Lane Limited Captain Spice

11/18/2008 I smoked this tobacco since the mid 70's, it is, (or was), my every day smoke. I recently found out that Tinder Box had changed their blender. I'm pretty sure that Lane no longer blends for Tinder Box. This could explain the reduction in quality for this blend. It is half of what it used to be. The flavor is weak, and the tobacco seems to wane in flavor the longer it is kept. On a positive note, the room note for this blend is one of the best I have experienced. I get lots of un-solicited comments on the aroma. Should Tinder Box wise up, I will re-write my recommendation on this blend.

This tobacco is sweet, mild, and has a great aroma. That is the good.

The bad? It is very moist, does not dry out, gunks up your pipe, and cannot be smoked all the way to the bottom of the bowl.

All in all, this is a tobacco of fair quality with its merits, but there are better aromatics on the market. I'd probably send you towards Tinderbox's Crown Royale instead. It has comparable flavor and aroma with better smoking qualities.

This isn't bad, but it isn't that great either.

I don't smoke aromatics very often. I have tried this one and it isn't bad. Would I buy it again? Probably not.

This is one of those I have to be in the mood for. It tastes OK and has a nice aroma. I wouldn't dump out my humidor for this.

Again, If you don't like aromatics, then do the Dionne Warwick and WALK ON BY. If you do like aromatics and you are in the mood to try another tobacco, Buy a small bag and give it a test puff.

I managed a jewelry store in a mall here in Cincinnati for half a decade, and due to the job, I was always in the mall. The Tinder Box was right across from my store and I was already a seasoned pipe smoker by that time. I tried this tobacco and many others that they offer and found the quality of this, like the others to be akin to drugstore bulk tobacco's. This is when I discovered Dunhill tinned tobacco's and never looked back. Captain Spice is a nice, basic vanilla aromatic. No bite, smells great, and like soooo many other aromatics like it, will goop up your pipe in a minute. My recommendation is that you try some of the high end tinned aromatics. I am sure your local Tinder Box can order it for you.

This is a decent black Cavendish. I received a free sample of this in the mail and I found the quality of the tobacco quite nice. I like a good vanilla Cavendish once in a while and this would certainly due. It made me remember the beginning of my pipe smoking career at the Tinder Box in the mall where I grew up. That store is gone now , however I remember smelling all the jars for the best candied pipe tobacco I could find. Screwing up my face if I hit a jar of English and wondering why any one would smoke something that was not flavored . My how times have changed! I think now if I wanted something like this I would probably go more for C&D?s Green river vanilla or Berries and Cream however this is all right. Maybe just two stars but no real complaints.