Tobaccos Lane Limited - Captain Black Round Taste

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	DrumsAndBeer (217)	2014-10-29		Extremely Mild	Mild	Very Mild	Very Pleasant

I think the pouch description of “exceptionally mild,” emphasizing “exceptionally,” says it all. This stuff is very, very light and it's almost nondescript in flavor. If you take it for what it is and you don't puff too hard, CB Round Taste really isn't all that bad, but as far as vanilla aromatics go you can do so much better. For instance, 1Q would be a serious improvement over this stuff, and if you're willing to pay a higher price for your tobacco, Pipeworks & Wilke 191.

Nice room note..

9 people found this review helpful.

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	JimInks (3022)	2015-03-08		Extremely Mild	Mild	Very Mild	Pleasant

I get slight wood, nuts and earth notes from the lighter golden burley cavendish. The more prominent sugary black cavendish is the main component. The vanilla topping moderately sublimates the tobaccos. Has almost no nicotine. The strength is extremely mild, while the taste is very mild. Burns too well, and needs to be sipped, or it will bite. The flavor consistent from top to bottom. Leaves a little moisture in the bowl, but not enough to complain about. Needs an average number of relights. Has a weak after taste, and pleasant room note. An all day smoke. I realize this is meant to be a very mild version of CB White, but the flavor is very thin.

-JimInks

7 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2009-08-13		Mild to Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant

this tobacco is very mis-leading with it's name. light--I DON'T FIND IT LIGHT AT ALL. smokes very well, very light vanilla flavoring. however I have just about finished a pouch, and I can tel you this tobacco has a kick to it. It is certainly not mild in nicoteen!!! Being a pipe smoker for over 40 years, I have certainly tried my share of tobaccos. I know taste is subjective, however if I gave creedence to these reviews I would never have picked up a pouch of this tobacco. This is a great all day tobacco. It is not sweet, and has tobacco flavor. I can't understand for the life of me, how a reviewer can judge a tobacco after only one bowl. this tobacco really started to shine after, and only after, almost a full ounce and half was smoked. very tasty indeed, with no tounge bite.

7 people found this review helpful.

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	hubup (14)	2013-12-30		Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable

Smoked a pouch of this tobacco, not so bad but burns a little hot and moistens the pipe. Bites your tongue a little. My pipe and balsa filter was all wet in the end...

6 people found this review helpful.

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	Mephisto (32)	2005-06-26		Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Pleasant

I believe the time has come for someone to do a comparison of the Captain Black line of pipe tobaccos from Lane limited. I have decided not to review the Red or Cherry Flavor as it is so different from the others and if you like cherry then you do, if not then only the others are relevant. This leaves:

Royal ( dark blue pouch ), Light ( light blue pouch ), Gold ( golden pouch ) Captain Black or ?Captain Black White? ( white pouch ).

Light ( light blue pouch ) :

The pouch says carefully selected tobaccos. It is a fine ribbon cut of toast colored light tobaccos. The tobacco is the driest to the touch of all the CB and also has the least noticeable pouch aroma ( which is still strong. It is still the same CB smell with an almost yogurt like quality or mildness to it. OK this stuff burns like an oil soaked rag. Produces a decent but short lived smoke and tastes of almost nothing and just kind of dries the pallet. The room note is perhaps the least pleasant of the CB but this is still within the famous pleasant room note of CB barely but not unpleasant. This is so light that it is probably the only one of the CB series that I could actually recommend to the novice as an almost non smoke ( I think one should try something like an English first as it bites less and will develop better skills so I wouldn?t recommend any CB to the novice, but hey whatever ). I personally wont finish the entire pouch or keep this stuff around. Burns to salt and pepper ash and leaves small black dottle in bottom of bowl. Somewhat harsh on the mouth more so than the other CB at least for me. The worst of the CB for me.

