McClelland Townsman Cavendish Blue

If a maple flavored tobacco is what you seek this is it. I have tried every maple blend out there and the thing that sets this apart from all others is that along with actually tasting maple you also taste the toasty sweet nuttiness of the VA and Burley tobaccos. Loads easy, burns clean, cool, dry, even and makes a great all day smoke.

I bought a Don Carlos pipe specifically to be burned in with cavendish tobaccos, leaving the others I own for the English blends. Basically, I broke the pipe in with this blend. I find this to be a wonderful smoke. Townsmen blue burns all the way down, and the maple flavor and aroma are excellent.

I notice as a pipe smoker I don't find myself drawn to any one blend or genre. Sometimes I'm in the mood for aromatics, other times English, you name it. However, this particular blend is rapidly becoming a staple for me. It seems I'm always in the mood to smoke this down, especially late at night before bed.

I give the nod to most of the McClelland tobaccos, and this is no exception. Nice one.

A very nice Maple flavored Aromatic. Perfect moisture content, easy to load, burns evenly and without any sizzling noises. Non-goopy as well. The flavor starts strong and fades fairly quickly which is good in my opinion and you are left with a fine Burley/Virginia that only sours slightly toward the end. So smoke it almost to the end and toss the dottle. Recommended.

A most warming and inviting aroma. This tobacco, made up of small portions of Virginia leaf and larger portions of white Burley,with just enough Maryland leaf to keep it lit well,and balanced. This is a most incredible aromatic,and I absolutely love the smell. Mild,easy to light,and just down right friendly. A few ladies have told me this smells wonderfull. Good job McClelland.

i love this stuff. it tastes good and others around you absolutely love the room note. this is one i keep with me for smoking around others. the flavor is obviously maple, which is a wonderful flavor. my wife says it smells as if i am smoking pancakes. the base tobacco is really good. the one downside to this tobacco is the fact it doesn't come in tins, i would really prefer them to the 8 oz. bags it comes in. i have yet to try their new town topic (i think that is the maple one) and autumn evening by pease. i am interested in seeing how they stand up to each other. i think that i will stock up and this so that i can have it after tobacco becomes illegal!

I smoke this every night before bed in a huge Meer Calabash that my father gave me. It has a huge bowl to get the fires really going. This blend is medium to dark brown. With a wonderfull maple syrup scent. It tastes exactley like a nice stack of pancakes. Buttery burly + sweet virginia + maple syrup. Would be excellent for breakfast, but too much nicotene for my newbie stomach in the morning. Everyone loves the smell and i love smoking it before bed.There must be a comfort factor with this blend, b/c i find i go to sleep faster after a bowl.

If you love pancakes and the smell of vermont maple in autumn, this blend is for you too my friend. Excellent quality through and through.

I hate aromatics and I generally dislike cased tobaccos, but I absolutely love this stuff.

McClelland has created an old-school cavendish, with burley and VA soaked in maple syrup (or rum, or brandy, in the Silver and Black versions); the result is pure joy. Upon lighting up, one is struck by a HUGE, sweet hit of maple flavor. Very quickly this is joined by the nutty/green taste of the burley. By halfway through the bowl, the maple has receded somewhat, and the Virginia emerges, toasty like burnt caramel, with a glorious smokey nose.

The burley and VA are first-rate. Even staunch nonsmokers go nuts for the smell of this stuff. And on top of all that it's about the most bite-free tobaccos I've ever encountered. What more could you ask for in a smoke?

This is one of McClelland's Townsman Cavendish blends - maple, to be more accurate. All of these Townsman blend are pretty good for an aromatic. Opening of the bag reveals the smell of maple sugar without much reference to tobacco smell. The tobacco is pretty moist, and doesn't dry much being exposed to the air, which of course leads me to believe it is treated with something. The blend packs easily and lights with ease. The maple tobacco is true to its flavour - it is maple. As expected with a moist tobacco, this tobacco will tend to produce some tongue steaming without too much effort. The blend burns cleaner than many aromatic blends, and really is a pleasant tobacco if you venture into aromatics.