Lane Limited Captain Black Black Sea

For those who know Captain Black, this one is a complete departure from the typical aromatics that the Captain puts out. This is one of those aromatic blends that companies try to make so that smokers can enjoy an English style while still pleasing the people around them. When you open the tin, there is a smell of leather and smoke and sweetness. Even after aging for 6 months, the moisture level is just about right. The ribbon cut seems a little shorter than typical ribbons to me. It packs well and lights right up. The taste of Latakia comes through from the start along with the distinct flavor of Virgina tobacco. The smoke does not come in giant plumes, but it is a good amount to keep you puffing. The room aroma is the only sweet part of this tobacco that I can detect. None of that sweetness comes through in the smoke. In fact, this is only the second Latakia blend that the wife will tolerate in the house. Most are evicted at the first puff. The only other Latakia blend that made the cut was Presbyterian Mixture. Oh, and one more thing about the aroma, it goes away very quickly. The flavor stays the same to the bottom of the bowl and the stuff finishes in a fine ash. There is no tongue bite. There is plenty of spice for the back of the throat. The nicotine level seems higher than all of the other Captain Black blends. There is no after taste and the pipe is left clean and dry and ready for another trip on the Black Sea. A real winner! By the way, there is supposed to be Burley in here, but I could not taste any of it. I am a huge Burley fan, but no luck with finding it here.

Lane Limited - Captain Black Black Sea (Premium Edition).

The contents of the tin are fairly coarse/rugged, there's many a size and shape in there. Before I'd read what sort of blend this was, the tin-note helped me to clarify: vanilla flavoured. The tin includes many different colours: from black to yellow, and moisture quantity's good.

This is a comforting blend; the Latakia's not harsh, the Virginia's sweet, the Burley gives a strong nuttiness (the heaviest of the tobacco flavours) and the Black Cavendish plays off with the vanilla addition perfectly. To be fair, it's nowhere near as sticky with vanilla as the smell had me thinking it was going to be; it's more of a custardy creaminess as opposed to a sledge hammer of falseness. A bowl burns well, and gives a bite free smoke that's pretty cool in temperature.

The nicotine's mild to medium and the room-note's pleasant.

I enjoy this, it has more tobacco taste to it than some of the other Captain Black's.

Highly recommended.

i wanted to write a review but redd117 in a below review said it all...they want more words so i say add this one to your mix