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 1 - 7 of 7 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 11, 2015 | Medium to Strong | Medium | Full | Unnoticeable |
What in the world kind of blend is this? Its like they doused tobacco in, well not honey. Pistachios, perhaps? Maybe something else as well. Blend is so bad I can't even taste the tobacco. Only MacBaren's Scottish blend has a somewhat similar taste but I can a least taste the tobacco with that blend.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Feb 06, 2009 | Mild | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
I tried this because I liked Black Shag and Arcadia but this one threw me for a loop. What the heck happened? I remembered thinking. Where is the flavor? All I was able to get from this blend was a bit of sweetness and a pipe full of goo. I was very disappointed but relieved that the tin sample was free.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Nov 26, 2008 | Mild to Medium | Strong | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Picked this tin up from my B&M as a last tin clearance buy. I should have let another bargain hunter pick it up. I like the flake style, but that's it. Melon taste is very overpowering. It tasted like I was smoking a car air freshener.
Not a blend for me.
Not a blend for me.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 10, 2008 | Very Mild | Very Strong | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
It seems to be good quality broken/semi rubbed out flake but the topping is just too much. I have smoke two bowls out of the tin. I will let it sit a while and come back to it but way over the top in the flavoring.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| May 18, 2005 | Medium | Very Mild | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Revised 05-17-2005
This is an OK Va flake. After trying many other fine VA's, I just can't smoke this anymore. I guess it might be a nice novelty from time to time, but my taste has travelled elsewhere. It does have a nice room note though.
This is an OK Va flake. After trying many other fine VA's, I just can't smoke this anymore. I guess it might be a nice novelty from time to time, but my taste has travelled elsewhere. It does have a nice room note though.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Jan 04, 2005 | Medium to Strong | Mild to Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
THIS IS GOD AWFUL!!!!
I am sorry to say but I think McClelland keeps missing the mark on new blend developments. Most of thier blends, especially thier flakes reek of vinegar. I guess it is thier theme. That smell is there to but with an added twist of an addition of a sweetener to a blend of golden brown virgina broken flake. It creates a sort of power play between the vinegary tang and the syrupy sweatness analogous to a sweet and sour dish at a chinease restaurant. It is called Honeydew but it sure does not taste like it was flavored with honey. In fact it tastes like the cheap syrupy sugar sweetness found in generic cavendish. This simply does not work.
-Not recommended
I am sorry to say but I think McClelland keeps missing the mark on new blend developments. Most of thier blends, especially thier flakes reek of vinegar. I guess it is thier theme. That smell is there to but with an added twist of an addition of a sweetener to a blend of golden brown virgina broken flake. It creates a sort of power play between the vinegary tang and the syrupy sweatness analogous to a sweet and sour dish at a chinease restaurant. It is called Honeydew but it sure does not taste like it was flavored with honey. In fact it tastes like the cheap syrupy sugar sweetness found in generic cavendish. This simply does not work.
-Not recommended
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 25, 2004 | Mild | Medium | Medium | Tolerable |
I am a McClelland VA lover, but this is just too sweet for me; I find it cloying. McClelland VAs are naturally sweet, so there is no need for further topping. I will struggle to finish my tin. However, Honeydew might be fine for an aromatic smoker looking to try a Virginia. The base tobacco is high quality and the burn is excellent.
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