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 1 - 3 of 3 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 09, 2011 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable to Strong |
Hot! Hot! Hot!
Until I tried Beacon, I never really knew how hot a blend could burn. This mild VaPer flake will singe the hairs from your tongue if you're not careful. This blend will make an acrylic mouthpiece too hot to handle.
If you smoke it slowly, you will have a tolerable, and somewhat bland VaPer. The Virginias are too young, not the aged or stoved stuff you see in so many McClelland's. Not one of McClelland's best.
But I love VaPers, and there is a generous amount of Perique here. I bought several tins, so I'm putting them away for a while. Maybe in 2016 I will find that it has aged into the great blend that others have experienced.
Until I tried Beacon, I never really knew how hot a blend could burn. This mild VaPer flake will singe the hairs from your tongue if you're not careful. This blend will make an acrylic mouthpiece too hot to handle.
If you smoke it slowly, you will have a tolerable, and somewhat bland VaPer. The Virginias are too young, not the aged or stoved stuff you see in so many McClelland's. Not one of McClelland's best.
But I love VaPers, and there is a generous amount of Perique here. I bought several tins, so I'm putting them away for a while. Maybe in 2016 I will find that it has aged into the great blend that others have experienced.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Jan 24, 2012 | Very Mild | Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
I like the sweet that virginia of this VAPer do in my taste, not so hard to keeping lit. Pleasant tobacco, but have a bad aftertaste (burning tobacco) after some time smoked, so makes this a very negative point to try smoke again.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Apr 16, 2010 | Medium | None Detected | Full | Very Strong |
Looks nice and smells like a McClelland blend. Very strong taste with heavy dose of perique. Very hard to light and keep lit. The smoke is heavy and seems to stick to everything, wife hates the smell, REALLY hates the smell. Tar buildup in the pipe is interesting to clean up, like telephone pole creosote.
Given a choice I would opt for 2105, but feel the Frogs are far smoother and easier to deal with. For me it is not sweet enough. If you like Blackwoods flake with perique, this is the stuff. Buy a blow torch to keep it lit.
Bottom line, only wasted $7, could have been worse.
Given a choice I would opt for 2105, but feel the Frogs are far smoother and easier to deal with. For me it is not sweet enough. If you like Blackwoods flake with perique, this is the stuff. Buy a blow torch to keep it lit.
Bottom line, only wasted $7, could have been worse.
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