I received a little bag of Lane BCA as a sample and thought why not, I need something different. Mild, cool, slight sweet vanilla flavor. Sure I will give it a chance using it for my per sonal mixtures that need to keep more the humidity. --Flavor: Not quite what the pouch aroma advertisesactually, I find it to be better. Got strong rum and vanilla notes from the jar, but once smoked it kind of disappeared into a short-lived pina colada wisp of flavor. This is a good well behaved aromatic. I love the aroma that this puts off. I like to taste my tobacco not just smell it. I used to smoke this in an Armellini calabash, and it was superb. BCA was mentioned a couple times in this thread recently. This is my initial impression of it; I'll trying smoking it again with some extra time and all the way down and update if it changes anything. Purchased From: pretty much anybody that sells tobacco LOL. Black cavendish, period! When I opened the box it was in, I thought they cheated me sense the 1Q was in a in a bigger bag. I still keep 3 or 4 ounces around (actually in a leather pipe bag) and smoke some around this time of year. Lane BCA is a AVERAGE Blk. One of my favorites! Like my fingers feel like I have maple syrup on them after packing a bowl of this goopy. Lane BCA pipe tobacco blends fired-cured Cavendish tobaccos to create a mellow, cool, smooth experience. Commercially it is sold as Captain Black Royal. If Lane Limited made one blend and only one, if it where BCA they be in business for the next hundred years.. Then try the new Dark Red,just the same only dark cherries, Both are addicting enjoy. Featuring a wide range of the best Aromatic, English and Virginia/ Perique blends on the planet, this popular smoke is a must in all specialty tobacco stores. I did find that it gums up your pipe due to heavy moisture, but beyond that enjoy to the fullest with some Black English tea and a good book on a fall morning!! In the world of aromatics, you will not find a better blend than Lane 1Q+BCA, IMHO. I smoke both occasionally they are both ok, but not the same. This is an excellent choice for beginners, and makes a good all-day smoke. This is a blend I love to smoke, mix, and store. Room note is very pleasant, and aftertaste is good. I've found this to be rare with topped cavendish blends. On the whole, this is a terrific tobacco. I smoke arro's sometimes & I have to say I truly enjoy this tobacco. Its weakness (no surprise) is the lack of body to this blend. Retrohaling is smooth and pleasant. Nonsmokers tend to like the fragrance of BCA, and often comment at some length about how they can't stand cigarette or cigar smoke but love to smell pipe tobacco, which they feel is more "natural." |Home I will add detail later, but this has become the MOST essential tobacco in my collection. High availability, low price, stock up! The bar for black cavs has been set by Lane Limited. Absolutely no tongue bite with a nice mellow flavor with a creamy vanilla flavor. Other tobacco companies try to imitate BCA, but to no avail. You'll be glad you did. Blueberry, caramel dark fired cavendish? I get a subtle sharpness from what I presume to be the alcohol/liqueur/whiskey, but this isn't in the league of the others. 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. Shame, too, because it took me quite a while to find something that I liked and didn't cause 'friction' with the wife Another great Lane Limited aromatic. I am an english smoker primarily and I can reccommend this to english lovers as well. It should be better. You may not know it, but it will be there, just under a propriatary shop name. So do I. Experimenting can be a good thing. I was pleased with the room aroma but that will surely not bring me back. 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. The taste of chemicals was way too present. by itself. Rating: 4 out of 5 poiints in the aromatic category. I've found several other aromatics that I like better than BCA in addition. Light enough to smoke all day, first aromatic I tried and I continue to return to it. It's an easy-going sweet tobacco that will let you relax and think about whatever you want, not making you worry about the smoke itself. blends in the market. For the cost, it is a great vanilla buy, but nothing I would stock up on and want to smoke on a consistent basis. I enjoy it straight, plus I mix it with some of my try it tobacco. You don't have to fill the bowl with the stuff, just dip the cleaners in it and go from there. I suppose if BCA were to suddenly disappear