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NightSkyFlash

Starting to Get Obsessed
May 1, 2023
147
1,305
Chicago, IL
So I’ve been a 30 year smoker who has smoked Lane BCA almost exclusively. But in recent years, my palate became a little more sensitive and BCA has lead to a little too much tongue bite for me. At the Chicago Pipe Show I tried TCS 50th Anniversary and loved it. Since I’ve tried 3 Stars Green and Cornell of Diehl Chenet’s Cake, but wasn’t really impressed with either. Looking for ideas of what to try next.
 
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NightSkyFlash

Starting to Get Obsessed
May 1, 2023
147
1,305
Chicago, IL
I literally have tried almost nothing else than what I listed above. Soooo…I like Lane BCA but there’s a little too much tongue bite. And I really like TCS 50th Anniversary. I’ve tried 3 Stars Green and Cornell of Diehl Chenet’s Cake, but wasn’t really impressed with either. This is virtually all I’ve tried in 30 years.

Given the two things I know I do like above, and the two things I’m not really a fan of above, I’m looking for ideas of what to try next.
 

warren

Lifer
Sep 13, 2013
12,315
18,398
Foothills of the Chugach Range, AK
I'd suggest you try "Three Star Blue", the most popular of Iwan Reis Corporation blends for many years. It's one of my go to blends, produced by Sutliff. It's never bit me but, I usually smoke fairly slow so tongue burn has never been a problem, even with blends on the moist side. I smoke the "Blue" out of the can without any drying.
 

mortonbriar

Lifer
Oct 25, 2013
2,795
6,092
New Zealand
Well, I have here an example of how to use tobaccoreviews.com website:
review example

I clicked on 'black cavendish' and 'virginia' as components, I specified that @JimInks had to have reviewed it (resident of the forum and gold medalist of tobacco reviewers, every year) also it had to be highly recommended, in production currently, and have a minimum of 100 reviews.

If you click on 'show more search options' you can see the details.

There are 11 options for you to try!

Now for homework, go find a burley blend.
 

NightSkyFlash

Starting to Get Obsessed
May 1, 2023
147
1,305
Chicago, IL
Well, I have here an example of how to use tobaccoreviews.com website:
review example

I clicked on 'black cavendish' and 'virginia' as components, I specified that @JimInks had to have reviewed it (resident of the forum and gold medalist of tobacco reviewers, every year) also it had to be highly recommended, in production currently, and have a minimum of 100 reviews.

If you click on 'show more search options' you can see the details.

There are 11 options for you to try!

Now for homework, go find a burley blend.
That's pretty nifty. Thanks for the recommendation!
 

NightSkyFlash

Starting to Get Obsessed
May 1, 2023
147
1,305
Chicago, IL
Thanks to the array of choices on the test table at the Chicago Pipe Collectors Club last night, I ended up getting Sutliff's Moroccan Spice, Cringle Cake 2022 and a bulk bag of Red Virginia 515 RC-1. That should hold me for a while.
 
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minerLuke

Starting to Get Obsessed
Jan 2, 2023
293
582
Vancouver BC
If you really liked Lanes BCA, you could start by trying a couple of their other bulk offerings like 1Q HGL LL7 RLP 6 or BL WB (burley light without bite) a one or two ounce sample can be had for cheap try out and see if anything tickles your fancy. Same with the Sutliff bulk.

On a slightly different but related note, maybe try Mac Baren Scottish Mixture. It's not a traditional American style aromatic but does have a honey topping. I didn't care fir it the first few times I smoked it and struggled to finish the tin. But despite a bit of bite there was something there and I revisited a couple years later and now its a favorite all day any day smoke I buy in bulk. There's a reason it's been so popular all around the world for so many decades :)
 
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condorlover1

Lifer
Dec 22, 2013
8,509
30,161
New York
You might consider anything Samuel Gawith in a tin. Bob's Chocolate Flake, Ennerdale Flake and at a push Grousemoor. All of them are slow burning with a pleasant room note that will not result in the wife consigning you to sleep in the porch with the family pooch. Whilst I have never smoked the tobaccos you list on a regular basis I have had occasion to smoke a bowl or two of Lane BCA. It never really appealed to me and being at the time a hard core Condor smoker whatever you gave me would have tasted of Condor due to extreme pipe ghosting. Good luck in your search.
 

WhiteCrown

Starting to Get Obsessed
Apr 29, 2023
176
520
Pac NW, USA
I just finished a tin of Mac Baren 7 Seas Black. Not as sweet as BCA and also less moist, translating to no bite at all for me. Since BCA is what you know you like, and 7 Seas Black is in the same category, it's worth a shot. It definitely tastes different, but different within the same category.

Also agree to try 1-Q. I actually prefer to mix half 1-Q with half BCA, that alone might make a difference for you.