I am normally a Balkan/English smoker but sometimes like to smoke an aromatic from time to time. Well, it's so processed I can't detect much in smokiness but there is a slite extra character in it's overall flavor/aroma profile that may be accounted for from the fire curing. On its own, BCA provides anise liqueur notes , vanilla, and a mild creaminess. I bought a beautiful Savinelli Onda and went on to try a number of tobacco blends. The very definition of American style Black Cavendish. Purchased From: Blue Ridge Smoke and Vapor, Wytheville, VA. Usually I don't smoke this by itself. Purchased From: Tobaccoblends, Melbourne Australia. As primarily an aromatic smoker, I have come to rely on this product for a pleasurable smoking experience. Tobacco is a black course cut and a tad moist, drying may be needed. Well I think I finally found one I really like. No bite, great flavor and aroma, incredibly smooth. Overall I'd class this as a must try for any aromatic or part time aromatic smoker like myself. BCA doesn't bite in the least & is not harsh but did have a slight bitterness only during the charring light. This is a blend I love to smoke, mix, and store. It just taste really good. Criticise this all you want for its being an aromatic, but what's undeniable is how mild it is and how well it burns. I have also,after being asked my thoughts about McClellend 5110, if I have noticed much of a difference between Frog Morton and 5110 and after smoking both side by side, they are close..so . Smokes hot, difficult to light and keep lit, and lacking in flavor with a tendency to bite. I bought this at Mark's Tobacco Shop in Wakefield, MA where they sell it under their own name of "Spotted Tail" It's black colour might make one leery thinking that it'll taste like burning tyres, but the scent is all caramel, chocolate & coffee. He never minds being interrupted. First is the flavor that didn't agree with my palate. Chemically pleasant aroma, but definitely artificial. So what? Can't add much to what has been said above. My impression is if you can't smoke this, you just need to lay the pipe down. Similar Blends: Dream Castle Tobacco Company - Super Value Buttered Rum. This is one of my top picks after twenty years of pleasant puffing. From pipesandcigars.com: Lane's BCA is a fire-cured and steamed Cavendish tobacco with an amazingly rich yet pleasant aroma that is so easy on the tongue that it can easily be smoked all day. Upon lighting, toasted marshmallows. I've been to my local tobacconist.. I mix 1Q & BCA 50/50 and it tastes great, but both are good all by themselves. It will gunk up a pipe a little once in a while, and it can burn pretty damn hot if smoked too fast. BCA doesn't bite in the least & is not harsh but did have a slight bitterness during the charring light only. I was moved enough by this blend to sign up and make this first reveiw. |Privacy Ever since picking up the pipe, 1Q has been my main tobacco, however I think it's lofty position has been toppled. Load this in your pipe and enter dream land. There are other tobaccos that I would pick over it, and I rarely ever yearn for it. You must log in or register to reply here. When I do, just give me a good black cavendish. I guess I got a good batch. After the hour drying time, the stickiness was gone, and was in perfect smoking condition. If your wife burns incense and potpourri in the house and you like it, then both of you will love this blend. Overall I'd say it smokes well. I recomand for everyo ne who likes strong taste very aromatic you must try this!!! Pipe Used: Corn Cob, Briarwood, Pear wood, Cherry wood. This paired with a rank old cobb makes for a fine smoke. I settled on Lane limited BCA as my new favorite blend. Fire-cured Cavendish tobaccos discreetly flavored to produce an extremely mild, slow burning cool smoke. 