McClelland - Dominican Glory pipe tobacco reviews

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albfneto	10/18/2012	Medium to Strong	Very Mild	Medium to Full	Tolerable to Strong
The Cigar leaf and Virginias are well noted and distinguished. Good for People that enjoy non-aromatic pure and strong tobaccos. Is related to Purple Cow, but in my personal oppinion, this is much better.
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musicman	04/30/2012	Mild	Extremely Mild	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable
Dominican glory was a real snoozer for me. Nothing right or wrong with this blend, just boring. Lots of other great tobacco to reach for before this one. The cigar thing really does not come through for me. I don't taste much cigar note at all. Didn't do much for me, but who knows, maybe it will be a favorite of yours? As always the quality of product was excellent as McClelland has never disappointed. You may not like a particular blend but you can never complain about the superior craftsmanship. Somewhat recommended.
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Hurrian	04/22/2012	Mild	Extremely Mild	Mild	Tolerable

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LV9	09/12/2010	Mild	None detected	Mild	Unnoticeable
the cut of this is long ribbons of red virginia mix with long strands of black leaves, and some bright virginia, my tin is stamp 041203 which means is 7 years old at the time of this review, it's easy to packed somewhat easy to light, the smell from the tin is of ketchup according to my wife, I don't mind at all, the flavor i got was very monochromatic, this is a very sweet virginia with the cigar leave weaving in and out but never taking center stage, the flavor never seems to varied smoke either slow or fast, it does seem to bite a little but only if pushed; there's nothing wrong with this blend but it just never seem to grab me. Maybe a little orientals or latakia may bring this mixture to another level.
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bentontool	02/17/2010	Mild to Medium	None detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
IMHO this blend is under-rated. Not a complex smoke, but the cigar leaf is tasty and mild. If you like cigar tobacco, it is great for an AM bowl with your coffee. The VA is only slightly appreciated towards the bottom of the bowl. It lights easily and remains lit without much fuss... although I had to pack it a bit tight. It burns well to the bottom with not much left over but a grey ash,and no "gurgling". I look forward to trying the Dominican Glory Maduro next, as I would prefer a stronger cigar leaf presence, and since it is rated higher than the Dominican Glory (plain), I suspect I will also enjoy it.
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jjacallen	10/30/2009	Very Mild	None detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
Having been very pleased with Robusto by G.L. Pease, I was looking for a blend with cigar leaf that was on the sweeter side (Robusto is a bit heavy on the Latakia). I was after that deep, dark tobacco taste that I find at the end of a bowl of MacBaren's Navy Flake, but stronger. When I opened the tin, I was positively revolted by the aroma, which was like some kind of sour, spoiled food. My friends refused to touch it. And I waited until I was home, to try it in a pipe that I didn't mind ruining. It did not ruin my pipe. Quite to the contrary. It gave a very satisfying, cool, sweet and remarkably well-balanced smoke that I thoroughly enjoyed. Once lit, the awful tin aroma dissipated and I was quite pleased with it. I did not find the cigar taste I was looking for, but this is a respectable, easy, smooth smoke that is neutral in both strength and flavor and therefore suits any mood or time of day. The room note will not win any awards, but will also not be disagreeable to anyone, and does not linger. I won't be keeping this in my humidor with my other tobaccos though, as I'm quite sure the incredibly sickening tin aroma is a danger to everything around it.
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PipeJoe	09/26/2009	Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium to Full	Tolerable to Strong
I enjoyed this greatly. I am one of those pipe smokers who will stick a cigar butt into my pipe and toke happily for the next hour or two as it simmers in my bowl. Doing so, of course, produces a sticky mess in your pipe and utterly fouls the breath while also knocking you on your ass. This is a much more subtle gentlemen's version of that experience. Honestly, this added a bass note that I often feel pipe tobaccos lack - and as such I was inspired by this blend to begin adding cigar leaf to my own blends and have had great success from doing this. My only request is for MORE cigar leaf!
