Lane Limited Edgeworth Sliced

Disclaimer: I managed to pursaude a friend to sell me a couple of tins from his personal stash. These tins have at least 5 years of age on them. Also, this blend is no longer available by this manufacturer. I hope the new blender, Wessex, does this blend justice.

Appearnace and Tin Aroma: Beautiful golden brown to mohogany slices that are 1"x 4" in a rectangular 100g. tin. the aroma is grassy-haylike typical of burley, and yet due to the age, some fig notes are also apparent. I think i smell a bit of molasses?

Packing and Lighting: I experimented with different ways to pack and settled on the fold and stuff method similar to MacBaren's. Rubbing it out seemed to make it lose density in the smoke as well as lose the earthiness of flavor that I like so much. Since my tins are aged, they seemed not to need any drying before packing. 2-3 lights max.

Initial Flavor: The earthy, grassiness of Burley is in the forefront. Va is firmly there too, but mainly as support.

Mid-Bowl: This is Burley nirvana! Smooth, nutty, sweet, earthy, etc...

Bottom of Bowl: If smoked too quickly, it can get a little bitter. If smoked gently, aaahhh, delicious to the last puff with a nice gentle, but firm, build up in strength.

Overall: If you are a burley lover as I am, this blend is a classic! It is much easier to get a consistent delicious ride as opposed to cubed burley or even ribbon burley. The age also helps considerably. There is nicotine strength in this blend, so eat well before smoking. Even though I still smoke Balkans and Fuller English blends as my regular staple, this blend satisfies quite nicely and is generally my mid-morning smoke. The room aroma is tolerable as well. My only hope is that wessex will not hurt this blend, as they have taken this classic over. Meanwhile, I have to figure out a way to snag some more tins of the original before they become just a memory! Enjoy...

This to me is almost a perfect tobacco. I don't know why they stopped making it. But I want to put in my 2 cents about it anyway. I wont go into any detail about it since you can't get it anymore. If that changes in the future I'll come back and up date this. The only thing I'll say is the closest tobacco I've found to this is Butera's KINGFISHER. It has a little perique in it though. But pretty much the same tobacco with a little perique. So if you like perique and your looking for a substitute for this tobacco try Kingfisher.

I'm going to miss Edgworth Sliced. I won't belabor you with an extensive review, as many others have covered this fine tobac in great detail.

In short, then, this is an excellent example of what a non-aromatic Burley blend should be. If you enjoy Burley, get yourself a tin of this before it's gone completely. It will be worth your trouble.

I find Mac Baren's Burley London Blend to be similar in flavor and in burning characteristics, so all is not lost, but I sure wish someone would bring this one back.

Without a doubt my favorite Burley. An absolute classic that every pipester should try if they can. The other reviewers here have done a fine job describing this excellent weed. I am hording 15 tins of this and will open maybe 1 per year. This is my desert island smoke!

I finally broke down and, with some trepidition, opened one of the tins I'd been hording. While I enjoy Burley blends, I find many of them to be, quite frankly, pretty dull. This blend certainly does not fit in that gross generalization.

The physical characteristics have been discussed ad naseum so I'll dispense with that portion of the show. The tin aroma was almost reminiscent of a navy flake but had the expected grassy undertones. The flakes are fairly stout and put up a noble resistance to rubbing out. They do, however, light quite a bit easier if subjected to such harsh treatment.

After the match, there is a subtle sweetness to this blend. Not overwhelming like an aromatic, this manifests itself more naturally and is quite pleasant. Edgeworth Sliced burns evenly and requires minimal relights. Despite the moist nature of this blend, the bottom of the bowl was fairly clean. Surprisingly, I didn't note the strength mentioned in other reviews, and I'm fairly sensitive to such things, nicotine wimp that I am.

In the spirit of full disclosure, I do suspect the tins I purchased had some age on them due to the B&M's predominantly bulk clientele. I'd be interested in trying a slice from a known recent tin for comparison. In any event, this is highly recommended stuff. It's a pity Edgeworth Slices won't see better availability on this side of the pond.

Slices of Burley, burley, burley!!!!!!What more can I say. If Your a burly lover then this is the stuff for you. Lets just call this a High grade Burley. What I like most about this is that i can just toss a few slices into a pouch and hit the road. Being slices, thy hold their PERFECT MOISTURE CONTENT, for quite a while. Also easily rehydrated with a disk, if left too long. When fully rubed out, this blend tends to burn hot if not handled with restraint. however, if you simply brake up the slice and fill your bowl that way......PERFECTION!!!!!!. Upon the first touch of flame to tobbacco, a smooth creamyness hits the palate, which then settles down into a nice even toned smoke. great for an all day. 10

I've been smoking this blend for over a year now so I think it's high time I wrote a brief review of it. Edgeworth Sliced is my favorite Burley. This is not a smoke for the beginner or the aromatic smoker...this is a real man's tobacco! Big thick pungent leathery slabs of dark brown high-grade Burley all wrapped up in gold foil. The slices are on the moist side, a bit sticky and very pliable. They rub out great and fold very well. One slice folded twice seems to make a perfect fit into most pipes.

The flavor starts out sweet and grassy. Slow burning and requires very little relights. Smokes down to a fine white ash. The strength increases as the bowl winds down yet never loses it's sweetness. The nicotine content is quite high and smoking this on an empty stomach may cause a head rush and upset stomach.

I like a bowl of this with fresh coffee every night after dinner. One folded flake in a standard billiard can last up to two hours of nice cool smoking pleasure.

What a genius! I didn't even know this was Burley. Tastes like most other sliced tobaccos. If folded and smoked slowly it smokes full flavored and a long time! An excellent if somewhat uniform smoke.

10/23/04: My tin has really dried up over time. The tin being a press-on lid doesn't seal very well. This still smokes very well even bone dry. A very fine Burley. Very smooth, mild flavor and plenty of kick. Not an all-dayer by any means but really good when desirous of some nice Burley.

11/02/2003

Edgeworth Slices is a burley that many Virginia flake smokers will love. Its flavor is smooth and nutty with just enough sweetness. I stuff my pipe with intact flakes and it burns like a high quality Virginia flake. Highly recommended for both burley and Virginia smokers.

07/14/2010

I was able to get my hands on 14 tins of Edgeworth Slices a couple of years ago from a friend who was able to react faster than I when this wonderful blend was discontinued. Fortunately for me he didn't prefer it. I have been smoking about a tin a year which is not difficult with both Wessex Burley Slice and Solani Burley Flake 656 now readily available. They are all three excellent burley flakes. If you're mourning the loss of Edgeworth Slices give the Wessex and Solani a try. My preference is for the Solani, but I understand the Wessex is true to the Richmond version of Edgeworth Slices. I also like the Wessex version very much, it's just that the Solani is one of my top 5 tobaccos of all time. There's nothing like a high quality burley flake.