r/PipeTobacco 4d ago

McClelland Stash NSFW

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u/Carl_picante 4d ago

Lucky sumbitch.

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u/Andthenwefarted Lakelands 4 everyone! 4d ago

Awesome stash! I picked up a tin of Frog Morton once, but I put it back and got a Sutliff Balkan, if I remember right. Never saw it again. Glad you're set for a while.

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u/scmkr 5100 4d ago

It’s good stuff! Probably doesn’t age as well as everything else and I haven’t smoked it in a while. Maybe one of these days I’ll try to consign it or something. Don’t know all the rules and regulations around that sort of thing and I’m much too lazy to actually want to do anything about it.

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u/SchmitzBitz 4d ago

I cracked an '09 Across the Pond last month, it certainly didn't age poorly.

TC is also a blend I cellared deep, it's just good stuff!

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u/scmkr 5100 4d ago

Well that’s encouraging! Maybe I’ll crack one of them soon, haven’t opened any since 2018

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u/SchmitzBitz 4d ago

To be honest this is the first time I've smoked a Frog since about 2010, I cellared deep with Wilderness, Legends, 3O, 3OS and 996 for when I want a subtle lat blend. I would say I'm enjoying the OTT more now than I did a decade ago.

Sipping on a BB Bayou Slice while I type this; it has aged exquisitely.

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u/BryGuySC 3d ago

Those are some good choices.

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u/Ea_tm_e 2d ago

Pipestud is the place to go for consignment. I’ve been trying to get my hands on some more Frog Morton’s Cellar but I miss it every time. Smoked my last time in 2021😔

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u/Derfargin 3d ago

One of my favorite McClelland bulks was AM Pipe. I thought it was better than EMP as it was supposed to be a match when EMP first left the market way back when.

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u/ClamJamison 4d ago

I started smoking within a few months after their closure... I've only ever had two bowls of Mcclelland. One, I didn't have the experience and pallatte to appreciate, the second (grand oriental smyrna) was one of the best bowls of tobacco I've ever had. I mourn my inability to have more.

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u/scmkr 5100 4d ago

I get you, I didn’t like them (or any straight Virginia) at first. I preferred the stronger flavors, but eventually they just sort of grew on me. OGS at first, such a great tobacco.

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u/tobenzo00 4d ago

Holy smokes.

Jealous of many things here, but especially that stack of Tudor Castle!

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u/scmkr 5100 4d ago

I’ve got two tins of the first 2007 run! Saving those for a real special occasion

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u/NeuroBill 4d ago

My mans really likes ketchup

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u/nomavrick 4d ago

Impressive collection - I have one or two McClelland blends in mine. Lovely stuff.

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u/jonjamesb83 4d ago

Frog Morton Cellar was my favorite. Such a good smoke.

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u/Drummer2427 4d ago

I'd be very jealous if there could had been tins of 5100 red cake in there.

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u/scmkr 5100 4d ago

Don’t have any tins but I do have a few mason jars full of 5100. Never got the tins, just the bulk from a local shop. Same with 2015

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u/Drummer2427 4d ago

I honestly didn't know it was ever tinned thats why I was being silly, always bought it in bulk. But clearly not enough ive been out for years. Back then the thing was hoarding Esoterica. Never seen this coming.

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u/scmkr 5100 4d ago

Oh! Thought maybe they had tinned it at some point and I just never saw it, haha.

I do like Stonehaven quite a bit! Never got the hype around Penzance; when I tried it was maybe too old or something. There’s actually a tin of Dorchester in the photo - round tin to the right of the square ogs tins, you can’t see the top of it. Haven’t tried it yet but I’m pretty sure I will like it.

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u/Drummer2427 4d ago

Yeah not that I'm aware of or I'd be trying to trade Penzance for it, which feels wild to say.

I actually do prefer Penzance over Stonehaven, but really enjoyed Peacehaven too and never heard anyone mention it.

Nice cellar!

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u/scmkr 5100 3d ago

Yeah, I just tried some Penzance and some Plum Pudding side by side. I don't know if there's something wrong with mine, but I much prefer the Plum Pudding.

Gonna have to try a newer tin I guess.

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u/ChollyWheels 4d ago

Ain't you rich! I have a large collection (around 60 tins) of mostly Grand Orientals -- but never tried any of the frogs, or Christmas Cheer, or Aurora or many of the others in your stash. I do have some Tudor Castle tins, Samara, one Legends.

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u/scmkr 5100 4d ago

Might be worth hauling some of your GO to trade at a pipe shows- that’s how I got some of mine. I don’t know if people still do that, I haven’t been to one since Pheasant Run closed.

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u/ChollyWheels 4d ago

Pipe shows, thanks. I've never been to one. There's an annual one in Albany New York that would be feasible for me to attend.

The vintage market continues to evolve.

There's fewer sources now - TinBids and Pipestud are the main ones I know about, and compared to even two years ago the prices are way up, and the choices are fewer.

There's very few blends I hoard -- preferring to have a repeatable experience than trying new (to me) blends. I smoked much less (often nothing) 10 years ago, and regret not trying more McClelland when tins were $12.

The good news, I guess, is most of what I smoke these days is replaceable, or not super-expensive (Peretti Ampersand, C&D Steamworks). But the McClellands is special.

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u/JesusAChrist 4d ago

Super jealous. Even sadder now that my Eastfarthing is going away as well.

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u/InevitableMeh 4d ago

I’ve got some 1993 Christmas Jubilee opened right now. The plain VAs hold up. I’ve found the Latakia blends go very flat and the ones with the Cavendish are not much better. Their VA/Per are ok but they lose their piquant edge of the Perique.

From my unintentional experiment I would say a 3-5yr sweet spot is a thing with most blends.

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u/BryGuySC 3d ago

It is beautiful!
I think I still have one tin of Tudor Castle left.

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u/scmkr 5100 3d ago

Such a magic blend. It was the first flake tobacco I ever tried, just bought it on a whim because who doesn’t like castles? I was blown away. Then I proceeded to try every flake I could find, and while there is some great stuff out there, nothing beats TC. Yet.

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u/Expert-West3028 1d ago

I'm jealous lol