Lane Limited Holiday Excursion
(2.29)
Notes: From Pipes&Cigars website: Holiday Excursion is a traditional American/English blend with a significant amount of cube cut burley in addition to ribbon cut, Virginia, black cavendish and a bit of latakia and perique. Gentle enough to be an all day smoke.
This is an old Larus and Brother Company blend now made by Lane.
Details
| Brand | Lane Limited |
| Blended By | Lane Limited |
| Manufactured By | Lane Limited |
| Blend Type | American |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Burley, Latakia, Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Other / Misc |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 8 ounce tin |
| Country | United States |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.29 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 03, 2010 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I agree with Pipestud with one codicil; it does not take 50g of a pipe tobacco to provide a subjective review, if the tobacco is as meritless as this one. I smoked 5 bowls of it over a few months (when I was feeling brave!) and I find little to recommend it.
But first the good news! This is essentially an aromatic but it leaves no goo in the pipe. Further, as an aromatic, it is light in the room - far from an overpowering aroma. And the tin art is cool! Ok, that's it for the good news.
This is a broadcut blend rather than a cube cut - or at least, my 8 0z can was. The colors run the spectrum from blonde to black. Tin aroma was predominately burley with a hint of cocoa. This blend tries very hard to bite at first light and only very gentle puffing held it at bay. The flavor was uninvolving, as OTC's sometimes are, and just plain weird, which OTC's rarely are. The taste was reversed from the tin aroma - mostly some aromatic agent with burley in the background. It was a rather hot smoke, even as I was puffing gently. Why Sutliffe picked this blend up rather than a very popular OTC in a blue can is beyond me. Not recommended, unless you have some emotional tie to it from your past. I'm donating the rest of it but keeping the cool looking can. 🙂
But first the good news! This is essentially an aromatic but it leaves no goo in the pipe. Further, as an aromatic, it is light in the room - far from an overpowering aroma. And the tin art is cool! Ok, that's it for the good news.
This is a broadcut blend rather than a cube cut - or at least, my 8 0z can was. The colors run the spectrum from blonde to black. Tin aroma was predominately burley with a hint of cocoa. This blend tries very hard to bite at first light and only very gentle puffing held it at bay. The flavor was uninvolving, as OTC's sometimes are, and just plain weird, which OTC's rarely are. The taste was reversed from the tin aroma - mostly some aromatic agent with burley in the background. It was a rather hot smoke, even as I was puffing gently. Why Sutliffe picked this blend up rather than a very popular OTC in a blue can is beyond me. Not recommended, unless you have some emotional tie to it from your past. I'm donating the rest of it but keeping the cool looking can. 🙂
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2012 | Mild | Mild | Very Mild | Pleasant |
This reminded me of Sir Walter Raleigh just in differant package. The only thing it has going for it is my wife liked the smell (not as much as CB White). Again, when it comes to aromatics, I want to taste the flavoring, otherwise I would rather smoke a full english blend. Now I am stuck with an 8oz can of the stuff. Don't bother...if you want a aromatic that is mild in flavoring, go buy Carter Hall. At least the tobacco of Carter Hall is good. If you want an aromatic that smokes mild and taste good, buy Captain Black White.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 16, 2005 | Mild | Medium | Mild | Pleasant |
I was recently told by a fellow reviewer here that one cannot truly offer a subjective review of a blend until at least 50g of said weed was consumed. I beg to differ. So, one bowl was all I needed to determine that Lane's Holiday was not for me. It's a cool, dry smoking blend that is also bland as the dickens. I think I was smoking hot air.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 26, 2008 | Mild | Mild | Medium | Pleasant |
For those who criticize this blend for not measuring up to their "upscale" blends, I think you are missing the point. This light mild tobacco is best enjoyed with friends and family (especially those who do not smoke). It is first and foremost unoffensive. It does lack in the flavor department in comparison to BCA and others, but it does not have a lingering strong smell that also accompanies them. Something else that this blend also is lacking, the sticky stuff that trashes your pipe like other aromatics. The taste is light with burly and some vanilla, and other "holiday" spices. It really makes me feel the Christmas spirit, but not as much as Christmas Cheer, but the family hates the smell of that one. So for what it is it is not a bad smoke, it is at its best when you can not have your best, like at a family get together at a non smokers house.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 05, 2001 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
Trying to establish the designation as the "Duke of the Drug Store Tobaccos", a title to which not many would aspire, I tried this old Larus Bros aromatic blend, hoping that the past nagging memories were just not so. HOLIDAY: great graphics and logo of an ocean liner. Companion to my revered and esteemed Rdgeworth Readyrubbed. Icon to the past glory of 1950s smoking. Right? Wrong. This is just not a very good blend. It may have been at one time, when I had more hair and less weight. But, my memory doesn't fade that quickly. I smoked an entire pouch of HOLIDAY, a fresh pouch, and there really is nothing redeemable about it today, no more than there was years ago.
Granted, HOLIDAY packs right and springy, great unusual pouch aroma of five or six tobaccos. The first lights give a sharp, bitter taste which doesn't leave. A pale blue-gray smoke that smells refreshing. It stings the tongue at first, through the 1/3, then the second 1/3, and right through to the end. Great room aroma, lousy taste and it bites!
Granted, HOLIDAY packs right and springy, great unusual pouch aroma of five or six tobaccos. The first lights give a sharp, bitter taste which doesn't leave. A pale blue-gray smoke that smells refreshing. It stings the tongue at first, through the 1/3, then the second 1/3, and right through to the end. Great room aroma, lousy taste and it bites!
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