McClelland Beacon
(3.56)
Bright high sugar content Virginia cake made with lemon yellow and orange Virginia leaf along with a healthy dose of seven year old Louisiana perique. A blend to calm a weary sailor outrunning an approaching storm.
Notes: Repurposed in 2009 from a PCCA Blend.
Details
| Brand | McClelland |
| Series | Collector Series |
| Blended By | McClelland Tobacco Company |
| Manufactured By | McClelland Tobacco Company |
| Blend Type | Virginia/Perique |
| Contents | Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Flake |
| 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
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.56 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 11 - 12 of 12 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Jan 06, 2011 | Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I recently opened a tin from 2009 and stoked a bowl after drying & rubbing it out some. I didn't think I was going to like this but I persevered. It was a little sharp initially but quickly faded. After a little burns off, you're left with pure tobacco flavor.
This is a good VA/Per blend that burns fairly slow and stays lit really well. The Virginias in this blend are very sweet and my overall impression was...a blend that anyone would enjoy, regardless of preference.
For me, this mix became a little bland & lite after mid-bowl. I like VA/Pers & this is a good one. Therefore, IMHO, Beacon merits three stars.
This is a good VA/Per blend that burns fairly slow and stays lit really well. The Virginias in this blend are very sweet and my overall impression was...a blend that anyone would enjoy, regardless of preference.
For me, this mix became a little bland & lite after mid-bowl. I like VA/Pers & this is a good one. Therefore, IMHO, Beacon merits three stars.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Sep 08, 2009 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Tolerable |
Tin: This is a partially broken flake with a familiar McClelland sweet oats and raisins smell, chestnut to brown, mottled with blonde. Supple and somewhat moist. Tin date is 2009.
Handling: Needs to be rubbed out like any flake. Difficult to get lit and burns slowly. With the tobacco very well rubbed out, a much more savory smoke is had.
Smoking: Similar to other offerings in this genre: Aurora, McCranie's My Reserve II; sweet VA, but with a terse edge to it.
With the tobacco very well rubbed out, Beacon is a more complex smoke.
Nicotine: mild to medium, closer to medium
Room Note: tolerable
Overall: In that there are similar offerings in ribbon form, two stars; well rubbed out, 2.9 stars.
Beacon is part of the 6-member Collector Blends produced by, and labeled as, McClelland. McClelland originally made it available for the Pipe Collector's but McClelland no longer puts PCCA on the label.
Handling: Needs to be rubbed out like any flake. Difficult to get lit and burns slowly. With the tobacco very well rubbed out, a much more savory smoke is had.
Smoking: Similar to other offerings in this genre: Aurora, McCranie's My Reserve II; sweet VA, but with a terse edge to it.
With the tobacco very well rubbed out, Beacon is a more complex smoke.
Nicotine: mild to medium, closer to medium
Room Note: tolerable
Overall: In that there are similar offerings in ribbon form, two stars; well rubbed out, 2.9 stars.
Beacon is part of the 6-member Collector Blends produced by, and labeled as, McClelland. McClelland originally made it available for the Pipe Collector's but McClelland no longer puts PCCA on the label.
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