McClelland - Bulk No.2050 Oriental Cavendish Mix pipe tobacco reviews

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Aldo	11/22/2003	Mild to Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium to Full	Tolerable
A sample of this was sent along with a larger tobacco order. It has a very pungent aroma in the bag. It smokes cool, with high notes similar to day old dishwater, with full bass notes reminiscent of rotted chicken fat. Seemed to leave a greasy taste in the mouth. I tried this on three separate occasions in three different pipes. Never could finish a single bowl. Really not my cup of tea, as they say.
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omegapd	10/13/2003	Mild	Medium	Mild to Medium	Tolerable
I don't know what made me try this stuff in the first place. I guess I wanted to see how an English/Aromatic crossover tasted without latakia. In short, I hated this blend. It was and still is goopy wet and bit like crazy. The cavendish part was flavored with something I can't figure out and it's not good whatever it is. A waste of Orientals...and money on my part.
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kcook	02/02/2003	Mild	Very Strong	Medium to Full	Tolerable to Strong

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Inquisitor	11/09/2002	Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Very Pleasant
Another AROMATIC in disguise. I'm a big fan of the McClelland bulk 2000 series, in general. Bulk 2000 Fragrant Virginia was disappointing for lack of flavor, but 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2035 are stellar, in my book. So as I approached my sample baggie of 2050, I had great expectations. I mean, yummy McClelland Virginias and non-Latakia orientals? Maybe something like Fez? Hardly. There is very little tobacco, or any other, flavor to this blend. Perhaps the Virginias and Orientals were severely Cavendished, had their flavors sucked out. The next step would have been to load this puppy up with PG, and some undiscernable melange of casings. It smokes cool, smells great in pouch and room, but that's where the blend ends. Even less flavorful than #2000, I traded this.
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NEWMAN	07/24/2002	Mild	Very Strong	Medium to Full	Very Pleasant
I thought that I'd try a good aromatic in the hot weather. When my wife commented that it smelled great in the pouch and then in room aroma, I suspected trouble. Usually I'm smoking for my pleasure and not others acceptance of the smell. Although a nicely prepared mix ~ 50% red/brown VAs and Orientals and 50% black, the black cavendish or others in this blend are just too sweet for me and overpower the smoke from start to finish. However, those that prefer a stronger aromatic might enjoy this cool smoke without a hint of bite. Many black cavendish blends have tended to smoke wet for me but this one was fine. Dedicate a pipe to this blend since the flavors are imparted, linger and influence many subsequent smokes. I return to my norm of VA flakes and natural tobacco taste.
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lustra	01/17/2002	Mild	Medium	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
This is a nicely made, non-biting Cavendish. Nothing less, nothing more.
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