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Club Blends: CPCC Epitome
| Brand: |
McClelland |
| Blender: |
McClelland Tobacco Company |
| Tin Description: |
A Matured Virginia flake tobacco in the classic tradition. The quality of the leaf makes all the difference in this supremely smokable blend. This is Matured Virginia at its finest, naturally sweet, mellow from extended aging, clean-smoking... a pleasure to experience by either name. |
| Country of Origin: |
US |
| Curing Group: |
Flue Cured |
| Contents: |
Virginia
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| Cut: |
Flake |
| Packaging: |
50g Tin |
| Blend Notes: |
Originally introduced in March, 1995 as "Avatar" for the Chicagoland Pipe Collectors' Club, is now part of the Club Blends Series. |
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Average Ratings
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Mild to Medium
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| Flavoring: |
None detected
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| Taste: |
Medium
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| Room Note: |
Pleasant
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| Recommendation: |
Recommended
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NEWMAN
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01/28/2012 |
Medium
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None detected
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Medium
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Pleasant
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| Nicely prepared 11/2x1x3/32" dark brown flakes that have the typical McClelland ketchup tin aroma that I don't relish. Ideal moisture content and a pliable flake result in easy packing without rubout as I prefer. Lacks the real VA sweetness that I like but smokes cool and without any bite or condensation. Don't see this as any better than several of their 20xx series bulk blends that are less than this one in unit cost.
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DK
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06/25/2011 |
Mild to Medium
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None detected
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Mild to Medium
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Pleasant
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| A nice looking thick broken flake with a beautiful mahogany color. The deep rich aroma of matured virginia is present... or ketchup, for those who have more experience with McDonalds fries than with aged tobacco - heh, heh. This smokes and smells like it's mostly red virginias, a nice earthy sense with a hint of sweetness. This required a fair amount of drying out prior to smoking. It seemed on the low end of the nicotine spectrum.
I agree with the previous reviewer that this is more savory than sweet. Heavy hay-like flavor with hints of spice and just a trace of sweetness... more of an unbuttered sweet roll flavor than sugar or citrus. Not a terribly complex tobacco but not a one trick pony, either. In the quartet of the McClelland pipe club VA reissues that I've smoked, this one lacks the depth of flavor of Rich Virginia Ribbon but eschews the bland quality of Aurora. I'd rate this as the equal of Quantum, very good but well short of greatness. RVR is the great one of that bunch for me. However, this one is well worth trying for flake lovers.
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puro66
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05/28/2010 |
Mild to Medium
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None detected
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Medium to Full
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Pleasant
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| I've smoked seven or eight bowls of this and will shortly finish my first tin. This is a small cut flake (McC) style with a medium brown appearance. It is quite easy to work with (for me) and the moisture content right out of the can is perfect for me. It is a very well rounded virginia with lots of flavor but not overly strong. I can definitely see laying a few tins aside for aging and belive the result will be sublime.
A note: I regard most tobaccos I smoke to have a pleasant room note, those who don't like the aroma are free to leave! :)
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