McClelland 5100

[logs]

I haven't tried any McCranie's reds but I'd love to test a few of their vintages.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I have about an ounce left...McClelland was my favorite brand, and when I finally got around to trying 5100, I was underwhelmed. That’s only because I preferred St. James Woods, Dark Star, and Blackwoods Flake. Now that McClelland is out, I appreciate the little 5100 I have left a lot more.

I’m glad some others have found solace in some Sutliff offerings, but they are not even close to me and I actually have an aversion to the ones I’ve tried. Big bummer here!

I don't believe McClelland intended for 5100 to compete with St James Woods or their other blends. I think 5100 was probably a key component in a number of those blends. It was intended to be a blending component. However, there was a time when 5100 was pretty much all I smoked. I remember buy 5 lb bags of it at a time in the early 2000's. I seem to recall it was around $25 to $30 per pound!

McCranie's Red Ribbon and Red Flake were created from vintage crops of 5100 and aged. Just imagine 5100 with the rough edges removed and a bit more sublime and you pretty much have Red Ribbon.

 

[canadianpuffer]

I just never thought I’d live to see the day when frog morton was said to be a “white whale”... man how times have changed. Damn kids, get off my lawn!

 

[Chasing Embers]

I just never thought I’d live to see the day when frog morton was said to be a “white whale”... man how times have changed. Damn kids, get off my lawn!

I remember when smokers were ridiculed for smoking vinegar and barbeque sauce.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I remember when smokers were ridiculed for smoking vinegar and barbeque sauce.

Was that all the Carter Hall smokers?

 

[k9shag]

I don't believe McClelland intended for 5100 to compete with St James Woods or their other blends. I think 5100 was probably a key component in a number of those blends. It was intended to be a blending component. However, there was a time when 5100 was pretty much all I smoked. I remember buy 5 lb bags of it at a time in the early 2000's. I seem to recall it was around $25 to $30 per pound!

McCranie's Red Ribbon and Red Flake were created from vintage crops of 5100 and aged. Just imagine 5100 with the rough edges removed and a bit more sublime and you pretty much have Red Ribbon.

The comparison to Red Ribbon and and 5100 is incorrect. 5100 was a blend of red Virginias processed in Mike McNeils special way. Red Ribbon and Red flake were single crop reds, which is why some vintages lasted longer than others. Ribbon was never 5100 smoothed out.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

First off, it has always baffled me how Red Cake has always been called 5100, and never did I hear it referred to as "just" a blender. It always had it's own unadulterated jar at The Briary and many other B&Ms, and in the Virginia threads it was always the favorite straight Virginia by a large faction, except for by the flake purists. Sure, many blends used it as a base or a blender, but that doesn't mean that most of us Virginia smokers didn't hold Red Cake dear to our hearts.

I would comment on the Sutliff vinegar aromatics, but I have resolved that if I can't find something nice to say about it... I'll keep making up jokes.

But, I am also not going to talk people into liking something that can't even be found any more. I am set for a long time with Red Cake in the cellar. Trying to talk it up, would be to foster jealousy and feed the tobacco scalpers. There is a world of wonderful tobaccos out there. Surely there is something else you might enjoy.

 

[briarbuck]

I am sitting on a factory sealed pound that's 14 years old. No idea how much I could get for that these days. lol

 

[mikefu]

I am sitting on a factory sealed pound that's 14 years old. No idea how much I could get for that these days. lol

 

[briarbuck]

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I accept your offer.

 

[sablebrush52]

I am sitting on a factory sealed pound that's 14 years old. No idea how much I could get for that these days. lol

About $500. Just not from me.