I like the Lane aromatics! Tobacco does tend to dry fast if left in it s pouch (closed) and so best kept sealed in a vacuum pouch between uses. Morning cup of coffee kind of smoke for me. Fr. And so here it is . My favorite baccy among the Lane Limited line up. It is good for smoking while working as it requires no attention as there is not much 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 Room note is a hint of vanilla. Upon lighting, I instantly noticed that it was not as vanilla flavored as others I tried. Very tasty, mellow flavor That's the one to beat. Leaves a little moisture in the bowl. |Join I though at first some kind of cherry but no. I have noticed for many orders that when I order 16 oz. BCA gives large clouds of smoke, burns very steady, cool, and couldn't bite if its life depended on it! Truly a classic aromatic that has to rank with 1Q as being at the top of Lane's best selling tobaccos. It took me a while to track it back down since none of my local shops sold it and I had not done much online hunting, but once I found it, I ordered a bunch more. This blend is very black in color with just a subtle note of Vanilla in flavor. Having converted after decades from Virginias and Burleys to aromatics, I believe this one is at the top of the heap. It's that good. Ive tried to abuse this tobacco just to prove myself wrong, but you cannot get bitten at all, no matter how you smoke it. Rubber Softy Bits (2 Pack) $2.50. Good all day smoke you never feel you need to think about. Pipe Used: Bent Apple of unknown brand I use for aromatics. Good with SWMBO. What I didn't expect was the bite free, cool burning, consistent, sweet, simple smoke that Lane BCA provides when smoked on its own. If you've ever had anything by Lane that has Black Cavendish in it you'll recognize it right away. The service is one of the best on line companies that I have dealt and ordered from. 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!! Looking back 8 plus years, my palette has changed and I usually prefer stronger English or Balkan blends, but I still smoke aromatics occasionally. Nothing bad to say. Hours of Operation: Our website is always open and you can place an order at any time. Initial appearances are good with a course cut versus the ribbon cut of 1Q. In a positive way. That never happened with cigars or cigarettes. Dark, black and sweet. Id like to taste the cabin dish more than the topping. I told the tobacconist I liked the taste of vanilla but wanted something with a little more tobacco flavor and a little more kick. No bite and has its own body. BCA leaves a nice clean ash with-out Goop. This was too sweet for me and had somewhat of a chemical taste to it. So I thought about all the complaints I have heard and read about aromatics being hot smokers and wellthose people have never tried this blend. This blend is pretty magnificent, enjoyable on its own and as a blending agent to help cool off and sweeten other blends. Tobacco is a black course cut and a tad moist, drying may be needed. Chemically pleasant aroma, but definitely artificial. Lane - BCA - YouTube Sweet Black Cavendish - BCA by Lane the producers of Lane 1Q and Captain Black among many others Sweet Black Cavendish - BCA by Lane the producers of Lane. Nothing tastes like it. 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. Benefits from a little dry time. I smoked it in a small-medium BBB Dublin. On the other hand, it makes a great blending tobacco. The flavour is brilliant: mainly a sweet chocolate and vanilla Cavendish. Smells wonderful, smokes cool and evenly, with a sweet fruity-nutty flavor. I'm not picking up on the flavors. Very sweet, very mild, very wet with a lot of residue, the tobacco seems to contribute very little to the taste. No tongue bite at all, none! The stigma that Black Cavendish is good for starters and then "better" blends can be explored is unfair. I keep coming back to blueberry. Very light and perfect for an every day smoke. Extremely tasty and creamy. I don't know what BCA is. I have tried many other highly touted brands that were more expensive and highly recommended by "experienced pipe smokers", but this is awesome and even burning as well. Little flavor or bite. Surprisingly clean burning. I chugged in it and couldn't get it to bite and I am very sinsitive to bite (my mouth blisters just looking at a tin of anything from MacBarens). Nice aroma and lit on the first lite. It tastes like creamy brandy. This must be the most cool smoke on the planet. Pair this tobacco in the morning with a bagel / muffin and a light breakfast blend coffee. You must log in or register to reply here. Great taste and