4: Lastly I will add a disk of Lane bullsey to equal about 25%. My wife smokes and enjoys both as well but gives a slight preference to BC-A. Once by me. Rough cut flake, and somewhat moist but I expected that. Burn = 8; The tobacco selection consists of a perfectly proportioned blend of Golden Cavendish complimented by a touch of fire-cured Cavendish. It is a wonderful combination. Get some now. Dream Castle Tobacco Company - Super Value Buttered Rum, Alcohol / Liquor, Cocoa / Chocolate, Vanilla, Whisky. Every month I work this site to death hunting for a good black cav. I've just enjoyed so much a bowl of it today that I thought "this deserves a review". Received 3 more samples from P&C today, but wanted to try the BCA first, merely based on the many very favorable reviews. However from the first bowl vanilla, whiskey, and marshmallow notes (all very mild) tantalized my tongue and led me to a happy spot. Ill smoke this by itself or add it to some of my others. My palate is nowhere near sensitive enough to comment anything about taste, however, I would say that it was smooth and mild, and a very pleasant experience. Good socially, Good in Private. BCA is moist, but not wet and it will dry out if left to do so. Mellow in . Brand: Lane Limited Model: 1-Q Tobacco Type: Cavendish, Virginia Cut: Loose Cut Blend Type: Aromatic Strength: 2 of 5 Taste: Mild Room Note: Very Pleasant Flavoring: Vanilla Amount: 1 oz. Smokey-sweet notes and rich tobacco undertones combine, leading to a unique taste that's distinctive and highly enjoyable. |Radio Show I completely misjudged it. But just a few puffs in, you'll realize why. Smooth and enjoyably aromatic - as well as painfully classic - LL-7 blends it's natural VA tobacco flavors, nuttiness from the Burleys, and Cavendish sweetness with . That sums it up pretty well I hope you give this a try you won't be disappointed! As far as sweet black cavendish tobacco goes, this is the best. It has a little flavor not much. Us |Contact Lane Limited BCA (Black Cavendish) has been the best-selling Black Cavendish in the United States for decades. As for the Stokkebye Nougat, years ago after TB Peter had stopped in to visit with us, I was now working for a one shop B @ M and asked Peter, who at the time made about 85% of the TB blends. This smokes & tastes better if you do that after you get a good burn rate started. Truly an aromatic classic!#karl_erik#freehandpipes#. Man this was an excellent smoke. Of course, I can't think of a blend with more additives than this one, and it will goop up your pipe; but, even so, for me, it's the perfect smoke for when I want to switch gears. Pre Package it in 10 oz. Strangers in the park love it. If you enjoy aromatics this is a must have for your rotation or as your all day smoke. The point I'm getting at is I could put Cheerio's in a private label cereal box and some people would say that it's close but not the same. Lane was originally founded in Dresden, Germany in 1890. It has a nice balance of nut & fruit fusion, unlike the typical vanilla & cherry all black blends out there. Lane Limited Lane 1Q Golden Cavendish Blend, sold by Oz $3.16 - $195.13 Lane Limited Lane BCA Black Cavendish, sold by Oz $3.16 - $195.13 Lane Limited Lane Black Raspberry, sold by Oz $3.16 - $195.13 Lane Limited Lane BLWB Pipe Tobacco Light Burley, sold by Oz $3.16 - $195.13 Lane Limited Lane Buttered Rum, sold by Oz $3.16 - $195.13 Lane Limited Once or twice I could've sworn I tasted roses. I do not smoke straight black cavs, but I do use them to blend with other tobaccos in a never-ending search for the perfect vanilla aromatic which is smooth, flavorful, and complex and just because trying to make your own ideal blend is fun! Many use this for blending but I love it just as it is. Not bad but I'm not wild about aromatics, and if i were, it would be molto dolce. My favorite Lane blend so far and one of my favorite Cavendish blends. On the rare occasion where I find myself reaching for this, its usually to mix with a codger like SWR. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Us |Contact If I want a little heavier or more complex flavor I'll mix it with 1-Q or something else nice. I've been smoking this for years. 2 stars. I have found other black Cavendish blends that are so sticky from the casings that the tobacco sticks to my fingers when I fill my pipe!! The flavor was sweet but it did not burn like many aromatics do. Learn to pack well and it will not bite or burn fast. It tastes like vanilla and honey to me. It has a good roomnote as well as taste. She hates the smell of straight English or Balkan blends,which I love smoking. It came relatively dry, but still somewhat "dry sticky" to the touch. It smokes cool & mild & after setting my pipe down a good while to cool I picked at it a little and noticed that it was still smoldering. 