McClelland - Bulk No.805 Carolina Deluxe pipe tobacco reviews

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Smoke_Ring	05/02/2013	Extremely Mild	Extremely Mild	Very Mild	Very Pleasant
McCelland Bulk No. 805 - Carolina Deluxe Star Rating = 4 Rating Scores - 10 is the Best and 0 is the Worst Pouch Note = 9 Room Note = 9 Flavor = 10 Bite = 9 Burn = 9 After Taste = 9 Raw Score = 55 Rated Percentage = 92% Comment = Very Smooth, Very Mild, Mellow, No Bite, nice full Flavor, great all day smoke
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Puffingstuff	07/15/2012	Mild	Very Mild	Mild	Very Pleasant
A blend one can taste true virginia tobacco and still get complements on the aroma. Most people will tell you that when you are somking a Virginia flake it smells like an old cigarette burning. Well, here you have the answer. A Virginia blend that makes everyone happy. If you haven't dried a blend after purchase and you have tounge bite, give that tobacco some air. You wouldn't pour a 1982 Chateau Rothschild wine in a glass and start gulping would you? Same way with tobacco. Carolina Deluxe is a smooth fragrant melowy sweet Virginia. It's not too sweet, but balanced very nicely. The room note is sugar cookie, and pecan sandy rolled into one. McClelland you have done very well here! Update; This blend just keeps getting better. This is no average aromatic. I find it hard to really even classify this as an aromatic becuase it's not goopy and overly sweet like so many aromatics are. The Orange and Lemon Virginia supply a creamy tangy natural sweetness that with the very slight toping create a well balanced delicious billowy smoke. Great all day smoke, great anytime smoke. I think this blend says that to enjoy a great Virginia it need not be a flake. Outstanding! Ordering another lbs. of this!
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Big bad Jon	12/08/2007	Mild	Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant
This aromatic has more sweetness than any specific flavor. I detected some chocolate and maybe a bit of nuttiness, but they were fairly mild. The tobacco did not burn especially well, and was a bit sloppy on toward the bottom of the bowl. This blend is among the many average aromatics that are on the market. The question is if it fits your style of smoking, and whether the room note is what you are looking for. For me there are many better, but also some that are far worse.
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Glorfindel	11/27/2007	Mild	Medium	Mild	Pleasant
UPDATE: 11-27-07: Upgrade to 3 stars now, and its not just a chocolate aromatic as I previously stated, though a chocolate note is present from time to time. This stuff ages great! I revisited a stash I made of it after about a month and it has greatly improved in depth, and flavor - something like a whiskey note developing perhaps? I don't know but it has become a delightful, light aromatic with noticeable tobacco taste ORIGINAL: 10-22-07 : Chocolate aromatic - there you have it. The cavendish is not without tobacco taste here, with an occasional note of Carolina/VA tobacco twang. Great room note and I do like the flavor effect on my palate. I would give this blend 3 stars, but it smokes a bit hot and wet, though that's not unusual in this genre. VBC is not hot or wet smoking and I have enjoyed it much more for that reason alone. Moisture content is a bit high on arrival, but oh well, that's typical in many blends by many companies - not a big problem really. I'm going to get some of my 4 oz sample and start drying it to see what happens, smoking it at various stages of dryness to see if this helps. If it does, this will easily be a 3 star smoke - but not yet. :) 2 stars for now.
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caddad	03/29/2004	Medium to Strong	Medium	Full	Very Pleasant
I smoked a bowl of this last night with my significant other looking on as we watched t.v. She complimented me on the room note and suggested that it had that "cookies baking smell" that she likes so much. That alone gives it a high rating from me, however this is also a very good tasting and smoking tobacco. It is an aromatic all the way so when I'm in the mood for something like this - or the wife is- this is one I'll come back too.
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Ima Puffin	06/15/2003	Very Mild	Medium to Strong	Very Full	Very Pleasant
In Carolina Deluxe, McClelland may just have achieved aromatic perfection. If you are not a fan of humectants, flavorings, and all things aromatic, read no further. However, if you are looking for a smooth, soft, yet deeply flavorful smoke, try this one. It is similar to Black and Lemon, but has a more pronounced vanilla-ish flavor. Actually, I don't know what the flavor is here. It is similar to MC 715, I'd say. Fruity, yet not cloying at all. Unlike MC 715, it does not tend to burn hot at all. A great smoke for newbies, since it practically smokes itself, with no bite. This is probably my favorite aromatic, and I keep several small meerschaums reserved for smoking it.
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NEWMAN	01/17/2003	Mild	Strong	Mild	Pleasant
Another of my trials of 'heat seasoned' VAs. The wide ribbons of brownish to jet black VAs are the result of a cavendish processing. The pouch and room aroma are fruity and very sweet. Although a cool, mild, effortless smoke, I didn't sense any natural tobacco taste. If you're an aromatic fan, you might enjoy this one but I still prefer my VA flakes.
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Dulcimerman	12/14/2002	Extremely Mild	Extremely Mild	Mild	Very Pleasant
This bulk-only blend is a mixture of orange and lemon Virginia with just a touch of black cavendish. McClelland says it is "treated with a special heat seasoning". This is a very well behaved blend that lights easily, stays lit (even during long breaks) and burns very cool. There is absolutely no tongue bite - even if you smoke it too fast! It is not overly moist like most McClelland blends and has a pleasant smell in the pouch. A very slight vanilla overtone can be noticed. This overtone is so slight that I would not qualify it as an aromatic. The flavor is delicate and complex throughout the bowl. This would be the ideal blend for a new smoker or someone who wants a mild blend somewhere between an aromatic and a pure tobacco taste. Others will find the room odor pleasant also. I will be keeping this one on hand as a nice change of pace smoke.
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