McClelland Tastemaster

This was a very good chocolate topped blend, with the strongest "peanut brittle" note in the room note out of any chocolate topped tobacco I have tried. This would win over any sensitive nose anywhere. Sadly no longer available, it was perhaps the standard chocolate aromatic.

It was a mix of black cavendish with a smattering of golden virginia that was stained dark brown from the topping.

If they ever produce these blends again, unlikely since the company is now gone, this is one I would buy.

** 25% Granger, 25% Prince Albert and 50% Tastemaster makes a terrific all day smoke with a bit of strength and female approved room note! **

Ok so this isn't the first time I have been shnookered into buying a tobacco that I thought was a new (to me) blend but is in fact the same as another. In this case Tastemaster is the exact same blend as GKPC Chocolate Silk (which I absolutely adore) so instead of writing another long winded review i'll just keep it short but both blends are black Cavendish with a smattering of Gold Virginia and topped with McClelland's Chocolate Sauce... Both are amazing, smell like heaven and will make you an instant hero around women with a working shnoz, the unbiased and official room note reviewer, my Japanese Chin "Lilly Bell" attacked the tin which she does with Chocolate Silk so it has her rating of 4 paws... Seriously I have both blends in front of me and I cannot tell a difference which is fine since they are world class aromatics but had I know they were the same I would have purchased the Chocolate Silk to support the Greater Kansas Pipe Club... I am considering adding a pinch of a top shelf Cherry blend to a bowl, not letting it blend in a jar but a pinch on the top of a bowl to give the rest of the smoke a Cherry hint.

I really like this chocolatey tobacco. The flavorings don't destroy the tastes of what are obviously high quality tobaccos. The tin smell is great, and replicated in the smoking experience. Subtle smells of vanilla and chocolate, with a tobaccoey undertone. Nice combinations, not sugary sweet like many of today's aromatics. A very nice relaxing and tasteful smoke.

I'd like to buy more of this, but living overseas it's difficult to come by and international post is expensive. Does anyone know if one of the Maclellan bulk blends comes close to this TasteMaster?

I am not a big aromatic tobaccos fan, but have smoked many throughout the years. None have had as deep an impact on me as this offering from McClelland. This mixture has about 75% of Black CA and the rest broken up between the Cavendish, BU and VA. The tin aroma is more like mocha than chocolate. And, my God, it is delicious. It smokes clean, it smokes well, has no chemical taste, does not bite. If you expect some tobacco flavor, you will not really get it with Tastemaster. But what you will get is an incredible high quality aromatic. It is the best I have smoked so far and will buy more - on a regular basis, as a matter of fact. If you are a fan of aromatics, you must try this one. Highly recommended.

I found this to be delightful from opening the can each time to every bowl and the way the room became so aromatic. I could live on this blend being my daily steady.

I am primarily an English blend smoker but have had the cravings for the occasional Aromatic. While talking to a local tobacconist who is also an English Blend smoker referred me to Tastemaster.

This is defiantly one of the highest quality aromatics out there. It burns very cool and I was unable to get it to bit.

The tin aroma was very pleasant lacking the notorious McClelland ketchup aroma. It had a chocolateish smell on opening the tin.

This stuff lights very easily and burns clean to the bottom of the bowl.

It has very smooth and cream like smoking characteristics. I do detect a hit of chocolate but I primarily taste an almost Mocha coffee.

This is one of my favorite tobaccos to smoke when having a cup of coffee where the pipe smell might offend those near by.

I get many complements on the room note and it's an Aromatic that I actually enjoy!

-Chris

This was a nice change from my regular Sutliff Private Stock - Maple Street and will make it my choice now. My mind melts when I smell the tin, I like Josephs' description of it being more like an Irish Coffee. This stuff just makes me positively giddy. Would go great with a Black & Tan beer I imagine.

When I first bought this tin, it was my first tasting of a McClelland aromatic tobacco and I'm very pleased. The blast of smooth chocolate and creaminess smells so good I wasn't sure I wanted to smoke this. The smooth and creamy chocolate stays most of the way through the bowl. On a few occasions I got some gurgling, but it could of been from me smoking it too fast since it was tasting so good. TASTEMASTER will be on my list of tobacco to ALWAYS have on hand.

This is some great stuff. The tin aroma is wonderful not the usual Mc Katsup smell. It is cut well. This blend lights very easy and stays lit well. I had no bit what so ever. It burns very cool I would say this was the cooles burning tobacco I have ever had. I taste is wonderful, not to strong. The aroma is pleasant to the non-smoker, my girlfriend loved it. I would recommend this any day.