Dark Fired Kentucky: Blend Recommendations 

In 1970 I moved into an isolated old farm house in Cornwall UK. it had no electricity and for the first five years, it was oil lamps, candles , stove and log fires. Looking back, it was the happiest time in my life.

Like the late great Shelby Foote I detect your Confederate blood still runs hot with admiration for your ancestors in grey (or gray as you would spell it, I'm an Englishman) 😊

Dr. Harrelson, I have a 1lb of dark fired c&d blending components -- always mix it with a touch of cavandish + straight navy flake here. Simply the best

Hi. Very neat seeing you in the rocker with a pipe and a fire it's like seeing a person from many decades ago. Thanks

The power went out because of wind out west. First thing I did was light op my pipe. Hey PAPA love your videos. GOD BLESS your family.

I enjoy my purchasing experiences from the Country Squire. I've a couple dozen blends from them.

Your laugh is contagious, you definitely seem like a guy id like to have a smoke with

I look forward to the pipe cottage blend

"poker I hardly know her" didn't expect that LOL

Amphora Kentucky is also very good 👍

Good to hear about your Pipe Cottage blend Allan, I will certainly have some of that!

I love cowboy coffee! Excited to try your blend Allen!

always finish knowing more than when I started listening and watching. Thank you! You kill you with your humor: "Poker? I hardly know her!"

I cannot wait for the pipe cottage blend

Great video! I grew up 20 minutes from Alexandria, PA. I've driven by that shop countless times, and every time I think, "I should stop in there someday." I'll have to make a point of stopping in now.

OHHH Dr. I absolutely LOVE Cowboy Coffee from the Country Squire. Truly one of my favorites, and one that I still to this day have a hard time believing that's not an aromatic. I know it's not, but that's just how sweet that blend is. Also I love your pipe cottage blend at Moose Run Coffee. It's also one of my favorites. Thanks for all you do and God bless you and yours.

my favorite dark fired Kentucky is McBarron HH dark fired Kentucky Great video love the fire place

I love cowboy coffee. It’s one of my favorites. I look forward to the event at The Country Squire. I’m only a couple hours away and will definitely be there Lord willing. God bless.

Dark Fired Kentucky knocks me on my butt sometimes.

Alan definitely agree with you on MacBarrens HH Blends!!!! Upon my first purchase of HH Old Dark Fire I was hooked! Will definitely have to try St. Bruno. Also looking Forward to blend you and Jon David come up with and as soon as you guys know looking forward to a event at The Squire as it is my local Tobacconist

there are so many good dfk blends I personally like it as a condiment leaf.... got some mconnels scottish cake in the mail which I am excited to try and believe it has dfk in it

I’m from Clarksville, TN. There’s nothing like the smell of tobacco being fired in the Fall. I agree - it’s taken me time to appreciate the flavor, but the smell of it being cured is sublime. Recently, I enjoyed both of C&D’s Maestro Allegro and Sinfonia blends. They both feature and showcase DFK. Happy piping!

I've got to try me some of that Kentucky. 🤤

They sound like some wonderful Blends. St Bruno Flake has always been popular here in The UK but I have not smoked it for a few years now. I have just opened a tin of Germain's special latakia flake that was recommended to me and I have found it to be a wonderful and satisfying smoke. Looking forward to The Pipe Cottage Blend being released, many thanks.

I have really gotten into Dark Fire Kentucky blends myself, especially with Virginias and Perique. I have enjoyed Hearth and Home El Nino & now trying Cornell & Diehl Bluegrass.

Wow, great list. St Bruno is my all time favorite blend. I also really like sansepolcro, HH Bold Kentucky and Rattrays Hal P the Wynd. I’ll definitely pick up some of your pipe cottage blend too.

Back in the day my grandfather had a tobacco allotment and grew his share on the farm. I remember well the smell of the fresh tobacco being harvested and hung in the barn. The smokiness and sweet smell of the curing tobacco hanging to dry is still something I hunt for in a blend. I believe what he grew was mostly burley. Funny enough when I opened up a tub of Prince Albert, it seemed just like what I remember that smell to be, a mix of smoke and sweet, with a little of that late summer hay drying in the loft. Prince may not be the fanciest but it will always have a spot in my cellar. I really want to try some dark fired to see if it is as good as I hope.

'Yankee bastard'...I was laughing so load. Us Afrikaner fellows in South Africa has got a lot in common with you Southern gentlemen. Regards, Sir.

we really need to prevent tobacco farming from dying. The govt is hell-bent on destroying tobacco since it's not their leaf of choice (can't control people like you can with weed). Just finished a bowl of Mac Baren Old Dark Fired myself actually, one of my favorite blends altogether. I find it's great for bbqing as well since it has almost a bbq sauce quality to it.

Gawith hoggarth Kendal Kentucky vintage cut is my favorite.

I'm highly interested in the Mac baren hh

I've discovered that I enjoy most blends that don't have Virginias in them. I have scooted over to primarily smoking my cob Churchwardens, and the Virginia's add a sauerkraut flavor to my cob smoking experience. If the Virginia has a minor presence, that's alright, but if the blend is Virginia forward, I'll probably skip it.

You can't go wrong with John David blending for you for sure

My first intro to DFK was Kingsfoil by Country Squire. I got it with their Middle Earth sampler. Now they've had to change the name to King's Highway, but it's just as delicious, kinda reminds me of Coca-Cola.

Ill buy 100lbs of that pipe cottage blend from Country Squire......LOL

I enjoyed a bowl of Cowboy Coffee today. Have you ever done any research on the CSS Shenandoah? Most folks don’t know the last shots fired of the Civil War were in the waters off the coast of Alaska.

I loved the two Macbaren HH flakes, Bold Kentucky and Old Dark Fired but unfortunately they pulled in from sale over here in the UK. Now all they've got are bland Danish-style aromatics. I would have bought at least 10 tins of each if i'd have known what was going to happen. I recently discovered two pretty good substitutes though, Peterson's Irish Flake and Gawith's 1792 Flake, so that's something.

See you at Muletown!

New pipe smoker here, I’ve been smoking the pretty new C&D Toscano “Maestro Allegro” lately and loving it. Really liking the Dark Fired Kentucky, it’s the 1st blend I’ve had with it. Have you tried it yet and any thoughts on it?

Latakia tastes like the leaves were cured in mesquite smoke to me.

orlik dark strong is prominent in the seller beside solani silver

I have a question for you, I am new to this wonderful world of pipe smoking. I have been looking around and almost overwhelmed with where to buy some tobacco for a nice smoke. Didn’t know if you might have any input on this matter

Connecticut has very few Tobacco left from what I can see. The old cigar companies are out of business. They are lower end machine rolled, but were good.

MacBaren HH line is some of my favorites.

I like solanis dfk and sansapolcro although a good blend is not true kentucky leaf

Until I was in my twenties, I thought Yankee bastards was one word.

Why Dr. Harrelson, your Christmas decorations are still up!

Gotta be honest, quickly misread the video title, and don't know how I feel about NOT hearing you talk about Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Love your country. Don't trust your government. Enjoy your tobacco.

I worship St Bruno. After all he is the patron St of pipe smokers. Old pipe adverts