McClelland Christmas Cheer 1995
(3.75)
Hand-blended, premium pressed Virginia flake tobaccos. A fine vintage, naturally sweet, in limited quantity.
Notes: From tin insert: We are proud to offer our 1995 Christmas Cheer, an exceptionally fine vintage tobacco, handblended and aged in pressed cakes to develop natural mellowness. This 1995 blend is made from a special selection of the finest 1992-crop lemon-orange Carolina leaves of the Piedmont region. These have only now mellowed adequately to be used.
This is a bright, sweet, light-bodied broken flake, cut thin for easy packing. Smoke it slowly and savor the flavor. Each buying season, we look for tobaccos of superior quality and distinctive character. In various combinations, their flavors, aromas and textures contribute to the overall excellence of our entire product line. The leaves of different crops and regions are blended to maintain consistency from year to year.
With Christmas Cheer, we treat our discriminating customers to the singular pleasure of a tasting of the very finest in tobaccos of a particular vintage, not worrying about maintaining the flavor and appearance of future generations of this product but actually striving instead to present the unique character of a single crop and area.
That's what Christmas Cheer is all about.
Happy Sampling.
Details
| Brand | McClelland |
| Blended By | McClelland Tobacco Company |
| Manufactured By | McClelland Tobacco Company |
| Blend Type | Straight Virginia |
| Contents | Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Broken Flake |
| Packaging | 100 grams tin |
| Country | United States |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2015 | Mild | None Detected | Mild | Pleasant |
I received an ounce of this as a gift from a friend. It came in a baggie, and there was no discernible ketchup or vinegar pouch note, so it may have "aired" a little after being opened or unjarred. One way or another, this is a Virginia with 20 years of age. The tobacco was slightly dry and is a very narrow ribbon with a few pieces of mostly rubbed out flake.
It smoked like a good Virginia. It was slightly sweet with a grassy note or two and some tart/citrus. I did not get much complexity. It reminded me of a lighter Red Cake. I am claiming there is no topping, and the flavor is unassisted tobacco.
This is easy to recommend. It was a good smoke, and if I found a tin at a good price I would be happy to buy it.
It smoked like a good Virginia. It was slightly sweet with a grassy note or two and some tart/citrus. I did not get much complexity. It reminded me of a lighter Red Cake. I am claiming there is no topping, and the flavor is unassisted tobacco.
This is easy to recommend. It was a good smoke, and if I found a tin at a good price I would be happy to buy it.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 2005 | Mild | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Merry Christmas to all my friends here at tobaccoreviews.com!
1995 Christmas Cheer was the oldest one I could find in my cellar. I popped the top of the tin last night and took a whiff. Nice, deep, rich and tangy smelling. I removed about a pipeful and set the broken leaf aside to dry a tad, then stuck it in my pipe and let it sit overnight.
The first thing I did this morning was remove the tobacco from the pipe and put it in a brand new Ruthenberg sandblast that Santa had left under the Christmas tree for me. What a pipe and what a first smoke of the day!
Christmas Cheer 2005 is similar to the others; sweet, tangy, a tad on the bitey side and mellow. Marvelously aged and most certainly recommended to the Virginia Flake fans among our group of hobbyists.
1995 Christmas Cheer was the oldest one I could find in my cellar. I popped the top of the tin last night and took a whiff. Nice, deep, rich and tangy smelling. I removed about a pipeful and set the broken leaf aside to dry a tad, then stuck it in my pipe and let it sit overnight.
The first thing I did this morning was remove the tobacco from the pipe and put it in a brand new Ruthenberg sandblast that Santa had left under the Christmas tree for me. What a pipe and what a first smoke of the day!
Christmas Cheer 2005 is similar to the others; sweet, tangy, a tad on the bitey side and mellow. Marvelously aged and most certainly recommended to the Virginia Flake fans among our group of hobbyists.
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