Lane Limited Captain Black Royal

The hypocrisy of certain pipe smokers . . . Most of them will shout far and wide the wonders of Lane's 1Q. I myself hate it. You see, however, that also means that I hate CB Royal. BECAUSE THEY ARE THE SAME EXACT PRODUCT!! Before someone else posts a review saying that they are different, please do your homework and acquire a sample of each. Once you have, the proof will be right in front of you. It's fine if you like 1Q. Just don't be a hypocrite. You also like CB Royal.

You will want to like this stuff. You can buy it just about anywhere. The smell in the pouch is awesome. It looks nice: ribbon-cut shreds of golden and dark browns. Packs well, but easy to pack too tight. The initial light up is heavenly. Tastes nice. The room note? Most aromatics don't even come close. Big billows of sweet smoke.* But then...

This stuff is a chore to keep lit - it is so moist, probably full of propylene glycol to give it a longer shelf-life, as this stuff can end up sitting on drugstore shelves for months or years. Even in an opened, loosely rolled-up pouch, this stuff stays overly moist for months. Smoke it less than a third of the way into the bowl, and your pipe becomes almost too hot to hold. More than very light, air-filled puffs will get you a harsh bite on the tongue. But if you don't puff hard, it'll go out. A no-win Catch-22.

The last third of the bowl tastes foul, and if you want to smoke though to the end you will use up many matches and risk scorching your briar, not to mention your tongue, until the goopey mess at the bottom just won't stay lit at all.

* If you want a blend with all of the positives mentioned and avoid the negatives, try Lane's bulk 1Q instead (it is usually drier, fresher, and more manageable, without the goopey mess at the end).

I stared smoking pipe with this blend and when i came back to it after smoking Bayou night, can't really love it that much. The room notes is plesant as a aro should be, there is a honey, bourbon like smell near the bow which i like alot, not to burn smoke at the end with is good for a cheap aro. Nic is very low, suit for beginner . The taste, as an retrohale smoker, is not very much to say, pick up a little sweet, chemical taste. But overral i still recommend this to beginner like myself, if you short on budget, this is to go.

Thick and fragrant billows full of vanilla and caramel, along with a flavor of fully ripe banana, leads me to see this blend in my rotation as a rich Banana's foster. Perhaps halfway through the pouch, through silly desire to be an amateur blender, I added, in two different bowls, one with a quarter perique. and one with a quarter latakia. The perique was worthwhile. The Latakia would've been better elsewhere.

Recently opened a pouch of this as I wanted to have something that wouldn't leave the car smelling like a pipe store on a sunday.

Overall this was a tame aromatic experience, with some vanilla, and molasses. You get a bit more of a tobacco flavor in this but it never quite reaches absolutely there levels.

Somewhat dry out of the pouch. This stuff has gotten expensive.

I still prefer Captain Black Dark, over this blend and whereas black has a rich flavor and smell, this one is somewhat toned down.

If you want to try this, wait for a sale and put the 7+ dollars to something better.

This is a well-blended, mild aromatic that has enough complexity to keep it interesting, but is not necessarily a complex, introspective blend. The topping on this blend reminds me of molasses or brown sugar, but it's not sickly sweet by any means.

I only noticed the nicotine at the very end of the bowl. It has more nicotine than straight black cavendish, but not by a lot. The aftertaste is mild, but not particularly pleasant. This tobacco burned well, required few re-lights, and left just a little bit of moisture in the bowl.

I don't smoke all day, but this could be an all-day smoke. For my cellar, I'm happy that I tried it, but I probably won't re-up when I cash this jar.

I picked some up today based on a popular reviewer’s perspective hoping to find a reliable pouch blend. What a disappointment. I found nothing enjoyably aromatic about this, in fact, it was more reminiscent of a cigarette than anything. In my humble opinion, Super Value is the standard in pouch blends and is far beyond better than whatever this is supposed to be.

I can´t understand people who doesn't like aromatics buying it and coming here to say how disappointed they are. First of all this is a good blend, has all aromatic traditional characteristics, wet tobacco, can make your bowl really hot when fast smoked, can make the bubbling when finishing but all drugstore tobacco blend has mostly or even all of this points. So why buying it? BC is good. It has a good flavor, good price, easy to find, reliable tobacco quality, so i recommend everyone at least give a try in order to make your own decision, but if you are the kind of smoker which cant handle aro, this is not for you.

This tobacco, as it is for many, was my first to try. It was a good tobacco for a first-timer, but it still holds strong for experienced smokers. The room note is excellent with pronounced vanilla. Taste is direct vanilla, too. To my senses, it is much more pronounced than with Lane 1-Q. The vanilla isn't chemical to me either. Lights well and stays lit. I recommend allowing it to air out for about 5-10 before smoking. Probably my top vanilla, especially for the price.