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Christmas Cheer (Pick a year, any year.)
Mine just happened to be 2000. I am given to understand from posts on the TobaccoReviews.com site that CC is pretty much CC from year to year to year. True or not, I can't say. This is my first full tin and being about 95% gone I think I have formed an opinion.
This will be the kind of review I like to read, (that is, other than in this line the term cloying will not appear).
I do like CC, but no more than any other McClelland virginia tobacco. A bit more tang than 5100, but I do believe I like 2015 a bit more. It does have the sweetness to it that I like, but to me that is just a given for McClelland's tobacco. I just looked at Cup O Joe's site and they have CC 07 for a not so easy $17 and change.  Granted, that is for the 100g tin, and it is good tobacco, just not that much better than Full Virginia Flake, or Old Gowrie.
CLOYING (Sorry, I couldn't help it.) 
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Aug/25/07, 4:05 pm
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Re: Christmas Cheer (Pick a year, any year.)
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Re: Christmas Cheer (Pick a year, any year.)
I also enjoy the CC, but IMO it is better aged than green, and it's a blend that I only reach for once a year (during the holidays, go figure  ) There are too many other blends that are equal to, or better, at a cheaper price for me to even consider making this a daily smoke.
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Re: Christmas Cheer (Pick a year, any year.)
Thanks for the review Jim.
Hey Jack,
Jim had me looking all over Neverland for you. 
Glad to see ya back.
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Re: Christmas Cheer (Pick a year, any year.)
Jim,
I recently finished my tin of 06' and really enjoyed it. To me it was most similar to no. 22 but a bit spicier. I think that 2010 and no. 27 are still my favs, but CC and 2015 are a close second.
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Re: Christmas Cheer (Pick a year, any year.)
I have smoked about half a tin of my 2005 batch and really am rather lukewarm towards this blend. I agree with Jim that it's not any more special than other McClelland VAs. I still prefer FVF in a straight VA. It just seems to have more of a complexity of flavors and is not as bitey as CC.
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Re: Christmas Cheer (Pick a year, any year.)
I had a few bowls of 2001 right before Xmas with a friend who shared. It was good, but nothing spectacular.
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Wishing now I had poped that tin a few years ago. I won't be buying any more of it. There are a lot of Virginias out there that are way better for half the price. Live and learn.