McClelland Dominican Glory Maduro

First, the tin note to me is overwhelmingly mincemeat pie filling. Pleasant, but strange at the same time. Like raisins soaked in apple cider vinegar. No detection of cigar in the tin note, but if the suggested 2 or 3% cigar leaf is all McClelland is using, why would you detect it?

Next, the smoke is creamy and thickish. The taste, a smokey, but enjoyably mellow flavor that is reminiscent of the tin note. It is a little moist, although not bad. I did have to relight several times, but I was sipping. I did experience the mildest of tongue bite.

The room note is nice to me, probably not as nice to those who appreciate heavily topped aromatics. There is a hint of cigar in the flavor and the room note. More of a recognizable presence of cigar in the burning bowl note.

I did suffer a nicotine buzz by the end of a full bowl, although tolerable.

All in all, I recommend this for a slow sipping, relaxed smoke. Add in the prep time for rubbing it out before loading your pipe, and you'll want to make sure you have plenty of time to devote to DGM.

Overall I have to say I enjoy this tabak. It's fairly simple: some excellent VA, which by itself would be a nice smoke and a bit of cigar leaf. The combo gives the somewhat sweet and grassy VA some color and fullness without being cigarish. I rub this out fairly well and carefully pack it to leave some room. A smooth pleasant smoke and change of pace from my usual fuller blend (Havana Daydream). Smokes cool and I've not been bit. Not what you'd call exciting and it doesn't invoke thought of symphonies or poetry but very well done.

Far better than its plain Dominican brother, this brings a stronger punch and a fuller flavour. The cut is different, this is a broken flake with some big pieces, and this helps to keep the moisture at a decent level. The ketchup flavour is definitely at a low level and disappears completely after a few puffs, and here you can really taste the cigar leaf, spicy and completing the virginia sweetness in a very interesting way. Recommended!

Maduro is much better at suggesting a cigar than it's more finely chopped brother, the plain Dominican Glory. The broken flake makes for a richer and more satifying smoke. You receive a full flavor with lots of cigar-like smoke, but it doesn't really taste much like a cigar. I did enjoy the experience even though it is unlike any normal pipe tobacco mixture. Well worth a test drive and a pretty good hot weather smoke. Another plus: No bite! See if you can sample this before you buy a whole tin. I suspect this will be a love/ hate type of tobac.

This is a good blend but dont let the name fool you. This is a Virginia forward blend with the addition of Maduro cigar leaf. The Maduro will just simply smooth out the rough edges of the virginia and give it more body. A very cool smoke without tongue bite. Has a nice mellow virginia sweetness with a cigar-like quality nuttiness. Low nicotine and can be an all day smoke if you enjoy this type of flavor profile versus an vaper or straight VA blend as an all day smoke. My tin is about 5 years old so a fresh tin might be a little sweeter. Smokes very well in a cob. This is a re-review 10-29-17

A very nice cigar leaf blend. Burns extremely slowly with little relighting needed. Burns to a fine white ash. As a fairly quick puffer I do get a bit of n-sickness with this one if I'm not careful. It packs quite a punch, so smoke slow!

Quite a blend. Definately not "cigarry" in any way. Rather, it's probably one of the nicest and smoothest of the Mclelland virginia blends with a touch of "something else". That something else cools it down and at the same time complements the virginia. No bite, no juice even straight from the can. A little of the ketchup, but not too bad sompared to some of the others.

Reccomended.

Not bad for a fan of virgina blends and an occasional cigar smoker. Don't expect this blend to be just like smoking a cigar because it isn't, if you want to taste a cigar then smoke a cigar.

Virgina and cigar leaf go very well together, but I won't be buying this blend again. I liked it, but it gets old quick and there are other virginia flakes I enjoy a lot more.

I am not a cigar smoker. The smell of cheap cigars makes me run away. The few good quality cigars that I have tried have a kind of back-of-the-nose tang that dominates and overwhelms my senses and masks any other flavor. I can find this flavor in Domincan Glory Maduro, but it doesn?t dominate, it adds to the McClelland virginia flake flavor, which I really like. The combination is deep and rich and somehow filling, like eating very rich food. This analogy aptly describes my feelings for this tobacco. Sometimes, the cigar flavor is more than what I like, others it is an interesting change of pace. I have to be in the right mood for it. My favorite pipe for this is a meerschaum, in which the cigar notes seem to blend better. I really like the pressed flake presentation and the virginia tobaccos in this blend, and the addition of cigar leaf, for me, is a nice way to acquire a taste for this distinct flavor. I?m not ready to go out and buy a $30 cigar, but I might try one if it was offered.

Tin: ?02 - 5 years old.