bruins
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one of my favorite 'smoke it anytime' tobaccos is butera's cavendish. but it's got near zero nicotine. i've been looking for a cavendish with a little more kick and a bit more virginia flavor. so hence, i ordered mcclelland's version. it's described on the tin as "traditional navy cavendish, pressed in cakes and aged naturally with dark jamaican rum." and so it presents, nice pressed flat cakes looking like beef jerky and smelling like most virginia's i've opened, like hay right at bailing time, similar to what i'd get from something like union square.
i've learned from other BoB members that cavendish is somewhat of a pointless description these days, as the original definition/process has morphed into whatever the particular maker wants it to be. the butera i like is quite nutty and sweet without being over the top like an aromatic would be, and has that grandpa's pipe room note most people like. mcclelland's is a completely different animal.
it rubbed out easily. in flavor, it smokes like a virginia or a vaper, not at all what i was expecting. if the rum is present, it's in the bass notes and very understated. i've only smoked two bowls, so this end of the flavor spectrum will probably open up the more i smoke it. although not exactly what i was looking for, it's quite good, a bit darker in flavor than something like escudo. it took less finesse than something like FVF for me to stay in that sweet spot and avoid that harsh bitter taste i so easily find. Also, plenty of vitamin N in this one. as for the room note, way closer to a virginia (which my wife says smells like i've been smoking cigarrettes) than to those memories of grandpa's stash.
my search goes on for the perfect cavendish, but i do think this is a damn fine smoke and i'm under the impression closer to what real cavendish was back in the days of sailor's tobacco kept in rum barrels. if any of you have smoked it, i'd like your impressions.
i've learned from other BoB members that cavendish is somewhat of a pointless description these days, as the original definition/process has morphed into whatever the particular maker wants it to be. the butera i like is quite nutty and sweet without being over the top like an aromatic would be, and has that grandpa's pipe room note most people like. mcclelland's is a completely different animal.
it rubbed out easily. in flavor, it smokes like a virginia or a vaper, not at all what i was expecting. if the rum is present, it's in the bass notes and very understated. i've only smoked two bowls, so this end of the flavor spectrum will probably open up the more i smoke it. although not exactly what i was looking for, it's quite good, a bit darker in flavor than something like escudo. it took less finesse than something like FVF for me to stay in that sweet spot and avoid that harsh bitter taste i so easily find. Also, plenty of vitamin N in this one. as for the room note, way closer to a virginia (which my wife says smells like i've been smoking cigarrettes) than to those memories of grandpa's stash.
my search goes on for the perfect cavendish, but i do think this is a damn fine smoke and i'm under the impression closer to what real cavendish was back in the days of sailor's tobacco kept in rum barrels. if any of you have smoked it, i'd like your impressions.
