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Post by JimInks on Jan 31, 2019 15:48:31 GMT -5
This is a review of the original version of Park Square that was comprised of McClelland tobaccos. The red, stoved and matured Virginias are tangy, dark fruit sweet with a mild fermented sugar fruit from the stoved, along with a bit of earth. The red Virginia is slightly more noticeable than the other Virginias. It does have a little of the McClelland "vinegar" that smokers of that company's products will find familiar. However, in this blend, it's very mild and does not interfere with the flavor. It has enough perique to add a little sweet raisin and fig hits, but very little spice, adding a light complexity. The strength is closer to medium than it is to mild, and the taste level falls just short of medium. The nic-hit is almost in the center of mild to medium. Won't bite or get harsh even when pushed. Burns cool and clean and a little slow with a very consistent flavor from start to finish. Leaves very little moisture in your bowl, but needs some relights. Has a pleasant, slightly lingering after taste. An all day smoke. This production got 3 stars.
Update: 1-31-2019: I have been smoking the recent “McClelland-less” version of this blend. The proportions and properties of the tobaccos are the same, but the effects are different. This is less sweeter, less potent in every respect with only a bare hint of the “vinegar”. The strength and nic-hit are a step or two past the mild mark, while the taste is in the center of mild to medium. No bite, no harsh notes. Burns cool and clean at a moderate pace (unlike the original manufacture) with light inconsistency in flavor. It gets a tad stronger at the half way point. Leaves very little moisture in the bowl, and needs an average number of relights. Has a pleasant, short lived after taste. An all day smoke. Two stars for this watered down production.
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Post by Legend Lover on Jan 31, 2019 16:47:05 GMT -5
It's interesting to see how this has evolved. This is about the most scientific approach to documenting the differences in the blends... The JimInks factor. Thank you.
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Post by sperrytops on Jan 31, 2019 20:00:23 GMT -5
Great comparison, but what is the McClelland-less version?
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Post by JimInks on Jan 31, 2019 20:10:57 GMT -5
Great comparison, but what is the McClelland-less version? Read the update in the review. That is the new version under the same name.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2019 20:24:31 GMT -5
OUCH!
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Post by sperrytops on Jan 31, 2019 21:23:55 GMT -5
Great comparison, but what is the McClelland-less version? Read the update in the review. That is the new version under the same name. Oh, dumb me. Peretti's Park Square.
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Post by qmechanics on Jan 31, 2019 22:09:18 GMT -5
Peretti's Park Square was one of my favorites...Say it isn't so Joe!! I mean Jim.😁
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Post by slomo on Feb 1, 2019 0:52:56 GMT -5
A very helpful update. Much appreciated.
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Post by PhantomWolf on Feb 1, 2019 0:55:21 GMT -5
Someone needs to capture and waterboard the McClellands. They're secrets need to be shared!
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Post by Legend Lover on Feb 1, 2019 4:31:41 GMT -5
Someone needs to capture and waterboard the McClellands. They're secrets need to be shared! a bit harsh, but whatever it takes...
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