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McClelland Christmas Cheer 2006 - Pipe Tobacco Reviews
December 2nd, 2009By Bob Tate
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This excerpt is taken from the paper insert inside of the lid of the tin:
This 2006 blend is made with a special selection of ripe orange-red flue cured Virginia from the Old Belt crop of 1999. Picked at its peak, it is rich in flavor and naturally sweet and mellow.
The tin aroma of this blend has a really tangy vinegary scent. I do agree with a lot of other people about the tin aroma smelling a lot like ketchup or BBQ sauce. The moisture level is a bit on the moist side and some drying time would not hurt. This blend is a broken flake (Fig. 1). I took a few of the chunks and fully rubbed them out (Fig. 2) and loaded my pipe.
On the charring light, I was greeted by a nice sweet Virginia taste with a hint of tang to it. The aroma was also of a nice high quality tobacco smell. There is no evidence of the vinegary, ketchup tin aroma to this once it is set alight. I finished lighting the pipe and settled in for a nice relaxing smoke.
At the start of the bowl, there is a really nice natural sweetness from the Virginias. There is also a very faint hint of tanginess to it. The tanginess is hardly noticeable with the sweetness being predominate. It seems to be there just enough to break up some of the sweetness a little bit. By the half way point, the sweetness faded out some and the bowl became a little more balanced out between the sweetness and tanginess. The two mingled together very nicely and the taste stayed the same throughout the rest of the bowl.
This blend is amazing! It already has 3 years age on it and I can tell that this blend will age amazingly well for many more years. It smokes cool and doesn’t bite and has a great flavor to it. I love this blend and have some more cellared away. If you love Virginia blends, you will definitely love this blend. If you can still find Christmas Cheer 2006 buy as many tins as you can! You won’t regret it. I Highly Recommend it!
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Brand: McClelland
Blend: Christmas Cheer 2006
Tin Description: Handblended, premium pressed Virginia flake tobaccos. A fine vintage, naturally sweet, in limited quantity.
Country: US
Cut: Broken Flake
Tobaccos: Virginia
Packaging: Tin
Strength: Medium
Taste: Sweet, Tangy
Room Note: Pleasant to Tolerable
6 Responses to “McClelland Christmas Cheer 2006 - Pipe Tobacco Reviews”
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Kevin said:
You gave me some of this Bob, and I really like it too. Some Virginia’s I like and some I don’t. This is one of my favorite VA blends.
December 2nd, 2009 at 10:12 AM
bones66 said:
I have a tin of this “marinating” in my cellar. I’ve been holding off on opening the tin, but I think I’ll have to buy another one to sit in the cellar and enjoy the one I have. One never knows what tomorrow may bring, so you better enjoy today to it’s fullest.
Bones
December 11th, 2009 at 3:58 PM
johnbowes said:
Upon the great review, I tried this. It is excellant. One of the best that I’ve had the pleasure to smoke.
December 13th, 2009 at 9:34 PM
Bob said:
This is a great smoke!
I have some 2007, 2008, and 2009 CC in my cellar. I am debating on opening some of the 2007, but right now I think I’ll hold off until next year because I have to finish off my tin of 2006, Holiday Spirit, and Peterson Merry Xmas 2009, lol.
December 14th, 2009 at 10:43 PM
dunendain said:
I don’t know what’s wrong with my sense of smell, but I never get the ketchup smell in the McClelland blends. Nice review, as always Bob.
January 12th, 2010 at 11:33 PM
Bob said:
Dunendain Said: I don’t know what’s wrong with my sense of smell, but I never get the ketchup smell in the McClelland blends.
What is kind of strange about me smelling that smell is; when I first opened the tin in November of 2008, I didn’t smell anything but a nice, sweet Virginia smell with a little bit of a zing to it. A year later and I smell that ‘ketchup’ type of smell. It’s strange, but still a great tobacco blend.
January 13th, 2010 at 1:51 PM