from the market, I would have to find a suitable substitute but I'm not really sure there is one out there as good. It's smooth, even burning, and smells great. Rather cool smooth smoke. The flavor stayed with me the whole way to the end never changing,never getting harsh and the aftertaste complimented my hot choco quite well.This could easily be an all day smoke for those that are fans of aromatics that will not bite no matter how fast you smoke your pipe. For the most part, BCA doesnt give off a lot of chemical flavor that some mass produced aromatics often give off until the latter part of the bowl. I've heard that a 50/50 mix between Lane 1-Q and Lane BCA is pretty good, you could start there and branch out. I have always seen in reviews that if you like 1Q you should try RLP-6 and that it is 1Q but more. Typically when this is purchased in bulk, it's usually quite wet and sticky. I found it most satisfying, so I began to experiment. I like more of a natural tobacco flavour and little of that somes through in this, as with nearly all aromatics. 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 had some H&H left over, so last night a mixed up a bowlful, and WOW!! I tried smoking tobacco (this one and 3 others) out of a corncob and wooden pipe for the first time and honestly I can't see why people do it still. This blend is pretty magnificent, enjoyable on its own and as a blending agent to help cool off and sweeten other blends. This is NOT fire cured, but flue cured. Similar Blends: Great Dane, any other chocolate/vanilla-based aromatics. Phone/office hours are 9am-7pm US/Eastern (GMT -5:00) Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm on Saturdays, and 12pm-4pm on Sundays. Lane Limited BCA Pipe Tobacco (Black Cavendish) has been the best-selling black Cavendish in the United States for decades. Several farmers in Kentucky grow this strain of leaf and Lane buys all of it. Definitely some moisture even from that. Who doesn't enjoy this stuff? Cheap and a great room note. But, try it yourself, you may create something you really enjoy! As an additi onal note, in the first months of my piping journey I found this a perfect mixer to mellow-out the stronger blends, and I'd imagine others will enjoy it for that purpose as well. I have had a good bit of this in a ziplock bag for over a year. Jar note of chocolate, brown sugar, and vanilla. Give it a shot, if nothing else it is a well known staple of the pipe smoking world. The Black Cavendish blend is well over the top though. It is very easy to keep lit and I have never had any tongue bite, even puffing way too quickly on it. Beyond the vanilla, there are some other flavors there too that I cant put my finger on. I am a black cavendish fan and this is surely my favorite! of this in stock. Many, I'm sure may enjoy the flavor & strength but I was also sampling this for a mixture additive that didn't work out. Now it's a very nice light English. The stigma that Black Cavendish is good for starters and then "better" blends can be explored is unfair. I really enjoy this Tobacco, it's good on it's own, but I.M.O. has a great room note. Yet when I check out tobaccoreviews, BCA is an aromatic with over 100 reviews and an average rating of 3.2 while 1-Q is an aromatic with over 100 reviews and a rating of 2.7. Nothing special but when a mild, tasty and bite free, outdoor all day smoke is called for, Lane tobaccos like this one, IMO are hard to beat. But often, I just want this. This is a cool, fairly dry, pleasant aromatic. i`d be sitting with wilson enjoying the view and smoking this mixture all day long. Seems gooey, but light up easy ans is burning well. Captain Black Original (white) is not Lane BCA. I have smoked BCA since 1986 and while I have strayed, I always return!! I started with 4 Oz of this to try it. A strong but very pleasant room note that others around you will enjoy. While shopping for a new pipe (ended up getting a used estate Tilshead while there) I packed a bowl of this dark stuff and it sure made shopping fun! Tobacco is a black course cut and a tad moist, drying may be needed. Good with SWMBO. I have tried many black cavs and I prefer BCA over the vast majority of other such tobaks. If you are new to pipe smoking, try this. As I've stated before, I'm not a big fan of aromatics, I've found so few with any taste over the years, but this one is special. Smooth as silk. It may not be called BCA where you shop, but it is most likely in one of the bulk containers. Recommended. Perfect for starters. I can load up a pipe with BCA anytime and know that I'll have a pleasurable time with it. I could smoke slow and get velvety smooth pleasant smoke, and I could puff and get some heat into the bowl and get more pronounced flavors--like brandy, maybe a hit of fruit. 