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Lord Clam	05/02/2013	Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
It may be unfashionable to like mild, light, wife friendly blends but I am really enjoying Clan. It smells like sherry or whisky in the pouch, more accurately like sherry casked whisky. It is very dry, and smokes like a furnace, but has wonderful floral notes with a hint of alcohol and spice. Steady nicotine hit and a pleasant room note. It is a nice accompaniment to food, booze or coffe/tea becasue it doesn't drown everything else out like stronger tobaccos. A nice, all - round everyday smoke with enough to please the expert or the novice. A pleasant surprise and well worth the money!
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Pedro Torres	02/20/2013	Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
This has been the first acceptable pipe tobacco i have bought since i got back to smoking pipe last month. Since i'm new here and this is my very first review, and yes i have a rather short experience with pipe smoking. Nevertheless i shall share with everyone my experience, so you can take it in consideration if you are a starter, just like me. I must confess that my first contact with Clan was at a local convenience store where i went looking for some tobacco to get back to pipe smoking. The owner told me Clan aromatic was one of his best selling brands - I must say it's package really got me for it's good looks. I've been smoking Clan frequently now. At first it felt very strong and i got some tong bite, because of my lack of experience. It burns hot in my opinion, but as you smoke it regularly you start to understand how to best do it. I've smoked it indoor and outdoor and feel quite pleased with it, making a good companion for reading. I was hopping it would taste just like it smells, but it doesn't. Nevertheless today i can start to distinguish some of its flavors in the taste and aroma it releases. Note: 23/02/2013 - Smoked after cleaning the pipe with some portuguese liquor called "Licor Beirão", tasted really sweet, and proved to be very tasty smoked that way.
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hamiltoncallum	02/15/2013	Strong	Medium	Medium	Pleasant
I am a fan of St. Bruno, but not of Condor. If you recognise either of these, you may find familiar flavours in this brand. It does smoke rather hot, which is cured with frequent sipping. Nicotine is noticable, typical of such 'over-the-counter blends here in the UK. In light of the extreme number of tobaccos used to produce this blend, on top of the added flavourings, this tobacco produces subtle, complex flavours. You will not taste ALL, or even most of the tobaccos listed, but you will not be dissapointed nonetheless, particularly if you smoke aromatics. On a personal note, I will not smoke this often, but have a (cheap) pipe dedicated to it. I usually smoke Virginia flakes, St. Bruno, Irish XX(Black Bogey), Coniston Cut Plug, and various Balkan/English blends.
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dugistheking	01/04/2013	Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
Hello All, I am new to pipe smoking - 28 years old. Being smoking lightly for 6 months now. First of all I love the smell of CLAN due to my father smoking it for over 40 years. That's all he ever smokes. From the moment you open the well dressed packing, you are to enjoy a lovely aromatic mild smell. The very fact it has 14 different tobaccos I find rather exciting. Im no experienced pipe smoker but I find clan easy to pack my pipe. Just 3 pinches , gently pressed and im ready to light. The tobacco seems light and comes apart easily. The smell in the packet is lovely but the real joy comes when you smoke it. I find clan lights easily (only requiring one light after the first "false light"). I can often smoke a whole bowl without relighting - about 15-20 minutes. Clan is also good for relighting a bowl over a period of 2-3 times in a day for example. The biggest issue I find is clan burns very quickly and hot compared to other tobaccos I have tried (only 2-3 others ). My advise is to enjoy slowly otherwise you will get a sharp tongue bite. When I smoke clan I get lovely childhood memories of summers days, cold winters, all with the smell of clan reminding me of those occasions. All in all, I think CLAN is a lovely , mild aromatic smoke, to be enjoyed by both new and old pipe smokers. I hope this review was helpful! One trick my dad taught me the other week (first time we smoked together!) was when your pipe is getting dim, put two fingers over the bowl briefly and puff a few times. This act like when you put a fold of paper over a fire place - the air is dragged through and ignites the tobacco - a perfectly lit pipe again!