delightful room note. |Forums I like to use it sparingly added to blends I feel burn a little too hot or could benefit from some sweetness. In combo with the 1Q, it's a real treat! I can't seem to agree. This famous blend from Lane is widely distributed. Many have tried to copy but have failed. Published review content of this website is considered the I'm not really that much into aromatics but was surprised by liking this as well as I did. Lingering vague aftertaste. What an eye-opening experience! Commercially it is sold as Captain Black Royal. Now I've been out of the business for awhile, I've heard that TB changed to Altadis for some of there blends. It lights easy enough and seems to stay that way. Usually, the licorice that's in the pouch aroma pokes its head out a few times in the bowl. Pipe Manufacturer & Retailer Spotlight | I preferred Lane 1 Q over this & FWIW, my favorite aromatic blend will probably always be Erik Stokkebye's, 4th Generation Family Reserve &/or Bagpiper's Dream much more strength & flavor. i have never had a bowl of anything else last anywhere near BCA, ive smoked for close to 2 hours in a medium sized bowl. I have never had a goopy heel from this mixture. your favorite Lane blends in tin form! Highly recommended. You don't have to fill the bowl with the stuff, just dip the cleaners in it and go from there. I have to say, BCA wins hands down. I did not think I would like this nearly as much as I did as I typically am a fan of something darker, smokier and generally spicer. First bowl and I can tell this is immediately one of my favourites. Considering the S/RN/T rating I was not expecting special effects, but I wanted something more. Not too much flavor mostly hot air with creamy smoke. It burns dry and cool, even my pipe does not get as hot as a lot of other blends. Toasty black Cavendish? Just recently getting into pipe smoking this is one of the first ones that I "just got it" and really understood what I personally was looking for in a tobacco. Taste is fairly subdued with swirls of chocolate, vanilla, and coffee from time to time. This is what I would recomend for novice just starting out, or experienced pipe smoker who wants a cool mellow smoke! I bought 2oz. I was moved enough by this blend to sign up and make this first reveiw. Rated Percentage = 77%; So I won't turn down BCA; it's a pleasant smoke but it isn't in my regular rotation. Now it's a very nice light English. This is the smoothest tobacco I have ever smoked in my life. The taste I get on the back of the tongue is a hint of dark chocolate. This Cavendish tobacco has vanilla flavor added, which brings out that sweetness we all love. A single tobacco component - black cavendish - and a little topping? The taste is simple but enjoyable without any of that chemical flavor. carver Part of the Furniture Now Mar 29, 2015 625 3 Belgium Sep 3, 2016 #3 You can find this in any tobacco shop that does custom blends. This is one of the better all black cavendish blends out there. Personally I don't know for certain if many of the Captain Black offerings are, indeed, Lane bulk blends put in a pouch with more humectant or not. This so far after smoking several other blends I have found for my Virgin palette, this is to me the easiest smoking pipe tobacco yet. When I weighed the bags on a postage scale I was relieved that they didn't and saved myself what would have been a very embarrassing phone call. This is one of the best. 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." Very strong chemical taste, I could only last a few minutes before dumping the bowl. It is usually a very mellow flavor hiding in the background, but it does pop up every now and again. I never got tongue bite from this one. But, ..the smoke was pleasant, no bite, burns well, nice aroma, lots of smoke, and could even blow smoke rings! The smoke was a bit on the hot side, but once I figured out if I smoked it a bit slower than I normally o, it was much better.The room note was real good, even the Mrs. liked it but still won't let me smoke it in the house. This blend is well suited for early morning or late evening smoking. . I completely misjudged it. Depending on your palate, and a billion other variables, this has the ability to be slightly different everytime you smoke itdifferent flavors come out more, deepen, fade, mellow, or brighten each time. Not too complex, but great for what it is. The local tobacconist called it "Midnight Magic". It doesn't have as much nicotine as I'd like but it is by far my favorite smoke right now. The Key to BCA is to let it ghost your pipe. If your wife burns incense and potpourri in the house and you like it, then