McClelland Mellow Mack

This is, by far, the best aromatic i have smoked. overall it yielded the most satisfying smoke in months.

The tin aroma gives a very thick and strong impression of rum cake (one of my favorites). The tobacco is light and springy, and slightly damp.

I decided to use my new savinelli, and i packed a full bowl. I packed it medium to light. For the first few draws i wasn't impressed with the taste... though it smoked very cool. But the taste developed into a pleasantly mild sweetness. Excellent taste, smooth mellow, cool, and dry are great adjectives for this aromatic. And the room note is great. The end of the bowl became a little wet, but it was manageable. The nutty aftertaste was excellent.

overall an excellent blend.

NOTE: Mellow Mack seems to be at its best when packed lightly. A tight packing strains the sweetness and cause the boiling goop common to aromatics. But these problems are completely circumvented by a light pack, and of course a slow smoke.

A very nice classic American burley/cavendish blend. Very soft and mild, lots of smoke, lightly sweet and nutty. Burns easily and without effort. Primarily brown in color with a light sprinkling of black cavendish. It is lightly cased with something, but the casing is understated. Mellow Mack burns dry and clean (for an aromatic).

If you are a fan of the McClelland X series burleys, or like some of the old fashioned burley offerings, you will love this. This is a tasty yet simple burley tobacco.

I wanted a better all day smoke. Had read great reviews about Mellow Mac and to be honest, loved the name. So I tried a tin. I hate to go against the tide here, but I don't think it smells good and I don't think it is particularly mellow. This stuff didn't impress me in any category.

09-20-04 Well, it is definitely mellow!

Apearance and tin aroma: Medium Ribbon, nutty tina aroma, yes like pecans.

Packing and Lighting: Easy, lights right up inspite of casing.

Initial Flavor: The cavendish tastes a little green to me.

Mid-Bowl: Nutty and cavendish, I'm not liking this one.

Bottom of Bowl: not much build up of strength, a little bitter, some dottle, but not too much.

Overall: This one didn't work for me. I didn't like the casing or the cavendish used in this blend. Tried in several pipes dedicated to aromatics, even a cob, but still couldn't get over the flavor. After half a tin, gave the rest away. This is a high quality aromatic that some of you may like, but the flavor just did not work for me. On a positive note, it is very mellow, with nary a tongue-bite.

Rating: 2.5 out of 5

Not bad at all! This is not nauseatingly sweet (and throat-irritating) stuff like Blue Note, Sweet Killarney or Sunset Breeze. Neither it is an usual cavendish pouched aromatic with their bland taste. This tobacco has a very nice biscuity tin aroma, is sligtly moist and sticky to the touch, but not too much. You don't get the impression you are smoking molasses tobacco for shisha... What makes this tobacco tolerable for me is that the taste of the leaf can truly be felt under the casing...

A nice nutty-flavored aromatic that burns cool, tends toward moist. The texture is creamy and smooth, the flavor is sweet but not bold; the casing is light enough that the fine tobacco flavor comes through. I detect hazelnut and almond, with perhaps a hint of honey and/or vanilla. Ribbon cut, packs easily and stays lit after a couple of charring lights.

The tin aroma does have a coffee-like quality, though I'd say the coffee in question would be a hazelnut-flavored blend. Also when first opened there's a vinegar-like scent, evidently from the preservative used to prevent mold. This blend doesn't mind a little drying out.

The leaf itself is primarily a rich reddish brown, with some lighter flecks and some black cavendish visible, and is moist and fluffy to the touch. Produces a good volume and thickness of smoke, suitable for those who like puffing smoke rings.

Overall a satisfying aromatic that's not too strong, not too sweet.

I only smoke aromatics for a change of pace from time-to-time and this is one of the better ones I have smoked. MM, a nice ribbon cut, packs easily. However, you may find that more relights will be necessary towards the bottom of the bowl because of the moisture ?problem?, a characteristic inherent with many, if not most aromatics. Puff as fast as you want, there is no bite whatsoever in this baccy. To me, the flavor and taste of this tobacco were reminiscent of Butter Rum Lifesavers, most prevalent when ?sipped.? I also find this blend very similar to McCrainie?s Currituck.

I rate this tobacco 8.5 out of 10

This is the best in the line of Premium Aromatics by McClelland IMHO. It is of course the least cased as well. The flavoring is subtle and the room note is phenomenal! The tin aroma is all chocolate and coffee to me. It definitely needs to be dried out, and even then smokes a little wetter than I prefer. I got a lot of comments when I smoked this in public, and all of them positive! I doubt I'll buy another can, but it is a worthy smoke.

This tobacco is primarily ribbon cut, althouugh I find the Black Cavendish is more of a broad cut tobacco. The tobacco is fairly easy to pack, light and smoke. A very light aroma when first opening the 50 gram tin, the freshness is what I come to expect from McClelland and this is no different.

The first puff of this tobacco had me sold as the aroma was more of a nutty aromatic, very similar if not one in the same as their Just Plain Nut in Bulk.

No tongue bite, no harshness, not overwhelming with a sickening sweet aroma, a very cool smoke in which I contribute to the Burley and the Black Cavendish. The tobacco IMO smoked very well from the first match to the last of the ash in the bowl. This is one I would recommend to someone wanting to try an aromatic for thhe first time.

Simply put, I like the tobacco

Smoke it Slow, Enjoy it Longer