Details
| Brand | Lane Limited |
| Blended By | Lane Limited |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | American |
| Contents | Burley, Latakia, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | Bulk |
| Country | United States |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable to Strong
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 08, 2015 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant |
This product is no longer manufactured. It is the blend Bing Crosby smoked. Check out his "autobiography" Call Me Lucky, and you'll see a can of Hayward Mixture on his dressing room table in the photo section. There also exists a couple receipts in the Crosby archives for his purchases of this blend. He may or may not have smoked Crooner at some point, but there's no doubt about his smoking Hayward.
The burley is nutty sweet with a hint of cocoa, and stands out a little above the other components. The Virginia is grassy, citrusy sweet, and is the second star ingredient. In an important back up role is a fair percentage of Cyprian latakia, which is smoky and mildly woody sweet, and has what I can only describe as a "leather" note or two. Has a slightly more than mild nic-hit. Well blended, you will notice every nuance in every puff from start to finish. Burns well, requiring few relights, and is cool and smooth with no bite and virtually no moisture in the bowl as it burns to ash. The burley seems to stand out more in the after taste than the other tobaccos, but not by much. A very pleasant all day American English mixture that wears well and easy on your tongue, it probably deserves three stars, but I give it two and a half because it lacks the depth and a little of the complexity of others in this genre like Walnut. I rounded it up to three stars because its virtues deserve more than a two star rating.
The formula was later changed to exclude the latakia, but I have not tried that version, so this review obviously pertains to the older manufacture.
-JimInks
The burley is nutty sweet with a hint of cocoa, and stands out a little above the other components. The Virginia is grassy, citrusy sweet, and is the second star ingredient. In an important back up role is a fair percentage of Cyprian latakia, which is smoky and mildly woody sweet, and has what I can only describe as a "leather" note or two. Has a slightly more than mild nic-hit. Well blended, you will notice every nuance in every puff from start to finish. Burns well, requiring few relights, and is cool and smooth with no bite and virtually no moisture in the bowl as it burns to ash. The burley seems to stand out more in the after taste than the other tobaccos, but not by much. A very pleasant all day American English mixture that wears well and easy on your tongue, it probably deserves three stars, but I give it two and a half because it lacks the depth and a little of the complexity of others in this genre like Walnut. I rounded it up to three stars because its virtues deserve more than a two star rating.
The formula was later changed to exclude the latakia, but I have not tried that version, so this review obviously pertains to the older manufacture.
-JimInks
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2013 | Medium | Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
The Hayward I recollect, from years ago, was a decent English type Virginia/Burley blend with a bit of Latakia. I think it was produced by a St. Louis based company.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 24, 2005 | Mild to Medium | Extremely Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I bought a pouch at a pipe & cigar store in Portland, Oregon. No telling how long it had languished there unnoticed. The packaging is uninspired to say the least. No hint of who made this blend. The 1.5 oz. box was sealed in cellophane and the sealed, plaid colored pouch was inside. It was as dry as a Mummy's tomb. This stuff reminds me a little of some House of Windsor products. About the same ingredients as Union Leader which is Virginia and Burley. I saw no evidence of any Latakia, nor tasted the dark weed. Fired right up (so dry) and burned at a medium rate all the way down. No gurgle or goop. Tastes like a medium quality Burley with a 10 to 20% Virginia component. All- in-all a rather unremarkable smoking experience. I am attempting to rehydrate this and will try it later. The one note that elevates this above average for a drugstore tobac....it smells really good. There may be a topping. We will see after it moistens up some. By the way, I don't recommend smoking this all the way. Dump the dottle as it does get into the "bitter-Burley" curse.
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