2. When I purchased my first pipe a bit ago, I purchased a few bulk tobaccos (this being one of them) as well as a few blends from Cornell And Diehl. Some companies just call it Nougat and drop the blend #. Turned out to be stuffed full of Stonehaven, which made me a happy guy cuz I was down to maybe 3 oz of that. Update This makes an okay blender, but smoked alone, ick! If you don't you won't. If you asked me, I would suggest you try it as I prefer this one over 1Q, it's an awesome spring/summer smoke. With widespread and popular offerings like 1Q and RLP6, Lane products have almost become ubiquitous to pipe smoking. I have found that I am more of a burley blend fan. Room Note = 8; Bag 5 lb. Always smokes clean. Lane limited's 1Q is the best selling/ Probably smelling pipe Tobacco in the US, as far as Aromatics go. This is by far my favorite!!! Rich and full bodied, tastes similar to Captain black royal blend, but so much better. I expected it to be mild but not bland. |Home After a hiatus of many years I decided to buy a pouch to see how I would respond to it. Lane 1Q gets so much press, but I really think this is a nice quiet sleeper in their line up. If I had only 1 tobacco to smoke, BCA would be my choice. its incredible. The caramel note sans vanilla is what I think I enjoy most of all. Very nice sweet smoke. Burns really pretty cool for a aromatic. Another one added to my rotation. Easy to light mild aromatic with a exquisite mild berry taste that is cool and refreshing. Good or bad, I tasted my first pipe in the house. Look for some that is more coarsely constructed. I bought this on a whim ready to be disappointed since it was an impulse buy but this is one to keep around. Very black in color, vanilla in flavor, and no matter how hard you try, you can not be bit by this tobacco. Taste is fairly subdued with swirls of chocolate, vanilla, and coffee from time to time. No funky taste left in my mouth. I was too excited to wait that long so I just loaded a bowl in my 9.5" Wellington. The one thing that is close to perfect is Smoking Pipes. The aroma isn't "standard vanilla." Mild Sweet taste. I bought a one ounce sample packet of this & I'm sure most of you are aware that this is now available in fifty gram tins. I haven't found a better black cavendish, It could be used as an all day smoke it's that smooth and cool, (it would probably eventually get boring though). More zesty and sweet, with a better room note. About four months ago, the "vanilla" flavoring just disappeared from the vanilla cavendish blend. BCA does not do that. It's sweet, but nothing else can satisfy that sweet tooth like it without being sickly sweet or tasting artificially sweet. When I quit smoking 30 years ago, I promised to myself that when I am 70, if my health is good, I will once again indulge in smoking a pipe. As for Anniversary it= PS Cherry, and last was PS Black Vanilla= Captain Spice. Makes a delighful aromatic smoke. This is what I call a pleasing blend. I like to mix X-40 Burley with this. Lane BCA (1 Ounce) Our Price: $3.53. The only bad points for me on this one are the messy moisture at the end of the bowl that requires some cleaning, and the difference between the smell and the taste once its smoked. It smolders really well while when you set your pipe down to cool. I thought Lane 1-Q would be my favorite aromatic, but this blend has surpassed 1-Q. it mixes very well with some of my other favorites and makes them better! I bought 2oz. The strength and taste levels are mild. I was shocked to learn that BCA has been around for so long. CB puts them in to preserve shelf life. But it's so subtle. Nothing bad to say. Though my tastes now lean towards Virginia flakes, this is a pleasant aromatic to return to on occasion. Definitely some moisture even from that. Although it smells and looks as though it would be a goopy aromatic. I like a little more flavor and fullness in my blends, but this would be a great smoke for my largest pipe, because I just didn't get tired of it. I had tried several aromatics from my local tobacco shop, many of which I liked before trying BCA. 16 people found this review helpful. Was it the Wellington?maybe, because I have smoked it in other pipes and I have to relight a couple more times than other