McClelland British Woods
(3.27)
Full, rich and dark, heavy with fragrant latakia, spiced with premium Macedonian tobaccos. Lightly sweetened with matured Virginias, this distinguished Oriental mixture is slow burning and cool smoking. It offers richness and depth plus unparalleled smoothness and refinement.
Details
| Brand | McClelland |
| Series | Personal Reserve |
| Blended By | McClelland Tobacco Company |
| Manufactured By | McClelland Tobacco Company |
| Blend Type | Oriental |
| Contents | Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin, 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
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3.27 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 11 - 14 of 14 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2020 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Strong |
I've always had issues with McClelland, especially their vinegar/ketchup Virginias. I like their aromatics (like smoking a Krispy Kreme, some one once said when he smelled my Best of Show), but hadn't come round to trying their English/Oriental offerings.
Someone was kind enough to send me some British Woods. Beautifully tinned and lovely presentation! The mixture is visually very attractive. Then again I don't know what type of Latakia they use (I couldn't even taste the Macedonian leave), but to me is very different from the ones I'm used to (i.e., from Pease to Peterson/Dunhill to Hearth&Home).
Like in Seattle Evening, the Latakia here has kind of a funky taste, at times sour, very pungent, but always bland in strength and, if I may say so, rather dull. Perhaps I was expecting too much form all the hype surrounding this tobacco, but it just didn't deliver.
Someone was kind enough to send me some British Woods. Beautifully tinned and lovely presentation! The mixture is visually very attractive. Then again I don't know what type of Latakia they use (I couldn't even taste the Macedonian leave), but to me is very different from the ones I'm used to (i.e., from Pease to Peterson/Dunhill to Hearth&Home).
Like in Seattle Evening, the Latakia here has kind of a funky taste, at times sour, very pungent, but always bland in strength and, if I may say so, rather dull. Perhaps I was expecting too much form all the hype surrounding this tobacco, but it just didn't deliver.
Pipe Used:
Dunhill Shell
PurchasedFrom:
N/A
Age When Smoked:
N/A
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Aug 24, 2007 | Medium | Extremely Mild | Medium to Full | Tolerable to Strong |
Well, well.
Something was missing from that one, a blend that wants to be sort of a balkan mixture rather than an english, but somehow, it missed the spot.
Not a bad tobacco, quality wise, quite the contrary, no ketchup smell, a rather dark bakkie, long broken flake.
I don't know, but it seems like the different bakkies weren't melting in together on the good note, I guess...
I might try it again, but I wouldn't bet on it.
Something was missing from that one, a blend that wants to be sort of a balkan mixture rather than an english, but somehow, it missed the spot.
Not a bad tobacco, quality wise, quite the contrary, no ketchup smell, a rather dark bakkie, long broken flake.
I don't know, but it seems like the different bakkies weren't melting in together on the good note, I guess...
I might try it again, but I wouldn't bet on it.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Mar 09, 2005 | Very Mild | None Detected | Mild | Pleasant |
McClelland's British Woods (odd analogy though it may seem) is like the London Eye (or any American Ferris wheel). It looks like a grand time from the walk, but once you are on the thing it is just a giant wheel going slowly 'round and 'round. There is a moment, though, just before the ride is over, when you say to yourself: "This isn't so bad mate, it is relaxing, and crickey--look at the view!" Of the three tobaccos that I keep regularly and smoke, two are McClelland-made. You can understand my disappointment that this stuff was not more like, well, a rollercoaster. Usually I can tell if I like a tobacco from the first bowl. British Woods took me until the fourth bowl to conclude that it is not so bad. It smells good in the tin and it looks great too (bold and black with dashes of sunlight), but the taste falls flat and any nuance in the taste was found in the last quarter of the bowl only. I may try this again over the summer, but right now it leaves me chillier than a Devon moor in winter.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Aug 11, 2004 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium | Tolerable |
This is a well made, high quality, tasty, boring English.
Good, but not a bell-ringer. A very cool and sweet smoke.
I'm glad I tried it, but I'd rather have something else.
Good, but not a bell-ringer. A very cool and sweet smoke.
I'm glad I tried it, but I'd rather have something else.
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