Lane Limited Captain Black Dark

(3.17)
100% pure black cavendish, created with Herman G. Lane's proprietary steaming process.

Details

Brand Lane Limited
Blended By Lane Limited
Manufactured By Scandinavian Tobacco Group
Blend Type Aromatic
Contents Black Cavendish
Flavoring Cocoa / Chocolate, Coffee, Other / Misc, Sweet / Sugar, Vanilla
Cut Ribbon
Packaging 1.5 ounce pouch
Country United States
Production Currently available

Profile

Strength
Mild
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild to Medium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Very Pleasant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming

Average Rating

3.17 / 4
31

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5

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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Aug 16, 2013 Mild Strong Mild Very Pleasant
This new 4 star addition to the Captain Black line of aromatics is absolutely incredible in every way. I'd heard that Captain Black White is the world's biggest selling pipe tobacco.....but I think soon it will be replaced by the new Dark. As Vanilla aromatics go....this one is king. I gave up on aromatics years ago for Va/Per's and had only one aro on the shelf that I went to occasionally and that was Sutliff's Maple Street which has now been replaced by the CB Dark. After drying a little, CB Dark packs well, lights well, and burns well. If dried and packed properly it burns cool in the bowl and with a relight or two will burn to the bottom leaving a fine gray ash. This tobacco is smooooth, absolutely no bite, a wonderful "warm kitchen aroma" of baking in the winter time, a room note of creamy vanilla which actually has a taste in the mouth very similar to what the nose senses, and with no nasty chemical after taste with hints of a clean sweetness remaining in the mouth and on the lips. This is actually an aromatic that comes the closest to tasting like it smells. Plus I sense no Glycol at all. I've smoked practically every vanilla flavored tobacco there is and CB Dark in my opinion is the pinnacle of the Vanilla's. Absolutely SUPERB!!!!!
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Nov 26, 2014 Extremely Mild Strong Very Mild Very Pleasant
Captain Black regular was the first tobacco I ever smoked. It didn't have much flavor, but It had a delicious tin aroma and others were hypnotized by the smoke aroma. I just wished that it tasted like it smelled. A little over 30 years later, I've gotten my wish!! CB Dark! This is IT! This is what Captain Black was always supposed to taste like and as an added bonus, unlike most aromatics I've smoked that were sweet for the first few puffs only, this one maintains its flavor to bottom bowl!
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Feb 28, 2014 Very Mild Mild Medium Very Pleasant
Free Retail Pouch came in my "goodie box" from Pipes and Cigars on IPSD.

Have enjoyed Capn' Black White occasionally and it is a good tobacco. It's not an all time best seller for nothing. Remember this is made by Lane who brings the world the splendid mildness of 1Q.

This one is absolutely BLACK cavendish and very mild. It has a very gentle sweetness and as with all of their steam pressed tobaccos, you couldn't burn your tongue if you tried. Packed a bit on the light side it smokes richly and the flavor is somewhat fruity to my taste. It is missing the buttery or nutty taste associated with the burly in the regular Capn' White version.

For an OTC, this doesn't seem to be at all "PG" filled. No goop after smoking. No ghosting I can detect. A white ash and a full burn.

The flavor is present throughout and while I would call one of the flavors vanilla, it is very subdued. This ranks very high on the standard, everyday tobacco that you wife and friends will love to smell list. A delightful room note. The actual TOBACCO flavor is almost non existent except as an aftertaste. I mention this because many aromatics of high quality manage to create a tobacco that is mildly flavored. This one is a flavor that is mildly tobaccoed.

Highly recommended for smoking newbies because of NO tongue bite. Also for those who need to please those around them. A good occasional smoke and if it were the only tobacco on earth, I would be satisfied. This one is not likely to make my regular rotation as it just doesn't offer anything that interests me enough to look forward to seeing it again when it comes up on the list. I am most likely to buy and smoke this again on vacation when I run out of tobacco and this is available at the local market.

Most recently smoked in an aromatic loving Bjarne Viking bent billiard.

Pipe Used: Bjarne Viking Bent Billiard
PurchasedFrom: pipesandcigars.com
Age When Smoked: New Retail Pouch
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Oct 05, 2017 Mild Mild to Medium Mild to Medium Very Pleasant
The sugary, toasty black cavendish is the tobacco component, and is fairly sublimated by the toppings. The vanilla topping is weak. I do notice light coffee and a touch of licorice in the background as well as a fruit note. I don’t notice any chemicals in the toppings. The strength is mild. The taste level is barely past mild. Hardly has any nicotine. Won’t bite or get harsh, but it lacks a little smoothness. Burns cool and clean at a reasonable pace with a very consistent flavor. Leaves little moisture in the bowl, and needs an average number of relights. Has an innocuous after taste. An all day smoke.

