Lane Limited Captain Black Dark

Not a bad black Cavendish. Probably not the best choice of words but I find it smokes drier as in a wine compared to Lane Limited's Black Cavendish Aromatic (BCA) which is sweet and are made by the same company. Most likely because this one does not seem to have as much vanilla flavor as BCA. I like it but since I have a ton of BCA will probably not try it for awhile. No room note rating because I smoke outside alone.

With nothing but 4 star ratings how could I pass this one up? Well, I wish I had because I'm gonna have to break that streak. The flavor is nice, but too mild for me to enjoy. Might be the fault of my 60 year old, jaded taste buds, might not be. All I know is I can barely taste it. What I can taste is pleasant and I'm sure if you enjoy mildness more than I you'll like this blend. Not for me though.

Mild in body. Very mild in flavor. Burns well. Burns cool. No bite. No harshness.

The flakes are dark and coarse out of the bag, making it look strong and intimidating. But the pouch note is just as sweet as any typical Captain blend. Packing your pipe it feels oddly and unnaturally spongy, unlike any other tobacco I've tried. And the smoking experience? Well, make sure you dry it out for a while. The taste is very subdued (a good thing!) Topping is not overpowering but at the end of the day I'm kinda just getting the taste of a sweet smoke out of the bowl, maybe a toasted marshmallow kind of flavor. Not offensive but not interesting either. Kinda seems to be a deeper, less sweet version of CB Original, and I said I'd smoke that in a pinch, same goes for the Dark. In fact, I'll take the Dark over the original any time.

GREAT room note but I just wished it would taste as well. Another vanilla offering from the good Capt. The tin smell is not natural and the tobacco is very sticky. First-round I did not let it air out and received a healthy tongue bite. Lesson learned but it's still not my favorite. I will enjoy what I have but will move on to other brands as I am still exploring this wonderful world.

Not a bad tobacco, but not spectacular. A run-of-the-mill black Cavendish. No bite, burns slowly. If you are in an pinch and nothing better is available, this would be ok.

In my opinion this is the base tobacco for the original-white pouch version. It’s all black Cavendish, heavily steamed, with that very strong vanilla flavour typical of Captain Black. It is very smooth, easy to light, and very pleasant to smell. But that’s about it. Honestly, no thrill (even for an aromatic), no “zest”, no interplay with bright leaf.

Not a bad choice if you like a simple, rather monochromatic, straight forward vanilla tasting Cavendish. It won’t bite at all, and for a beginner, or for a veteran who has smoked it all and just wishes to settle down for a quiet afternoon with a simple smoke, this will do.

I recently picked up a pouch of Captain black dark by mistake. I was going for Captain black royal. It wasn't bad, but kind of bland. Didn't detect too much flavor. However a very plesant room note. I bought a pouch of Captain black gold and mixed them together. (Witch is more or less CB Royal). It's best as a blending tobacco.

The pouch aroma is plum or prune. This doesn't translate to the taste. Surprisingly strong tobacco flavor for an aromatic. No bite, smokes cool. Slight gurgle. I prefer CB Gold and CB Royal. Two stars. Stays lit .