Gold ( golden pouch ) :

The pouch says matured golden Cavendish tobaccos. It is a fine golden ribbon cut. Not as dry to the touch as the Light but still somewhat drier than the others. It is however now getting sticky as are the others with exception of the Light. Same CB pouch aroma but stronger than the Light and weaker than the others. It boarders on that mellow yogurt like roundness to the aroma and the more overwhelming aroma of the other CB flavors. This stuff burns like wild fire, smoke is in good quantity but once again dry and short lasting somewhat aggressive on the pallet and hot. Light and I would recommend it over the actual Light as it has some flavor key work is some. Now we get that famous CB room note in a stronger sense. Once again small moist black dottle and a more salt than pepper salt and pepper ash. Better than the Light but worse than all the other CB for me. Won?t finish it or keep it around.

Captain Black or ?Captain Black White? ( white pouch ) :

The Pouch says rich black Cavendish and mellowed burleys. It is a kind of ribbon cut but shot and stubby. This is the stickiest of all the CB. An overwhelming pouch aroma the strongest of the CB. That famous killer room note and also somewhat harsh on the gums. Burns relatively well fore such a wet feel. Decent smoke but not heavy or very thick. I think of all the CB this is the most common and if only drug store brands are available and the Royal is not stocked then this is an acceptable alternative. The old standard is just that an old standard and will be around forever. I say give it a try once. I won?t keep it around but might smoke a few bowls of it since I have the pouch here.

Royal ( dark blue pouch ),

The Pouch says aromatic black and golden Cavendish. A ribbon cut of black and golden Cavendish. Somewhat sticky to the touch but not as much as the white. A good burn and decent smoke but not heavy and doesn?t last. The pouch aroma is strong but not as overwhelming as the white. Good room note with that expected CB smell. I think this is the best of the CB series. An acceptable smoke and the better of the drugstore finds. I wouldn?t pass up some GLPease for it but if nothing else is around I would reach for this over the others on the local hardware store shelves. I guess give it a try and se what happens. Yes watch out for the heat and bite if you are used to better tobaccos especially if you are used to English blends as the fine ribbon cut Cavendish?s laden with topper will burn hot and wet.

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	Desco83 (2)	2020-04-24		Extremely Mild	Extremely Mild	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Tolerable to Strong

CB Round Taste has a pleasant aroma when in the pouch. Very light tends to neutral with a slight touch of vanilla, almost imperceptible. The humidity was ok. The cut is a positive point, ribbons well cut, soft, making the burning very easy and pleasant.

The taste is not good, anyone who likes aromatics will be waiting for the vanilla, and it does not come vigorously, only after half the bowl and if sipping very slowly is that you will notice a slight sweet aroma in the aftertaste.

In fact, sipping very slowly is the only way to smoke without being attacked by voracious bites, which is strange, considering that the taste does not justify so much chemical.

In general, the flavor is so neutral that it does not make sense to smoke it. It makes smoke, great for imitating Popeye, but that's all. I was a cigarette smoker, and I believe that if I still had some here at home and filled the bowl with some of them, I would get the same taste.

The room note is unpleasant, not because it is strong, even because strength applies only to the bites of this tobacco. But just because it smells like cigarettes, with no notes.

It smokes very hot, absurdly. And it formed a lot of liquid at the bottom of the bowl. He left no phantom notes, as there are not even notes.

I don't recommend it, even to beginners. There are better options among tobacco in this category (cheap and common, offered in convenience stores).

My grades: 1 (terrible) / 2 (bad) / 3 (fair) / 4 (good) / 5 (very good) / 6 (exceptional).

In Pouch Presentation - 3 (pleasant smell)

Cut - 4 (beautiful ribbons)

Burning - 4 (Easy and continuous burning)

Smoke - 1 (Dry and Very Hot)

Flavor - 2 (does not exist, with much desire and care, too light)

Room Note - 1 (horrible, smells like cigarettes burning your nostrils)

Overall: 2.4 / 6 - (Almost fair, but bad).

Pipe Used: Bertoldi

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: Convenience Store

Similar Blends: Cigarrets.