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TheGalwegian	12/27/2012	Mild	Strong	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
Viewers will no doubt agree with my ratings up to the point of 'recommendation', where I deviate from the common opinion. Don't worry, I too find clan to smoke way too hot, to be a confused muddle of flavours and to bite like the devil's pet terrier, but I have just had a eureka moment (pipe smokers may say an 'epiphany'). Before Christmas I bought a pouch of the stuff, had all the old problems, but before leaving to visit my family I put two drops of peppermint oil in with it and left it back in the drawer. Upon returning (five days have passed) I found a completely reformed character! The pouch smelled almost exactly like Murray mints, still lit nicely, but most importantly was an absolute JOY to smoke. Cool as you like, no bite, and the clusterfuck of flavours had transformed into beautiful complexity to be teased out a few at a time the whole way down the bowl. This commonly available, dirt cheap blend I now hold up there with Samuel Gawith and Dunhill's aro's. I've occasionally come across mention of peppermint used (in minute quantities) to 'cool' tobacco and reduce bite (one reviewer here went as far as to accuse SG's Squadron leader of being surreptitiously doped with the stuff on account of its mildness, as if it's a bad thing!), but the results here were astounding. Try Clan, if you find the same problems as I did, consider the couple of drops. It may be the difference between a binned pouch and a fine smoke :)
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Vovinam	12/16/2012	Mild to Medium	Mild	Very Mild	Pleasant
What can I say about this? This is probably the most classic pipe tobacco in the world, when someone think about the particular smell of the pipe smoking is thinking Clan. The aromatic taste follows the dutch classic orientations as almond, hazelnut, anise and dried fruits, but added in very very very light portions, the true final result is obtained due to the particular mixture of the several types of tobacco (over 14 as you can read in the pouch), in fact I can't think of what isn't inside. The taste is very light, particularly at the mouth, a little more perisistent at the nose, like others dutch blends is a "indoor blend", that means that doesn't stuck in your curtains, but instead haunt your pipe a little, haha. Don't take me wrong, this is a very good one, and an allday tobacco that works in any occasion, even with certain homemade mix (like an Italian classic: 50% Clan / 50% Forte). Burns very fast and sometimes burn also your tongue if you're in a hurry! Some people hate the Clan for all those reason (and maybe for a lot of others) but there's another branch of pipe smokers (like me) who can't stop return to it sometimes, as well as the Clan doesn't lack of regular smokers. What attracts me is probably that far fragrancy of fresh bread, that bit of sweetness that never exceed, long story short its "equilibrium". Type: Natural aromatic mixture ; Contents: Everything, burley and orientals in particular ; Flavoring: Dutch classic (almond and dried fruits) but very light ; Cut: Veeeery long and curly ribbons ; Humidity: It's extremly difficult to find a fresh pouch because tends to dry very fast, but still is fine except when totaly dehydratated ; Lighting: Super easy, very fast burning (pay attention at your tongue) ; Pipe recommended: Tall, medium size, straight or half bent, and like all the dutch type and burleys, awesome with the meerschaum!
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Zeus	12/01/2012	Mild to Medium	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
As my first experience of pipe tobacco some three months ago i feel I should mention this one for my first review. I must mention also my girlfriend so hated my stinking cigarette smoking she bought me a pipe and a pack of this for my 40th! I've not stopped thanking her though not necessarily for this tobacco in particular. However, I think as a supermarket regular easy to buy smoke which weirdly smokes best in my least expensive pipe it has given me a good introduction to pipe smoking. I'm not going to try and wax lyrical regarding the tastes i get being just a beginner, though i find it smooth, sweet and easy smoking.
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The German	11/29/2012	Mild to Medium	Medium	Mild to Medium	Tolerable
I had reviewed this blend once before; that review had been based on my experience of 20 years ago. In the meantime, this blend has changed, and my own smoking preferences have changed, too; therefore I have pulled my old review, which as it was, I do not believe does justice to Clan as it is currently being offered. So here goes the new one. The packaging is still very much as I remember it, as is the leaf: a thin ribbon in a roll-your-own-style pouch. The pouch aroma, though is very much a different story; where, long ago, I got something stuffy and cigar-ish, now there is a definite perfume and soap note. Not necessarily in a bad way, though. The thin ribbon needs careful stuffing, or you may actually stop up your pipe; experience certainly helps me here now that I actually have it. From the fresh pouch, I don't need a char; I get Clan lit with a single match. The taste is much more sweet than it was oh-so-long-ago; I can make out some notes of VA and Burley, but the large range of components still ends up making this blend a bit of a wild mix. The burn is OK, the taste deepens just a tad throughout the bowl, and there is some spice in there. The room note I get is the same perfume-ish scent that I notice in the pouch; certainly more acceptable than back when I first tested this brand name. Still, this is not something I will be getting back to. It is OK, not a blend I would throw away, and yes, I know a couple of pipesters who love it. In a pinch, I would buy a pouch over several other supermarket offerings. So, I can recommend to try it; it might fit your bill.
