Lane Limited Lane Limited Ready Rubbed

I was lucky enough to acquire an unopened 1970's era tin of the original Edgeworth version to compare it to. It's clear that Lane follows the same basic recipe as far as flavoring goes. The cut of tobacco is not the same, however. Edgeworth's was predominantly a cubed-cut mixture. Lane's version has some cubed-cut pieces mixed with granulated cut pieces (from what I can tell). Lane's version is by no means a goopy, PG disaster, but seems to be slightly adulterated (as far as additives go) compared to its predecessor. Ultimately, Lane did a respectable job of resurrecting the blend. The original has a deeper and stronger flavor, though.

Got a tin of this because of the legend of the original. After opening the tin, I could smell faint cacao and a mild earthy burley tobacco. It was the perfect moisture level and very rough cut. I had some issues keeping this one lit, but it didn't bite at all while puffing away. It's a somewhat nondescript smoking experience. It's very mild with a faint cacao taste that comes and goes. It's pleasant overall for me. Not one I dip into often, but a good one to have around for those days where you don't want to think about what to smoke. Burns to a fine white ash with no goop or sticky dottle.

Yes!!!! I remember the original. Lamented its demise. This is a wonderful, if not exact, copy of its fore-father. Great all day smoke. No bite. Pleasant aroma. This is a joy. If you smoke burley's....grab Lane Limited Ready Rubbed

I love burley but I never had the original ERR. I like the match version so I was happy to see Lane bring it back. Tin note is typical OTC burley, oats and wheat seem to predominate. Slight anise top note but barely there. Moisture level was good and the ready rubbed cut packed easily. The first few bowls seemed to have a slight chemical burn but after I started slowing my cadence that went away. Nice straightforward burley taste with minimal bite when smoked slowly. Not sweet and fairly mild. Can easily be smoked all day with no ill effects. Uncomplicated easy smoke which is what I like.

Have waited for this one to come on the market and when it did I ordered 2 cans. I am glad I did! Excellent flavor profile with the hint of Va. The coco and molasses are there but not so much to overwhelm. I found this blend to smoke cool and somewhat dry, (or dry considering the humidity has been really high here on the creek), no bite in this burley blend. Since receiving my order last Thursday morning in the morning post I have smoke several bowls, (20 +). Have found it to be consistent in flavor and burn in various bowl thicknesses and types. I can really find nothing bad about this re-creation of an American classic. I highly recommend this blend to anyone who wants to get a feel for a great old time flavor.

Lane Limited Ready Rubbed is currently my everyday blend. It has a mild topping with hints of cocoa. This blend smokes well, doesn't burn too hot, and wont bite you. All in all, it's a good burley-based blend great for all day smoking and reminiscent of the old codger blends.

I have only smoked one pouch of Edgeworth Ready Rubbed years ago and I don’t feel justified in contrasting the two tobaccos, so I am reviewing Lane Limited Ready Rubbed on its own merits. Now then, LLRR is a lovely OTC styled basic Burley tobacco. It has more heft and dark sweetness than Carter Hall and it’s much less cigarette-like than Prince Albert. LLRR is an easy all day smoke that I enjoy best when I’m out in my garage.

So,.. finally I got to smoke this blend that kept teasing me to buy it for a while now. I purchased it alongside an 1oz sample of the Sutliff Match, as I had never smoked any of them - neither did I smoke the original Edgeworth.

If JimInks is right, that the Sutliff is closer to the original, then I'm no Edgeworth fan! The Sutliff version is quite goopy and way too aromatic (in terms of "flavoured") for my likings.

Lane Ready Rubbed on the other hand comes along smooth as can be and is what I imagined an "Old Time Burley OTC" like Edgeworth to have been like. The tobacco itself comes through quite clearly and I'm teased to say there is some citrusy Virginia in the blend alongside the burley, which clearly makes for the vast majority of the blend. There's a mild molasses and honey type of flavoring present for me, maybe a bit of dark cocoa as well. The Sutliff on the other hand has vanilla, chocolate, molasses, and honey in the smoke to my perception and results being somewhat "Marshmallow-ish" in flavor.

Lane is much smoother on the flavorings, much more tamed, leaving room for a toasty nuttiness and some nice earthiness set the foundation of the smoke's aroma. The nuttiness intensifies as you progress, always caressed by the sweetish topping. I like it, it's a very pleasant smoke to me!

Preferably in a nice cob with a bowl that's not too narrow, slowly puffed while holding the pipe in the corner of my mouth... good smoke for certain occasions, like when you need to mind the room-note but want some burley flavor, or doing something while smoking as this is not very complex, but delivers steady, tasty smoke. Only few days with this blend and I've smoke quite a few bowls, it's very repeatable!

4-stars for me here!

Edit: I tried drying some out.. it's impossible... 3 dears near a radiatior and still goopy and wet as can be.. too much PG I suppose, so I go for 3-stars only!

If memory serves me correct, I had tried some of the Edgeworth Ready Rubbed back in the late 90s when I was just starting out. Recently I bought a couple of pouches to try this out and upon opening was greeted with a mild chocolate/cocoa smell. I have smoked this in both a cob and meerschaum and found this to be a very mild tasting smoke. According to my neighbor across the street she said that this one smelled pleasant also. Herein lies the rub, no pun intended. I find this a little too mild for my liking. I am a recreational afternoon porch smoker and if I was an all-day pipe smoker this would really be a nice pleasant choice. I did find this one seemed to grow on me a bit and I liked it a little bit more each time I tried it. A fellow pipe club member gave me his pouch as he had also tried it but he did not care for it much. For me personally it is a two star but I am giving it 3 because though I may not purchase more it, I can see this to be a popular blend in its own regards.