6 yr. ago https://speak-easy.club/ Most of the flavor comes from a topping/casing. |, We use the SafeSurf Rating System to signify that PipesMagazine.com is for adults only. BCA; Smooth and a touch sweet. I've always liked Cavendish tobaccos, especially black. I don't know why it took me so long to review this blend. Us |Contact I guess he likes the simplicity; linear, sweet, smooth, fragrant, low nicotine of which is 0.5 out of 5. This one is a real wife pleaser! It is cool, mild, not too sweet and is great during the summertime. of STC Holdings LLC. This is a good blend from Lane. Great for beginners and vets alike. Smells like chocolate, maybe a little vanilla, to me. So i strolled down to Little Anthony's tobacco shop at the heart of Auburn University to give this one a second try. On the down-side, the store I went to pretended not to understand what I was talking about when I asked which of their bulk blends was Lane's BCA. If proper technique is used, however, aromatic smokers will enjoy it. I gave a friend some RLP - 6 to smoke when his tinderbox equivalent 'chartwell' (I might have remembered that name wrong) ran out. Then, Lane adds the lightest top notes of Dark Fruit and Vanilla. I keep both on hand at all times and enjoy both very much with 1Q taking a slight preference. Pipe Collecting | This is going to the top of my stash, I think. Commercially sold as Captain Black White, the best selling commercial Pipe Tobacco in the world and has been since the 60's in the aromatic genre. Cleaning is the key to keep it fresh, and once a week, sweeten the pipe with Bee or Whisky or Brandy. Fabulous room notes, sweet flavors, easy to smoke, and best enjoyed smoked very slowly, as all pipe tobaccos should be. For us neophytes on the forum, can you define these blends for us? The flavor was sweet but it did not burn like many aromatics do. I can't do more than echo what everyone else has said. The first smoke, on an empty stomach, I got a little headache and decided to quit after smoking half a bowl. I absolutely love the fact that even up to three hours later, I was still getting a very pleasant room notes and hints of the wonderful fragrance. This is one of my go-to tobaccos. Could literally smoke all day its that mild. It looks as thought the previous reviews say it allThis is by far one of the most incredible blends made. Gawaith Hoggarth & Co. Kendal Dark --- The small ribbon burns well and does not bite, but it has little flavor, aftertaste or aroma. The after smoke taste in my mouth isn't overwhelming soapy like many of the other blends I have tried. Lane limited's 1Q is the best selling/ Probably smelling pipe Tobacco in the US, as far as Aromatics go. Easy smoking, easy packing, easy on the pallet. Unlike many aromatics this one does not goo up your pipe so badly that you feel like your pipe is submerged in swampy water. Sutliff (Altadis) 203 Coffee --- No taste or aroma of coffee. Well done Lane! This is one of my favorite blends. I will be likely be buying a couple pounds of each, as the 50/50 mix was probably my favorite. Sweetness, like salt, helps you to better taste other flavors. Lane pipe tobacco provides reliable quality . No goop left in the bowl either as others complained about too. Boy was I wrong. I've been mixing it to ease into English blends. The tobacco selection consists of a perfectly proportioned blend of Golden Cavendish complimented by a touch of fire-cured Cavendish. My first taste was of sweet vanilla in a very smooth smoke. I think they're made by the same company. So while it does not have the complexity of a nice English tobacco, it's sometimes nice to go back to basics. I haven't tried BCA but I have tried RLP-6 which I thought was the Captain Black White version? Stronger/deeper flavors mainly. It also tastes more like real tobacco than the pouches that the discount and cigarrette vendors stock. If you receive this confirmation repeatedly, you will need to enable cookies so that your response can be saved. Plus, my pipes are getting too much gunk in and on them. I'll throw it in a travel pouch if I'm going away for the weekend. this stuff is wonderfull tasting mixed half and half with lancer slices. Another one added to my rotation. 8 out of 10. 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