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SmileyOrb	11/26/2012	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
I recall trying this a couple of years ago. I decided to write this review today as I noticed a chap smoking his pipe with this outside a pipe shop in Victoria Street, London. The aroma is distinctive! I'm aware this blend has received mixed reviews. My recollection is a got tired of this tobacco. The taste is toffee/caramel. Its a mild to medium strength and suggest to have a dedicated bowl as the ghost of it remains in the pipe for a few days.It's a easy smoke and I recall that frequently I found the taste can get a bit, well...monotonous. Remembering its aromatic, folk say it's a pleasant aroma. However, at the time I was new to pipe smoking and now enjoy non-aromatics more. However, I'm thinking of giving it another try now my smoking tastes have matured. I recall that sometimes it tasted artificial. It's not a fine tobacco but for over the counter its not bad either. Let's put it this way...the UK over the counter / supermarket stores main pipe tobaccos are St.Bruno, Condor and Navy cut John Players and Clan. St Bruno for me is the best of this choice. However, I have ended up somewhat ambivalent regarding Clan. After smoking Petersons Luxury Blend (which is delightful), Clan is quite flat in comparison. I've been spoilt recently on fine tobaccos and as a result it's like comparing fish and chips meal to a Salmon steak meal! So, my rating remains average. It has memories though of my Dad's old boss smoking it like no tomorrow. So; I'll revisit in homage to this memory. I suggest you try for just the experience. You may be pleasantly surprised in the short term.
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pdev	11/23/2012	Mild	Mild to Medium	Medium to Full	Tolerable to Strong
My late Grandfathers tobacco so brings back a lot of memories i would love to smell the pouch when i went round to his house and this is what got me into pipe smoking.When i got my first pouch i was not keen the room note is great but the taste was not that nice but went back to it a few months later and now it find it ok .
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craig	09/24/2012	Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
So here we are with Clan, i do have memorys from this when i was 16, i stupidly bought a pack when short of cash for RYO tobacco and smoked half a pouch before my father told me it wa spipe tobacco. I remember it been a thick cut and nice smelling and tasting. fast foreward seven years and my aunty brought me this back amongst a selection of pipe tobaccos from spain, and i was looking foreward to it. i opened the pack and to me the cut was only slightly thicker than rolling tobacco, and the aromas, were just foisty, slightly smokey and thats it, it packed easily into my pipe and lighting up, it burns HOT!!!. i thought this was maybe down to bad packing so tipped it packed another bowl same story it burns like a furnace, i nursed this very gently over an hour and a half!! and the only time it went cool was when it went out. The tongue bite was huge, my tongue actually went numb and i was actually afraid my cob pipe would end up a charred burning hulk. The taste of the tobacco was just a generic mish mash i think they are so many different tobaccos just thrown in here that it is just a mess. I persevered a qaurter a way through the pack and i just couldnt go on any longer, i tossed the stuff. I am so happy i didnt choose this as my first tobacco to try pipe smoking with, because i have absolutely no doubt i would of left the hobby as soon as i begun. I would say the only plus point to this tobacco is if you do like it, it is widely available. But no matter how widely available it is i will be leaving this one alone from now om, it is like the chlamydia of the pipe world to me, you get it and want to forget about and get it out the way as soon as possible without a word about it being mentioned ever again.
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Raines	05/19/2012	Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable
The smoke is very sweet but can become disgusting.
