McClelland Frog Morton on the Bayou

My least favorite Froggy blend. Not a fan of Perique or the pepper flavor it leaves in any smoke. For those of you who like that in a blend you should like this blend. To me the pepper flavor overloaded anything else as far as taste is concerned. I am not a fan of this blend so two stars is the best I can give.

Blah. Has little similarity to real English blends and I have been smoking English tobaccos for a half century. Karl himself did much better than this.

Taste like the original Frog with Perique added which makes this blend a bit more interesting to smoke. The Perique builds as you smoke bringing the pepper forward. The nicotine hit is a bit higher than the original but still fairly light. Lights and burns nicely. If you're a fan of FM and Perique blends, be sure to give FMOTB a try.

Before reading my review, know that I am not fond of Frog Morton's cellar. If you enjoy FMC, skip this review because you will probably like this tobacco more than I do.

Conclusion: This is a dessert tobacco for me, it is very sweet. For those times when one has to satisfy one's sweet tooth. Other than that it is unremarcable, simple and straight. No need to fear either latakia or perique because those are very subtle. Mechanically it is a pretty poor blend that puts off alot of moisture and is quite hard to keep lit. This is in my opinion an ok tobacco, but I most likely will not order another tin.

Taste: An almost sugar like sweetness dominates, reminiscent of that in its aromatic cousin "Frog Morton's cellar". This is clearly topped, I would say, but that is nothing untypical of McClelland in general. Also there is this note of tomato often found in McClelland blends coming through. Beneath these two elements the latakia is most prominent, which makes for a sweet smokiness. The perique is hardly noticeable for the first two thirds of a bowl, and in the last third it reveals itself only through a slight tingle in the nose. Overall it is hard to discern any subtle flavours in this tobacco, it is pretty thick and dense. Blunt almost. That said it is tasty, however simple.

Mechanics: A rough ribbon, kind of a sloppy cut. Needs some drying to not put off alot of moisture that will require a run through with a pipe cleaner, and even so it will need an amount of relights usually reserved for flakes. It does not bite though, nicotine is at mild to medium.

Smells like beef jerky! I heard a lot of good things about this tobacco and it did not disappoint. I feel like this tobacco would be really awesome on a camping trip or, dare I say, the Bayou

Whoa, that's nice. Much milder than I expected and very decent flavor. I had braced myself for an overwhelming thump of taste, but it was more understated than expected but still nice and rich. This being my first try at perique, I'm liking it. It seemed a bit damp, but it's humid today, so it took a few relights to keep it going. It packed nicely, and I detected a few roll-like bundles in the strands that rubbed easily into ribbons. I got zero gurgle. And it was nice to the bottom of the bowl.

I've tried Frog and Frog Out on the Town--I like both. This is different, though subtly so.

This is a great tobacco and a good smoke. It is not too strong or smoky, it is smooth and dry while smoking. There was no bite and the taste was the same through the smoke. The smell from the freshly opened can was intriguing, with a slight smell of whiskey. The whiskey taste while smoking was minimal and added to the tobacco's flavor as opposed to covering it up as some alcohol flavored tobaccos tend to do. The tobacco was somewhat strong, but not too much so. The room was pleasant and my study smelled great for hours after I was done smoking, I enjoyed the Kentucky Bourbon taste and smell. It was, however, hard to stay lit in the pipe and tended to clump up in the bottom, so I had to take my pipe tool and stir it up and re-pack it to finish my bowl. This is probably going to be my favorite tobacco.

Frog Morton does it again with this Balkan blend. On the bayou is a mild Balkan and allows one to enjoy a nice and relaxing smoke. I love the perique in this blend and it is just another solid smoke from this series. The tobacco is easy to work with and keep lit. The smoke is smooth and no bite on this. So kick back on the sofa and enjoy your adventure to the bayou because this blend is A beaut.

A co-worker gave me a sample of this tobacco today, so I had to give it a try!

Tin note (in my case ziploc bag note): very nice; the lat really shapes the aroma, but the perique and VA are prominent as well.

Flavor: pretty good, but it almost seems like too many strong flavors fighting with each other. The perique is noticeable, along with the latakia, against an equally strong foundation flavor. There's some slight flavoring to shape it all out with some sweetness.

Pretty strong in the vitamin N department; burns well, not too hot.