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[Tommy Boy]

Cool to see for sure. Got into pipe smoking after they closed up. Good to see guys enjoying the mythical blends and ill be happy with some pics and reviews. Enjoy partner

 

[Chasing Embers]

Good to see guys enjoying the mythical blends and ill be happy with some pics

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[brandaves]

Cool to see for sure. Got into pipe smoking after they closed up. Good to see guys enjoying the mythical blends and ill be happy with some pics and reviews. Enjoy partner

Same. Everytime I see or hear someone reference Frog Morton or another McClelland blend I can't help but wonder if it's because they are that good or if it's because they aren't made anymore or both. Either way, enjoy the good things in life while you can!

 

[briarbuck]

It's taken 5 years but I am growing to like FM more and more. Not sure if that's a good thing or not.

 

[badbriar]

Well done! I can smell that freshly opened tin all the way over here! Enjoy!

 

[Chasing Embers]

Everytime I see or hear someone reference Frog Morton or another McClelland blend I can't help but wonder if it's because they are that good or if it's because they aren't made anymore or both.

Three years ago you should have heard how many people complained about the McClelland ketchup smell. Now apparently it's gold.?

 

[dcicero]

So after smoking a bowl, it was a treat. I have more tobacco to last me enough 2 lives. Tonight while having a beer or 5, it made me think why not smoke blends i have been saving for a special occasion. What if i dont live to see that special moment. Cracked the FMC tonight and a 2006 of penzance tin tonight. Guys....dont wait.

Hear, hear!

 

[brandaves]

Three years ago you should have heard how many people complained about the McClelland ketchup smell. Now apparently it's gold.?

Ketchup smell..? Tin note or room note? That does seem strange.

 

[skeeter456]

Ketchup smell..? Tin note or room note? That does seem strange.

Tin

 

[Dallas Wynn]

Nice.....well, I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to Geico. ?

 

[mso489]

FMC is so good. A Forums member sent me a full tall unopened tin of it. And most of a package of Semois, and a Ferndown pipe. I'm still reeling, but the FMC is a distant but wonderful memory.

 

[chopper]

Ketchup smell..? Tin note or room note? That does seem strange.

Before I was gifted a couple of ounces of McClellands Christmas Cheer [Virginia] I often wondered exactly what was meant by the 'McClelland ketchup' comments also.
There's a definite ketchup smell that one can also taste in the smoke [though the taste is not as strong as the smell]

Someone will correct me if I'm wrong but the ketchup smell comes from vinegar that I think is used to inhibit mould.

Christmas Cheer is the only McClelland blend that I've tried.
I'm glad that I did. Not only because I now know what is meant by the 'ketchup' comments, but also because it's quite good.
Not that I'd pay excessively for more as there's plenty of good Virginia blends available at reasonable price.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Ketchup smell..? Tin note or room note? That does seem strange.

Yep, tin. Some described it as barbecue as well. I love it!?

 

[kcghost]

The ability to cut a stave into little segments and put it in a tin belongs to Mike McNeil of McClelland Pipe Tobacco not the clod who created the Plum Pudding tobaccos. Mike created Frog Morton Cellar and Stave 35 several years before that guy had a "revelation".