McClelland - Premium Aromatic: Best of Show pipe tobacco reviews

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RCUSElder	08/24/2004	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
08-24-04 What is nougat anyway? Appearance: Black and Tan leaf, nice medium ribbon Tin Aroma: Sweet something, I guess this is what Nougat smells like. Packing and Lighting: easy in spite of moisture. Initial Flavor: sweet, something between coffee and chocolate. Mid-Bowl: a little rounder and fuller, nice room aroma. Bottom of Bowl: a little bitterness from the casing, not much more strength. Overall: this is a very nice aromatic, but I didn't care for the flavor too much. It can bite so be cautious. My quest for the perfect aromatic will not end here... Rating: 3 out of 5 Points.
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Pounder 5000	02/22/2004	Very Mild	Medium	Very Mild	Very Pleasant
This is an ultra high quality aromatic, just like it's advertised. However, it still isn't so much more than other bulk blends, such as those from Lane, as to justify the expense. At least for me that is. Others who fancy aromatics and little else may want to spend the money and use this as a celebration smoke, much the same way I do with Penzance and Red Ribbon. It burns extremely cool and reminded me and the friends that I tried it with of "Snicker's candy bars". There's a marketing Idea for you!
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NEWMAN	09/23/2003	Very Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild	Very Pleasant
Although I normally smoke VA flakes, this was one of the better aromatics I've recently tried. The nougat casing is sweet and strong in the tin and room aromas and slightly less evident in the taste. The predominant black blend has some lighter leaf included and is coarsely cut into rather uniform chunks. As with many other true aromatics, I found that the casing overpowered any natural tobacco taste. It also lacked nicotine strength as compared to my normal fare. However, a cool and very mild smoke resulted until the condensed moisture in the heel started popping like fireworks. On subsequest bowls, I just dumped the last part of the smoke. If you favor rather mild blends that are still strong aromatics, give this one a chance.
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SFC/E7	08/19/2003	Mild	Medium	Mild	Pleasant
I smoked my first bowl of McClelland's Best of Show and fell in love with it from the first puff. Opening the lid you get the aroma of Nougat from the coarse cut Virginia, the Black Cavendish is most likely toasted and the Cavendish is most likely a Sweet Cavendish. The combination of the three presents an excellent flavoring and aroma that I enjoy as a connoisseur of the aromatic tobaccos. There was no tongue bite not even a little nip, this is a very mild tasting tobacco with full flavor that is very satisfying. I love and it will be a great addition to my tobacco collection.
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