McClelland Town Topic

This is a great premium aromatic tobacco! I will first say that I am not a fan of McClelland tobacco's due to their ketchup smell, mostly because I hate ketchup. However this stuff smells like morning panckakes soaked in maple syrup. So if your not a fan of sweet tobacco's then this is probably not for you. However if you are seaching for a classic air cured Black Cavendish that will please the room this is a great choice. It's quite wet out of the tin, so some drying is recommended. Town Topic has very little tongue bite and, is a very light smoke that even the wife will enjoy!

Really smooth and enjoyable. I especially like the fact that others who share my life like the smell, that's a tall order!

I liked this aromatic. I've acquired several tins of McClell aromatics and none of them have the trademark vinegar smell. It seems McC only does the vinegar (ascetic acid) preservative on their non aromatic blends. The tin smells wonderful. I left some out to dry for 5 hours. 2 matches and that was it. The burning smoke does not overwhelm with the maple, just a light essence. Lots of smoke.

I had smoked McBaren Scottish mixture and McBaren Gold of Denmark yesterday and this McClelland Town Topic easily beats both of those aromatics in smell and taste.

McClelland has a wide product line, and I don't know why I am so surprised they can do an aromatic, and without the vinegar. I'm sure I'll be smoking more of this.

Nice sweet taste, and extremely pleasant room aroma. Burns extremely easy. Easily my favorite aromatic by far

You're in for a treat with this one. Great maple flavor, room note that will gather friends and neighbors. Everybody wins here. The tin claims that it's destined to be the talk of the town--I live in a small town where nobody knows each other anymore and everyone spends too much time at the big box stores, so it's hard to imagine anything being the talk of the town around here, but let's just assume (for argument's sake) that there was a talk of the town--this would most definitely be it (and rightly so). If you like aromatics, you are sure to like this mixture. And if you like maple, you are in for a really special smoke. Upon opening the tin I was greeted with tasty aroma and the tobacco was quite sightly. It looked anxious to get into my pipe. But it's the taste and aroma that keeps me coming back for more, and the smoke dissipates from the room quickly, which is a bonus in my book. Forget the hearty breakfast of pancakes for me; I'll just have a bowlful of Town Topic.

I state with prejudice that I love MAPLE anything! With that being said, I 'll try not to be too subjective 🙂 ! I cannot understand how McClelland can produce such a lousy maple mixture like Townsman Cavendish Blue and then simultaneously create this masterpiece called Town Topic. ???? This actually, in my opinion, surpasses P&W's Vermont Maple Cavendish. It is undeniably, unmistakably maple in the tin aroma. At First light I tasted a wonderful sweet and creamy maple flavor. This remained throughout the entire smoke. No goop or wetness in this mix at all. VERY NATURAL maple flavor. In truth it rivals at the least and surpasses at best PIPEWORKS Maple. I have to keep reiterating that point ,as I consider that blend to be the finest of this flavor palate on the market. The cut is like Best of Show, Taste Master, and Easy Street.It is Chunky and predominantly black cavendish. Very easy to keep lit and very sweet and delicious. A solid 4 stars for maple fans and 3 stars for all Aromatic fans! Try this if the opportunity presents itself.

I like this mixture. I am a big fan of McClelland blends because I have found their name's match the tobacco nicely. This one is no exception.

Upon opening the tin, you are greeted with a nice maple style aroma that reminds me of pancakes after a nice morning of duck hunting on the lake. This blend goes well with a coffee in the morning or as an after dinner smoke. My friends constantly comment on the very pleasing aroma this one gives off as it burns.

The mixture is a bit moist due to the flavoring process and I have found it helps to dry it out a bit after packing the pipe. The clean up after is not so bad and it leaves a nice layer behind in the pipe. Smoke this one slowly to enjoy the flavors and to keep the taste nice.....smoke it too hot and it tastes a bit wrong.

This is my camp blend. I take this to the lake with me during hunting season because of the consistency of good smoke and the fine aroma.

Happy lighting!

This blend I found not to be overbearingly sweet. Just enough to give a little hint sweetness and not taste of pure sugar. The room note is nice, and has a pleasant hint of maple. No bite what so ever in the several bowls that I've had. No glob of wet mess in the bottom of the bowl, either. If you're looking for an aromatic that's not just candied tobacco, this one is worth trying.

Smooth, mild and softly sweet. Not a bite in the bowl. Unmistakable Maple aroma. Smoked clean and dry to the bottom of the bowl. In my mind, a true benchmark for mild aromatics. Are we sure that Carol at P&W did'nt create this ?

This blend delivers what the tin claims. It always shocks me when I read a review that is critical of a blend for delivering what the tin note says it will deliver. To me, if a blend delivers what the tin says, well hell, thats 4 stars! Nuff said.