McClelland Club Blends: CPCC Scottish Woods

[grizzly86]

I bought a tin of this dated 2010 a couple weeks ago at the B&M. I have about 3 bowls left and the stuff has really grown on me. The tin description reads: This Scottish mixture is full-bodied and deeply flavored with the finest grades of delicately spiced Oriental tobaccos and cool-smoking Latakia, lively, refreshing, and very satisfying. Discover why this blend has achieved such a great following of discerning pipe smokers.
This is a really nice smoke for me as it is the first where I am starting to be able to pick out individual flavors(me newb who you?) yet it melds very well at the same time. Sorry, but I don't have the experience to really describe it other than saying sometimes I taste fruity, smokey, spicy, and earthy aromas. I would recommend trying some if you haven't/
I was wondering if anyone here has tried it, and if so can you recommend a bulk blend that might be close? I may get a tin or two of this to age, but as I smoke 5-6 (and on some days more) bowls a day I am trying to stick with buying in bulk.

 

[cortezattic]

I haven't tasted this, and probably won't because I try to avoid Latakia. But club blends deserve a good deal more attention than they get because they are usually developed by consensus, as opposed to one blender's "inspiration". So your chances of liking them are pretty good if you consider yourself the average smoker.