McClelland No. 5125 Coyote Classic Full

Another 1 oz sample, this one is mostly black ribbons with some mottling. Kind of a non-descript bag aroma with little hints of latakia and orientals, and some sort of casing.

This smoked as an overtly sweet oriental mixture. There is some smoke from the latakia and some basic sweet and a touch of sour from the orientals but whatever the casing is makes this one disappointing. Once again, McClellands falls victim to an inappropriate name, as I would classify this one as far from "Full". I found it mostly mild and kind of tame, with zero complexity and a pretty fair dilution of tobacco taste due to the casing. I didn't get much interplay from the virginias, either. But that could be just me, because I sometimes find flavorings that are mild to others to be overbearing to me. A case in point is Sutliff's "Court of St James" whereby the flavoring completely ruins the blend. It doesn't completely ruin this one, but it certainly impairs it for me. Of course it's hard to know with a small sample but smoking this absolutely does not make me want another go 'round. Try this for a bit of an unusual take on the classic oriental/latakia blend.

I felt that this blend lacked body and was lacking in strength; I had to puff too hard to get an adequate volume of smoke. The Virginias were so subtle it was hard to detect them. Although the Latakia is there it is hard to recognize it. Most of the smoke was a wall of Orientals that don't deliver much volume or strength. If you are sensitive to nicotine, this would be a good blend for you as it is low.

I am smoking 1oz sample pouch of this; it tastes similar to no.2020 Matured cake with Latakia added on and some maple flavoring.

The flavor is mainly Latakia in the McClelland?s way. I am not a Latakia fan, perhaps with some exceptions (Squadron Leader, Davidoff Royalty). This is an ?OK? blend but nothing fantastic, I will finish this sample but I will not buy it again.

McClelland Tobaccos in tins are always better quality than in bulk, trust me on this!

10/04/2004:This is a very popular smoke for those who are looking for an all-day English style blend. I would rather smoke fewer bowls of a richer blend like the Full English from the same company. Definitely worth a test drive for the adventurous and it may be just what you are looking for. I don't have much variety in my room note ratings as I don't usually smoke indoors. Unless a tobacco has a very obvious fragrance, I just mark tolerable. Also if I think it is extra pungent or have negative feedback from Mrs. Spike, I will remark on this attribute. Update: Yes the odor of this one elicits plenty of comments from the peanut gallery! I think Orientals in generally are pretty pungent to non smokers.

Update: 11/22/06 A good bulk English for those with low expectations.

This tobacco has an interesting flavor- the sweetness of the Virginias starts off - and ends! as the predominate flavor. It is heartily supported by the latakia and is topped off with a citrusy oriental.

While it is novel and has a full spectrum of flavor I prefer Two Friends' Bed & Breakfast when I'm in the mood for a VA/Or.

Smoking this reminds me of an undead zombie band of fiddlers with irreflective hollow eyes whittling away at the devil's instruments in the moonlight.

A fair English blend. The "recipe" sounds perfect but something falls flat in the final product. Everything sort of just melds together and nothing stands out. That, and it'll take you an hour to pick out all the stems and stuff before you can fill a bowl...

#5125 Coyote Classic Full is a "classic"example of a blend being less than the sum of its parts. I am a great fan of latakia-laden blends, mind you, but this one does not do it for me.

I received a quarter of a pound of this blend as a "gift" along with a largish order for a well-known internet dealer. Now, a qp seems like a large qunatity to give gratis as a sampler. Afterv smoking a few blends, I can see why, however, as I cannnot imagine this product moving very well.

I found the blend to be bitter from one end of the bowl to the other. Maybe it is the large turkish component, I do not know. It also left a bitter eftertaste, and this was consistent over several bowls in different pipes, including a meer dedicated to balkan blends.

There are too many good balkan blends out there (including a few from McC.) that are so superior that I cannot see wasting smoking opportunities on Coyote Classic.

This tobacco really caught my interest as it has a rich and smokey pouch aroma. It also had hints of that signature McLelland smell (sweet/tangy). The cut was relatively course ribbon which was easy to pack and good for the outdoors. Good moisture content (higher than many but standard for McLelland).

While the flavor was reasonably good, it was not great. I think the tobacco lacks natural sweetness and is focused too much on the Latakia/Turkish component. The Latakia was of high quality, just too one-dimensional for me. So smokey it tasted like BBQ. I agree that this is sort of like a stong version of Dunhill's Early Morning Pipe. Strong in flavor that is, not nicotine.

I would try this if you are a fan of Turkish and Latakia. You VA lovers should look elsewhere.