Lane Limited - Rum & Maple pipe tobacco reviews

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mo	08/10/2007	Mild	Mild	Mild	Tolerable
This tobacco is a very honest product. I tried it when I bought my first pipe and never liked it because I was yet to learn the art of packing, tamping etc. For some reason I bought a pouch a few weeks ago and really do not regret it.It is not over flavoured, its not drop dead delicious, its just perfect for smoking when you cannot decide what to put in your pipe. I like to think of it as the tabak version of your little run around vehicle or old pair of really comfortable jeans... you get the picture. It does actually mix really well, 50% RAM and 50% Rhodesian makes for a no fuss smoke. Regards to Pipestud, Namaste to Pipepundit and greetings wise Eulenburg, you guys help me make great tobacco choices, ps Eulenburg, I love University Flake, lol. Mo, South Africa. tbd@polka.co.za
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Nick O'Teen	07/11/2007	Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant
Oddly named tobacco, as it tastes of neither rum nor maple. This is a fairly benign blend that smells pretty good. If your choices are limited to drugstore offerings, you could do worse than this one but I wouldn't buy it again. * *
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OLDTIMER	07/06/2007	Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant
I have smoked Rum and Maple for years, and I always have this blend around. It is mild burns clean, and has a hint of maple. Can be smoked all day long as I often do. I think the only way you can buy this is in 14OZ cans, so if you dont like it you are stuck with a lot of tobacco. This is a old standby blend that I really enjoy, try some.
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Russell	03/08/2007	Very Mild	Extremely Mild	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Pleasant
I tried this a few years ago, and I didn't like it. It smelled VERY faintly of rum and maple, but neither rum nor maple appeared in the actual taste. Just a bland, boring and slightly sweet tasting burley. I almost want to say it is somewhat acidic. It's got its fair share of PG in it, however, it doesn't entirely leave your pipe sopping wet, though it is wet in the heel of your pipe afterwards. Try it in a cob if you must- one with a filter, as this one does bite unless you sip it so slowly it keeps going out. This one takes quite a few re-lights, and can be a pain to keep lit. On a plus, this does smell good and may make a great mixer as the former reviewer has stated. Aside from that however, I cannot recommend this.
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XDipper	03/02/2007	Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
Funny how things run in circles. This was the first pipe tobacco I ever smoked back when I was 15. My mom was in the next room and I was sure she wouldn't smell it (oh the ignorance of youth)so I sat back with my feet on the desk and filled the room with thick clouds of Rum and Maple smoke. Guess what, she smelled it. I recently saw a tin at a local tobacco store and since the burley monkey is firmly on my back, I thought I'd buy some just for old time sake. Lately I've been smoking a lot of Carter Hall. I must confess that the taste of the two is somewhat similar. The nutty, bread type taste of the burley is pronounced in both blends but I find R&M to be a bit more cased and a bit sweeter. I've adopted it as my breakfast blend and a good one it is. Like most of the old school burley blends, if you're looking for sophistication don't bother. It's a satisfying, no frills smoke that is very user friendly and a good general purpose blend. It's generally easy to pack, light and smoke but I found it a bit bitey if agressively smoked or loosely packed. The rum and maple casing is understated at best, there's a sweet somewhat fragrant something there that cannot be easily identified as either rum nor maple but it's not unpleasant and overall it is very tasty and satisfying. Contrary to the name, it is not an aromatic blend and is dry down to the last smoke. no goop no aftertaste just a good serviceable old burley. You either love it or hate it and I love it Update 03/02/07: Rum and Maple is not a daily smoke for me but when I'm in the mood for it it is still very good. For a fantastic hybrid mix it 1:1 with BLWAB. Now that's the poo! A really good semi-aromatic with a real nice room not and an overall fantastic smoke
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Philo Beddoe	11/15/2006	Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant
This is a decent Burley based aromatic, nothing to get excited about, just a rather plain tobacco. It has a decent room aroma and the flavor in the pipe is sort of tasty for the first few puffs. Try this if you enjoy Captain Black Gold.
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workingstiff	04/20/2005	Mild to Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
This is not my favorite cheap tobacco with this taste, I like the one from Dreamcastle a little better. I am not fond of its smell and I find it a little rough of a smoke. Interesting on occassion.
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Spike	02/17/2005	Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Strong
There are a number of blends called "Rum & Maple". I can't find a pouch of the original anywhere in the western U.S. The big cans are available through the mail but I don't want 14 ounces until I can try a sample. The bulk versions I have tried are both "pancake syrup" types.