3 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2015-08-16		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

Not sure if this isn't BLWB in pouch form. Almost the same pouch note and smokes very similarly. Maybe a bit more Virginia in this blend but almost the same. Enjoyable mild smoke. Burns well with few re lights. I happen to like BLWB which seems to be contrary to most on this site but to each his own. I like this as well. Nice room note and no bite.

2 people found this review helpful.

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	Tony Bokor (8)	2015-04-26		Medium	Medium to Strong	Full	Strong

I like it, not to strong and not to "bity" on the old tongue. ( Is that a word, "bity"? ) It has a full flavour. It smokes well and doesn't gum up the pipe too much. I like this tobacco especially that it usually stays lit throughout the smoke. The smoke pairs well with coffee or bourbon as well while smoking in the study, which is enjoyable. It is a little to strong for my tastes, but I liked it anyway. It is probably better for a regular smoker than an occasional puffer like myself.

2 people found this review helpful.

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	R.Peres (5)	2015-03-10		Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable

The aroma on the pouch is pleasing and not so strong as in CB Gold or white. The tobacco is light, yellowish and very dry, as cigarette's tobacco would, and that's the main point of my critical approach on this one. The flavor is very light, you can feel it's the most neutral of all CB blends, typical vanilla notes with a hidden cocoa hint plus that what some people may call a "chemical" taste (not really bad for me) which is some sort of signature to all CB blends. However, for being such a dry tobacco, sometimes it bites even more than the other blends and it definitely shouldn't. If one should appreciate its "mildness", it could be ruined by such dryness, thus biting the smokers tongue and burning faster than it should. For me it is too flat, too biting and too dry, lacks even CB's personality in it. I wouldn't buy it again having either Gold or White at hand.

Pipe Used: Bertoldi Premium (blackwood)

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Tabacaria Rodoviária - Itapetininga, SP, Brazil

Similar Blends: Captain Black (White).

2 people found this review helpful.

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	Adali (1)	2021-06-27		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant

Not intensely aromatic like other Captain Black brands. It has a slight vanilla flavor along with the tobacco flavor. It can be smoked all day long. This is the best of the Captain Black brands.

Pipe Used: Sahin Super Three Star

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2018-03-31		Mild	None Detected	Mild	Very Strong

This tobacco doesn't have much to offer you, especially considering the price. It's bland; the taste reminds me somewhat of cigarettes but with the addition of very little vanilla flavor. It was just dry enough out of the pouch to smoke without burning too hot or causing any tongue bite which was its only redeeming quality. The aftertaste lingered in my mouth for hours even after I drank a cup of coffee and a can of soda.

CB Round Taste stunk up my apartment even with a fan on and the window open. In fact, the room note was bad enough that I received quite the talking-to by my roommate for smoking this, who said it smelled like I had smoked a pack of cheap cigarettes (and he normally doesn't mind the smell of aromatic tobaccos). I decided to just toss this pouch in the trash and try to forget about it.

If you're looking for a mild aromatic like the pouch claims, I'd recommend a hard pass on this tobacco. If you are after a plainer-tasting burley, you MIGHT like this, but I would still proceed with caution--your money is likely better spent on other tobaccos.

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Pipe Used: Missouri Meerschaum

Age When Smoked: straight from the pouch

Purchased From: wvsmokeshop.com, $6.49 (1.5oz)

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	Pipe4ever (204)	2017-10-26		Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant

This one is my favorite of all Captain Black blends: not heavily cased unlike the white, not bitty unlike the gold and not artificially flavored unlike the blue and the dark. A very well balanced soft aromatic mixture that tastes real tobacco (Burly) with hint of vanilla in the background.

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	BROBS (67)	2017-06-16		Very Mild	Very Mild	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable

for lack of flavor it sure can burn your mouth! Why would anyone want to smoke this? Has an OK room cigarette type note but not good and the flavor is just bad. I gave my pouch away and for the money could have bought a decent tobacco.

STEER CLEAR GUYS! THIS STUFF IS THE WORST OF THE WORST!

Pipe Used: Briars, Missouri Meerschaum Diplomat/Legend

Age When Smoked: Right out of pouch.. aged in my own pouch

Purchased From: Gas Station

1 person found this review helpful.

