Butera Matured Ribbon
(3.28)
A select combination of three distinctly different matured Virginia, including a bright, zesty lemon, sun-dappled red, and a sweet, delicious, slow-stoved black. All are first, well-aged apart, then pressed together into cakes to develop this full-flavored, savory, smooth, balanced blend. Cut and spun to ribbon form. Mature Ribbon delivers a bounty of soft, rich aromas and tastes, with alluring, spicy tart overtures. A truly rare and elegant pleasure to experience. . . Easy to pack. . . Cool smoking throughout.
Details
| Brand | Butera |
| Series | Royal Vintage |
| Blended By | McClelland Tobacco Company |
| Manufactured By | McClelland Tobacco Company |
| Blend Type | Straight Virginia |
| Contents | Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin |
| Country | United States |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.28 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 11 - 13 of 13 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 04, 2007 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Let's start with the presentation: not a Kruble Kake at all -- there are no less than three kinds of ribbons in the quantities that they appear in this blend, they really do sing.
I like that this is tinned my McClelland and yet is somewhat dry in the tin (more like the Blakeney's and the Syrian's by McClelland).
I've smoked a few tins of this in the last two weeks and am glad to have the stocked up. This could easily be an everyday blend. The lemon is somewhat muted while the stoved really runs the show in the flavor department. The red, as one should expect holds it all together. I think this may be similar to the "sun dappled red" used in a recent Christmas Cheer -- excellent choice.
It is somewhat overpriced typically, but if you like Va's and really liked stoved Va's you owe it to your pipe and yourself to try this very cool and clean burning tobacco.
I like that this is tinned my McClelland and yet is somewhat dry in the tin (more like the Blakeney's and the Syrian's by McClelland).
I've smoked a few tins of this in the last two weeks and am glad to have the stocked up. This could easily be an everyday blend. The lemon is somewhat muted while the stoved really runs the show in the flavor department. The red, as one should expect holds it all together. I think this may be similar to the "sun dappled red" used in a recent Christmas Cheer -- excellent choice.
It is somewhat overpriced typically, but if you like Va's and really liked stoved Va's you owe it to your pipe and yourself to try this very cool and clean burning tobacco.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 31, 2006 | Strong | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant |
This is my first review, so I feel justified in gloating a bit. I had the good fortune of receiving a tin of this that was, I kid you not, ten years old. I cannot tell you how that improved it exactly, first because I haven't smoked it new yet, and second because even if I did smoke it new, the blend will have changed somewhat over the years. But in any case this was perhaps the best McClelland blended virginia I have ever had. To me, it was a bit on the strong side nicotine-wise. I tended to get more dizzy on the subway after smoking it than with other blends. But it was delicious. I think most McClelland's blends have some humectant in them, but this apparently did not as it actually got too dry toward the end. Whether that has anything to do with the age on it is beyond me. But anyway that fact may have contributed to this being less prone to bite than some McClelland's blends I have tried. This is definitely worth putting away for some age.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 02, 2006 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant |
Matured Ribbon isn't ribbon cut. Well, not all of it anyway. It is a mixture of ribbon and broken flake.
Even if the description hadn't said so, there is no mistaking the fact the this is blended by McClelland. Just open the tin and smell it - the trademark ketchup smell is there.
This is a very good blend of several types of Va - I thoroughly enjoyed it. I have several more tins set aside to age.
Matured Ribbon is a nice solid Va flavor with subtle sweet and spicy nuances. I recommend it highly.
Even if the description hadn't said so, there is no mistaking the fact the this is blended by McClelland. Just open the tin and smell it - the trademark ketchup smell is there.
This is a very good blend of several types of Va - I thoroughly enjoyed it. I have several more tins set aside to age.
Matured Ribbon is a nice solid Va flavor with subtle sweet and spicy nuances. I recommend it highly.
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