Potential McClelland Christmas Cheer Rival? Perhaps!
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I agree. All you’re saying is hey, look at these components. This could be a contender, only time will tell.
Folks, Gervais is comparing components, not processes.
Sutliff has amazing matured reds. That 2020 release was great.
That's exactly the one I'm talking about too. I haven't tried the 21 and 22 releases, but 2020 is superb.
None. The Christmas Cheers were single vintage releases of Red and/or orange Virginias from farms with which McClelland had contracts.
Rougaraux uses different Virginias in its mix as well as a variety of toppings, including red wine, that aren’t in any of the CC’s. Both are excellent smokes.
I thought there were different types of vinegar in both?
It doesn’t need to be McClelland and it won’t be. It just needs to be its own great self. Time will tell.
McClelland didn’t turn out just one, but a variety of great Virginias. They also turned out a fair amount of duds. But you could always recognize McClelland Virginia from its processing, its distinctive savory note.
C&D makes some good blends, but not distinctive in the same way. Why should they? Better 1st class C&D than 2nd class someone else.
Bottom line, do you love the blend.
I don’t get vinegar from Rougaroux, just the red wine. The vinegar in McClelland is thought by some to be a byproduct of fermentation. Whatever, I would flash off the vinegar by airing out a tin over a week or two before smoking so I could enjoy the actual flavors of their Virginia. The vinegar wasn’t the point.
I thought the same when I saw the sugar %.
CC is sweet if you chew it. Almost like candy sweet.
CRF is not sweet at all.
Technically I have no idea the difference in processing. But they are quite different.
CC is sweet if you chew it. Almost like candy sweet.
CRF is not sweet at all.
Technically I have no idea the difference in processing. But they are quite different.
The last batch of Rouxgaroux I got (Apr. 1, 2022) had a distinct odor of vinegar. The batch before that did not.
Are you sure it wasn't you fermenting and not the Rougaroux?
To my best recollection, I showered the morning before I opened that last package.
There will be plenty of special releases you will have the chance to take part in.It sucks I started pipe smoking after Carolina Red Flake sold out.
It's an annual release.It sucks I started pipe smoking after Carolina Red Flake sold out.
It is sometimes tarnished with the addition of perique though, unfortunately