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Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| StevieB (2008) |   |
Mild | Very Mild | Mild to Medium | Tolerable to Strong |
McClelland - No. 615 Calypso.
It's on the coarser side, and jet black. I had no problem smoking it fresh from the pouch, it wasn't too moist.
The flavour? Strange. The name Calypso had me awaiting a tropical, fruity, taste, but that's not the case. I get none of the usual vanilla from the black Cavendish, the main flavour's mildly smoky. I also get very little sweetness from it. The burn's good right from the start, distributing a cool, bite-free, smoke.
Nicotine: not much. Room-note: not nice.
I don't like this, at all. Not recommended:
One star.
Pipe Used: Cob
Age When Smoked: One month
Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com
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| Emeritus Account (29935) | |
Mild | Mild | Mild | Very Pleasant |
This is an Aromatic, kinda damp, all jet black cavendish tobacco. It is sweet and has no bite. The flavourig is something I cannot put my finger on. I wouldn't purchase this tobacco to smoke on it's own again in a million years...BUT, Mix this 1/4 lbs. with C&D's Pirate Kake 1/4 lbs. mix in 2 oz of Mcclelland's x-40 buley. Mix it all well and let it sit for a week. This makes a great English blend. Smooth, mellow, creamy, sMOkEy. I call it Davey Jones Locker.
Update: A year later and this is still wonderful!(Davy Jones, anyway)
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| Emeritus Account (29935) | |
Mild | Very Mild | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Pleasant |
This is another McClelland aromatic I received in a sampler containing 11 blends. In appearance it was identical to #600 Special Black with somewhat similar burning characteristics.
I realize it's not completely fair to judge a tobacco based upon one ounce, every bowl I smoked, including in one case my first bowl of the day, about the only "taste" I experieced was sweet, if one wants to consider sweet to be a taste. I suppose the best descriptin of this blend is "flat" and would not be on my recommended list. One star
F. Prefect
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| Smoke_Ring (158) | |
Mild | Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
McCelland Bulk No. 615 - Calypso Black
Star Rating = 3
Rating Scores - 10 is the Best and 0 is the Worst
Pouch Note = 7
Room Note = 8
Flavor = 8
Bite = 8
Burn = 8
After Taste = 8
Raw Score = 47
Rated Percentage = 78%
Comment = Smooth, Mild, nice Room Note, good Flavor, just a tad of After Taste
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