McClelland Acadian Ribbon
(3.00)
The best sweet, tangy matured Virginias meld with subtle, cool Perique in an easy to pack, rich ribbon blend, smoothed by the Blakeney exclusive toasting process. Relax with the best.
Notes: McClelland introduced their Blakeney's Best line at the 21st CORPS (Conclave of Richmond Pipe Smokers) Pipe Show in Richmond, Virginia. The 50 grams tin was released to the public in late 2005.
Details
| Brand | McClelland |
| Series | Blakeney's Best |
| Blended By | McClelland Tobacco Company |
| Manufactured By | McClelland Tobacco Company |
| Blend Type | Virginia/Perique |
| Contents | Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin |
| Country | United States |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.00 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2011 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Tolerable to Strong |
This blend for me was just okay. I used to buy a pack of Lucky Strikes from time to time and thought, hmm toasted, that could be interesting... For me though, I just didn't get what I was expecting, and I can't say I really cared for this one at the time when I tried it. As the description says, it was easy to pack and burned quite well, wouldn't mind revisiting it at some point, but at the time it just wasn't for me. With that said, the tin note was very toasty smelling, you could also pick up the perique with a trained nose I think. To me the mix of perique and Va just didn't jive right, but who knows maybe if I have the opportunity to smoke it again I'll have a different experience. I did smoke an entire tin of it through though, so I can't say it was terrible or anything, just didn't stick out as a blend I would go back to. I seem to remember the perique was very present in the blend, but it had a much different taste to it from the perique blends I had tasted before. Unique, but not my cup of tea.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2007 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant |
A good blend, though not exceptional: smokes cool, dry and biteless, the strenght grows up towards the end of the bowl and the amount of Perique is just right not to overwhelm the Virginia. It is a good all-day smoke for the VAPER lovers but I've found it a little boring, without any evolution in taste.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2006 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Opening the tin, you are greeted with a wonderul looking tobacco. I love the ribbon cut, looks good, and is great to pack. Let this one air out a bit, it comes pretty moist, but give it a second to breathe then light up and enjoy. This tobacco fluctuates from being sweet, peppery, and raisin like, to ashy and bland. I don't understand what causes it to have either effect. Sometimes it is very enjoyable and other times not at all. I orginally rated this well but must lower it to two stars, a blend needs to be consistently enjoyable.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Mar 27, 2008 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Tin: The strongest raisin ketchup odor I remember, of all the McClelland blends. It was so strong, it was the only odor. It was difficult to isolate the Perique out of this. It was almost dry. Strong mahogany hue, overall, bespeckled with darker and lighter ribbon cut, the blonde being wide ribbon.
When smoked, the tin was 1-2 years old. For interesting info. on dating tinned tobacco, link to:
pipes.org---locate the Forums box--Topics--Tobacco Questions-- scroll down , to bottom of page, to Archive Oct. 03, 2006 and Archive Oct. 24, 2005.
Lighting: Oddly enough, it was not easy to keep lit, even though it was dry to the touch, when originally put in the pipe, producing some gurgle and moisture out of the stem. During one of the relights, half way down, it gave a sizzling sound.
Taste & Aroma: More flavor developed around mid-bowl. The Perique ketchup odor was distinct from start to finish; no tongue bite; not sweet.
The Perique quality developed late in the bowl, a peppery feel.
Smoked similar to Royal Cajun Special, in having a toasty VA character.
Laid down a tar and moisture in the pipe.
Nicotine: When the bowl was about done, a only a slight buzz was produced.
Room Note: Nice toasty strong VA. The ash had a vague cacao aroma.
Overall: BBAR is a mild VA billed as having strong and heady Perique. It seems to be designed for those wishing to smoke a blend with Perique, but still having a pleasing room note. The bowl smoke sure gives the nose a zing.
The thought of smoking something with a raisin ketchup signature not distinguishable from Perique, from tin to ash, is not a pleasant thought; could not rightly discern the McClelland from the Perique aroma. 2.2 stars.
When smoked, the tin was 1-2 years old. For interesting info. on dating tinned tobacco, link to:
pipes.org---locate the Forums box--Topics--Tobacco Questions-- scroll down , to bottom of page, to Archive Oct. 03, 2006 and Archive Oct. 24, 2005.
Lighting: Oddly enough, it was not easy to keep lit, even though it was dry to the touch, when originally put in the pipe, producing some gurgle and moisture out of the stem. During one of the relights, half way down, it gave a sizzling sound.
Taste & Aroma: More flavor developed around mid-bowl. The Perique ketchup odor was distinct from start to finish; no tongue bite; not sweet.
The Perique quality developed late in the bowl, a peppery feel.
Smoked similar to Royal Cajun Special, in having a toasty VA character.
Laid down a tar and moisture in the pipe.
Nicotine: When the bowl was about done, a only a slight buzz was produced.
Room Note: Nice toasty strong VA. The ash had a vague cacao aroma.
Overall: BBAR is a mild VA billed as having strong and heady Perique. It seems to be designed for those wishing to smoke a blend with Perique, but still having a pleasing room note. The bowl smoke sure gives the nose a zing.
The thought of smoking something with a raisin ketchup signature not distinguishable from Perique, from tin to ash, is not a pleasant thought; could not rightly discern the McClelland from the Perique aroma. 2.2 stars.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Aug 28, 2005 | Mild | Extremely Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
I am dissapointed by this new offering from McClelland. I can taste the "toast" but very little of the perique. I had high hopes since I am a fan of OGF, 5100, 2010, and 2015. Well, the toasting process not only elimates the bite, but practically eliminates the sweet virginia flavor I look for in McKethup. I've tried this in a variety of bowl sizes and disfferent times of day but it just does not click. DGT is pretty awful and ashy. The quality is there, just not my cup of tea.
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