Lane Limited Edgeworth Ready-Rubbed

(Update) I forced myself to smoke one last bowl of Edgeworth before tossing it in the trash. A strange thing happened. For the first time in my smoking experience I enjoyed a Burley blend. It had this familiar spiciness that I normally associate with Turkish blends, but magnified many times over. The sensation was so strong I nearly went into a fit of sneezing convulsions. Damn, it was amazing! I quickly smoked the remaining contents of my now empty years old pouch and rummaged through all my on hand blends seeking out anything with Burley. Subsequent bowls of Epiphany and Bow Legged Bear reshaped my relationship with the leaf. I suppose quitting cigarettes half a year ago had the effect of disassociating the leaf with my more regular memories, allowing me to finally appreciate the tobacco for something more than a quick nicotine fix. My next order of blends will consist of a broad sampling.

(Update) I'm taking down my recommendation again. This damned thing is still sitting in my drawer, and I don't have the heart to throw it out. I have realized over the past few years that I simply dislike Burley but can tolerate it in small proportions, like Epiphany, which in my estimation is the best Burley blend I have smoked. I know, I know, people hate it when you declare contempt for a genre and then proceed to write very nasty reviews. I tried, honestly!

(Update) It took me a while to appreciate this blend, but I've come around. I suppose I've adapted to the taste, which at one point seemed intolerable. My current opinion enjoys the straightforwardness of Edgeworth, and I upped the strength on my rating. I do like smoking this with a strong cup of dark coffee, or just before bed, as it seems to quell my desire for a smoke through the night rather well. My opinions may further change as I finish off my little pouch...it's too early to wrap this one up.

(3/12/07) I have a hard time with Burley, especially in big doses. Prince Albert and I simply hate each other, and a few of his friends too, I don't get along so well with either. I seem prone to mad Burley bite and a negligible nicotine hit. And that nutty taste that so many refer to simply reminds me of a cheap cigarette with a horrible aftertaste.

Ok, so obviously this review isn't going so well, and I apologize to all you dedicated fans that can't stand a dissenting opinion on your favored blends.

Listen, I read the pouch. I know this is "America's Finest Pipe Tobacco". I'm sure Greg Pease must be very angered to know this, and probably the folks over at C&D are wracking their brains in a futile attempt at serious competition. And I know many people have claimed this is some serious high quality Burley, of the most esteemed nature.

I just don't see it.

Maybe my dry as hell sample sat too long on the store shelf in that permeable yet elegant plastic pouch, but I doubt it. As a child, I vaguely recall the look of pet rabbit food while staring through an empty cage at some friend's house. "What does that stuff taste like," I wondered, while someone ran around a room chasing a poor frightened animal hopping about, dreaming of liberty. The beautiful lumpy granules that comprise Edgeworth brought back those repressed memories.

This is just a small step above the old Prince, in my opinion. For what it's worth, that won't stop you from smoking it.

***Update**** While this hasn't changed, I have. Since trying Safe Harbor by C&D (Essentially a resurection of the original blend of RR- plus better ingredients), I can't smoke this....Its good for what it is....Downgrading to 2 stars as there is a better alternative out there...



I have never had the pleasure of trying the original Edgeworth RR, just the lane product. I had put it off because my only available source was J&R, and its 6 2 oz pouches or a giant tub for $17. I finally went for the 6 pouches. Wish I had gone for the Tub. This stuff rocks. By and away the most flavorful of the so called OTC blends. I would swear there was perique in it as it has the best spicey in your nose exhalation. Its never boring. The samples I got were a little dry, so the begining was a little strong. Exhaling gently as I went not only stoked the little cubey chunks ( the cut made gravity fill easy on the loading)- but got the moisture level on target. Future bowls treated with humidor disk were perfect start to finish. All in all the best of the OTC Burley blends. It's on to the big tub for me!

I'm a burley smoker and over the last several years have been trying, with varying degrees of success, to find what is for me the ideal burley blend. This tobacco is probably as close as I am going to get to the "perfect blend" for my use.

I ordered mine in a 14 oz tub. It came fresh and with just the right amount of moisture. Always takes three good charring lights/tamps but then it pretty much smokes itself. Smoked very slowly this has one of the nicest and most subtle flavors I've found. Cool, dry, no gurgle or sizzle. The cut allows a slow, steady burn that can't and shouldn't be rushed. Maybe theres some casing, but if present it's minimal to nonexistant. This is has a straightup tobacco taste that is very earthy and mellow. Recommended for it's simplicity, pleasant taste, ease of smoking and very reasonable cost.

