Orlik Tobacco Company A/S Dark Strong Kentucky
(3.26)
Virginias with dark fired Kentucky tobacco. Tobacco selection: Blending fine black cavendish with the irresistible qualities of Kentucky burley gives this flake a look, taste and feel uniquely its own.
Details
| Brand | Orlik Tobacco Company A/S |
| Blended By | Orlik Tobacco Company |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | Virginia/Burley |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Kentucky, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Licorice, Molasses |
| Cut | Flake |
| Packaging | 50 grams pouch, 50 grams tin |
| Country | Denmark |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium to Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.26 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 11 - 20 of 20 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 13, 2021 | Medium to Strong | Medium to Strong | Medium to Full | Pleasant |
Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky is different from all other tobaccos I have smoked. It is neither "Dark" or "Strong" and it is totally different from other kentucky forward blends like HH Old Dark Fired, Gawith Hoggart Dark Birds Eye or Savinelli Doblone d'Oro.
This blend is quite cased in licorine/molasses/strawberry. The casing sublimates the tobaccos a lot making them indetectable in some parts of the smoke and masking their flavor the rest of the time. Even though it is very cased it doesn't overwhelm me as fast as many aromatics do causing me to dump the pipe after a few pufs. It has quite a few rought spots showing a truly chemical flavor particularly with every relight.
This blend is not bad but at the same time I wished it was less cased, thus, showing more tobacco flavor and eliminating some rought spots. Since it is high in nicotine I recomend it to aromatic smokers who are on the mood for a stronger smoke since aromatics are usually low in the nicotine department and this is not. Two and a half stars which I rounded down to two.
UPDATE: After trying this blend in a smaller pipe, particularly a group 2 corn cob pipe I noticed that the topping was sublimated a bit and more tobacco flavor came through with less chemichal flavor. BEWARE: Contrary to what others experimented this tobacco ghosted my briar a bit.
This blend is quite cased in licorine/molasses/strawberry. The casing sublimates the tobaccos a lot making them indetectable in some parts of the smoke and masking their flavor the rest of the time. Even though it is very cased it doesn't overwhelm me as fast as many aromatics do causing me to dump the pipe after a few pufs. It has quite a few rought spots showing a truly chemical flavor particularly with every relight.
This blend is not bad but at the same time I wished it was less cased, thus, showing more tobacco flavor and eliminating some rought spots. Since it is high in nicotine I recomend it to aromatic smokers who are on the mood for a stronger smoke since aromatics are usually low in the nicotine department and this is not. Two and a half stars which I rounded down to two.
UPDATE: After trying this blend in a smaller pipe, particularly a group 2 corn cob pipe I noticed that the topping was sublimated a bit and more tobacco flavor came through with less chemichal flavor. BEWARE: Contrary to what others experimented this tobacco ghosted my briar a bit.
Pipe Used:
Group 2, 4
PurchasedFrom:
Smokingpipes
Age When Smoked:
2 years
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| May 04, 2006 | Medium to Strong | Mild | Very Mild | Pleasant |
DSK is burley, and nothing but. I love burley blends, and I smoke more burley than anything else. I was looking forward to trying this one after seeing its great reviews, many from reviewers whose taste has agreed with mine on the past.
The bottom line is: it's mild tasting, it has some sweetish topping on it, and that's it. There is a moderate amount of nicotine, but nothing special for a straight burley. There is absolutely nothing objectionable about it, except that it's BORING. The taste of this blend so uneventful that I find myself wondering when it's going to be finished by the time I'm a third of the way through a bowl. I've smoked about half of the 100g tin I bought, and I'm ready to give the rest away. Box pass, anyone?
The bottom line is: it's mild tasting, it has some sweetish topping on it, and that's it. There is a moderate amount of nicotine, but nothing special for a straight burley. There is absolutely nothing objectionable about it, except that it's BORING. The taste of this blend so uneventful that I find myself wondering when it's going to be finished by the time I'm a third of the way through a bowl. I've smoked about half of the 100g tin I bought, and I'm ready to give the rest away. Box pass, anyone?
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 10, 2005 | Medium | Very Mild | Mild | Tolerable |
In brief, not for me. Why? See previous reviews by Beer and Darwin.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 29, 2023 | Medium | Medium | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
This is a great tobacco, complex, as the names suggests bold, fruity and earthy. Fascinating, moist and looks like long cured into a magical concoction of a deep dark almost black flake. So far so good if there was not the molasses added. I do not think it needs it and degrades this tobacco, I did not notice any licorice or other flavors. Mac Baren has something similar in the 'dark fired' which wins out as it tastes more natural to me.
Pipe Used:
Stanwell DM1995
Age When Smoked:
few years
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2017 | Medium | Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
Overall not bad. The name is kind of misleading. I expected more dark strong Kentucky. The aroma is nice, and so is the flavor of the casing/toppings used. Sort of a brown sugar/caramel/molasses/vanilla/honey thing goin on there. It's nice, but not what I was expecting considering its name. Still, all of that is OK - it's just too bad that it gives me tongue bite. Otherwise it would probably be a 3 star blend at the least for sure.
PurchasedFrom:
Pipesandcigars
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2017 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Well, mine's a dissenting view. While the flakes are interesting looking, with the center strip of bright VAs bordered by dark tobaccos (presumably KY and Cavendish), I was expecting something . . . well . . . stronger.
The topping is what is strong here, not the underlying tobaccos, and it really gets tiresome after a while, with a lingering, mouth-coating, bitter-sweet and artificial aftertaste. The flakes are comparatively small. One's not enough and two are too much.
It's also fairly mild from a nicotine perspective. That's strike 3.
The topping is what is strong here, not the underlying tobaccos, and it really gets tiresome after a while, with a lingering, mouth-coating, bitter-sweet and artificial aftertaste. The flakes are comparatively small. One's not enough and two are too much.
It's also fairly mild from a nicotine perspective. That's strike 3.
Pipe Used:
Peterson 69, Ashton XXX
Age When Smoked:
Fresh Tin
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 11, 2013 | Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
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.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 13, 2007 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Better burlies are availible, try G.L. pease. Its okay. I will smoke it from time to time. sometimes gets soapy aftertaste, mild and cased. certainly not what I like from a burley.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 26, 2006 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
YEAST, DOUGH, SLIGHT NUT
Cavendish and Burley can be boring- Orlik has changed that with a unique blend here. Certainly one to try. On my rotation, though not smoked regular. Mild, Smooth, Bread Dough, Nutty. It is unilateral, not complicated.
BETTER PICK: GL PEASE BARBARY COAST
Cavendish and Burley can be boring- Orlik has changed that with a unique blend here. Certainly one to try. On my rotation, though not smoked regular. Mild, Smooth, Bread Dough, Nutty. It is unilateral, not complicated.
BETTER PICK: GL PEASE BARBARY COAST
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 28, 2005 | Medium | Very Mild | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I'm not sure why, but I find DSK smokes a bit cooler than its stablemate, Golden Sliced. Smoke it in whole folded flakes, keep it tamped and puff gently. You will know that you've had a smoke all right - there is a fair nicotine hit. The flavour is quite strong and is not that of an aromatic, but mostly just decent burley. It looks and smells good in the tin, and takes a couple of lights when in whole flake form. Not bad, but not a favourite either.
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