McClelland Organically Grown Flake
(3.33)
The Virginia in this organically grown tobacco is of the finest quality.
Notes: Pipestud had mentioned the problem McClelland had with this tobacco. My understanding is that they were NOT forced to stop production; they chose to. Mike had procured this wonderful organically grown Virginia leaf and planned to tin and sell it as "organic tobacco," which it is. The problem arose because McClelland had processed it using the same machinery as was used to process non-organic tobacco. This is a no-no. No organic product may contain any trace of non-organics. So, Mike sent this out as organically-GROWN, which it was, but was so disappointed and disgusted with the Federal nit-picking, he decided not to pursue the issue further.
Details
| Brand | McClelland |
| Blended By | McClelland Tobacco Company |
| Manufactured By | McClelland Tobacco Company |
| Blend Type | Straight Virginia |
| Contents | Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Broken Flake |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin |
| Country | United States |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 15, 2002 | Mild | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Another clue unfolds in the Mystery of the McClelland Ketchup Scent. This medium-brown flake (perhaps the lightest McClelland I've seen) is additive-free and it has _no_ ketchup smell! So it's safe to assume that the vinegary smell in all the other McC flakes comes from some kind of additive -- but what? Humectants? Some kind of topping? Do they use actual vinegar in processing their flakes? We may never know.
OGF also seems somewhat less astringent that other McC VAs, but it still can bite. It also doesn't have much of that classic woodsy-smokey flavor all other McC VA flakes have. To me it's a subtle VA, but it never fully bowls me over. Given its high price, there are a whole lot of other VAs I'd turn to first. But if you're seriously into organics (and you _smoke_??), or have craved McClelland without the ketchup, this flake's for you.
OGF also seems somewhat less astringent that other McC VAs, but it still can bite. It also doesn't have much of that classic woodsy-smokey flavor all other McC VA flakes have. To me it's a subtle VA, but it never fully bowls me over. Given its high price, there are a whole lot of other VAs I'd turn to first. But if you're seriously into organics (and you _smoke_??), or have craved McClelland without the ketchup, this flake's for you.
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