Tobaccos McClelland - No. M-58 Apricot Brandy

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	StevieB (2048)	2018-05-24		Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild	Pleasant

McClelland - No. M-58 Apricot Brandy.

I bought this about four months ago but the time sat in the loose pouch hasn't been enough to curtail the moisture. It was still damp to the touch so must have been as wet as a ducks bum when it arrived! As the photo shows the ribbons are quite coarse and there's a higher amount of black tobacco to brown. The smell from the pouch is indicative of apricots but not so clear about any alcohol.

The smoke contains more black Cavendish than it does the others. The Kentucky Burley gives some nuts but it doesn't have the fire cured Kentucky taste to it. The Virginia gets quite lost behind the topping. Now, the topping: it has more of an alcoholic trait than the unlit aroma suggested. But the apricots are far heavier than the alcohol, far heavier! The apricot flavouring will ghost badly. M-58 burns cool and at a slow pace.

Nicotine: mild. Room-note: nice enough.

No. M-58 Apricot brandy? A pleasant aro' which deserves three stars:

Recommended.

Pipe Used: Wallenstein Freehand

Age When Smoked: Four months

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

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	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	Sir Tampsalot (7)	2016-06-08		Extremely Mild	Mild	Very Mild	Pleasant

"Extremely enticing aroma..." Yeah, and that's about it. The cavendish occasionally peaks through the weakly fruit flavored steam but not nearly enough to make it worth getting bit over. Skip it.

Pipe Used: Stanwell Sterling 12 Black Sand

Age When Smoked: 6 months

Purchased From: Pipes & Cigars

1 person found this review helpful.

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	The good Rev. Rizzo (36)	2013-02-19		Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable

If you like apricots, which I DO please give this a try. It's a fairly good aromatic. The flavor is not too generous. But it does give you what your looking for. No complaints from the peanut gallery when smoked around others. I will advise, the flavor will ghost if you mix up pipes. This is like a back road drive in the summer. Relax and enjoy whats going on.

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	TXBulldog (74)	2016-09-22		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

It took me a bit to strike the right cord with this one. I tend to smoke fairly fast and my experience with this tobacco initially was not too good. However, I did not give up on it and smoked it in various pipes and reduced my tempo. I found it responded very well with a low and slow method that allowed the nuance to remain steady. Once I found the sweet spot, this smoke drastically improved. It still required a few relights from time to time, but the experience and flavor was enjoyable. Definitely a finicky one for me. I have to treat it like a nic bomb or a tongue destroyer which is contrary to my regular smoking habits. Can't say I would recommend it, but I am not tossing it either. Unless you are looking for apricot, there's a lot more out there to expirement with.

Pipe Used: various

Age When Smoked: 0-3 months

Purchased From: P&C

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	Smoke_Ring (158)	2013-05-02		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Overwhelming	Pleasant to Tolerable

McCelland Bulk No. M58 - Apricot Brandy

Star Rating = 1

Rating Scores - 10 is the Best and 0 is the Worst

Pouch Note = 6

Room Note = 6

Flavor = 4

Bite = 7

Burn = 7

After Taste = 1

Raw Score = 31

Rated Percentage = 52%

Comment = Smooth, Mild but has a huge Fruity Flavor and After Taste, this blend is yuck

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	Emeritus Account (30079)	2007-04-15		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

I thought I did not like this but to my shock the bag was almost gone! I guess it's ok stuff, good for at a party or in public. It does tase like apicots!! Very mild but ok.

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	Darth 69 (116)	2005-07-21		Mild	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Well, typical and pointless. Moist and flat tasting black cav. base with some lighter strands with it's medium in intensity fruit flavoring among whatever else.

Not recommended

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