First of all, I'm a Burley tobacco smoker. I bristle at all who, at this admission, take pity on me, and try to 'convert' me to an aromatic, or a gourmet, fancy blend, that invariably comes with a high price tag, and a small container. I'm a serious, no frills, old fashioned pipe-man, and there are four basic tore blends that I never want to be without at any time - all of them burley. One of these is Edgeworth ready rubbed. It smells good in the tin, it smells good when released into the air, from the first light, to the last puff at the bottom of the bowl, and it smells good on my moustache afterwards, and in the room where I've smoked it, where it s for hours after. That is my criterion for a pipe tobacco that I love, that and that it must stay lit, taste nutty and slightly sweet, and not steam my tongue, or make a soggy mess of the inside of my pipe, and that I can smoke it all day, without getting sick ot dizzy from a too strong or too sweet blend. In short, simple burley that hasn't been 'improved' upon by a lot od top notes or other flavourings. Why improve what's perfect? And burley is perfect tobacco, as kind and well mannered as they come. That's Edgeworth ready rubbed.

One of my favortie burley blends from the Drugstore Tobaccos. I took this blend with me to college over 40 years, and have been smoking it in my rotation ever since. Edgeworth Ready Rubbed is cube cut burley, nice grassy overtones and a nutty burley flavor. I don't ever remember this blend having virginia in it, or flavored with rum. Thus, the description of this tobacco is confusing.

The puouch aroma smells of chocolate, and it has a very pleasant room note. This tobacco also blends very well with virginia and tames down English Blends that are too harsh. I like to mix Edworth Ready Rub with a sweet Virginia cake, 50-50, and spray some Jamacian rum on it. Let this mixture sit for about 3 days, and you have a great aromatic smoke thats not goopy and dosne't bite.

This tobacco along with Granger are my two favorites from the DS blends. Edgeworth has been around for almost 100 years and there is a good reason why it has. Give it a try.

As a side note, in reading the reviews of the old Drugstore tobaccos, alot of the reviews mention that the tobacco was really dry and smoked hot! Well, I think if you got a tin of a high price McClelland tobacco blend and it was dry, it would burn hot. Hydrate the tobacco, let it sit for a couple of days, and then smoke it. You will have a differnet opinion of the taste and the burning characteristic.

Good basic burley tobacco, somewhere between Carter Hall and Kentucky Club. Pleasant aroma in the room as well as in the pouch. This has some flavor but it does not shine. I will finish the pouch but I won't be buying this again, as I feel that Kentucky Club is a much better burley overall.

How much is an ?Edgeworth? and how much does a Steinway? In the case of the latter, it weighs a lot. In the case of the former, it is probably ?worth? something to burley lovers. A gravity fill of the fine cut cubes and a tamp or two and you?re off. I found ERR a wee bit harsh at first light probably due to its dryness (of my pouch). For me, it started off with pronounced hay/grass overtones but slowly evolved into a more nutty and welcome burley taste as I progressed down the bowl. I think there are very few people around who can accurately confirm that this is the same Edgeworth that was sold in earlier decades. Additionally, what Mother Nature produces on different acreage year to year is difficult to replicate exactly. To wit, tobacco doesn?t come off an assembly line. Regardless, for the here and now, this is a solid, hearty, classic, no-frills All-American burley blend for burley lovers.

A cigarette is to be smoked. A cigar is to be enjoyed. A pipe is to be savored.

I rate this tobacco 8.4 out of 10.

Edgeworth is the epitome of good old fashioned American Burley. The cut is more "Chunky" than a cube cut, and there's really no way to pack it too tight. The tin aroma is of light Rum and chocolate with a distinct tobacco aroma wrapping it all together. A few extra puffs and it's lit just fine (Unlike many tobaccos of this cut) and it's perfect moisture level makes for an even burn.

Bittersweet nuttiness is the flavor from top to bottom, without the usual halfway mark degradation inherent with most American Burley Blends.

This has forever been my "Go To" smoke and I consider it good all day lomg. Highly Recommended.

Edgeworth Ready Rubbed is truly, one of the great Tobaccos that has stood the test of time.It is enjoyed by young and old pipe smokers alike.Very little tongue bite if any,and very tasty.It has a nutty, dark chocolate flavor that is hard to beat.Moisture is just perfect,and burns to a clean ash.One of the great Burley blends of the past and present.