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	wintermute (90)	2015-02-26		Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable

When you open the pouch there is a smell of plain tobacco. The sweet aroma comes from the Cavendish that is used. The vanilla is very faint. Comes ready to smoke and packs easily; very much a working man's smoke that takes no fuss and is truly a simple pleasure. The aroma is nice, but the wife only tolerates it. It smells of tobacco and a little vanilla. It reminds me a lot of Captain Black Regular, but with less complexity. The smoke is thick and the flavor remains the same throughout the bowl. Now, this is still an aromatic, so remember to puff slowly and not get carried away. It will bite if you get careless. The tobacco smokes down to the bottom with the same flavor and aroma that you started with. The ash is fine and and it very nice. It practically jumps out of the pipe. Again, no fuss. Tap and go. The pipe is left dry and ready for the next smoke. If you could still buy a quick pouch of tobacco at your local drug store, this would be a nice pick for the common man who just needs something to fill his pipe and still have money for groceries.

Pipe Used: corn cob

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: piepesandcigars.com

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	jifunkera (2)	2014-12-07		Mild	Very Mild	Very Mild	Tolerable

Disappointed. Not surprised.

My friend offered me this pouch because he likes it, but it is really bland. I know there is a lot of love/hate with Captain Black, but this tastes a lot like smoking a cigarette with the addition of some tongue bite. There are some hints of vanilla, but really subtle and more noticeable toward the middle/end of the bowl. It does burn well, I had only one relight toward the end of the bowl.

Room note: My girlfriend says it smells like cigarettes, except from afar when she smells hints of vanilla.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	paulw (76)	2014-10-28		Extremely Mild	Extremely Mild	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Unnoticeable

I was not impressed, But I recommend others to try this I just thought for me that it lacked everything that makes aromatics good! Very bland Tobaccos

Pipe Used: briar

Age When Smoked: new

Purchased From: pipesandtobaccos

Similar Blends: n.a. very bland can not relate to really any other blend.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	NZP (1)	2014-01-28		Extremely Mild	Medium	Very Mild	Strong

When I started to pipe smoking, my first experience was CB Round taste. I guessed that being "Light" can be better for me as a cigarette non-smoker, but after testing I didn't like it. Smells only in the first puffs is good & return badly & rapidly. Packing, burning speed is good. A little tongue bite. There isn't any attraction in flavor. The pouch smell is nice but quiet different from smoking. I don recommend for newbie's. Also for pro's

Pipe Used: Big-Ben classic line

Age When Smoked: 32

Purchased From: Local store

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2014-01-17		Extremely Mild	Mild	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Pleasant

The old guy that gave me the Hayward is now smoking this regularly. I asked him how he worked his way from that, which is fairly heavy bodied to this which is as wispy and wimpy as any blend I've ever smoked. "Just did", said he. Gotta love those old codgers.

Very slight taste of vanilla in a bed of non-descript Cavendish. Mostly a warm air flavor, no tobacco taste at all. No nicotine that I noticed. Not sure what "round taste" means, unless it's the opposite of sharp taste. This had no flavor that asserted itself in any way. Really not much to say about it, and I'm not sure what the point of this one is. I realize it used to be named "Light" and I suppose the other CB's might be perceived as too vanilla-y for some smokers but I can't see there being a market for this one unless it's just something to take care of an oral habit while giving others something nice to smell. It did have a nice aroma. Beyond that, this had no saving grace.

Pipe Used: meerschaum

Age When Smoked: new

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	WillardFan (90)	2014-01-12		Mild	Mild	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Pleasant

I keep seeing references to this being a light blend. My package doesn't say anything about it being light. This is a mild and rather bland version of the C.B. line. I still prefer the white blend above the other versions. It does burn a bit hot, but sip it slowly and it's not too bad. The vanilla is there, but you get some other stuff too. The cavendish I guess. On opening the package, it was very moist. But it lit without a second char light, and seems to burn about the same rate as most drug store blends. My one beef is the prices they're charging for the C.B. line. Now where did I put that pouch of Prince Albert?

