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McClelland Tin - Dark Star 50g

Seward says in P&T magazine's Trial By Fire "This is the blend that makes me say that McClelland has surpassed even the great old tobacco houses of England and Scotland for flakes. It is so refined, so elegant, and so grand. It reminds me of the end of the Verdi Requiem with full chorus and orchestra unrestrained when the soprano reaches high C singing Libera me, sweeping above all else, then singing at the bottom of her range the final passages over the chorus, sustained with the utmost expression of control and art to the end.

Dark Star starts as high-sugar bright Virginia. By the time years of aging, stoving, and pressing go by, three times no less, it looks like fudge and smells in the tin like vaguely acrid tea. It blossoms into naturally sweet, piquant music under the match, with a unique and compelling aroma that does not hang in the room. The flavor fairly bursts out at first, and then sustains itself to the very end with a calm certitude. What a magnificent accomplishment! Try it in any size pipe at any time, and watch it leave the walls of the pipe clean after burning to a pure white ash. A marvel.

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