Lane Limited Captain Black Royal

I absolutely love this tobacco. Made the switch after smoking CB regular for years. Very mild, nice flavor and wonderful room note. Good dry smoke. Very nice pouch aroma.

I have always enjoyed CB Royal since it is basically the same blend as 1-Q but with more PG but the utter lack of nicotine and flavor other than a vanilla yogurt /marshmallow kept it from being a regular all day smoke for me. I recently blended it 60/40 with Granger and lo and behold I have really been enjoying this mix! The smaller amount of Royal adds the aroma and sweetness that makes it the perfect social smoke and the Granger adds the taste and nicotine I was craving. I would think that a pouch of 5 brothers mixed with a pouch of Royal would make a perfect social blend that both the smoker and bystanders would enjoy. Royal by itself is tasty and will appeal to 1Q lovers but it is VERY mild and veteran smokers will be craving a Nic fix even after repeated bowls. Lane has perfected the black and gold Cavendish blend and this is right up at the top behind 1Q since it contains much more PG to be left on a shelf for years so I prefer either 1Q or the bulk Royal (which 4 noggins sells) since it also has much less PG. 4 stars!

When you first open the pouch there is a sweet smell as well as the typical black Cavendish look and feel. The moisture level is a little dry for my taste, but it comes ready to smoke. The cut seems a bit shorter than the typical ribbon cut. It packs easily with just a little care. I packed the first couple of bowls a little too tight. It takes a light well and you are off with another aromatic. There is less vanilla than Captain Black Regular and the taste is lighter than the aforementioned CB Regular (White). Some have compared this to 1Q and I can see some resemblance, but 1Q has a more fragrant aroma and there are some additional tobaccos in 1Q as well. Royal is also sweeter to the taste. The aroma of Captain Black is pleasant and quickly leaves the room when the pipe is done. There is no after taste and no chemical flavor. I have mentioned sweetness; I am almost tempted to say a very slight cherry flavor is present. The flavor stays the same all the way down to the bottom of the bowl. I recommend this to beginners for two reasons: It is mild. It will teach a new pipe smoker how to smoke aromatics. That is, if you puff too fast, it will bite. I wish some veteran pipe smokers would remember that before they come on here and complain that almost every aromatic has tongue bite. The ash is kind of black and gloppy. But Royal does not seem to ghost your pipe. Also, it does seem to perform better in a briar than a cob.

My #1 Favorite. Smells fruity and wonderful, and by far my favorite smoking aro of any in my collection! Smells amazing when bag is first opened, and is not too dry or too wet Packs up not bad, and needs some attention to burn well, but absolutely worth every penny!

Captain Black Blue is a "Light" (Light Blue Pouch) version of the Regular (White Pouch) and this, the Royal (Dark Blue Pouch). This is one of my favorite Aromatics! Low Nicotine, Very full sweet, very full taste and flavour. The best between all the Captain Black's, for me the best between the Lane's Blends. Older review: Very good quality golden Cavendish,mixed with dark, black Cavendish. Highly sweet, full taste, slow burning, not so hot burning... Highly recommended, specially for smokers that enjoy Pure Cavendish Tobaccos. Rassembles Borkun Riff Black Cavendish and Captain Black White, but is more sweet, and better. For me,this is the best Captain Black.The second is the White and after the Gold. Fully Recommend,for the beginners also.

I have tried this tobacco before, but the times I have tried it the pouch was either stale or dry for some reason. When I opened a new pouch of it today I was surprised to find that it was perfectly moist. Also I bought a synthetic tobacco pipe today with a small metal bowl. I wish it was briar though. Maybe not, I learned to like a synthetic pipe for the first time today. Now the strength of the Captain Black Royal was pretty mild, as the flavoring too. It smelled great in my garage and tasted fine in that metal bowl of that pipe. I would recommend this to anyone who likes a rich mild aromatic. But please ask the tobacconist when buying to make sure you get a fresh pouch because when its not fresh and when its dry, it is not any good. Also it lights easily.

I alternated between this and Captain Black White like day and night.

I always say this is like the "Dark Side" of Captain Black white its a alot stronger then the white but still mild enough so you could smoke this stuff everyday with no problem.

While Captain black white is a vanilla aromatic this is more of a darker version and i can't quit put my mind on it...I want to say rum but i have no idea what rum taste like...All i can describe of it is its dark like the difference between cream and coffee.

I personally love this stuff and will definately be buying a pouch in my next pickup.

I just started smoking pipes and this was the blend I decided to start out with. I found that it smells delightful, and provides a full, smooth smoke. I've experienced a little bit of bite when smoking it, but nothing too bad. I really like the taste of this and the room note is fantastic, allowing me to air it out without people being disgusted by its presence.

I have always been a fan of Captain Black, I was looking for the Original blend today but could only find the Royal. This is a nice all cavendish blend with a nice room note and flavor. The pouch aroma is very complex; sweet, creamy and earthy with some fruit scents, almost as if they used a nice whiskey for the topping. The tobacco itself has multiple colors of brown, orange and black with a ribbon cut the tobacco itself is quite moist.

In the pipe it pack very well, surprisingly it lights very well too. I thought I would have problems because of how moist it is, but it lit very well and maintained an even burn throughout the entire bowl. Smoking this blend it has a nice aroma that has notes of vanilla, leather, cocoa and sweet spices. I tasted a couple of buttery notes on occasion as well which made it quite interesting. I have heard of having issues with this blend biting, but I had no issues at all and I smoked this in a $20 9mm filter pipe I got from a local smoke shop it was a wonderful experience. The only downside I have is that it smokes pretty wet, but the charcoal filter in my pipe kept things under control.

This is a wonderful blend, I was quite surprised! I see now whatI have been missing with Captain Black Royal all these years. For an all cavendish aromatic, this will definately stay in my rotation.