Pipe Used: A Tom Howard Rhodesian

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Smokers Choice, Brownsburg Indiana

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	Kevfoong (6)	2013-09-16		Medium	Mild	Very Mild	Pleasant

My very 1st tobacco I purchase. Guess what... it leave me a very bad impression to Captain Black. Don't buy this... I smoke 1 bowl and give away the whole pack to my friend. It just not my tobacco.

It Bite!! It make your bowl wet!!

1 person found this review helpful.

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	albfneto (184)	2013-01-08		Extremely Mild	Very Mild	Very Mild	Very Pleasant

This is a good Cavendish for people that enjoy extra mild tobaccos, but it is so mild... in the Nicotine, and in the flavour and taste.

Pipe Used: some, brazilian and imported.

Age When Smoked: recently purchased

Purchased From: Tabacaria Virtual, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	mnadz (69)	2012-07-07		Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant

Why woud one smoke this when you can smoke White. Both taste and aroma less and not as enjoyable. My wife barely enjoyed the smell, if she could smell anything at all. Some tongue bite involved. I go back to my first sentence, I would never see a reason to smoke this when I can grab Captian Black White.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2011-06-09		Mild	Medium	Very Mild	Very Pleasant

This is a good one. Vannila flavor is nice in the smoke, in the taste and in pouch. Taste is very light and smooth. Burns ok. My wife always ask me to smoke this instead of any other.

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	UncleDoc (8)	2010-10-12		Mild	Mild to Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant

A very good choice for people around you! due to exaggerated aroma they have put into it.If you want to have a good influence on chicks it could be one of your options! A very bad tongue bite that when you brush your teeth and toothpaste touches your tongue the burning sensation will make you cry!!! definitly Not a good one for beginners

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2009-03-05		Very Mild	Very Mild	Very Mild	Pleasant

i really didnt like this tobacco,it burned my tongue burns very quick and tastes very spicy!horrible to smoke.i guess the best one out of captain black is the white,dont bother with the rest.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Dr.sadik (120)	2008-12-19		Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Pleasant

to me it is the gold blend with different casing thats all. very light tobacco,,n if u paid more attention u might get the taste of vanilla out there,,hold fire well and burn into fine ash,,would partially recommend it if you enjoy light aromatics but be worn that it is a hot steam producing blend (at least to my experience. aroma is acceptable to many.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2008-02-06		Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Very Pleasant

If your just starting out and want a low nicotine smoke this is it, It's not bad, but no kick. I guess why it's called light. It smells great. I remember a city transit train operator smoking this while operating. It was blowing through all the windows, ahh! So pleasant and sweet smelling. I caught a look at him packing his pipe, thats how I know it was this blend. So I figured eh, what the heck, I'll try it! I did and I didn't like it. To each his own I guess!

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2006-09-10		Extremely Mild	None Detected	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Unnoticeable

I am all for light, mild and presumably low tar tobacco, but this was not good. My tounge is still recovering as the tobacco seemed to burn very hot. I think that this is becasue i was perhaps drawing on it too hard in an attempt to get some sort of flavour. This is often the case with mild tobaccos which is why i generally avoid them. I would rather smoke a medium strength tobacco properly than a mild one baldly with the misconception that it is safer. If you are going to smoke,smoke something decent and flavourable.

New pipe somkers tend to try light tobacco and they would be almost certainly put off with this. It is not any where near as good as Borkun Riff ultra mild.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2005-04-02		Extremely Mild	Medium to Strong	Very Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable

A "tobacco" for the heir. Who is the heir? Ok, we have a little ritual in the family. In the quest for the "wify" tobacco and after debate I buy a tin of a candidate tobacco. After 2-3 attempts in corncobs and Falcons I send the tin to my brother who still hopes I'm wrong. After infesting his Falcons, he gives it to a guy in his work who is simply loving it!! This guy is the heir!! Buy caramels to eat. Buy another tobacco to smoke because still a wify tobacco shouldn't make you quit smoking altogether...

