McClelland Eastern Carolina Ribbon

(2.82)
A beautiful, bright Virginia ribbon with a slight citrus taste to give color to your home blends.

Details

Brand McClelland
Blended By McClelland Tobacco Company
Manufactured By McClelland Tobacco Company
Blend Type Straight Virginia
Contents Virginia
Flavoring
Cut Ribbon
Packaging Bulk
Country United States
Production No longer in production

Profile

Strength
Mild to Medium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming

Average Rating

2.82 / 4
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jan 03, 2013 Mild to Medium None Detected Mild Pleasant
I don't taste much lemon, but I do get some grass and citrus from the Virginia. Has a mild nicotine hit. No chance of bite or harshness. Fairly cool burning at a reasonable rate, it's good as a mixer and good on it's own as an all day smoke, though it lacks some depth and nuance. Has a consistent flavor, leaves little moisture in the bowl, and needs few relights. Has a nice after taste. Really deserves two and half stars, and perhaps its versatility bumps it up to three, but grading it on its own, I have to rate it at two stars.

-JimInks
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jan 26, 2017 Mild None Detected Mild to Medium Pleasant
Made really as a blending agent originally, McClelland's chose to release this as a stand alone for a short period of time years ago. Maybe they still sell it, I just don't know. I still have my bag from 2006, and the contents are superior. Nice lemon style Virginia with tang (often a trait of the Eastern belt), and just enough strength to keep me pleased. If you like sweet Virginia though, this one wouldn't work out for you.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
May 11, 2017 Mild None Detected Mild Pleasant
McClelland - Eastern Carolina Ribbon.

To start, the aroma from the pouch is nothing out of the ordinary for a Virginia blend. The ribbons are almost a shag, a steady brown, and the hydration's good.

The one word that I feel's imperative to this blend is Light. The flavour's light, sprightly, a little sharp, and unwavering throughout a bowl; it maybe develops a slight depth towards the end but nothing to exactly weigh down the flavour. After a quarter of a bowl it begins to heat up, for this reason it's better used as a blender. Although the temperature becomes a discomfort it doesn't bite me any.

The room-note's nice, and the nic's mild.

I don't doubt this is a good blender, but on it's own it only earns two stars.

Somewhat recommended.
Pipe Used: Cob
PurchasedFrom: 4noggins
Age When Smoked: New
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Aug 31, 2012 Mild to Medium Extremely Mild Mild Pleasant
I tend to like stronger tobacco so this is not something I find too interesting unless used a base, which it is perfect for. It mellows out the strongest of tobaccos; adds a great lemony room note and mildly sweet flavor. It's moist out of the bag, so it needs about 15 mins to dry or it will bite. It packs easily, burns slowly and evenly.

Here's just a few ideas for ECR: 1/3 + anything strong, say 1792 etc, + some lat, or oriental. Just play around with it. Alone it is somewhat boring, but used as a mellow base, it's great stuff.

I'll end my urging everyone to start blending your own. When you get to the point to where you like what you're producing yourselves; you will no doubt stop buying as many tins that cost so darn much. I have found that the blends I now mix myself tend to satisfy my taste buds far more and cost far less. Just an idea, and this good base is a good start.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Dec 25, 2022 Mild None Detected Mild Unnoticeable
I was gifted quite a large amount of this from “M” of the San Diego Pipe Club along with some other great tobaccos who currently resides in TN. I also left Cali this past summer and reside in AR. Sometime this spring or summer we will meet half way and grab a cup of coffee and share a bowl. How do you fairly rate a blending tobacco that is not blended? I guess the same way you would judge any other blend. On its own, I find this a very mild, crisp, hay-ish smoke with a little bit of nose tingle though I do not retrohale. I think I would enjoy this more in the spring or summer time as it is really cold outside and we had snow. More Latakia weather I suppose. I like it because it is a gift, it is McClelland and it really is not a bad straight Virginia. I am going to take me a few bowlfuls of this in a few minutes and mix 50 percent Saint James Perique that I have and make me a Merry Christmas Perique Bomb. Thanks again “M” and will see you hopefully soon next year.
Pipe Used: Corn Cob
PurchasedFrom: Gift
Age When Smoked: At least 4 years since McClelland Closed.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
May 07, 2013 Mild to Medium None Detected Extremely Mild (Flat) Pleasant to Tolerable
Nice looking very fine ribbon of bright virginia tobacco. The bag aroma is pretty non-descript, which makes sense since this is sold as a blending tobacco. I like the description about this providing "color" to home blends, because it certainly doesn't provide much taste.