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OPCguy	01/15/2009	Mild	Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
McClelland's Dominicon Glory is a mild cigar blend that ages well. I am reviewing a can that is over four years old and it just as lovely as any other McClelland blend. If you are a McClelland fan do not hesitate to try their cigar blends for it taste much like any of their other Mature Virginia blends. I detect little to no cigar leaf flavoring for it marries perfectly with the Virginia's. Not an every day blend for me but a treat nonetheless.
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yugolover	08/07/2008	Mild	Very Mild	Medium	Pleasant
This is a good mild tobacco. As for the cigar leaf in this blend I did notice it while smoking my pipe, but it is very subtle. If you want a strong cigar note to your smoke then this is not for you. However this is a good smoke none the less, and I do recommend you try it. I will be buying more of this blend.
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JEM	02/23/2008	Mild	None detected	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable
I love a good cigar and I bought thinking that I would get a cigar taste in my pipe. Well, it wasn't there. That is not to say that I dislike this tobacco. This is a smooth, interesting, mild tobacco. It lights easily, stays lit, and has a nice smell. But if your expecting the taste of a cigar, this isn't it. The only McClelland tobacco that I had smoked before this one was Christmas Cheer 2006 and I did not notice that McClelland Ketchup smell. When I opened this one... WOW... now I know what everyone means.
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Jackson	10/02/2007	Medium	Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
I bought Dominican Glory with the memory of the old Balkan Sobranie Havana/Virginia mix in mind (how long ago was that?). When I tried Dominican Glory I was a little surprised that there wasn't more cigar flavor. But, that aside, I will keep this tobacco on hand for those times when something different from my beloved English type mixtures is required. I love the stuff.
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WmZiggy	05/25/2007	Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild	Pleasant
I recommend this tobacco for blending with other blends to cut their strength, such as Gawith's 1792. I usually start with a 50/50 cut. I smoke cigars, but seldom catch the taste of cigar leaf in this blend. Although the tin I am using was aged 5 years or better, I cannot smoke this blend by itself. It burns too hot. I've tried it in numerous well seasoned pipes and it starts out well with a nutty taste, but heats up without much effort and starts biting the tongue.
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Redd	05/10/2007	Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild	Pleasant
Great Stuff!!!!!!!! I have to agree. If you enjoy a good cheap mild cigar and drugstore pipe tobaccos this blend is your blend. This has the best of both worlds Cigars & Pipe Tobacco. " A mild blend with a pleasing aroma. If you like the smell of Tobacconist shops that is. This combination can not be beat. When you get a Tin Open replace the plastic cap and start to smoke it in a week or two. This blend get much better and richer after opening. I like to add a pinch of Deer Tongue to it. There is a little aroma of sweet Virgina leaf and little sweet cigar smoke aroma. Man is this a ALL AMERICAN CLASSIC PIPE SMOKE. This is buy far the best cigar blend on the market. If you go back and forth between Cigars and a pipes this is also your blend. This blend is much milder and smoother then GL.Pease Robusto. which I find very harsh with to much oriental leaf in their blends as always. Redd
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DUPE.629	03/05/2007	Mild	Very Mild	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable
Domincan Glory.05/03/07. I'll cut straight to the chase.If you are a lover of milder cigars,you'll most likely love Dominican Glory."I thoroughly enjoyed it" It reminded me of a very nice suttle cigar and easy to light,with a great mild taste to bowls end.Nothing overly done with this one,and it left a very nice clean greyish ash,with just a slight hint of moisture in the bottom of the bowl. Cigar lovers seeking a milder taste should most likely think it's very near perfect.
