Orlik Tobacco Company A/S Dark Strong Kentucky

This is Tobacco at its Best - it demand a slowly burn and rich smoke. Look out for too high temperature. It goes very will to coffee, thea or a glas of brandy but not to reed vine or white vine. It realy udfoldes its caracter with plain drinking water.

This is a nice solid smoke. Slightly sweet and savory. Moderate amount of smoke produced, patience needed to get lit well, but nicely rewarded once accomplished. I don't usually go for Danish style tobaccos, but this and Golden Sliced are pretty darn good and the price is always right for the 100gr tin. I will smoke this on occasion but not a regular for me.

Similar to WO Larsen Curly Flake 32, but a little bit darker and milder. Solid reliable stuff.

I really like this one. This is a very macho smoke, full in taste and a good amount of nicotine as well.

"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.

I smell Cavendish here, and the perfectly roasted Burley is also obvious. Mature Viginia indeed, and together these tobaccos make up one helle of a smoke. Not only because of the brilliant blending, but because Orlik seem to use the absolute best quality in tobacco, and this is a feeling I get, with all of their non- aromatics.

Yes, this is a perfect after steak-dinner smoke, along with a very stout pint of beer (Guinness would be a perfect match).

I call this the big brother of Three Nuns, as they are in many ways alike. This just has a little more going for it. It does tend to get sour/acrid towards the end, I guess it's the Burley talking.

Recommended indeed.

I can't call this a mild tobacco. I generally sausage roll it and smoke it outside. Dark molasses flavors with a low key sweetness. It seems dry in the tin, but is actually fairly moist this way, rubbing it out will change the moisture retention drastically. If you can get this, try it. It's getting hard to find. Gets a bit stronger as the bowl progresses, burns very cleanly. The Kentucky get toasty but not the strong burley taste some dislike.

The nicotine hit was enough to put my nephew on all fours in the backyard, to be cautious if you are generally nico-sensitive. I rather like it.

A good Kentucky flake-for a change I will recommend a MacBaren over something: their Stockton, which is a better highlighting of the Kentucky cured, I feel. The Orlik offering is dark, but not particularly strong. It has a wonderful smell, however, both before and after lighting, though my mom remarked "what IS that you're smoking?" She prefers the scent of Captain Black. I do like this tobacco for the good balance of the Kentucky with high quality Virginia. It is also natural, simple, and tasty-and at least where I bought it, not too pricey.

As with many of my reviews, this is based on a relatively small sample smoked over a long period of time, probably five bowls smoked in a two month period.

Rich, full, dark flavors.

I really enjoy this flake but it is hard to get it burning and tasting right. It's easy to end up with bitter and hot smoke.

I'd give it four stars if I had more success in getting it into the zone... when it is on, it's wonderful stuff. 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.

This is definitely a nice burley/virginia blend...the tanginess of the VA is unmistakable. Opening the 100g tin was wonderful, the aroma was lightly sweet but quite full as well. This may be cased but I think that some of the natural sugars shine through due to the Vas. This seemed to be like another Danish product I have found not to my liking in the past...MacBaren...however once lit this distances itself greatly.

The price for this tin was excellent before the anti-tobacco nazis taxed the hell out of it. But for a high quality flake the price is still very good...about $16 for that 100gr. tin.

This tobacco really works well in a narrow bowl as many flakes do. I like to rub it out partially after a short dry, say an hour or so.

After about four or five charring lights and letting it sit in the bowl for a few minutes the whole lot lit up very well in my furnace. I truly enjoy the deep flavor, sort of prune like, and deep tones of darkened caramel and nuts. The aroma is fantastic...having some of this waft up to my nose was pure delight. It was very easy to get lost in this blend and since I have learned that lighting prep work is the key to keeping a bowl well lit...I drifted away with not much maintenance. All tobacco taste...and not chemical as with many other cased flakes.

This is a solid smoke...and it may be one I'll keep around. Its funny...I was going to try Irish Flake the day I bought this, but the IF was sold out...I'm glad I found this baccy...and since IF is about $12 for 50gr...I can wait to try it another day.

Update 6/8/08: I stand corrected. Although not "discontinued," this does seem to be unavailable in the American market. Thanks for the info.

Update 8/26/06: I now consider this my top burley, though there are several I'd still like to try. But wouldn't you know it? They've discontinued this blend. Why?? Judging by the reviews, it's more popular by far than any of their others besides Golden Sliced. I went and bought the last two tins at my local shop, and I'd highly recommend you do this as well ASAP. DSK, or DKF, RIP.

This is my favorite burley after Barbary Coast. It deserves its rating because it burns wonderfully, with no bite, it tastes very pleasant (and goes well with a good single malt) with some interesting and unique overtones, non-smokers like the aroma, the way it looks is unique and interesting, and its nicotene content is not overpowering. The only thing I don't like is that the tin was 100g (not 50 like this website says), and that really is a bit much for me to smoke of the same tobacco before moving on. I do not smoke that much, so smaller tins are better for me.

I would not recommend leaving this sitting around, even in an airtight tin, for too long. It is not the most robust tobacco, and should be enjoyed right away for the best effect.

Also, it is fragile, like many continental virginia flakes, and so it will leave lots of "crumbles" in the bottom of the tin or jar, which are wasted as far as I'm concerned, because they do no smoke well at all.

These are minor problems, and overall this is a great tobacco. Lots of burleys out there are bitter, but this one certainly is not. Do not judge burleys until you try this and Barbary Coast!