Lane Limited Black Cordial

This is a pleasant, easy and sweet smoke. Creamy taste, favourable room aroma, gentle on the tongue and palate, and all in all an experience to be recommended. No bite, no buzz, no bitterness.

If you enjoy a tasty aromatic smoke, then this is pretty good.

Firstly, Lane Ltd. does not manufacture this blend, or have any blend named Black Cordial or Z-50 that I am aware of. It is an Altadis blend, and the review below is representative of the Altadis blend, sometimes referred to as Z-50, or Black Cordial.

The Altadis represendation below is a very accurate one.

"A new generation of pipe tobacco. A blend of four new and unusual black fired-cured grades with added highlights of Sweet Virginia."

I don't smoke aromatics as much as I did 3 or 4 years ago, but like most of us, I'm always on the hunt for that perfect aromatic blend.

Of course I never expect to find it, but Z-50 Black Cordial is one of the best I have found to date. I would call it a Cavendish cut in appearance with approx 80% being dark in color, the balance being lighter in color which I would guess to be Virginas. Describing the taste is a bit difficult as I have never tasted an aromatic I can accurately compare it to. Slightly sweet,possibly coming from the Virginias as well as the casing which has a background of cherry and vanilla. But through all the flavorings, one can still get the unmistakable taste of tobacco. The blend lights easily but can get a bit on the hot side if puffed too rapidly. Also, it tends to get moist at the very bottom of bowl making it difficult to smoke it completely to the bottom. But I rarely get to the bottom of the bowl with most blends.

In summary, whether you be a full time aromatic smoker or just smoke them occasionally, this is one of the best aromatic tobaccos I have tried to date and would recommend it highly.

F. Prefect

A very tasty, and affordable American cased aromatic. Fruity, sweet. A nice dessert smoke.

Black Cordial.January 2006. Here's an aromatic that keep's the sweetness of it's flavour to bowl's end.It's easy to light,and if handled correctly it will smoke right down to the bottom of the bowl leaving a grey white ash. Unlike some sweet blends,this is not sickly and all goop! If you have a need to smoke something sweet,or you enjoy sweet aromatic's then give this a try!

Another aromatic that surprises me. For the longest time, I hesitated to try this under its various private label names because I thought I either tried it before, or it was the same basic vanilla, cherry, or whiskey flavored black cavendish blend. After finally being lured in, I discovered I had not tried it. I enjoyed it as I enjoy Lane's BCA. They are similar with respect to the fact that there is real Virginia taste that sets the base for the blend. The actual flavor differs though. A loose, lightly tamp is the best way to pack, and it smokes with little moisture build up - quite a surprise since it feels moist to the touch.

The description says a cordial liquor - I'm not sure that's exactly what I taste, but it is certainly sweet with an earthy after taste that keeps it interesting. I can only attribute that to the adequate quantity of stoved Virginia that I can see & taste in the blend. I recommend for both aromatic fans as well as discriminating English blend smokers who smoke aromtics as a change of pace for the palate.

I have been searching for a good pipe tobacco for some time now, this is definatley one of the best i can find. My girlfriend loves the smell, and she is a big tobacco critic, the taste is not overwhelming but enough to leave your mouth feeling good for hours after, and sometimes I can taste hints of it days later when I haven't smoked in a while. Excellent tobacco. (I agreee with the problem keeping it lit too, but I find if you smoke it consistantly, and not wait too long between puffs, it won't go out, careful not to get it too hot though it will taste like soap if you smoke it too fast)

A wonderful and very smooth light aromatic tobacco. I smoke this very regularly and marvel at how much people love the room note. It never fails that this tobacco is praised. I agree that it is a chore to keep lit; I regularly have to relight. It should never be packed too tightly. I load only twice and endeavor to make sure that there is plenty of spring in the recoil of the surface. Though others taste cherry, I experience some vanilla and a slight hint of licorice with blackberry overtones.

I first bought this one at a place called, "THE SMOKE RING" in Webster, TX. It's really nice, although hard to keep lit no matter what pipe I use, with the exception of an OX bone opium pipe reproduction I have, I chopped it a little more flake like instead of ribbons, it seems to burn better in that pipe, that way.

This is what I smoke in the evening, since it is my wife's favorite. It has a rather full, mouth-filling presence, without a bite, as long as it's in one of my smaller meerschaums. There's something that gives me a satisfaction to be smoking something so dark and sinister looking! It is not an evil blend, however, as long as you don't pack it too tightly. It will easily condense into an air-tight wad if you pack it, so beware. As advertised, it is different from the usual run of the mill cherries out there. It is similar to McClelland's Raspberries and Cream (MC 715). Though I am smoking less aromatics these days, I know I'll keep this one around. A pound seems to last forever.