both of you will love this blend. Lane Limited - BCA Edit this tobacco Favorite Wishlist Subscribed Fire-cured Cavendish tobaccos discreetly flavored to produce an extremely mild, slow burning cool smoke. I get a bit of chocolate as well - though not too sweet. I can't quite nail it down. Lane 1Q gets so much press, but I really think this is a nice quiet sleeper in their line up. I smoke Captain Black Royal and bought some bulk 1Q believing it to be the same. Captain Black Original (white) is not Lane BCA. this stuff is wonderfull tasting mixed half and half with lancer slices. One suspects it will be way, way too aromatic, but as it burns it's not that way at all. I always mix this in with my buttered rum and what not. The tobacco has a truly wonderful room note and pouch aroma that is vanilla and chocolate. Just ordered another 8 oz. I give this a solid 4 stars. The vanilla flavor is strong enough but not ridiculous like with some. Brand: Lane Limited Model: BCA Tobacco Type: Cavendish Cut: Loose Cut Blend Type: Aromatic Strength: 2 of 5 Taste: Mild Room Note: Very Pleasant There are notes of vanilla, caramel, and perhaps baked goods. A pure simple black cavendish, mellow and smooth. I suggest a small to medium bowl pipe only because it?s moist nature may tend to cause the bottom of a larger bowl pipe to become ?soggy? Right now, Lane's BCA is my favorite tabak. And once lit you'll experience the taste & smell of Nirvana (kidding) but both are wonderful. Everything about this tobacco was great except for the goop. Smoke stright or mixed it is a winner. I don't know how I feel about it. I bought a beautiful Savinelli Onda and went on to try a number of tobacco blends. There's a glass of tawny port just waiting to go with this at the end of the day! Pleasant for the smoker, pleasant for others in the room. Sorry, persons under the age of 18 cannot use this site. Lane pipe tobacco provides reliable quality . It uses the approach many others seem to use by employing mostly black cavendish, giving you that sweet brown sugar aroma which I like. 8 out of 10. The brandy aftertaste stayed with me all day. Burns cool does not bite. It has a lot of flavor, and you know you are smoking a tobacco. my favorite tobacco shop tobacco world in the flour mill carries this and they label it as dainsh vanilla. Flavor is mildly vanilla. The room note as I can best describe would be that of marshmallows with a hint of vodka. Stopped into JR'S for coffee and a tobacco reload. It will leave the pipe dry and clean, and doesn't even build up much cake. 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. BCA burns very cool, smooth and is quite tasty. (Also, BCA is excellent for "taming" some harsher tobaccos). Yes, it's a gooey aromatic and smokes wet. And I am willing to lay odds, that as long as you are not a a tobacco snob, who shuns aromatics, you have smoked this tobacco, and liked it. What's more to ask? There is no dominant vanilla or any aromatic that will overwhelm a pipe. . I don't know why it took me so long to review this blend. I don't smoke aromatics a lot but I do get a sweet tooth from time to time. A solid 10 out of 10! Definitely some moisture even from that. It would work great for lighting firecrackers or used as kindling to easily start a campfire with a flint rock. One of the aspects I like about this tobacco is it doesn't have a prominate note of vanilla which I hate in tobacco and if it's in there it's so far in the background as not to annoy me. I have smoked BCA since 1986 and while I have strayed, I always return!! The BCA has the milder flavor of the two. (he,he), Did alot of reviews on BCs, this is a fine smoke for blending, not bad, not horrible, yea, try it, its pleasent alone, brightens up some blends. It has a little flavor not much. Note: I have bought some of this (probably an impersonator) from a shop that was really finely ground up like coffee. Join over 18k members to reviewexclusive content. #1 How do the MacBaren 7 Seas line of tobaccos compare with some of the more popular Lane aromatics like 1Q, RLP-6, BCA etc (other than just price)? I can't do more than echo what everyone else has said. 1. The vanilla was still there but it was more of a faint toasted vanilla. 