McClelland Dominican Glory
(2.25)
The flavor of a fine, mild cigar in a satisfying tobacco for the pipe. This blend of premium aged Dominican cigar leaf is seasoned with matured Virginia for balance and refinement and is presented in a wide ribbon form for cool smoking pleasure. For the best of both worlds, enjoy Dominican Glory in the pipe.
Details
| Brand | McClelland |
| Blended By | McClelland Tobacco Company |
| Manufactured By | McClelland Tobacco Company |
| Blend Type | Cigar Leaf Based |
| Contents | Cigar Leaf, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin, 100 grams tin |
| Country | United States |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.25 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 31 - 36 of 36 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 26, 2007 | Very Mild | Very Mild | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Personally, I love great cigars as well. So when a friend gave me a tin of this, aging since 1998, I had grand expectations. I guess I can only agree with many here who have said that if you thought you would get the taste and aroma of a fine cigar with this, you're in for some disappointment. After my initial letdown, I've tried to enjoy this simply as a pipe tobacco, forgetting the cigar talk. As such, it's pretty good. Not bad, not great. The aging of 8 years has made my tin pretty well lose the infamous McClelland "ketchup" like notes, always a good thing. But frankly, what I taste is just the Virginias, and a fairly mild serving of them at that. I have yet to find a pipe blend utilizing cigar leaf to really satisfy me. Maybe one day it will happen. Greg Pease comes a whole lot closer with his Robusto blend than this does. But still, it's obviously a pipe tobacco, not a bona fide cigar taste or arome. The person who first successfully combines the two will be my hero! Unfortunately, this isn't it.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 07, 2005 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Not a bad tobacco, but I was waiting for something fuller and more cigarish than this, reading the tin description. The typical McClelland ketchup saucing is present upon opening the tin, but it disappears quite quickly during the smoke. After having smoked P&W Churchill and Schurch Mogano, the cigar leaf into this McClelland seems pretty bland, too delicate, but it's a classic with dominican cigars too. The blend is mild, good as first bowl of the day, for sure it isn't an after-dinner.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 04, 2005 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
This blend was surprising in several areas: 1. It did not have the usual McC "vinegar" tang. 2. It did not have much cigar flavor.
That being said, it was not a bad blend. The ribbon cut meant it was easy to load into any size pipe and easy to light. It took flame easily and remained quite cool under normal puffing rates. Neither can I say that it was a really good blend, as it was quite bland and uninteresting. The Virginias never bloomed with the sweetness I expected, nor did the cigar leaf make more than momentery appearences. I tried it in various size pipes, at differnt times of the day. At best, it has to be considered a "breakfast blend"; mild enough for all day, but not nearly interesting enough to smoke more than bowl.
That being said, it was not a bad blend. The ribbon cut meant it was easy to load into any size pipe and easy to light. It took flame easily and remained quite cool under normal puffing rates. Neither can I say that it was a really good blend, as it was quite bland and uninteresting. The Virginias never bloomed with the sweetness I expected, nor did the cigar leaf make more than momentery appearences. I tried it in various size pipes, at differnt times of the day. At best, it has to be considered a "breakfast blend"; mild enough for all day, but not nearly interesting enough to smoke more than bowl.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 11, 2005 | Mild | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I received my sample from Nightcap junkie who had tried almost all english, oriental, virginia and 'cigar' leaf tobaccos. Fortunately for me he does not like any of them so I get to smoke them.
My sample was neatly dated on the bottom of the can 10/15/97. Nicely aged so my opinion may differ from others. I personally do not like McClelland tobaccos. This one however I liked. This is not a complex tobacco by any means but virginias seem to blend nicely with ' cigar ' leaf. No tongue bite at all and weed is even tasting to the bottom of the bowl. No condensation but tobacco was bone dry probably from being stored in unsealed can.
Overall nice change of pace but probably not a daily smoke.
My sample was neatly dated on the bottom of the can 10/15/97. Nicely aged so my opinion may differ from others. I personally do not like McClelland tobaccos. This one however I liked. This is not a complex tobacco by any means but virginias seem to blend nicely with ' cigar ' leaf. No tongue bite at all and weed is even tasting to the bottom of the bowl. No condensation but tobacco was bone dry probably from being stored in unsealed can.
Overall nice change of pace but probably not a daily smoke.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 24, 2003 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
I?ve been an on-again-off-again pipe smoker for some time now but I?ve been a regular smoker of cigars for twenty years so I wanted to weight in on this blend as a cigar lover. I like this blend. The red Virginias dominate the blend and the cigar leaf is very light. I think this gives it a good balance because it is a pipe blend and not a cigar so the cigar leaf doesn?t overwhelm the Virginias. I like the taste of a good red Virginia anyway so I found this blend?s taste to be very satisfying and the room aroma excellent. I initially wanted to try the Maduro as that is the type of cigar I like to smoke but the company that sent this to me sent the wrong tin. Oh, well, the Maduro will have to wait for another time. I have the feeling that if I smoke this style of blend on a regular basis I will probably smoke the Maduro. If I enjoy the Maduro as much as I enjoyed this blend then this will definitely become a part of my regular rotation.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 24, 2002 | Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
There is nothing bad about this blend. In fact, it is fairly enjoyable. It is hard to describe why it "misses." Like most cigar blends, this one tries to blend cigar and pipe tobaccos to get the best of both worlds. Those "worlds" clash more than integrate here. The cigar flavor is very light, and I would call it more of a condiment than a major element. I don't think that the cigar tobacco is that wonderful. Where it intersects with the pipe tobacco, there is a slight ashy-bitterness, which, while not offensive, does not make you want to smoke this for a long time. The flavor elements of the matured Virginias are somewhat obscured by the bitterness as well, producing a slightly muddled sense.
My advice: If you want a flavorful cigar/pipe blend, try Robert McConnell's "Pure Havana". If you want a pipe tobacco with cigar nuances, try Robert McConnell's Maduro. With those two blends available to me, I don't see the point in keeping MDG in my rotation.
My advice: If you want a flavorful cigar/pipe blend, try Robert McConnell's "Pure Havana". If you want a pipe tobacco with cigar nuances, try Robert McConnell's Maduro. With those two blends available to me, I don't see the point in keeping MDG in my rotation.
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