Mac Baren Classics Dark Twist

Excellent tobacco, excellent company

Just one of my favorites

Very good texture. Packs pipe well. Good room note and smokes well.

This is actually a really great smoke...rich, flavorful, not too light, not too heavy. Well done

Very flavorful, smooth and clean burning with no bite.

This tabacco has a full flavor that is not sweet.

The tobacco I ordered arrived promptly, it was nice and fresh. The ordering experience was very easy. I will use this site again.

My favorite . I'm going to stay with this product , and other of the Mac Baron family . Very smooth , lights easily , taste and smell excellent.

This blend is at least a one smoke per day everyday. Nice rich creamy flavor. A staple in my tabacco rotation.

Great service.

Never disappointed

Enjoyed it

Excellent !!!

Very good.

I spend the coins to fast.

I bought three pounds of MacBaren Dark Twist in March of 2020, and the one pound bags were already one year old (according to the label). I still have two and a half pounds of it in my cellar in quart size mason jars.. Over the past couple of years, the coins have darkened and the aroma of the raw tobacco has sweetened significantly. I've been enjoying it in one or another of my Calabash gourd pipes, and the flavor has developed into a much sweeter and smoother profile. I'm detecting a bread like flavor, in a rich smoke. The strength is medium as is the nicotine content, that pairs well with my morning coffee. It is mild enough to smoke all day long, and it is devoid of any bite. It's well behaved, it takes a light easily, and burns cleanly with minimal relights. The ash is a white, which indicates good quality leaf was used in making these roll cakes. I've been enjoying my stash of Dark Twist very much, and I'm going to be keeping a good quantity of this blend in the cellar. It's not hard to see why this is a "classic" favorite of people who have been smoking it for decades.

Not to strong, with little to no bite. Good evening blend when winding down

Moist and rich in flavor. Roll cut. Non aromatic. A slow, mellow smoke.

Always a favorite since of mine since mid 70’s, although the cans I got seemed a bit Drier than I remember , but MacB the all time champ

Good smoking tobacco, I would like to purchase the item again.

Dark twist is the first tobacco I've ever tried other than captain black and cheap head shop bulk bags. Very tasty smoke. Amazing flavor. Wonderful long lasting aftertaste. I don't ever want to run out of this!

Excellent smooth smoke.

I've been smoking Mac Baren Dark Twist since undergraduate school, around 1966. It plus Mac Baren's Virginia No1 and Navy Flake have always been my favorite tobaccos. All are unique and have Great Flavor. Still smoke them in my 1973 Pioneer Calabash, 48 years!

An ok’d favorite fit 50 years

Excellent tobacco. My bag was nearly 1 year old when it arrived! Thanks for doing some of the aging for me! Deep n rich Dark fired blends well with the lighter hay-like Virginia with a special touch of cavendish on every 3rd coin. Maple flavor is very light. I seriously cannot say enough great things about this.

Dark Twist is a balanced blend. The burn was consistent to the bottom of the bowl. Truly an enjoyable smoke.

I didn’t expect this tobacco to be as good as it was (I used up what I’d bought already) but I will definately be buying more. Very smooth and I didnt think it would be strong enough for me but it is.

Full bodied , good latika blend !

Reminds me of a mellow Three Nuns. Earthy tin note. It's okay,but not great. It's also a little stronger than described.

I like this stuff so much that I bought three pounds of it on my last order. This is one of my favorites, it's a long lasting, slow burning cool smoke, with no bite. The balance of Virginia to Dark Fired Leaf is perfect (for me), there's just enough of the Dark to let me know that it's in there, but not enough to overwhelm the other constituents of the blend. When I really want to taste the Dark Fired Kentucky, I smoke Mac Baren Old Dark Fired, but when I want a sweeter smoke, with a touch of the Dark Fired Leaf, Dark Twist is what I reach for. It works well in any pipe that I've smoked it in, but lately I have been using a 38 year old smooth meerschaum bent billiard with it. I've been re-waxing this pipe with beeswax, and it's becoming deeply colored from all the years of smoking it. If you are a meerschaum pipe smoker, don't forget to wax your pipe periodically with beeswax. Hold the wax stick against your meerschaum pipe while you are smoking it, and allow it to drink up as much wax as it will take (it usually takes several bowls). You will be surprised by all the hidden colors the beeswax will bring to the surface.

Pretty good. The description should be a little more accurate though. It is a medium smoke, not real mellow, as described. I can't really taste the maple.

