LANE LIMITED READY RUBBED (EDGEWORTH)

It is exactly what they say it is- a pretty plain, good-tasting, easy burning burley. Not fancy, no fireworks, but a what they always call a nice, mild "all day" smoke. For people who smoke all day, that is.

It's great for breaking in new pipes too. It's the Model T of tobaccos. No frills but will work for 100 years.

What's the story on why Lane can't use the Edgeworth name? Someone sold them the blend but not the name, I'd guess?

What's the story on why Lane can't use the Edgeworth name? Someone sold them the blend but not the name, I'd guess?

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That's the way I've heard it. I don't remember the details, but they acquired the recipe, not the name.

My info is that they were blending it for Edgeworth when it was discontinued.
I enjoy it - nice to have around. It's the sort of blend I'll smoke more in the summer than in the winter.

Sometimes a good old burley is as good as it gets -- Carter Hall, 702, Burley Without Bite, Chatham Manor.

I have several 14 oz tins of Edgworth RR that I've been hoarding since they discontinued it. I also have the remains of an opened tin in mason jars, and so far it has lasted me without having to open any new tins (I have gotten away from Burley blends and smoke them maybe twice a month). My opinion of the Lane blend is that it is much like the previous "match" tobaccos by various blenders. I would have thought it to be a dead on exact production of ERR, but with time, it seems few things can be replicated perfectly. Not surprising really, I've had different "versions" of, for example, Sam Gawith FVF, depending on the year it was tinned, and there were a few years there where the recipe had, apparently, gotten messed up somehow .... as many were complaining. In the end, I think it comes down to more than just having a recipe for blending/curing/casing/etc. I think that, as people pass through their careers and other new folks are brought on board, there is the possibility that things change slightly. Who knows. What I do know is that many tobacco blends change over the years, and when a recipe is "brought back" or "rediscovered" the new blend/flake is not always the same product, for probably several reasons.

If you're looking for codger Burleys, this one grabbed my imagination:
http://www.pipesandcigars.com/pipe-tobacco/73129/blending-dark-fired-kentucky-burley/
Mix in 25% Carter Hall and you've got the grandaddy of American-style smokes.

I bought a 14oz can of it, am almost done with it. Won't be buying any more. It's better than many other drugstore blends, but it's not that cheap especially compared to bulk blends of much higher quality and interesting taste.