the nicotine department, but not absolutely overwhelming. Its ultrafine cut means you have to be careful in packing and smoking. Room aroma is tolerable as well. A good tobacco for the hairy chested ryo crowd too.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Apr 11, 2008 Medium to Strong None Detected Full Tolerable
Look, this is okay pipe tobacco. But it's really a top-notch cigarette tobacco. It's actually wasted in a pipe. My friends and I debated the function of this tobacco and the universal consensus is that it is cigarette rolling tobacco. Of course, you could emulate Holmes and call for a pound of this and sit amongst a pile of pillows on the ground with your oily clay pipe. I see no reason why this couldn't be an excellent blending element.
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