McClelland CPCC Samovar
(3.64)
A rich full Oriental mixture, pleasantly fragrant with just enough rare Syrian latakia to satisfy without overwhelming. Warm spiritually satisfying, this dark, full Oriental pipe mixture is redolent with exotic Syrian latakia. Soothing as a cup of rich Russian tea.
Notes: Originally introduced in April, 1995 for the Chicagoland Pipe Collectors' Club, is now part of the Club Blends Series.
Details
| Brand | McClelland |
| Series | Club Blends |
| Blended By | Fred Hanna |
| Manufactured By | McClelland Tobacco Company |
| Blend Type | Oriental |
| Contents | Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Coarse Cut |
| 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 to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium to Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.64 / 4
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Reviews
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2014 | Strong | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
This is a strange tobacco. For the most part it is a medium bodied English, albeit one that is light on Orientals and Latakia, but which can throw up some decidedly harsh notes. Generally speaking I like McC Virginias and how they are conditioned, but not here. There is also a fair amount of stick and stem in this blend, so not exactly top shelf leaf.
To my palate this is stronger than an English should be, and there is also some bitterness, particularly as the bowl progresses. I think there is Burley in Samovar, but I seem to be alone in thinking this.
Not by any means a bad smoke but not my cup of tea.
To my palate this is stronger than an English should be, and there is also some bitterness, particularly as the bowl progresses. I think there is Burley in Samovar, but I seem to be alone in thinking this.
Not by any means a bad smoke but not my cup of tea.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2017 | Very Mild | Very Mild | Very Mild | Unnoticeable |
In the West, you smoke your pipe. In Soviet Russia, the pipe smokes you.
I've been to Soviet Russia several times so I have a first-hand experience regarding the "soothing rich Russian tea" mentioned in tin description. It's nothing like the smoky Russian Caravan Tea we believe the Ruskies drink. Up there, they don't even know what Russian Caravan is. Each and every cup of tea I have been offered there (and I've been offered a plenty of it) was nothing more than a lightly coloured solution barely retaining any tea flavour. It's because Russian conception of Tea Drinking much differs from ours. What we call "Ready-To-Drink Tea" they call "Sawarka" that means "Highly Concentrated Tea That Still Needs To Be Diluted 1:7 With Hot Water". The real Russian tea is a very thin solution, nothing like rich or full.
I should have recalled my Soviet Russian experience when picking a Syrian Latakia blend to stock my cellar. After reading many reviews here I expected MacSamovar to be a Syrian Lat bomb. If it happened to be an opposite, there's no one to blame but myself. I should have more literally understand the tin description, which honestly promised me exactly "a cup of Russian tea". That is, an utterly weak blend where the content of Latakia is faint almost to the point of nonexistence.
I hate to put low marks on tobaccos which don't have any obvious flaws. Samovar is a well made blend, just too mild to my liking. Ultra-mild Latakia lovers might love this blend.
I've been to Soviet Russia several times so I have a first-hand experience regarding the "soothing rich Russian tea" mentioned in tin description. It's nothing like the smoky Russian Caravan Tea we believe the Ruskies drink. Up there, they don't even know what Russian Caravan is. Each and every cup of tea I have been offered there (and I've been offered a plenty of it) was nothing more than a lightly coloured solution barely retaining any tea flavour. It's because Russian conception of Tea Drinking much differs from ours. What we call "Ready-To-Drink Tea" they call "Sawarka" that means "Highly Concentrated Tea That Still Needs To Be Diluted 1:7 With Hot Water". The real Russian tea is a very thin solution, nothing like rich or full.
I should have recalled my Soviet Russian experience when picking a Syrian Latakia blend to stock my cellar. After reading many reviews here I expected MacSamovar to be a Syrian Lat bomb. If it happened to be an opposite, there's no one to blame but myself. I should have more literally understand the tin description, which honestly promised me exactly "a cup of Russian tea". That is, an utterly weak blend where the content of Latakia is faint almost to the point of nonexistence.
I hate to put low marks on tobaccos which don't have any obvious flaws. Samovar is a well made blend, just too mild to my liking. Ultra-mild Latakia lovers might love this blend.
Pipe Used:
Comoys Yachtsman
Age When Smoked:
2
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Aug 24, 2011 | Mild | None Detected | Mild | Tolerable |
Updated 10/31/11 Well with a little time to breath, I have to agree with reviewer " DK" above, " nothing to get excited about". I tried this both in a cob and brier with the same "blah" results. It starts with Latakia that quickly fades to Orientals that fades to one dimensional mottled smoke. It is kind of spicy ( I agree with "Pipestud" above), some bitterness and boring, I don't even know how to place this. I won't buy again ( Scottish Woods is much better than this), removed a star. Tobacco does improve as you get to the bottom of the tin which leads me to believe this needs more resting time.
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