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hembrant12	10/29/2004	Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
As a new smoker, I found this blend to be right up my alley. I've tried several OTC blends and this is by far one of my favorites. I tried Captain Black first and was nearly choked by the strong vanilla and gooky residue. For a new pipe smoker I would recomend this stuff, as a 14oz can is only 16.99!
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CaptnDan	03/24/2004	Very Mild	Extremely Mild	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Pleasant to Tolerable
I tried a pouch of Rum & Maple a while back. Moisture was OK, packed easily. Lit well. Pouch aroma was mild, again, no hint of rum or maple. While smoking, I didn't detect anything to suggest the rum, but every now and then I did catch a bit of what could have been maple. Not enough to say for sure. It smoked well, didn't bite, and didn't leave the bowl all goopy. My wife said it was very mild to her, sitting in the car with me, but she didn't detect much of an aromatic scent either. This tobacco didn't do anything to offend me, but it didn't do anything to make me want to go out and buy more either.
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Aldo	12/01/2003	Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Pleasant
An honest smoke, seems to be mostly a dry burley. I'm not really sure if there really is any topping at all or if this is just the blends of the tobaccos. Well behaved in the pipe, but it needs to be smoked low and slow. This is a decent smoke, and I will enjoy the rest of the pouch on occasion, but I am looking for something with some real honest maple taste, and this really isn't it. For a good maple favor, I prefer House of Windsor's "Mapleton." Two stars, as much as for what it isn't as well as far was it is.
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lustra	07/18/2003	Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable
Not even nostalgia, which is as good a reason as any to like a tobacco, can help me with Rum and Maple. The stuff simply sears my throat. I don't suppose this experience is common--Rum and Maple has, after all, gotten some decent reviews here--but this tobacco might as well be laced with phosphorous so far as my throat is concerned. No stars.
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Pipestud	04/04/2003	Mild	Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
I figured I might as well give this a try after reading Eulenburg's review. And I was indeed surprised. The pouch aroma was very nice without being too sweet. The rough cut tobacco was more dry than moist. That too, was a good sign. Upon lighting, I did detect some sort of flavoring but I sure never would guess Rum or Maple. It tasted mostly like Burley tobacco -- and while not world class Burley, it certainly wasn't bitter. Well, it did make me pucker a bit toward the bottom of the bowl, but nothing I couldn't live with. Cheap and good!
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Greenleaf	04/02/2003	Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
Rum and Maple is a robust American blend. Its simplicity and richness is a sharp contrast to my usual cavendish. Although I detected no rum and I have doubts that any maple is present, I appreciated this tobacco's honesty. The sharpness of flavor inspired me to experiment mixing with mellow cavendishes; yielding a pleasant, deep smoke. That which makes Rum and Maple a suitable mixer is what will make this tobacco only an occasional treat for me. If you've got a lonely weekend to burn, alleviate your boredom with a mixing marathon; you are sure to discover a satisfying new blend.
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Eulenburg	01/02/2003	Mild	Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant
A most agreeable surprise. I paid all of $2 for a one-and-three-eigths-ounce packet of this old stand-by, and fully enjoyed it! There is some large, bright leaf, and a somewhat darker, broken-cake, tan leaf. I also see something darker still, probably air-cured Kentucky burley. The Kentucky gives this a bit of oomph down below, but mostly I taste something that reminds me of roasted peanuts. Our esteemed "Morleysson" would probably call it "the real taste of tobacco", by which I guess he means the taste of burley: buttery-smooth burley, in this case. I taste no rum or maple, just a gentle, plain-spoken, well-balanced American blend. This is one of the best-kept secrets of the country store byways, and, unless you are totally bigoted against such products, you ought to try RUM & MAPLE. You won't regret it.
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Skilling	10/09/2002	Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
This is one beautiful old tobacco. Another childhood smoke of mine. Original Blend No.53 No berry blast. No smothering in vanilla. No choking on chocolate. Just a light hint of something in the background. I reckon it's the maple? I can't detect the rum. A nice smooth burley. This stuff never did get sour or bitter. It never did smoke wet. No gurgles. Refer to Eulenburg's review above. He's given this blend justice where justice is due. I paid $2.09 for mine.
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mailman 5000	09/23/2002	Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium	Tolerable
This was offered to me as a repacement to my beloved Edgeworth slices. Which is no longer availble in the UK due EEC rules on casings. Not really anything like but in the same style I suppose, rum flavored tobacco and thats it.
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