Lane Limited Edgeworth Sliced

Really wavered on the review to give to this one. I really love the stuff, and it's become part of a ritual with the morning coffee on the am commute to school.

Problem is, for me it's undescribable. It's dark, intense, voluminously smoke-producing and otherwise utterly undefinable. Sometimes I think I taste pine needles and sometimes I don't taste anything but creamy smokiness.

I really encourage people to try this old fashioned blend. It's worth it

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.

Since I like Burley blends with just a hint of natural sweetness, I had to try this one. Opening the tin revealed absolutely delicious-looking slices that reminded me of chewing gum and seemed to invite a "real" taste. In fact, I broke off a small piece and placed it in my cheek. I was rewarded with a burst of nutty, naturally sweet flavor, followed by a tremendous nicotine rush. Of course, this is not a chewing tobacco, and I am not a chewer, but I had to try it just once. Put my nose in the tin and smelled nutty Burley with a hint of molasses and that "soapy" note. Wanting to keep it smoking cool, I folded two slices (again, chewing-gum style) into my meerschaum, crumbled a little on top to get it lit, and tried to puff as slowly as I could for the next hour. I like lots of smoke, and puffing this one too fast WILL scorch your tongue. Flavor was very similar to MacBaren's Burley London Blend with a little less sweetness (not that I would classify BLB as an aromatic) and a lot more nicotine. I smoke cigars on occasion and had to put this bowl down for a couple of breaks because my head was spinning. Room note was also more cigar-cigarette-ish, which I don't care for. I also tasted that slightly soapy flavor which so many have mentioned, but on its way down the bowl, it transformed into a creamy, buttery-nutty flavor something like cashews or macadamia nuts. I suspect that will improve with age, and will let the rest of the tin sit for a few months before trying it again. It also blends well with Pease Barbary Coast (thanks for the suggestion, RobAtHome) and MacBaren's BLB. I will probably keep this one as a blender in the long run.

A very high quality flake that has clearly undergone a well-honed aging process. Mottled bright/brown in color. A bit on the dryer side. A strong clean natural tobacco smell.

The flavor when smoked, however, was a bit much for me. Not for the faint of heart or new pipe smokers. Fairly serious nicotine content. This tobacco is all Burley, but in a strong sort-of-way. Not drug store Burley by any means.

Perhaps a good tobacco for a veteran Latakia smoker looking for something without the Latakia. Just too strong for me.

This is a beautiful burly flake with a light sweetener. I keep this on hand and smoke it for two reasons: 1. It provides the unadulterated taste of extraordinarily good burly; and 2. It is probably the best tobacco for me when breaking in a new pipe (along with Mac Baren Symphony). Both build an excellent cake quickly, and the strong burly flavor provides satisfaction while nursing a new briar. Highly recommended. Paddy.

First, let me admit that I am a burley fan. When I first started on pipes, I thought all burleys were only used in poor-quality, drugstore blends. I rapidly learned that I was wrong; burley has the same spectrum as beef. From greasy, bitter cuts to high-quality filet mignon.

Anyways, when it comes to burleys, I love this stuff. The flakes burn just fine if stuffed directly into the pipe. They smoke slowly and last a very long time.

The taste is reminiscent of a good cigar, in my opinion, only smoother. Like a cigar, if smoked too much, it will leave a film on one's tongue.

When I first opened the tin, I detected a weak molasses odor. Whether this was actual molasses, or simply a by-product of the manufacturing process, I don't know.

The room note is gentle. It definitely is tobacco, but it is not harsh like a cigar. Instead, it can be better described as a "sweet cigarette" odor. it's not an odor which will make people around you smile and compliment your pipe. On the other hand, it is not one which will make your spouse yell "Smoke that damned stuff outside."

All in all, I think this is a good blend for fellow burley lovers.

Edgeworth Sliced and Pease's Barbary Coast are the tobaccos I go to when I want burley. Edgeworth is more rugged and straightforward, while BC is more tempered and refined. Both have their place, and while I smoke a lot more BC, I like the Slices too.

Edgeworth was my first flake tobacco, and my first trials with it were mediocre, head-spinning experiences. Of course, I did a lot of things wrong with it. Once I learned HOW to smoke this tobacco, it became a rewarding blend.

In the tin, very few tobaccos are as impressive looking as Edgeworth. Peeling back the gold-colored inner paper reveals 4" x 3/4" strips packed edge-on into the powder-blue tin. Light and dark tobaccos swirl across the surface. I've compared the tin aroma to date-nut bread - nutty, with a sweet date-sugar/molasses smell.

The flakes rub out easily, pack and light well. Smoked slowly, it's dry, nutty burley all the way from first light to the heel. The molasses-like flavor surfaces from time to time. The flavor is fairly monochromatic, but that's not a bad thing as the tobacco is of good quality. The flavor intensifies as it burns toward the bottom of the bowl.

Edgeworth can finish a little ashy, like most burleys. However, it does finish up less ashy than most. Nicotine content is substantial, but not completely overwhelming. Depending on your nicotine tolerance this may or may not be an all-day smoke. Room aroma is straight tobacco, nutty and faintly cigarette-like.

One hint: Edgeworth layered on top of a half-bowl of Barbary Coast in a big pipe is about as close to Burley Heaven as one can get. BC provides complexity, Edgeworth provides its nutty strength, and the marriage of the two is wonderful.

In my opinion this is a medium to strong burley, with a marked grassy undertone, difficult to smoke. It is a very popular brand. I have tried the flake version a number of times. Personally, it is not the type of tobacco I like, but I do acknowledge the quality of the blend. I find the flakes difficult to rub out and to pack. They are rather stiff, as if glued together by some kind of dried resin. It is a flavoursome smoke, but I find it a bit dry and hot and a number of times I have felt it has scalded my tongue.

Pure Burley has always seem to me a difficult weed to deal with. I very much like Larsen?s Kentucky Gold, Pease?s Barbary Coast, and every now and then Haunted Bookshop or even Prince Albert. ES, I believe, is better than the latter but not as good as the former. Not a bad room aroma, it is a smoke I enjoy with a bit of bourbon, as a change of pace regarding Va. or English mixtures.

I recieved a free sample of these slices from a far more seasoned pipe man when I bought my last new pipe. The sample was enough for 4 bowlfulls. The slices are visually very attractive, with a subtle tobacco aroma. I was personally quite surprised by the amount of nicotine strength in this blend, and was pleased by the relaxing effect that smoking provided. The smoke itself, however, was quite dull. I enjoyed the flavor, but lost interest after about the halfway point down the bowl. I did not taste a nuttiness from the burley, but instead a creamy almost butter flavor. Toward the end this became quite sour for me, and the last third of the bowl was very unpleasant. This will bite if one does not respect it, but if smoked slowly bite was never a problem for me. I may, in the future, purchase some of this, but I'm not in any hurry.