McClelland Blending Turkish

McClelland - Blending Turkish.

It's quite a coarse ribbon and the pouch note's verdant and floral. As you can see from the picture it's a mixture of yellow and brown pieces but what you can't see here's the hydration: very good.

The smoke has a botanical/floral flavour. This is really the only flavour I get from it. As good a Turkish as it is for optimum enjoyment it needs mixing with something to add another dimension. The burn from it's good, but that's moot should you mix it with other leaves.

Nicotine: quite neutral: medium. Room-note: heavy.

I'll give this three stars for quality, I just don't recommend it neat!

Recommended.

The bag arrived to me doesn´t content neither Macedonia nor Smyrna or similars.The subtil touch of very fine Havanna cigar makes me think that this blend could be mostly Soukhoumi or russian Maikop.Really a fine touch for blending without the typical floral sweet aroma that we can expect in a regular known as oriental.Smoked straight is not bad,but with Perique or Latakia becomes splendid.Please be so careful adding this leaf as with Perique.There is a slim line between glory and a ruined mixture.All this IMHO.

A great turkish tobacco to add that "barnyard" nuance to an existing or created blend. Leaves a very pleasant "minty" flavor on the palate.

I spent my life watching my Dad buy various razors in search of the "perfect shave". Since returning to pipes of late, I feel like I'm searching for the "perfect smoke". Wanting to sample everything and start making blends for education and the adventure of experimentation, I ordered 8 ounces of this blend. I tried it with an old, small bowl Claridge I like. It required a couple of relights and it seemed just a bit dry to me, but it was really enjoyable. I liked what I call a rich taste - not flavored or sugary - just solid richness. Of course, I started thinking of potential blends. This will make a great blender and by itself it's no slouch either. I'd call it solid, rich, and worth having.

Bulk: Standard medium ribbon cut. Mostly medium brown, some tan, with what appears to be a small amount of olive. Fragrant and herbal but with a natural or grainy undertone. Not sticky like McClelland's Blending Oriental. At a good moisture level, towards dry.

Burning: Took a couple of relights

Taste & Aroma: Has that very musty, grassy herbal tone, like green tea, that I have been trying to identify in C&D's Good Morning.

Overall: BTR has none of the sweet carmel fragrance and sandalwood aroma of McClelland's BO. BTR has a "green" complexion to the aroma. Generally, orientals are sun cured. 4Noggins and Smokingpipes.coms provide a Tin Description, in their Blending and Bulk sections, respectively. I still want know the distinction between Turkish and Oriental.

This is essentially a blending tobacco. It is too one dimensional smoked alone. It does have a very interesting taste to it, and burns very well. It will burn too fast by its self, but even just adding latakia 50/50 makes a tremendous smoke. I have made many blends using this tobacco and love it. The only thing that I try to keep in mind is to use sparingly it is a condiment like Perique.

A pure Turkish Ribbon-cut. A great blender, a monochromatic smoke by itself. If you are into plain Turkish tobacco you might love this. Burns fast due to the fine cut but no bad traits at all.