Lane Limited Captain Black Grape

Imagine it's a gentle lazy summer morning, there is a tasty fragrance of toasted grape in the air. This is the impression one gets when this CAPTAIN BLACK GRAPE is explored. It doesn't bite. The aroma is very pleasant and satisfying to the taste-buds. I was never expecting this and to my surprise, ~ found this tobacco a refreshing break from my usual brand. Instead of the overwhelming tobacco aura, I found with most CAPTAIN BLACK products, this was more to my taste. One of the more delightful and pleasant surprises I have stumbled upon.

I love captain black tobacco‘s. I thought this was going to be a good idea. I opened the can or the pouch. The scent was great. I smoked the tobacco and tasted and smelled in the room note grape. I bought a 12 ounce can of this after I bought the one and a half ounce pouch. I will sell the grape tobacco in my store.My wife and my three daughters said the room note after I had smoked this was terrible.I I think some of my lady customers might like To try to smoke this because they do like blueberry pipe tobacco.

A nice little aromatic that tastes like grape soda. Nothing complex, but a pleasant flavor that lasts throughout. Nice room note. Burns right to the bottom; not as moist as some. Makes a nice change of pace among the inventory for those who, like myself, prefer aromatics. The casing does overwhelm the tobacco, but that works out fine in this case. The price is reasonable. Available in pouch or can.

The Grape smell is overpowering. I thought the first few bowls were good and then all of a sudden I reached my saturation point with it and never wanted to smell it again. Unfortunately, even when it's sealed in a Ball jar, that cloying GRAPE seeps into the room, infusing every item and everyone in the room with the Ghost of Grape Captain Black.

If you like Super Bubble Grape Bubble Gum you'll love this. I bought one pouch to try. When I took it out of it's cellophane wrapper I was blasted by grape fragrance. People across the room could smell it. I laid it on my desk for several days. Every time you came in the room you could smell it. I tried this in a cob that I had gotten as a freebie when I ordered tobacco last year. Didn't want to risk ghosting a good pipe with this. Took it outside to try it. The moisture level in the pouch was good from the start. It packed evenly with no trouble. I gave it a char and 3-4 puffs to get it going. I tamped it then lit it one more time to really get it going. The burn was even and steady all the way to the bottom of the bowl. Just a quick tamp every now and then with one relight. When I was done all I had was a small amount of fine ash in the bottom of the bowl. No goop or moisture at all. My pipe cleaned easily with a few scrapes from a pipe nail. Can't say this about every tobacco I try. As for the flavor and aroma here's where it gets interesting. The pouch note that was so strong seemed to dissipate as soon as a match was touched to the tobacco. The tobacco was smooth and smoked well. I enjoyed that part of it more than CB Regular or Copper. The only thing that would give this a bad rating is the flavor and aroma. I could taste the grape the entire smoke. I expected that. The only thing was there was a perfume floral note that went along with it. This was not at all what I expected! It reminded me of potpourri it was so strong. I think Lane has a good blend of tobaccos here but needs to work on another flavor for it. This may go for a time as a novelty tobacco for everyone to try but I don't think it will make it long term. If they went with something like Sutliff's Fruit Tart or Strawberry Delight they might have something? I would like to try this blend minus the casing as it might be a decent non aromatic. As it is now I really can't see much use for this tobacco. You might be able to use very small amounts to blend with but in very limited quantities. I will eventually smoke up this pouch and will not order another. I had been wanting to try this and it was on sale so I gave it a shot. The only CB blend that I smoke regularly and keep a supply on hand is CB Gold. I love its taste and aroma in cobs, hardwoods, briars any pipe I have. I really enjoy it in my Peterson's. So this tobacco won't make that standard. The only place I have found this is at Pipes & Cigars either in the pouch or tin. If you have a woman in your life that smokes a pipe this might interest her as it is anything but a traditional codger blend? Try it and see what you think? You will either love it or hate it?