aromatics. I've smoked this blend off and on for many years. It's smooth on the tongue and the Vanilla that Lane uses always has that nutmeg or cinnamon nuance to it that I appreciate. It can be used to blend your own mixes, added to strong blends to mellow them out, or added to sweeten just about any blend. The flavor isn't too strong, but you can tell it's there. If you like capt. I always keep some handy. I get a bit of chocolate as well - though not too sweet. of this tuff in a jar for a little over a year and it seems to mellow in taste, while the tobacco itself is a bit stiffer. Savings: $1.35. Reply . When smoked has a very pleasant room note, produces huge clouds of fragrant smoke, does not bite, but does not have much flavor either. Just smoking my second bowl. I had 2 bowls of 1Q, 1 bowl of RLP6, and a bowl of 50/50 mix of 1q/RLP6 today. But I don't see BCA being a match for CB Cherry: BCA is all black cavendish and doesn't taste or smell like cherry at all. As an English/Balkan hound, I'm not into aromatics at all, so there are only two on the planet that I smoke. This one definitely gets the wife seal of approval as well, so I keep it in the rotation so I can get away with smoking some of the stronger, more pungent baccy every now and then. Can't imagine choosing BCA over Great Dane. It's flavor is typical for this sort of tobacco, slight marshmallow sweetness but it's aroma is rather unique and outstanding. If you can master the art of keeping it lit, the rest is just an enjoyable ride. |, We use the SafeSurf Rating System to signify that PipesMagazine.com is for adults only. It's smooth but not very interesting. 1st 3rd of the bowl is not all that pleasing to me. I have smoked several pounds of this blend and am completely hooked. The nose is intoxicating, overtones of chocolate, vanilla, and a delicate wiff of perhaps a fine 21 year old Suntory Hibiki whiskey. On sale in bulk was you guessed it. Fired up, the blend tasted like sweet vanilla with the classic "burnt nut" or something like that of the Cavendish. I'm not really that much into aromatics but was surprised by liking this as well as I did. I'm a veteran pipe smoker and I only smoke aros on occasion. For a tobacco whose room note is not overly appealing, you can use this (sparingly) to spice things up without interfering too heavily with taste. Rating Scores - 10 is the Best and 0 is the Worst. But I also taste the chemicals in 1Q, BCA, RLP-6, and can't abide any of them, either. It is very easy to keep lit and I have never had any tongue bite, even puffing way too quickly on it. You can make this much more enjoyable by blending it with equal parts Sutliff Vanilla Custard and McClelland Three Cherry Blend. While I can see this as a blending tool I generaly dont like it by itself. and smoke bowl after bowl. Maybe Lane's Very Cherry is the one you're thinking of? I can puff away at this at night for hours and it just gets better. It smokes well, tastes pleasant, and smells very nice indeed. Very nice cavendish. I can't do more than echo what everyone else has said. I do not know if it was the fire-curing, but this blend is everything I could want for in an aromatic. Coming from cigars, I always operated under the assumption that drying a tobacco out was a cardinal sin. I only smoke my pipe when I get off work with coffee or on the weekends but this would be an excellent all-day smoke. BCA arrives rather moist but it dries easily enough and it isnt super sweet or overly flavored. You must be 21 years or older to make any selections on this site - by doing so, you are confirming that you are of legal age to purchase tobacco products or smoking accessories. Often there is a nutty flavor and quality. BAG Save $ 56 02. A pure simple black cavendish, mellow and smooth. |Retailer Directory Good stuff to break in a new pipe. This was one I started out with a long time ago and never get tired of. The taste of chemicals was way too present. Mellow and flavorful smoke. However, I dont typically smoke this straight. One of the best sweetened black Cavendish you'll ever get your hands on. One of this smokers all time favorite aromatics. I prefer to smoke this slowly, I find it ends drier and DGT seems to bring a little more flavor out of the leaf. 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