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2004-03-28		Extremely Mild	Very Mild	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Unnoticeable

Captain Black Light. It's just too light, in fact I would call it tasteless. Not much I can say beyond that - there's really nothing to describe!

1 person found this review helpful.

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	BlueTomorrow (15)	2018-04-17		Very Mild	Very Mild	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Tolerable

I found CB Round Taste bland and a little too bitey for my preference. It's just a boring tobacco that I had to force myself to finish.

This extremely mild aromatic has a light vanilla topping and not a whole lot else going on in the flavor department. I find that the vanilla flavor sticks around for most of the bowl. The room note is okay, but definitely nothing special. As long as you smoke it reasonably slowly, it shouldn't bite.

If you're looking for a tobacco that's very mild in flavor (with zero nicotine hit to speak of) you might enjoy this Captain Black blend, but I think that would be a stretch.

Pipe Used: MM cobs

Age When Smoked: pouch

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	Tantric (321)	2017-01-03		Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

Captain Black Round Taste, like all others in the CB range, is a tobacco for aromatic lovers. If you like sweet, creamy vanilla, with varying degrees of dark chocolate, nutmeg or cocoa, this is good. It smells the way an aromatic “must”: it engulfs the senses, dominates the room with a powerful zest, and most people—if not die-hard anti smokers—will compliment the aroma. It has a Christmas-late autumn-snowy weather effect on most people.

I say “must” and not “should” smell, because there are plenty aromatic tobaccos out there that, in my opinion, are better tasting, have a more defined tobacco-structure, but are not as assertive and cloying as most CB’s. Still, this is as good as MacBaren’s Vanilla Cream or any aromatic McClelland (Best of Show comes to mind), but at half the price and readily available at most tobacconists, even if they don’t carry the more sophisticated brands.

I enjoy aromatics every now and then, and of the CB range I still find the original white pouch the most appealing, followed closely by the gold one. But this is a good choice if you want something milder than the rest of the range, and not as sugary-deep as Royale or the new Black, this can be a good, easy to get, and rather cheap option.

Pipe Used: bent churchwarden featherweight

Age When Smoked: N/A

Purchased From: Dean's fine cigars (San Francisco).

Similar Blends: Most Captain Blacks, MacBarens Vanilla Cream, McClelland Best of Show, etc..

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	Cumarinophil (108)	2015-04-15		Very Mild	Very Mild	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Pleasant to Tolerable

I’m unsure why there has to be a light version of an already mild tobacco, that in result has an even flatter taste and therefore a little more bite, but oh well here it is. In comparison to the Gold version e.g. I find this nuttier, toastier (as if they used lower quality Burley or something) with less vanilla topping shining through, which is also reflected in the room note. The worst of the series and in my opinion one of the blends this world doesn’t need.

If it had to be Captain Black, I’d rather recommend Regular or Royal to you.

Similar Blends: Others from the Captain Black series, Mac Baren Vanilla Choice, Danske Club Black & Virginia, Sutliff Navigator Blend.

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	samanfromiran (22)	2015-02-17		Very Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

this tobacco is for people who want smoking without nicotine and with a lot of tongue bit.capitan black blends are highly aromatics and mild and this blend is very mild.nothing except a lot of tongue bit.

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	MrPiper (31)	2015-01-31		Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Very Pleasant

Just a pleasant and mild tobacco that everyone around you will find delightful. Smoke it slowly because this one can bite a bit. If you smoke CB Round slowly enough to avoid the bite, you also will be smoking it slowly enough to enjoy both the topping and the tobacco. I would consider this a light aromatic for the experienced smoker who wants a higher grade of tobacco than the regular CB blend. Much like I have experienced with all of the other CB blends, this one burns more rapidly than other tobaccos I smoke. It seems a well packed full bowl burns in about 1/2 to 1/3 the time that I usually get from a bowl of tobacco. That said, it burns to a very fine ash and leaves little dottle behind. I enjoyed the pouch and would recommend it as an occasional purchase.

Pipe Used: Stanwell Canadian

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: Pipes and Cigars

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