-JimInks
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Sep 12, 2013 Mild to Medium Mild Mild Pleasant
I was surprised at how mild and enjoyable this Cavendish turned out to be. This is one of the best OTCs I have tried yet. I would recommend this to anyone new to smoking a pipe as I am, it is tasty, stays lit, smokes great right to the finish.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jun 07, 2013 Medium Mild to Medium Mild Pleasant to Tolerable
A very inoffensive smoke. Not a big fan of Captain Black for the most part, enjoy the Royal blended with the Cherry on occasion but not an everyday thing. Am a big fan of the black cavendish tobaccos and this is very good. Nice amount of sweetness, burns well, and no tounge bite. Great smoke for a newbie smoker or an aromatic lover. If they start selling in bulk, will be in my regular rotation. Definately worth a try. IMHO the best of all the Captain Black offerings.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jan 18, 2015 Mild Medium Mild to Medium Very Pleasant
OK, I'm a noob. I've been smoking cigars on and off for 30-35 years. I dabbled with the pipe 40 years ago and never got it burning to my liking. Recently I decided to try it again. I still dig cigars (and have too too many-CAS Cigar Acquisition Syndrome) and I've become equally obsessive with the pipe. I've tried "boutique" brands of all kinds from all of the "Top Rated" and esoteric tobacconists. I have smoked some really excellent tobaccos (keep in mind I dig Mild-Medium, in cigars too and I much prefer Aros-I really don't care for Latakia). I haven't tried any "mass market" tobaccos but I have olfactory memories of my dad's stash in the day Prince Albert, Middleton I remember most. OK Shut UP already. My point: This is probably the most reasonably priced, widely available tobacco I've tried and one of the MOST enjoyable! I guess snob doesn't work with pipe tobacco.
Pipe Used: Brog w/9mm filter
PurchasedFrom: Pipes and Tobaccos
Age When Smoked: Me or the tobacco? HA! Fresh in bulk
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Dec 16, 2014 Mild Extremely Mild Medium Very Pleasant
NOTE: I already posted this review under STG-Captain Black. This is good. This is really good. This baccy is so rich and the smoke so thick, it is a delight to smoke. The tin note is great, with a hint of vanilla, and the aroma is fabulous (though I really don't get the vanilla in the aroma).

This ain't an OTC, though. First, I never see it in a Walgreen or such though I get around a lot, and second, it is an exceptional black cav -- fully up there with PS #7 Dansk Black and Lane's BCA. That is, even if you find this in a Target or whatever, don't be deceived; this is damn good stuff. Note that Lane makes CB Dark, so the similarity to BCA is striking, but somehow not quite identical. But close, friends, close; and some may feel that it is identical. I can smoke this anytime, anywhere. For after dinner, though, something heartier with a stronger tobacco taste might be called for. While I don't really get tired of CBD, I do hanker for stronger tobacco taste after a while. Though an aromatic, any toppings are refined, not too forward.

A 1-year tin or jar nap would do wonders for this blend.

I would rate this about a 3.5-3.7. I get a good tobacco taste, though much more tobacco flavor would be appreciated. In fact, more tobacco flavor would make it a solid 4 for this country boy. As you can probably tell, I do like black cav. And I get no tongue bite from it, but see the tip below.

TIP: dry out your CBD for at least a 1/2 hour before packing, which will cut down on dottle and PG.
Pipe Used: Preben Holm
Age When Smoked: New
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Dec 05, 2013 Mild Mild Mild Very Pleasant
Very black. Very Cavendish. Overall a mild smoke with a very pleasant room note. Nothing overpowering about this blend. The pouch aroma is just as good as any tobacconists' black Cavendish blends. Some vanilla detected, and probably not as much as I would like in my "ideal" VBC blend, but nice nonetheless. No chemical smell at the pouch or at the match. Friendly to smoke in the car and to others in the room. I've been smoking some form of CB off and on since I started pipe smoking over 30 years ago, and this one is by far the best CB has ever offered. Especially at the CB price point, I will definitely be keeping this one in my rotation.
Pipe Used: briar, meerschaum
PurchasedFrom: pipesandcigars.com
Age When Smoked: Fresh
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Sep 23, 2015 Medium Mild to Medium Medium Very Pleasant
Without doubt my favorite of Captain Black that I've tested and my favorite of the aromatics that I smoked until today, its strength is half what makes it a stimulating smoke, pouch aroma is a very interesting prune its flavor is very delicate and you can taste and feel to what smells; which is not very normal in tobacco, which enjoys the scents is not the person who is smoking, but the ones to its around but in this case the smoker enjoys it and his entourage is simply spectacular it would buy it and it would continue buying in fact this is the only one I'm going to buy back knowing that I am in an exploration of mixtures this crept into my favorites. I have now discovered my style of pipe smoker I like the aromatic 100% Black Cavendish that don't burn your mouth and so have been able to perceive in my short experience is that Black Cavendish tobacco helps a lot in the smoke fresacas my second rating for this product is 5.0 points definitely excellent.
Pipe Used: Patriot Corn Cob Pipe
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