Having smoked these wonderful little twists years ago, I was pleased to find them here on the P&C website. I ordered a one pound bag, and reacquainted myself with it, liked it so much and ordered two more one pound bags. It's an interesting blend, and has a full tobacco flavor. I looked it up on the Mac Baren website, and read that the mild topping is maple sugar water. Apparently, maple sugar water is used to case the raw tobacco leaves, before they are spun into a rope, and no other flavorings are added. The dark fired leaf is mostly in the center, but a small amount is inlaid in the Virginia. This is a very smooth blend and easy on the tongue and mouth. I fold and stuff the coins, and the flavor changes throughout the smoke. It's definitely a keeper in my lineup and I can't recommend it highly enough.

This is one that I always have in my rotation and smoke multiple times per week. It's got an interesting flavor, I assume due to the mix of dark and light, and the type of cut. I dont rub it out too thoroughly and it tends to burn great, and allows for the best flavors to come through.

Great tobacco. I've been smoking it for 40 years.

One of my new favorites! Three round slices in my cob and this tobacco is a pleasure any time of day. Good flavor, smooth burning, and not too strong.

Very flavorable, yet mild

Great aroma and taste. Smooth with no bite. Easy packing.

I have been smoking a pipe for over 55 years. I love all of the MacBaren blends, but Dark Twist is my choice for my everyday tobacco. Then, at night, I have a pipeful of Kentucky Bold. Life doesn't get any better!

Great service good blend

I've been smoking Dark Twist for 40 years. Excellent tobacco.

Good tobacco flavor. The small coins are easy to fold and stuff, lights well, and is a satisfying smoke that burns clean all the way to the bottom of the bowl.

The only tobacco I buy.

MacBaren's tobacco was my first pipe tobacco. It was recommended by a wholesale tobacconist as a very high quality product. He suggested Symphony blend as a start. To me it was toasty. Later I went to the Scottish Blend. It's my favorite. The Dark Twist is more subtle but with a depth of flavor. The MacBaren's blends are always the ones I go back to after trying the rest. You owe it to yourself to try one. They taste real.

After many years, this is my favorite pipe tobacco. And through Pipes & Cigars, it is less expensive than buying at a store, and I know now that I can get it wherever I may live.

Pretty good. Might need some age on it for optimum performance

I've been smoking Mac Baron's Dark Twist for many, many years. It's probably not a good choice for a beginning smoker, but it is loaded with flavor, sweet and nutty. A very complex blend. I have had trouble finding it of late, at least until I found you guys.

I have had this tin for a few months now and after letting it sit it smokes so much better. The Flavors are just right to me but will burn hot in my briar pipes but is enjoyable in my cob. Looking forward to getting a few more tins and cellar.

Tastes Great

I'm a seasoned pipe smoker and have tried dozens of new blends over the last several years. My rotation was incomplete with 9 different blends that I smoke on a regular basis. All I wanted was one more to make it an even 10. I finally found the last blend to make my cellar complete. I found it! Mac Baren Dark Twist is the one I've been searching for. Dark Twist and I have fallen in love with each other. I'm done looking for that elusive last blend. I've finally found it. Marital bliss! Be well and be safe. Randall.

I would have given it 5 stars had the coins been detectable in the tin. It was a mess inside,broken coins,rubbed out tobacco and very hard to find the coins with the dark fired blend. On the positive side an excellent smoke. Great flavor,aroma,and an easy burn. I've had Escudo and other coin blends,which are easy to fold and stuff,but this tin was practically pre-rubbed. I'll buy again hoping that I just had some bad luck with that one tin.

Always my preference.

Was introduced to dark twist in 04, it has a mild taste, burns well and a smooth taste. Been with my pipes since 72, this is the best.

Room Note- light non aromatic with a tender, smooth, friendly presence that welcomes anyone to sit down its company. It burns and lights smooth and slow. It can fit anytime or season but this should be smoked when one has time to get acquainted with it, maybe over two cups of coffee and a good book. For sure this is smooth enough to enjoy in a Rolls Royce but humble enough to take along for a nice drive my 1970 Polara station wagon. Would absolutely buy again!

Good service, good inventory, good shipping service. Price was a little high.

Great taste!

I am really trying to like this. I haven't smoked a Mac Baren yet that doesn't bite! It tastes great, and I really enjoy the smoke, but I can only get through about 1/3 of a bowl. The bite is just too intense for me.