Like a similar blender, the venerable Ogden's Gold Block, this is a very light tasting VA with decent body. The flavor is cigarette-ish but not heavily so. Very faint citrus flavor but I had to work for it. I actually got a bit of a burley flavor but also very slight. Not much to say about the flavor of this smoked straight. As a blender, it didn't do much, either. The only time it seemed to do much was as an addition to a straight unflavored burley, and it made it very slightley sweeter. It might also work to cut down the strength of a too-heavy blend but I had no success with that when I tried it. Quite frankly, if I were going to blend with this, I'd probably case it with something... which probably defeats its purpose. Just not much to say about this one. If you regularly use Gold Block in blending, buy this and save money.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jan 31, 2011 Medium None Detected Mild to Medium Pleasant
Nice blender, reasonable in price, and just fine for smoking on its own. There is none of the famous McClelland vinegar here, just a simple, easy to pack (or blend) fine ribbon. This tobacco has a very basic taste and fine cut, so it could easily be used for RYO. I have smoked it straight, and gotten good results. I have blended it with a couple SGs, Navy Flake and Special #6, to start with. I feel you could easily blend this with about anything, it makes an excellent base. Again, a very basic taste, so don't expect an explosion on your palate if you smoke it alone, but very pleasant.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Dec 05, 2022 Mild to Medium None Detected Mild to Medium Pleasant
Jar note of hay, tangy, and mild ketchup. Tobacco is light and medium brown ribbon, moisture content is good, no prep needed. Burns moderately with few relights. The strength is mild to medium and nic is mild. No flavoring detected. Taste is mild to medium and consistent, with notes of tangy sweet grass, ripe dark fruit, wood, earth, mildly sour, spiced bread, floral, a tart lemony background note, and a mildly peppery retro. Room note is pleasant, and aftertaste is great.
Pipe Used: Peterson Bard Rusticated 221 Fishtail
PurchasedFrom: pipesandcigars.com
Age When Smoked: 5 years
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jul 07, 2009 Mild to Medium None Detected Mild to Medium Tolerable to Strong
Bulk: Not bright at all, a slight variation in color from brown to light brown,remniscent of fragrant cigarettes or cigars; medium to long ribbon cut. Dry but supple leaving no residue on the fingers.

Packing & Burning: Easily overpacked resulting in a minimal draw. Having long ribbon, it burns quickly.

TAste & Aroma: Not very lemony or sweet, more like fragrant cigarettes, like the smell in the bag.

Nicotine: Mild to medium

Room Note: Tolerable to strong

Overall: ECR is a blending tobacco and not what I was expecting from New Belt tobacco which is supposed to be the lightest of Virginias, lemony or bright yellow, the highest sugar content, with a lemony sweetness. 2.4 stars.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jan 31, 2011 Medium Very Mild Mild Pleasant
This bulk offering is perfect by itself or for blending. Smooth tasty smoke which has a distinct citrus smell in the bag with the same flavor in the taste and room note. My sample was the perfect moisture, springy and burned easily. Since I love to blend my own this is a welcome addition. Mix with McClelland Latakia and Perique, some 5100, and you have a base blend as good as any on the market.



Also use it to lighten up some of the blends like Mac Baren Mixture. Overall a great mixer and very tasty on its own. Smooth and sweet.
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