McClelland Honeydew
(2.88)
The sweet fragrant Honeydew was all gone by the time Susan Cushing offered the container to Sherlock Holmes, but he was undoubtedly familiar with this fine Irish flake's gratifying flavor, its pleasing aroma and gentleness on the palate. A subtly sweet, fragrant flake tobacco in the Irish tradition.
Details
| Brand | McClelland |
| Series | 221b Series |
| Blended By | McClelland Tobacco Company |
| Manufactured By | McClelland Tobacco Company |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Flake |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin |
| Country | United States |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.88 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 11 - 14 of 14 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 14, 2006 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Hmmm...What I don't like about McClelland flakes is that "keptchupy" smell that welcomes you upon the opening of the tin. Fortunately, the smell does not transfer in the actual taste of the tobacco. That smell takes a while to vanish, though. Weird...
Honey Dew is a nice flake, composed of medium brown leaf, golden brown and some shades of black. The flakes themselves are average in size,but a little ticker than usual. It needs to be rubbed out a bit to be easier to smoke. The tobacco feels nice in the hand as you break it, it reminds me of MacBaren's Golden Extra in the cut and feel, but they have no common ground for the rest. Honey Dew is a bit hard to light up and maintain, so this tobacco needs attention. The taste is good, it's rather sweet and mild, but still tasty. The flavouring is definitevely not too pronounced, which is good for me because I like to smoke VA's/Périque blends, I'm not into aromatics at all. My wife says the room note is rather weird, not exactly pleasant for her, but tolerable - and she always remains objective.
Honey Dew builds up a bit stronger in taste as I go down, but not much...the bowl is left clean and dry, which is important.
Besides the fact that the tobacco is a bit hard to light up and maintain,and that ketcupy smell, Honey Dew definitely remains a half-decent tobacco. The flakes are nice looking. It is not extraordinary, doesn't culminate in a unique smoking experience, but I've smoked many tobaccos not worthy of this McClelland blend.
I just wonder if Holmes would have smoked such a tobacco, though - I know, I know, he is a fictional character, but I'm just playing the game; for some reason, I picture him better with a stronger blend. But even Holmes, I guess, needed something milder every once in a while...
I think this tobacco would be a good beginning for anybody who wants to start exploring the Flakes world.
Honey Dew is a nice flake, composed of medium brown leaf, golden brown and some shades of black. The flakes themselves are average in size,but a little ticker than usual. It needs to be rubbed out a bit to be easier to smoke. The tobacco feels nice in the hand as you break it, it reminds me of MacBaren's Golden Extra in the cut and feel, but they have no common ground for the rest. Honey Dew is a bit hard to light up and maintain, so this tobacco needs attention. The taste is good, it's rather sweet and mild, but still tasty. The flavouring is definitevely not too pronounced, which is good for me because I like to smoke VA's/Périque blends, I'm not into aromatics at all. My wife says the room note is rather weird, not exactly pleasant for her, but tolerable - and she always remains objective.
Honey Dew builds up a bit stronger in taste as I go down, but not much...the bowl is left clean and dry, which is important.
Besides the fact that the tobacco is a bit hard to light up and maintain,and that ketcupy smell, Honey Dew definitely remains a half-decent tobacco. The flakes are nice looking. It is not extraordinary, doesn't culminate in a unique smoking experience, but I've smoked many tobaccos not worthy of this McClelland blend.
I just wonder if Holmes would have smoked such a tobacco, though - I know, I know, he is a fictional character, but I'm just playing the game; for some reason, I picture him better with a stronger blend. But even Holmes, I guess, needed something milder every once in a while...
I think this tobacco would be a good beginning for anybody who wants to start exploring the Flakes world.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 07, 2005 | Mild | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
An even, steady tobacco that doesn't really stand out. Its a good, traditional flavour, but I was looking for more of a honeydew taste. I would recommended Orlick's mild honeydew over this.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 18, 2005 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
WARNING! This is not a Virginia Flake! It is a Honeydew! Now that we got that out of the way, this is a fine example of an Irish honeydew. The Virgina tobacco has a additive, that gives a more syrupy sweet flavor to the already nutty sweet Virginias (this is the Irish style, the English and Continental Style are not quite so cloying). This particular example always puts me in mind of a sweet corn pudding. Smoke if Viriginias are not sweet enough.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 12, 2005 | Medium | Mild | Medium | Tolerable |
It took a while to get the hang of this tobacco. A small bowl, lots of time to smoke very slowly. This method yielded a very tasty smoke. Earlier attempts were less sucessful. Especially while driving, I think the stress of dealing with freeway driving causes rapid or too deep draws on the pipe and unleashes a harsh and even sour taste. When you have the time to do it right, this is a 3 star smoke. If you are in a hurry skip this blend.
Update: 6/12/2005- There are too many tasty Virginias available to waste time on this. Two and one-half stars.
Update: 6/12/2005- There are too many tasty Virginias available to waste time on this. Two and one-half stars.
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