McConnell’s Scottish Blend fits the genre by combining rich red Virginias with Cavendish-processed Carolina, to which a helping of spicy Kentucky is added. The package is completed by fragrant Turkish leaf and just enough Latakia to add body without dominating the flavor.
With just a touch of Spicy Perique to distinguish it from the "average English", it has become my favorite Scottish Blend, and the "Treat" that I give myself for being such a good boy!!
5 out of 5
I love my Scottish blends
Jun 01, 2021
McConnell's just gets everything right about this. Lovely latakia and oriental aroma and flavor, with just enough perique to add that raisin spice like a lovely Campbeltown malt...great sipper...I could smoke this blend all day!
5 out of 5
Super blend reach for this
Apr 30, 2021
Super blend reach for this anytime nice medium flavor.
5 out of 5
McConnell's Masterpiece Lives!
Nov 13, 2020
I thought this blend was no more...gone the way of Frogmorton? BUT IT IS NOT SO! HERE IT IS! When did it come back!?! This is my FAVORITE Scottish blend. I'm my opinion, far superior to MacBaren's. It tastes like a smooth but full-flavored smoky wood fire into which a gentle amount of peat from the Isle of Islay has been added. As an added bonus, this blend is low on nicotine while still being full of complex flavors. I spent some serious hours as a grad student at The Daily Grind coffee shop at the University of Illinois smoking this blend (that's back when there WAS a Daily Grind coffee shop and you could SMOKE indoors!). It was impossible to find for a long time, I can't believe it's back. I'm about to cry...
5 out of 5
Endlessly complex
Sep 20, 2020
Unreal complexity. If you like 965 or nightcap try this. Medium to rich. Elegant like a perfume of hay smoke leather and bergamot.
5 out of 5
Very Underrated Blend!
Feb 24, 2018
Okay, this blend isn't getting enough attention! I've been smoking pipe for over 35 years and over those years I've had the pleasure of having some of the highest rated and most sought after tobacco blends in my pipe and I'll have to say that McConnell's Scottish Blend is as good as any of them. This blend is VERY well balanced, very nice flavor and has a quite pleasant room note. The tin note tells you that there's Latakia in the blend but it doesn't overpower the rest of the components and there is ZERO tongue bite. There's a tiny spice from the Perique present and a subtle floral note from the Orientals but again they don't dominate, only enhance one another. I HIGHLY recommend that people give this blend a try, I think it's very underrated.
4 out of 5
McCoinnell's Scottish Blend
Sep 03, 2015
An enjoyable Scottish blend for any time of day, if you like Scottish / English or Balkan, you'll like this.
Customer Testimonials
While the P&C website speaks of "dark fired / spicy KY," the label on the can specifies Perique - along with Virginia, Latakia, and Turkish. I am a Perique devotee, and this blend is a nice start for those looking to move to a classic Balkan/Latakia blend with some added "interest." I recommend this blend as a solid, everyday smoke that you will not regret adding to your arsenal. (The fact that I'm Scots-Irish, and my mother's maiden name is McConnell has nothing to do with anything.....) Seriously, this is a solid smoke! Once you are ready to move up the Perique ladder, I recommend a nice helping of Frog Morton's "On the Bayou" - my current favorite smoke - along with H&H Black House.
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