Mac Baren blends bite the S@#$ out of me, so I stopped buying blends from them all together even though the descriptions of their virginia blends should be just my style. And like others described, I find C&D blends to be a bit harsh (mainly their virginias) All their VaPers sound amazing and all of them let me down. McClelland does virginias best IMO, and they make my go-to bulk blend; Blend 2015: Virginia/Perique Flake.