Lane Limited BCA
(3.23)
Fire-cured Cavendish tobaccos discreetly flavored to produce an extremely mild, slow burning cool smoke.
Details
| Brand | Lane Limited |
| Blended By | Lane Limited |
| Manufactured By | Scandinavian Tobacco Group |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Cavendish |
| Flavoring | Alcohol / Liquor, Cocoa / Chocolate, Vanilla, Whisky |
| Cut | Coarse Cut |
| Packaging | Bulk, 50 grams tin |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild to Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Very Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.23 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 31 - 40 of 168 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 10, 2009 | Mild | Medium to Strong | Full | Very Pleasant |
Like its brethern, this Black Cavendish is a good example of something that provides others with a great smelling treat, but leaves the smoker underwhelmed.
BCA is appealing to smell, both in the pouch and when being smoked. It burns fairly cool, but is too wet/gurgling for my tastes. I like more of a natural tobacco flavour and little of that somes through in this, as with nearly all aromatics. Taste is more of a wet chemical steam-which while not unpleasent isn't fulfilling either.
This is better than many of the aromatics I have smoked, however, so I will give it 2 stars based on that. Prince Albert (which I have also rated at 2) is a far superior tobacco, but my tastes lean toward a non-aromatic, so I am biased.
One thing worth mentioning is that this tobacco makes a great blender. For a tobacco whose room note is not overly appealing, you can use this (sparingly) to spice things up without interfering too heavily with taste. It goes best with Burleys and I've recently blended a 12 oz tub of Prince Albert with a 2 oz bag of this. I will provide an update on how this smokes once I've allowed the flavours to sit together for a while.
*Update* This makes an okay blender, but smoked alone, ick!
BCA is appealing to smell, both in the pouch and when being smoked. It burns fairly cool, but is too wet/gurgling for my tastes. I like more of a natural tobacco flavour and little of that somes through in this, as with nearly all aromatics. Taste is more of a wet chemical steam-which while not unpleasent isn't fulfilling either.
This is better than many of the aromatics I have smoked, however, so I will give it 2 stars based on that. Prince Albert (which I have also rated at 2) is a far superior tobacco, but my tastes lean toward a non-aromatic, so I am biased.
One thing worth mentioning is that this tobacco makes a great blender. For a tobacco whose room note is not overly appealing, you can use this (sparingly) to spice things up without interfering too heavily with taste. It goes best with Burleys and I've recently blended a 12 oz tub of Prince Albert with a 2 oz bag of this. I will provide an update on how this smokes once I've allowed the flavours to sit together for a while.
*Update* This makes an okay blender, but smoked alone, ick!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2021 | Extremely Mild | Medium | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
Criticise this all you want for its being an aromatic, but what's undeniable is how mild it is and how well it burns. The pungency of its aroma in the plastic pouch it arrived in does not last during the smoke. One suspects it will be way, way too aromatic, but as it burns it's not that way at all. Having converted after decades from Virginias and Burleys to aromatics, I believe this one is at the top of the heap.
Pipe Used:
churchwarden
PurchasedFrom:
Smoking Pipes
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 2020 | Very Mild | Medium to Strong | Very Mild | Very Pleasant |
Lane Limited- BCA
I’ve come to the realization that regardless of what aromatic tobacco i smoke I’m resigned to the it smells great but tastes like a bunch of nothing. I’ve really been wanting to find an aromatic I could enjoy on occasion but it’s just not in the cards.
I will rate this higher as it does smell fantastic, it’s one of those it’s not you it’s me situations.
If you love aromatics and can get some taste from them you will love this caramel/marshmallow flavor.
I’ve come to the realization that regardless of what aromatic tobacco i smoke I’m resigned to the it smells great but tastes like a bunch of nothing. I’ve really been wanting to find an aromatic I could enjoy on occasion but it’s just not in the cards.
I will rate this higher as it does smell fantastic, it’s one of those it’s not you it’s me situations.
If you love aromatics and can get some taste from them you will love this caramel/marshmallow flavor.
Pipe Used:
Bones apple
PurchasedFrom:
Tobaccopipes.com
Age When Smoked:
Fresh
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2019 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild | Pleasant |
Man this was an excellent smoke. Smooth as silk. This tobacco is one you can play with by temperature. I could smoke slow and get velvety smooth pleasant smoke, and I could puff and get some heat into the bowl and get more pronounced flavors--like brandy, maybe a hit of fruit. The brandy aftertaste stayed with me all day.
Overall a very enjoyable smoke, but much milder than the other tobaccos in my cellar. I like a little more flavor and fullness in my blends, but this would be a great smoke for my largest pipe, because I just didn't get tired of it. This is definitely one I'll keep in my cellar and probably one of the first ones I'll break out if I'm introducing a newbie to a pipe.
2022-07-30 update: I loaded up a bowl of 30-month-old BCA into my Peterson 314 System, and I just cannot get enough of this blend. Nothing tastes like it. It's rich, it's creamy. It tastes like creamy brandy. I think it cellared so well that I will go ahead and buy some more so that I can keep some old stock in the cellar. I cannot recommend this highly enough.
Overall a very enjoyable smoke, but much milder than the other tobaccos in my cellar. I like a little more flavor and fullness in my blends, but this would be a great smoke for my largest pipe, because I just didn't get tired of it. This is definitely one I'll keep in my cellar and probably one of the first ones I'll break out if I'm introducing a newbie to a pipe.
