Peter Stokkebye Dark Fired (No. 314)

I ordered 2 ounces of Dark Fired along with 2 ounces of another tobacco, and the Dark Fired arrived in a much larger bag- because its very fluffy. In that, it's a little like perique, and also in color. It even has the texture of perique, but is not nearly as dense. The aroma is not dissimilar either; barn-like, but a different barn maybe. Unlike perique, it is quite smoke-able on its own. I'd say though that for most this is going to be a condiment tobacco, and I did buy it to blend and experiment with. I know that a blender of some varied experience will do a better job with this than myself, but why should I let that stop me? I've got virginia, black cavendish, perique and some other things on hand. It already works in a fresh iteration of my usual blend, and I'm happy enough with that. I have yet to determine how often I'll smoke this on its own. I find the room note a little like wood smoke. Recently, I re-tried Newminster Superior Slices after letting it age for a couple years or more. I didn't find that anymore inviting than I did initially, and that's got dark-fired in it as a main component. So the outlook for smoking this solo is dim. Don't hesitate though to buy this for blending- like me, I'm sure you will find use for it one way or another. I find myself largely in agreement with DK's review otherwise.