McClelland No. 5105 Stoved Virginia
(2.80)
This tobacco is the style of black Virginia cake tobacco that has been given classic English mixtures their characteristic flavor and refinement of quality. Similiar to Rattray's Black Virginia or Dark Fragrant.
Details
| Brand | McClelland |
| Blended By | McClelland Tobacco Company |
| Manufactured By | McClelland Tobacco Company |
| Blend Type | Straight Virginia |
| Contents | Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Broken Flake |
| Packaging | Bulk |
| Country | United States |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.80 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 21 - 25 of 25 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 27, 2006 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
As someone else said, when added to 5100, the result is supremely delicious. I don't know about smoking it straight, but invaluable as a blending tobacco.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 24, 2006 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Very Mild | Pleasant |
This is one of the few tobaccos that, when smoked, provided more of a "feel" in the mouth than flavour. It's great for adding a bit of heft to, say, 5100, but it's a bit too monochromatic to smoke by itself.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 10, 2006 | Medium | Medium | Medium | Very Pleasant |
This tobacco arrived with the perfect moisture content. Upon opening aroma is deligtful and nothing like the usual ketchup common to McClelland.
Initially, I liked this tobacco a great deal. I was (and still am) quite impressed by its unique flavor. Unfortunaltely, there are lots of others that are equally unique. The worst part of this blend is hard to light and impossible to keep lit.
It bears little resemblance to Black Vanilla or Dark Fragrant as McCllend suggests.
If you do purchase this blend and share my experiences, use it to tone down other tobaccos that you might find overwhelming, but do not buy it for that purpose.
A loser from this otherwise fine blender.
Initially, I liked this tobacco a great deal. I was (and still am) quite impressed by its unique flavor. Unfortunaltely, there are lots of others that are equally unique. The worst part of this blend is hard to light and impossible to keep lit.
It bears little resemblance to Black Vanilla or Dark Fragrant as McCllend suggests.
If you do purchase this blend and share my experiences, use it to tone down other tobaccos that you might find overwhelming, but do not buy it for that purpose.
A loser from this otherwise fine blender.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 21, 2005 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant |
This is a good bulk stoved Virginia. Nothing special but worth buying. Very smokeable.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 05, 2003 | Mild | Very Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
A black, broken flake tobacco, with relatively minor amounts of the classic McClelland tang in the pouch aroma. PG is present, but sparingly used (no stickiness, and I actually had to rehydrate my sample before smoking). I can't detect any topping in the pouch aroma.
Flavor-wise, this doesn't meet my minimum threshold. Nothing bad about it, some good flavors, but they are very faint. Room aroma is quite nice, suggesting some minor unidentifiable topping. Doesn't bite. I will save this for blending, perhaps to lighten up an overly-latakia'd blend, or to cool a bright VA.
Flavor-wise, this doesn't meet my minimum threshold. Nothing bad about it, some good flavors, but they are very faint. Room aroma is quite nice, suggesting some minor unidentifiable topping. Doesn't bite. I will save this for blending, perhaps to lighten up an overly-latakia'd blend, or to cool a bright VA.
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