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albfneto	05/16/2012	Mild	Medium	Medium	Pleasant
The regular (common, normal Clan) Clan is this, called "Clan Aromatic" Is splendid. One of my favorites, i smoke Clan since I was a Teen, a begginner. For me, the flavour and taste are remarkable, remembered for years, singular, specific and fully different. The mixture of Tobaccos (14 different types) gives to this a unique caracther, taste anf flavour.Also is very complex, since is a mixture of many tobacco types, Is fully different of any other tobacco, no comparison with other mixtures. Fully aromatic, strong, burns easily and still fast and hot, but never bad! I recommend you to smoke it gently and very slowly, since their cut is a fine ribbon and it easy overheat ansd may burn the tongue. Clan Aromatic is Historic, ia s Classic. Very good, fully recommended.
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henwrench	04/10/2012	Mild	Mild to Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant
Ah, the dreaded Clan!!! Well now, I've gotta be honest, I really like this stuff. I don't know why it gets such bad reviews, I was put off getting any of this for a long time but curiosity got the better of me and I got me 25g's. Opened her up and liked what I saw and smelled. Quite strange to pack, you gotta do it kind of loose. Yep, she burns quick alright, but, hey, so what? Perfect for a speedy 15 minute 'moment'. And, wow, is this one complex smoke! I was extremely pleased to be able to pick out the V's, Perique, the Cav's, the Turkish and the Burley all coming over me in luscious waves. I wouldn't reccomend this tobacco to a total newbie, 'cos of the very complexity, but if like me you thinking about it, try it, try it, try it!!! It is an Orlik after all...
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TriCavaliers	03/27/2012	Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild	Pleasant
I am new to pipe smoking but I like the taste that this tobacco gives and the room note is pleasant. I live in France and the price I pay is also very good. I know other reviewers don't like it but I would give it a try you maybe happy with it.
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Mark Devall	03/03/2012	Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant
Im new to pipe smoking, and the lack of bite is a positive, the flavour is mild with a nice tarry bottom to it which would go well with a good red wine. Pretty moist in the bag I got from a Supermarket and burns quickly and easily. Worth a try for a newby!
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Kilmarnock Piper	02/06/2012	Medium	Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Tolerable
This isn't a real review, since I only had one bowl from a sealed yet very dried out pouch. I assume it was older, yet not classic. I reconstituted it a bit. I did conclude that I won't be buying any. There are just too many tobaccos in the blend that just seemed thrown together, it was boring (though not so spoiled that I couldn't tell what a newer pouch would basically taste like), and after sniffing the jar a few times over the months and deciding that I just didn't want to relive the experience of that one bowl, threw it out, something I rarely do. Since this was never sold in a tin, I can never really hope to try a well-aged classic sample, so I will have to take certain of the old hand's assertions on faith that this was at one time a decent smoke.
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macpuffer	12/28/2011	Extremely Mild	Medium to Strong	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Tolerable
Bought a pouch of this after smoking a lot of it nearly 30 years ago......will not be buying it again....in one word "awful".......a very poor imitation of what was once a very good tobacco.
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Wibblefishofdoom	12/03/2011	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
I had this recommended to me by a special needs guy I work with who used to smoke it by the bucketload and loved the sweet flavour. I had never heard it before but decided to take my life into my hands and give it a go when I saw it in my local supermarket a couple of days later. I was actually quite excited when I got the well packed, tartan strewn packet home, and the hints of caramel, with perhaps a subtle tint of mint, wafted up from the tobacco as I opened it up. The packing was, and has been since, very easy as has the lighting. The caramel flavour continued on into the smoke providing a pleasant, relaxing experience. Also, the general lack of tongue bite is a plus point. I have to say, fair play to the guy I look after, he's been onto a decent tobacco. It's not a classic by any means, but for a good afternoon smoke it really hits the spot.
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meerkat	10/26/2011	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
After watching a series of reviews of classic American blends on YouTube (by nickandhispipe) I decided to work my way through some of our classic (and readily available) British blends. I approached Clan with excitement and trepidation, having heard so much about how bad it was. I think I wanted something amazing and awful. I was both disappointed and pleasantly surprised. It is a slightly woody, slightly caramel sweet tasting tobacco. Akin to some light aromatics from companies like Petersons. It burns well and doesn't bite as much as some more expensive and highly regarded tobaccos. I was stunned to find that the flavour was deep and more layered than I had expected. It is actually quite complex. There is a definite whiff of play-doh to it which I don't really care for but also don't find to be an insurmountable obstacle. I probably wouldn't choose to smoke this again but I also wouldn't hurl at it the vitriol other have. It's actually OK.
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