McClelland Townsman Cavendish Black
(3.00)
This fine, old-time blend of Burley, Maryland and Virginia tobaccos has a distinctive brandy aroma and flavor.
Details
| Brand | McClelland |
| Blended By | McClelland Tobacco Company |
| Manufactured By | McClelland Tobacco Company |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Burley, Maryland, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Brandy |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | bulk |
| Country | United States |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2002 | Very Mild | Mild to Medium | Very Mild | Very Pleasant |
The best way to describe this blend is an oriental with sweetness added by the booze. It was cool and tasty in a different sort of way.
This is a crossover blend that should be enjoyed by both the aromatic and non-aromatic crowds.
I liked it as a change of pace, and believe you will too.
This is a crossover blend that should be enjoyed by both the aromatic and non-aromatic crowds.
I liked it as a change of pace, and believe you will too.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| May 28, 2019 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Smoked about 10 bowls of this and gifted the remainder. This was a chalky brown colored pseudo-ribbon with a bag aroma of the brandy flavoring and a nutty burley underneath. It came on the dry side of your basic aromatic, for which I was grateful.
This was a finely crafted aromatic with the brandy flavoring being very much in evidence with each puff but not overwhelming the tobacco flavor. Most U.S aromatics are oversauced and the tobacco becomes simply a carrier for an overabundance of juicy, goopy flavors. Not so this one... and oddly enough, it was the tobacco that was this one's downfall for me. If there is any Virginia in here as is stated, it is nicely covered by the Maryland and burley. As Maryland has barely any taste at all, it must be the burley. Burley leaf from McClellands is not at the level of places like Watch City, Peretti and Uhle. They don't seem to have the respect for that leaf that those three U.S blenders do. As such, the tobacco taste was kind of indistinct and cardboard-tasting. If you've ever smoked Sutliff Breckenridge, you know the taste I'm talking about. Add brandy flavoring to that and you have this. The Townsman Blue suffered the same fate as this one. Too bad because the idea is a good one - make an aromatic for tobacco lovers. The execution, however, was disappointing. 10 bowls was more than enough to figure this one out, and as I said I gifted the rest of the bag.
This was a finely crafted aromatic with the brandy flavoring being very much in evidence with each puff but not overwhelming the tobacco flavor. Most U.S aromatics are oversauced and the tobacco becomes simply a carrier for an overabundance of juicy, goopy flavors. Not so this one... and oddly enough, it was the tobacco that was this one's downfall for me. If there is any Virginia in here as is stated, it is nicely covered by the Maryland and burley. As Maryland has barely any taste at all, it must be the burley. Burley leaf from McClellands is not at the level of places like Watch City, Peretti and Uhle. They don't seem to have the respect for that leaf that those three U.S blenders do. As such, the tobacco taste was kind of indistinct and cardboard-tasting. If you've ever smoked Sutliff Breckenridge, you know the taste I'm talking about. Add brandy flavoring to that and you have this. The Townsman Blue suffered the same fate as this one. Too bad because the idea is a good one - make an aromatic for tobacco lovers. The execution, however, was disappointing. 10 bowls was more than enough to figure this one out, and as I said I gifted the rest of the bag.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Mar 31, 2001 | Mild to Medium | Medium | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Tolerable |
This is another of the Townsman Cavendish tobaccos from McClelland. This one specifically is brandy, and this is really pretty good for an aromatic. Everything about the tobacco hold true here that I wrote in my review of the maple blend. The tobacco is moist and is probably topped. The Townsman series can bite with agressive puffing, but are pretty smooth otherwise. Burns clean for an aromatic.
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