Lane Limited Captain Black Royal

As this is my first review I thought it would be prudent to review my first tobacco, CB Royal.

I probably would have chosen a different brand for my first, but as I found my self in Central Asia at the time and "good" tobacco was somewhat scarce I found my self drawn to the ever available Captain Black. I picked the Royal blend solely by chance and after consuming about half of the packet I went back to purchase the CB White as well (review will be added under CB White).

CB Royal has a tremendous smell as one opens the package, somewhat subtle chocolate, it is intriguing if one enjoys aromatics. It did seem a bit on the wet side though. After crumbling the tobacco for a few seconds the most moist seemed to vanish and the easy to handle tobacco was ready for packing.

While packing CB Royal the sweet scent entices for lighting up this chocolate delight.

Smoking CB Royal is somewhat of a letdown. The initial few minutes are quite delightful, but after a while it seems to smoke rather hot if one does not stay within the speed limit (I smoke rather slow as it is but doesn't seem slow enough) and halfway through a bowl of this two faced tobacco the tongue bite kicks in and the fun and games are over. At this point the sweet taste also seems to perform a vanishing act and one is left with a tongue crying for something soothing, but a room note the rest of your party can enjoy.

After having tried several other tobaccos since first trying CB Royal I can see this easily available tobacco for what it is. A good first time tobacco (it kept me going and wanting more) that also will do in a pinch or for myself when I feel nostalgic, but not a saturday afternoon by the fire place tobacco.

This is my second favorite Captain Black tobacco, after the famous "White", this blend is another weak C.B. with mild strength and flavor, although is in some way better than the Cherry version of the captains having a light and convenient vanilla aroma. Be very careful at the end of the bowl with the taste, becomes ugly and is going to burn your tongue if the speed limit is exceeded. Try it, but keep your expectations on a mid level.

My Smoking experience began about a year ago... i started off with cigs and now ive moved to pipes. to give you a context of this review ive been smoking pipe for a couple days. And as you can tell, im not very experienced in the field. but as a beginner i enjoyed this smoke very much. its not bad... and i have smoked some terrible tobacco in general and i wouldnt say this is terrible. its a decent smoke. ok so bad things...there is tongue bite, little flavor, and unless packed lightly, there will be constant relighting. the good... its an good smoke for mutlitaskers who just wanna puff on a pipe while doing other things and the first few puffs has a WONDERFUL flavor but then the flavor quickly disappears and its kinda tasteless... its very relaxing but i think pipe smoking in general is relaxing soo yeah. thanks for reading and remember... im new at this and havent really compaired it to other pipe tobaccos

I have come to the realisation that the Captain is not such a bad fellow when you get to know him, so I will refrain from any more wisecracks about throwing him overboard (oops, I said it again!) I pulled this version out of the drawer where it had been sitting for a year, and honestly, it was pretty good. I almost finished the pipe, but all the Captain Blacks seem to get a little rough at the end. Not my favorite style, but I revisit it from time to time. It will never be a constant companion.

8-29-12 Good Lord, this stuff is just 1Q! Just smoked back-to-back bowls. I'm going to mix my jars, then, to free up a jar for something else!

I would say the white blend is a little better than this one. This blend smokes a little hotter in my experience than the white blend. And it doesn't smell as good. 2 stars because I would recommend a higher quality aromatic from McClelland or Boswells.

Chemicals, sour taste and endless moisture. These are the main characteristics of Royal, but its flavoring and room note helps a lot to keep me calm.

I prefer the white(which i smoke all day)i find this one is much milder and lacks flavour/body. Other than that its an honest to goodness smoke with out the sweetness of the white.

If you don't have a good source of tobacco this is your smoke... inexpensive and tollerable, the best of the Capt. Black blends in my opinion.. If you let it dry out it can be an ok smoke... however with all the aditives don't inhale and do not ruin a good bowl with this one.

the second in the line after the white blend to my rating. heavily cased tobacco however it might be translated into a sweet taste and wonderful aroma to your surrounding if smoked carefully. might get gooey at times but letting the tobacco breath in the pouch might solve that problem.