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a.paul · 03-19-2007, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by croatan

Yeah, but the time I didn't rub it out, it was really moist. I'll give it another shot tonight

I let a few flakes dry out for half an hour or so and stuffed them in. I actually thought the flavor was a little better moister than dry...but I'm a well known weirdo anyway.

cquon · 03-19-2007, 11:17 PM

Had my second bowl of this tonight and it confirmed what I thought about the first bowl - awesome! Bright and sweet, lots of flavor. I rubbed my out and used a modified frank method, after letting it dry out for an hour. Only two re-lights the entire bowl.

croatan · 03-19-2007, 11:19 PM

Ok, smoking some more now. Paired with some Glenfiddich 15. I let it dry out a little and didn't rub it out this time. Very enjoyable and holding a light pretty well.

03-20-2007, 01:35 AM

This is one of those tobaccos that for me could be better. My hang up which kind of the drags this blend from killer down to great is the cut. I love flakes, i'm a solid member in fold and stuff club, but do you do with an inch of flake? Rubbing this stuff out doesn't help much either, just small bits and chucks. With a longer flake this stuff would be prefect.

As for taste, i don't get a lot of sweetness, more of a rich tartness with a buttload of power flooding the nose. For me the red virginias in this blend show the best just past the midpoint of the bowl and linger well into the tangy finish. I've also noticed the more i dry this the more cinnamon shows up, much like smokinmojo found.

Not so bitey but it could get up on ya if you tried to smoke it fast. Rubbed out it smokes a little hot and in 1 inch flakes i cant get it to burn, oh vell. I'll keep trying to find the perfect pipe to pair it with and maybe i will find killer cheer.

Great stuff but not a favorite

Root

IHT · 03-20-2007, 10:52 AM

that's my issue with McC broken flakes. hard as hell to pack well.

kheffelf · 03-27-2007, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by smokinmojo

I just finished the tin I started a couple months ago. Upon opening the tin, the first whiff you get from CC is the familiar fermentation from McClelland. Along with this there are undertones of spices.

Early on, the tobacco was a bit moist and definately took a "Couple" of matches to get going. (Trying to get that perfect one stroke light, could result in scorched taste buds)

I found CC to be a sublime VA, when approached with caution. The flavors of CC are more pronounced than any "natural" VA i've tried. The two flavors I come up with are clove/cinnamon. This became more apparent to me as the tobacco dried and the fermentation faded.

I would suggest (after trial and definately error) to rub the flakes to desired consistancy early on, before it becomes brittle and difficult to work with.
Craige

The more I smoke of this the more I like it, from my trials with this tobacco I have learned to smoke it slow, I do enjoy it and can't wait for next year at this time when I pop open my other tin to see how it has aged.
Edit-forgot to say the flavor that stands out to me with this is the cinnamon like craige mentioned.

SilvrBck · 04-01-2007, 10:35 PM

Just had my first boleo of this goodness out of my homemade briar. I tried to rub this out but, as others have mentioned, you just get smaller nuggets. Mine was pretty wet and wouldn't stay lit worth a crap so I just took it slow and relit about 20 times. Every green puff was sublime. Even as is smoldered out it stayed scrumdiddlyumptious. This stuff was so rich and tasty. It hit a spot that no cigar ever could. So good, so right. I'm sold. I've sniffed many a tin and this whole extra fancy ketchup smell is very unique to me. I find it amazing at how little the smell in the tin translates once you introduce the leaf to the flame. The bowl got gurggly at the 2/3 mark but stayed tasty to the end. Even with my trials with CC, this may just be my new go-to along with Old Gowrie but I'm a noob and don't know

. Loved the room note. Stick this in your pipe and smoke it.

SB

ShawnP · 04-04-2007, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by SilvrBck

Just had my first boleo of this goodness out of my homemade briar. I tried to rub this out but, as others have mentioned, you just get smaller nuggets. Mine was pretty wet and wouldn't stay lit worth a crap so I just took it slow and relit about 20 times. Every green puff was sublime. Even as is smoldered out it stayed scrumdiddlyumptious. This stuff was so rich and tasty. It hit a spot that no cigar ever could. So good, so right. I'm sold. I've sniffed many a tin and this whole extra fancy ketchup smell is very unique to me. I find it amazing at how little the smell in the tin translates once you introduce the leaf to the flame. The bowl got gurggly at the 2/3 mark but stayed tasty to the end. Even with my trials with CC, this may just be my new go-to along with Old Gowrie but I'm a noob and don't know

. Loved the room note. Stick this in your pipe and smoke it.

SB

Great another Cheer lover

This stuff is awesome man and it never gets old. Pretty soon you collection of tobacco will be a bright RED

Shawn

Alpedhuez55 · 08-06-2007, 12:55 AM

I have three tins of this. I finally decided to crack one open. The smell was very Catsupy and smoky, like BBQ sauce. The moisture level was not too bad so I went right at it in my Boswell Bent Grooved Billard, which is dedicated to Christmas Cheer. I am not crazy about the broken flake, but it rubbed out and packed well.

The smoky flavor actually came through in the smoke. There was some sweetness as well. All in all, it is a very pleasing smoke with lots if complexity of flavor with nothing dominating. Just a great blend. I will look forward to some more bowls of this soon.