McClelland Vanilla Black Cavendish

Seriously wet sweet stuff. Went straight through it. If you like cased tobacco, then this is the stuff.

I'm really not much on black cavendish tobacco. I usually will not purchase a blend if it has too high of a percentage of the black stuff. I bought this strictly as a blending tobacco to tame some of the harsh or too strong blends I have on hand.I was pleasantly surprised by VBC. I haven't tried Lane's version but I can't imagine it being any better than this. Yeah it's sweet and heavy on the vanilla but not cloying and there is some hint of tobacco taste. It burns cool,doesn't bite or get goopy.I never would of expected it but I do occasionally smoke a bowl of this straight. It's a bit much to take on a regular basis but when I get the old sweet tooth going this works fine.

As a blending component to tame some overly spicy Virginias or a Va/Per that may have too much Perique for your tastes this works wonders. I now have reclaimed a lot of blends that I wasn't enjoying. It doesn't turn them into super blends but it makes them enjoyable enough to polish off the ignored offending blends.

Smoked straight it rates 2 1/2 stars. As a blending component I give it 3 1/2 stars.

Best used as a blending component as the vanilla casing is very rich to the point that it smells and tastes like butterscotch. I use it in a 50/50 mix of Lane HS-3 and VBC. If you're looking for a black Cavendish to smoke by itself, you would be better off with Lanes BCA, which is much smoother and contains less casing.

A decent black Cavendish blend. You must of course love vanilla. This is a perfect blend for the "smoke instead of eat dessert" crowd. Not as goopy as some.

i purchased this tobacco looking for a good vanilla aromatic. this definatley is a very good vanilla aromatic. however i personally dont like it that much. i enjoy puffing at my pipe after the bowl is loade but before i light just to get a good feel for the flavor and i think with this tobacco the vanilla is alitle to strong. it reminds me of the circus for whatever reason. i enjoyed it but am going to try blending it with something because it definatley is a good vanilla. overall its a great tobacco just seems a little tacky by itself and am looking forward to blending it

I love this tobbaco , my wife loves the room note. I will not gum up your pipe is smoks cool and has an excellent flavor.I very seldon have to relight my pipe a real pleasure to smoke. Do not try if your a fan of non- Aromatics You will not like this .

As Vanilla aromatics go this one is one of the more tolerable. I would never consider smoking this without letting it dry out for a day or two. I am not often an aromatic smoker, maybe a hand full of bowls a month, but this one is one of the few that I consistently grab. The thing about it is that I always want a bit more and I just never seem satisfied with the result. This one mixed with bulk no. 710 Columbian mocha and any good quality white burly is a good smoke. I am just not enthusiastic about it by its self.

This has to be one of the coolest smoking aromatics I've ever tried. For me it tends to be a bit difficult to light and get going, but once it does start to burn it stays lit well. Even though it says vanilla in the name, the aroma really reminds me of butterscotch. The room note is fantastic, too. It doesn't deliver much in the taste department, but I don't think this blend was meant to. Taken for what it is, (an extremely flavored tobacco) it is a good blend. Don't expect to taste tobacco here. But if you want something mild, cool, great smelling, and something you don't have to pay attention to while you smoke, this is it.

I'm not sure if this is even the right tobacco. I bought some McClelland Vanilla Black in bulk from my local tobacconist, but what I bought is more like triangular flakes than ribbons. The pouch smell is simply outstanding, like sniffing a vanilla bean. This tobacco smokes very smoothly, almost too smoothly though, as I end up inhaling a lot of the smoke by accident most times I smoke it. I ended up mixing it about 50/50 with some Stokkebye Black Majesty, and it smokes much nicer, though a bit too lightly still.

Overally, a very nice tobacco. Among my favourites so far. And definitely my favourite when it comes to the room note afterwards, it smells wonderful!

I give it 3 out of 4 for both the inhalation problem, and the fact that it smokes very wet and leaves my bowls gummy after smoking.