2022-07-30 update: I loaded up a bowl of 30-month-old BCA into my Peterson 314 System, and I just cannot get enough of this blend. Nothing tastes like it. It's rich, it's creamy. It tastes like creamy brandy. I think it cellared so well that I will go ahead and buy some more so that I can keep some old stock in the cellar. I cannot recommend this highly enough.
Pipe Used:
Peterson - Mycroft
PurchasedFrom:
Puff n' Stuff - Atlanta
Age When Smoked:
1 month
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Apr 24, 2019 | Mild | Medium to Strong | Very Mild | Pleasant |
This mixture is black as midnight just as the photo shows & the pouch aroma was very pleasing. There are only two things holding me back from giving this a four star rating. First is the flavor that didn't agree with my palate. Secondly, the blend was rather lacking in strength. Strength was very minimal in Vitamin N... flavor wasn't all that bad & I'm sure many pipers will find it suitable but the assortment of flavorings didn't prompt me to go for subsequent bowls. Many, I'm sure may enjoy the flavor & strength but I was also sampling this for a mixture additive that didn't work out. I prefer to stick to the 1Q for this type of blend... sometimes less is more.
Pipe Used:
Cob, GBD Virgin Apple
PurchasedFrom:
Smoking Pipes
Age When Smoked:
fresh pouch
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 09, 2019 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild | Pleasant |
An acceptable smoke. Gets tired quickly. For the moments where the smoke needs to stay in the background. Must try once... you may actually like it.
Pipe Used:
noname
Age When Smoked:
fresh
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2019 | Medium | Very Mild | Medium to Full | Pleasant |
Love at first puff. - Nuff' Said.
Right now, Lane's BCA is my favorite tabak. Please give it a try if you have not as of yet.
Right now, Lane's BCA is my favorite tabak. Please give it a try if you have not as of yet.
Pipe Used:
Brigham: Algonquin (223) Bent Billiard
PurchasedFrom:
PipesAndCigars.com
Age When Smoked:
Fresh from Tin
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2018 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Very Pleasant |
This was one I started out with a long time ago and never get tired of. I have a few dedicated pipes that I smoke aromatics in and this one I smoke in my meerschaum. It is cool, mild, not too sweet and is great during the summertime. I only smoke my pipe when I get off work with coffee or on the weekends but this would be an excellent all-day smoke. There are a lot of black Cavendish pipe tobaccos out there and I like quite a few of them but this one ranks at or near the top. I have also used this to blend with cherry pipe tobacco to cut down on the bite. This kind of reminds me of Captain Black without the Captain if that makes sense.
Pipe Used:
Meershaum
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 26, 2018 | Very Mild | Very Mild | Very Mild | Very Pleasant |
I wanted a quick smoke so I had Crapgame Jr run upstairs and find me a small pipe and a tobacco for me to smoke outside before my daughter got off the bus. Well here he comes with Lane BCA and a MM Pony Express Cob. Well the short smoke on the porch turned into three smokes and 2 cups of hot chocolate before I had to retrieve my princess from the bus and another one of each after she came home.
The tobacco was dark and rich and needed just a few minutes drying before packing and lighting. Once flame and tobacco met I closed my eyes and enjoyed the sweet taste and aroma of a very pleasant chocolate/vanilla tobacco. The flavor was sweet but it did not burn like many aromatics do. The flavor stayed with me the whole way to the end never changing,never getting harsh and the aftertaste complimented my hot choco quite well.This could easily be an all day smoke for those that are fans of aromatics that will not bite no matter how fast you smoke your pipe. A very nice aromatic for when the mood for something sweet comes to visit! 4 stars
The tobacco was dark and rich and needed just a few minutes drying before packing and lighting. Once flame and tobacco met I closed my eyes and enjoyed the sweet taste and aroma of a very pleasant chocolate/vanilla tobacco. The flavor was sweet but it did not burn like many aromatics do. The flavor stayed with me the whole way to the end never changing,never getting harsh and the aftertaste complimented my hot choco quite well.This could easily be an all day smoke for those that are fans of aromatics that will not bite no matter how fast you smoke your pipe. A very nice aromatic for when the mood for something sweet comes to visit! 4 stars
Pipe Used:
MM Pony express cob
Age When Smoked:
well over a year old
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 21, 2017 | Mild | Medium | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
I can't do more than echo what everyone else has said. Wow! Just lovely, and I am just the newest fanboy of BCA. This is going to the top of my stash, I think. Received 3 more samples from P&C today, but wanted to try the BCA first, merely based on the many very favorable reviews. I certainly wasn't disappointed, and the others will have their work cut out for them to top this. Cool...no bite...wonderful clouds of smoke...not wet at all, and tamped in nicely. A couple of relights, but with some gentle puffing, it burned quite nicely all the way to the bottom of the bowl. This could certainly be an all-day smoke, and SWRTW (She who rules the world) will love it. Highly recommended, especially for the new pipe smoker. Old hands may be looking for a more intense tobacco taste, but I find this to be a terrific change of pace. There's a glass of tawny port just waiting to go with this at the end of the day!
Pipe Used:
Aristocob Country Gentleman
PurchasedFrom:
P&C
Age When Smoked:
Right out of the pouch upon receipt
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