McClelland Christmas Cheer 2012
(3.25)
Handblended, premium pressed Virginia flake pipe tobaccos. A fine vintage, naturally sweet, in limited quantity.
This 2012 blend is made with a special selection of deep orange, ripe flue-cured Virginia from the 2008 crop grown near Stantonsburg, NC.
Notes: Rich in oil, intense in color, this is prime, sun-dappled leaf ready to age remarkably well in the tin. Each buying season, we look for tobaccos of exceptional quality and distinctive character. In various combinations, their flavors, aromas, textures contribute to the overall excellence of our products. The leaves of different crops and regions are combined to maintain consistency from year to year. With Christmas Cheer pipe tobacco, we treat our discriminating customers to the singular pleasure of a tasting of the very finest in tobaccos of a particular vintage, not worrying about maintaining the flavor and appearance of this product into future years but actually striving instead to present the unique character of a single crop and area. That's what Christmas Cheer pipe tobacco is all about. Happy sampling!
Details
Brand | McClelland |
Blended By | McClelland Tobacco Company |
Manufactured By | McClelland Tobacco Company |
Blend Type | Straight Virginia |
Contents | Virginia |
Flavoring | |
Cut | Broken Flake |
Packaging | 100 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
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
3.25 / 4
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Reviews
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Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 13, 2013 | Medium | Very Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
My local tobacconist is out of Frog Morton's Cellar, so I grabbed a tin of this to tie me over. I have always enjoyed a flake cut Virginia. and this is rather good. Burns slowly, but it does seem a tad hot at times.
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 25, 2013 | Mild | None Detected | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Just not for me to mild no wow factor when I smoke it.
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 03, 2013 | Medium | Mild to Medium | Full | Tolerable |
I also think this blend needs time to mature. I tried a pipeful and it was hard to keep burning and had a rather "tight" flavor. McClelland is one of my favorite brands and I was a little dissapointed by this exotic blend. I will let it sit for a few months and see how aging might improve the blend. I must say a friend of mine thought it was great...so maybe it's like a single malt; some people prefer different casks!
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 10, 2012 | Mild | None Detected | Mild | Pleasant |
2011 was a great year for this blend. The 2012 needs some more cellaring time in my opinion to reach that level. Still a good smoke and I suspect it will become great in time.