McClelland Best of Show

Tin note is similar to stultiff PS Mountain pass. Sweet but not overly so. Attractive coarse cut tobacco with mostly black cavendish evident. Lights very easily and burns cool but on the sweet side. A nice aromatic with a very pleasant room note. McClelland premium aromatics are all made from high quality tobacco and this is no exception. Nougaty goodness permeates the smoke and never becomes cloying or bitter. No chemical taste at all, just good tobacco flavor. Tastes a bit like Dark chocolate Milky Way bars. Recommend.

To me, for the flavoring, I would rather smoke Captain Black. I much rather prefer Topic of Town for its maple flavoring and room note. If you like Captain Black for its flavor and room note, I say stay with it. I would normally recommend this, but since I find it same as Captain Black but a bit less, I have to just "somewhat" it.

This is my first review, so please bear with me. I haven't been smoking pipes for long. This is my first of McClelland's Premium Aromatics. It wasn't quite as aromatic as I expected, but it was tasty. However, it began to burn fairly hot especially in the second half of the bowl. It also had some bite, which I'm not a fan of. I'll give it a couple of more tries and we'll see where it takes me.

A great flavor and an awesome blend of tobaccos. A very good hybrid of English Blends and Aromatics.

Someone said it tastes like snickers, and it does... Very weak in regards to nicotine, but a pleasant taste overall. Town topic is better, don't buy more.

I bought this blend from a local smokeshop in Franklin, Tennessee. One of the owners of the shop said that it reminded him of Snickers in the bowl; therefore, I knew I had to try it. I purchased a tin, and was set back a few paces by the wave of scent sent out by the tobacco. It was a tad bit moist out of the tin, so i had to dry it out for a bit.

Once I got the tobacco lit, it was easy to see that this was a full on aromatic. I enjoyed the smell of the smoke, and it gave off an interesting taste. Nougat was the first thing to my mind.

It stays lit well when you dry it out.

Not the best tobacco i've ever smoked, nor is it the best aromatic, but if you have some left over, give it a go.

The casing for Best of Show is not applied with a deft hand. It's very sweet (sure, it tastes like nougat, which is kind of nice), very thick, quite chemical, and quite gloopy.

It might be a step up for aro lovers used to drugstore brands, but it was too cloying, chemical, and gurgly for me.

A surprisingly subpar offering from McClelland, recommended only for aro lovers looking for something very sweet.

This blend is a great aromatic and has nouget flavor as described. This blend lingers on the palate like caramel or brown sugar flavor. All and all a great blend from Mclelland! This blend will be on my shelf and in my bowl always.

Best in Show is no dog. My return to Black Cavendish aromatics started with P&W 191 and it remains my benchmark for this genre. This is tasty and non-challenging. I also enjoy mixing it with non-aromatics to make my own crossover blends.

Long, wide black and red-brown ribbons fairly easy to load

Cool, but not for careless smoking

Tin aroma very close to taste with the latter less sweet than the former might suggest

Delightful room aroma

Moist in the tin, even slightly sticky and does not dry out easily

Great for smoking in places you do not want to smell like you've been smoking

Real tobacco taste and does not finish bitter

Smokes dry and completely for a clean pipe that smells like you smoked an aromatic.