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. I used to smoke this in an Armellini calabash, and it was superb. Make it better then the current Black Cav. First is the flavor that didn't agree with my palate. Good blender with troublesome blends. I love this tobacco! The 1Q adds a tad of stregnth and coconut flavor. Just smoking my second bowl. If you receive this confirmation repeatedly, you will need to enable cookies so that your response can be saved. Update This makes an okay blender, but smoked alone, ick! A fellow piper (Jon) smokes this stuff religiously. By itself, its a rather dull affair, but as a mixer it shines and it has a magical cooling quality to it. It is pretty far in the background. Tobacco is beautiful and I doubt this is tobacco. i`d be sitting with wilson enjoying the view and smoking this mixture all day long. I keep both on hand at all times and enjoy both very much with 1Q taking a slight preference. 1-Q is in a class of its own: Virginia Cavendish. CB puts them in to preserve shelf life. I can puff away at this at night for hours and it just gets better. 2 stars. This is NOT fire cured, but flue cured. 1 person found this review helpful. I mix 1Q & BCA 50/50 and it tastes great, but both are good all by themselves. With aromatics, you have to clean your pipe at least once a day with both bristle, and soft absorbent cleaners. Again, i wish i could describe to you the taste but again, it's just darn good stuff. My first reaction was Wow! It also tasted like the pouch aroma. 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. It has a very pleasant aroma in the bag, sweet. 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 smoke arro's sometimes & I have to say I truly enjoy this tobacco. I smoke all catagories of tobacco and BCA and PA are my go to blends for laid back non-critical enjoyment. 3oz BCA with 1 to 2oz of the flavored tobacco. The room aroma is unmatched. My wife likes it. I had 2 bowls of 1Q, 1 bowl of RLP6, and a bowl of 50/50 mix of 1q/RLP6 today. My local B&M recently added a new blend to their tobacco bar. Fire-cured Cavendish tobaccos discreetly flavored to produce an extremely mild, slow burning cool smoke. Has a very mild taste and nice room aroma that will be pleasing to all. First thing I notice when I opened the bag and went for my first pinch was it was sticky, but it sure smelled good, so I took out a bowls worth spread it on a small plate and let it dry for about an hour. Flavoring is leading with Cavendish supporting. I only mention this to help explain that BCA is quintessential among aromatics. Has a nice, smooth, sweet taste. The room note is very mild, my wife wishes that this would be the only tobacco I smoke, and she says it ?smells like baking cookies? Lane Limited from Payless Cigars & Pipes always discounted pricing and the best selection of Bulk Pipe Tobacco. The lite vanilla casing is never overpowering, and this blend produces less gurgle than most aromatics I've tried. This is the finest American black Cavendish and the best blend ever created by lane limited, smoke it as it is or use it for blending, this tobacco works in every single way. This truly is a special blend that everyone should try at least once. |Pipe Shows, |Pipe & Tobacco Reviews It would work great for lighting firecrackers or used as kindling to easily start a campfire with a flint rock. It should be better. It has been my all day for some time now. ON SALE FOR ONLY $2.18. helped to reduce any heavy dampness and goop left at the bottom of my pipe at the end of the smoke. Smoke in your driest pipe as it can get wet and sticky, 2/3 through. Excellent for a beginner and great for the veteran smokers. However from the first bowl vanilla, whiskey, and marshmallow notes (all very mild) tantalized my tongue and led me to a happy spot. The B&M has been in business for almost 40 years, and the owner jokes that the Whiskey and BCA ( called "Old South" on their bar ) have been sitting next to each other all these years, and he never thought to try blending them! Light enough to smoke all day, first aromatic I tried and I continue to return to it. We reserve the right to verify delivery to cardholder via UPS. I can breathe again and the flavour is incredible. Based solely of the merits of an aromatic blend & my experience evaluating BCA, I'd feel bad about rating this blend with less than anything but three stars. I've smoked several other sweet black cavendish tobaccos and none hold a candle to this, the original. 4 stars. Make sure you let it dry out on a plate for at least a half-a-day if you do not want to go through a box of matches keeping it lit. If you are worried about the moisture, and lingering aroma, just smoke this in a cob, meer, or clay. Maybe that's something others will find as obvious, but after 20+ years of s moking unblended Black Cavendish straight I can say this one is not one I will return to with out using it in a mix. Ive come to the realization that regardless of what aromatic tobacco i smoke Im resigned to the it smells great but tastes like a bunch of nothing.