Lane Limited Edgeworth Sliced

Gosh, I miss this! I only smoked a few tins, when the powers that be found out I liked it and immediately quit making it. Buttery, smooth, creamy, wonderful - what else can I say about my dear departed friend? Edgeworth Ready Rubbed is like a distant cousin. It was quite strong in nicotine for me, and the Burley was top shelf. If you ever get a chance to try this, and you love Burley, you will be delighted.

It is too late to do anything to promote this blend, this is an obituary. This fine friend of many spent around 100 good years on this old world; comforting the weary or careworn, providing cheer, and helping folks like me start a day off just right. Perhaps others smoked this one all day, or it was their apertif. This is the only burley blend I ever smoked with any regularity, if you call first pipe of the day every day regular. This ol gal will be sorely missed, sorely missed, by countless adoring friends and I am proud to have been one.

I actually had warning this would happen and got a few tins put up. I have now almost finished my last tin. I am scared of the new production - but I am going to try it I guess. Times change and we move on. I am going very soon to have to find a new first smoke of the day. I have been looking for a year now and nothing permanent has landed - but it will. Things always work out.

P.S. If you have a tin you can spare...

The tin aroma of these impeccably formed flakes is of fertile earth and slightly musty hay: a barnyard scent. The beautifully swirled, mottled flakes are presented edgewise (no pun intended) and give a most attractive presentation.

This is a full, round, oaky burley with a creamy body. It is difficult to say whether the purported VA is actually present. The molasses casing supports the fullness without flatting the flavor excessively.

An rich, elegant, and satisfying burley blend. A narrow to medium gauge chamber seems to work best.

I recenty acquired a 7+ year old 100 gram tin of this, and I am very surprised this is no longer made! This, IMHO, has to be one of the best Burley Blends ever! I smoke this out of a Dunhill Group 5 "Quaint" and was in heaven! Rubbing out was a breeze, pack and light. It did require several relights, but I was rewarded with a wonderful, rich flavor, copius amounts of smoke, and was instantly relaxed! My partner says this smells very musty in the room, but that does not bother me! Also, as a side note, I did not find the nicotene content in Edgeworth Slices to be at all overwhelming, I thought it was quite nice. Of course, I smoked Dunhill Nightcap as an all day smoke for years, so I might have a higher tolerance! If you can find this wonderful tobacco, chances are you will pay dearly for it dollar wise, BUT, it is WELL worth it!!!! HIGHLY Recommended!!! 10 stars!!!

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.

I was given a sample of this blend which I greatly enjoyed. I am smoking the last pipefull right now and I am saddened that this classic tobacco has gone out of production before I really had a chance to enjoy it much.

This is a really good burley smoke with grassy and woody flavors. There seems to be some kind of very light topping which imparts a subtle soapy taste midway through the bowl which is in no way disagreeable to me. If this were still produced I would tend to keep some of this on hand. Overall a very pleasant tobacco, flavorfull but not bitey or overly strong.

But since its gone, I'd suggest trying GL Pease Barbary Coast instead, it evokes the same delicious grassy type flavor but is even better than Edgeworth Sliced in my opinion.

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!