Have I Been Shortchanging Lane?

[BROBS]

So @Bowie generously sent me a sample of Missouri Meerschaum Country Gentleman. Packed it in my MM pipe of the same name. Pretty dry and not oily or humectant-y at all. tastes good from the lightLook it up on TR and surprised to see it’s made by Lane?!

Do they have any other products this good?

I’ve always been disappointed in everything I tried made by them. But had you not told me this one was made by Lane they would have been close to my last guess. So are there any other sleepers out there that aren’t oily or laced with PG?

 

[mso489]

I think Lane goes for high volume blends, hence the (to me) over-flavored aromatics that sell extravagantly well, like the ever-popular 1-Q under a thousand pipe shop names. But they do some good blends around the edges, depending on your tastes. Missouri Meerschaum may have had a good influence on them too, dealing with cob smokers who may have simple tastes, but know their tobacco pretty well. As a group, they/we are not easily bedazzled.

 

[mingc]

For what it's worth, I enjoyed Crown Achievement.

 

[logs]

Chapter three, in which our hero BROBS hears the call of the knobby cane,

 

[BROBS]

Chapter three, in which our hero BROBS hears the call of the knobby cane,

But my black crushed velvet hooded cape is at the dry cleaners. ?

 

[BROBS]

For what it's worth, I enjoyed Crown Achievement.

I should have specified blends without Latakia ?

 

[hawky454]

I love Medal of Valor... used to buy it by the pound but I think it’s only available in the tin now.

just saw your above statement. Scratch that one from your list then.

 

[mortonbriar]

I noticed its blended by Russ, he is responsible for blending all the hearth and home stuff, amongst other things...

 

[BROBS]

I noticed its blended by Russ, he is responsible for blending all the hearth and home stuff, amongst other things...

Right. I mean maybe it’s only the MM series. I was just wondering if I was missing any other VA or Dark Fired offerings from Lane of which I was unaware.

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

Captain Black is a good one.. I always smoke it in my Chruchwarden Wooden Enchase cigar/cigarette pipe.

 

[seanv]

Medal of valor
BLWB
Burley J4
HGL
And a guilty pleasure - very cherry

 

[BROBS]

Medal of valor
BLWB
Burley J4
HGL
And a guilty pleasure - very cherry

Don’t like burley and I know I don’t like their aros. ?

 

[BROBS]

Captain Black is a good one.. I always smoke it in my Chruchwarden Wooden Enchase cigar/cigarette pipe.

Ahh durable ebony wood enchase good health tobacco smoke smoking pipe 3mm USA!

 

[mso489]

I think I have unopened tins of a couple of the good ones. I'll have to find those.

 

[ben88]

HGL is a nice English Aro.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I think you should buy a pound of them all to try and make certain.

 

[weezell]

HGL is a nice English Aro.

Yes! On occasion I really enjoy it...

 

[aguineapig]

Truth be told, the only lane blend I am certain I've tried is their Ready Rubbed. I am almost sure I've tried (probably many) others, under different monikers, and can't remember them distinctly.

 

[kg.legat0]

I usually use pot leaves to wrap up Capt. Black Grape and smoke "reverse blunts" /s lol

Seriously though, if they made some straightforward blends without Latakia, I'd try 'em... I do get a taste for 'shitty aromatics' on the reg tho, they do 'em up nice.

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

I usually use pot leaves to wrap up Capt. Black Grape and smoke "reverse blunts" /s lol

Seriously though, if they made some straightforward blends without Latakia, I'd try 'em... I do get a taste for 'shitty aromatics' on the reg tho, they do 'em up nice.

Well said.