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Puff Daddy	01/26/2007	Very Mild	Very Mild	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable
Personally, I love great cigars as well. So when a friend gave me a tin of this, aging since 1998, I had grand expectations. I guess I can only agree with many here who have said that if you thought you would get the taste and aroma of a fine cigar with this, you're in for some disappointment. After my initial letdown, I've tried to enjoy this simply as a pipe tobacco, forgetting the cigar talk. As such, it's pretty good. Not bad, not great. The aging of 8 years has made my tin pretty well lose the infamous McClelland "ketchup" like notes, always a good thing. But frankly, what I taste is just the Virginias, and a fairly mild serving of them at that. I have yet to find a pipe blend utilizing cigar leaf to really satisfy me. Maybe one day it will happen. Greg Pease comes a whole lot closer with his Robusto blend than this does. But still, it's obviously a pipe tobacco, not a bona fide cigar taste or arome. The person who first successfully combines the two will be my hero! Unfortunately, this isn't it.
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Spike	03/23/2006	Mild to Medium	None detected	Mild to Medium	Tolerable to Strong
06/12/2005 If you crave a cigar smell and flavor in the bowl of a pipe here it is...If you want the smell and taste of a good cigar this is not it! Also it is cut like an American Aromatic which makes it burn way too fast. Might be o.k. if it came in a broken flake. 3/23/2006 I keep revisiting this blend hoping to make friends with it. Hasn't happened. I have lowered this rating to one star. Still looking for that blend with a bit of cigar flavor. This blend tastes like it has some paper ground up with it.
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CaptnDan	01/25/2006	Extremely Mild	Extremely Mild	Very Mild	Tolerable
The word that kept coming to mind with this one is: soft. There is a cigar influence in the flavor that is there, it's just that there isn't enough flavor for me. It certainly did smoke cool though. Room note approval rating from the wife was one of the lowest to date. (and she's a pipesmoker too)
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Joseph Durham	12/28/2005	Extremely Mild	None detected	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Unnoticeable
If one were to look at the can of Dominican Glory on the shelf at their local B&M they would just think it was a smaller can of Christmas Cheer also distributed by McClelland. But, this blend is something different all together. Upon opening the tin one is greeted with the usual McClelland ?ketchup? aroma. The odor surrounds your sense of smell and taste. However, if you transfer the contents of Dominican Glory from the tin to a jar, leave the jar open for about 1-3 hours, replace the lid and leave it, the ?ketchup? odor will not be near as strong. At first this seems to be a very pleasant blend, and if one were to inhale, it doesn?t choke even choke you as some latakia?s will. The tobacco lights without a problem and one never should have a problem keeping it lit. At about the middle of the bowl you really begin to get sick of this blend. The aroma it gives off is almost unnoticeable and there really isn?t any flavor in the whole bowl. One good thing about the blend is that if you want to really puff on your pipe, try Dominican Glory, because it almost never gets hot, and this reviewer never really noticed any tongue bight. For a person that smokes a cigar as well as a pipe this would be a good choice for them. If you are a cigar smoker, and want to look like a pipe smoker, go for it!! This is a tobacco that will not be in a rotation of mine at all. Five or six tins will be bought and left to age, perhaps a bowl once every 2 or 3 months; but, no more than that.
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sasha	10/07/2005	Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable
Not a bad tobacco, but I was waiting for something fuller and more cigarish than this, reading the tin description. The typical McClelland ketchup saucing is present upon opening the tin, but it disappears quite quickly during the smoke. After having smoked P&W Churchill and Schurch Mogano, the cigar leaf into this McClelland seems pretty bland, too delicate, but it's a classic with dominican cigars too. The blend is mild, good as first bowl of the day, for sure it isn't an after-dinner.
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NapaWineLover	09/21/2005	Mild	None detected	Mild	Pleasant
If this tobacco was aimed at cigar smokers that like mild dominican cigars - it's a hit ! Better than any crappy tinned cigar. However, I can't imagine a seasoned pipe smoker (whether he enjoys cigars or not) being impressed with this tobacco. There's not enough to it to recommend. It's like a train that never gets to the station. I have tried this a number of times with the intention of finding out what I'm missing (and I often am happy that I bite my tongue-no pun intended and reserve judgement) but this is not an interesting tobacco IMO. It appears to be very mature wrapper leaf that doesn't have anything the complements it for depth. Of course my palate runs to stronger tobaccos so that's just my opinion. Cheers, VC
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