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$9.89
Details
- Components: Virginia, Burley, Black Cavendish
- Family: Aromatic
- Cut: Ribbon
About This Pipe Tobacco
Made under the Lane Limited name — a tobacco manufacturer with roots dating to Dresden, Germany, in 1890 — Captain Black is among the world's most iconic lines of pipe tobacco, having made its debut in 1956 and eventually becoming America's best-selling pipe tobacco brand. For many pipe smokers, Captain Black's blends represent the archetype of Aromatic mixtures, redolent of nostalgia and conjuring memories of times when pipe-smoking was more commonplace in society.
Marked by a black-and-white color palette, Captain Black's Original mixture leads the brand's selection with a classic combination of Golden Virginias, Burley, and Black Cavendish, topped with hints of vanilla for a delightful room note and sweet flavor profile.
Customer Reviews
Good ole Americana
November 14, 2023
By:
RemyB
Product: Captain Black Original 1.5oz
Aromatic. Decent taste fantastic room note. Sure it’s not some crazy expensive fancy tobacco by Esoterica or GLP but it was never meant to be. It’s meant to be enjoyable and budget friendly, and that it is. Not, everybody likes Virginia/Perique, straight Burley or English blends. Harping on or belittling someone for smoking Captain Black saying that they are not a “real pipe smoker” is akin to saying about someone who only drinks Coors light that they are not a real beer drinker. At the end of the day whatever pipe tobacco you enjoy smoking the most out of whichever pipe you enjoy smoking it is the best tobacco in the world. Don’t let the elitist and naysayers tell you otherwise. If you like this stuff smoke it and don’t listen to anybody else. After all they are not gonna smoke it for you. Full disclosure it’s not my favorite by any means but I also wouldn’t be upset if it was all I had on hand. Sidenote, if you see a really really low review on any tobacco, click on that person’s profile and read all their reviews. All to many of the reviews on here are coming from people who just absolutely hate aromatic tobacco‘s, which makes me wonder why they were reviewing it in the first place. if you don’t like seafood, why would you review seafood restaurants?...Read More
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A Classic for a Reason
July 07, 2026
By:
Andrew P.
Product: Captain Black Original 1.5oz
classic for a reason, and you won't be found wanting with the Captain. A delightfully mellow room note of vanilla and dates, with a fruity, peppery brightness that shines as you go down the bowl. Perfect for a lazy Sunday morning relaxing on the porch in the ol' rocking chair, and pairs great with a nice cup of light roast coffee.
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It's #1 in the world for a reason
July 29, 2026
By:
Old Jack Codger
Product: Captain Black Original 1.5oz
Captain Black ORIGINAL is the number one bestselling pipe tobacco in the world for a reason... it's THAT good! Great bag note, great room note, great flavor, coupled with a very reasonable price point and global availability makes this the very best tobacco that one can buy.
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Better than I expected!
February 08, 2026
By:
Zachary W.
Product: Captain Black Original 1.5oz
this blend was. That it’s not good and not bad either. As someone who only smokes cavendish forward aromatics, I was optimistic to give this blend a true shot. I got myself a 1.5 oz pouch from my local cigar shop and probably paid too much for it. I hear other smokers say how they can get this stuff at any of their local gas stations or drug stores. Not in my town. I was pleased to find that the pouch itself was sealed. After breaking the seal I stuck my nose down into the pouch and immediately got the smell of raisins, vanilla and chocolate. More than half of the blend is black cavendish with some small strands of Virginia and burley in the mix. A common ribbon cut. The cavendish wasn’t a heap of large chunks, which I like. The moisture was just a hair past too moist for me. I never transferred this blend over to a jar so by the time I got half way through the pouch the moisture was just right. This blend lights very easily. Great smoke volume and overall flavor. It wasn’t instant tongue bite like some people make out this blend to be. For the most part I got your typical black cavendish flavor with intertwining notes of vanilla, chocolate and some kind of dark fruit note like a date or plum. It can get a little hot if you puff too much towards the bottom of the bowl. The blend getting too hot will result with a burnt out ash like taste, that I feel higher quality aromatics don’t do. So.. no frills, nothing extravagant or mind blowing. Just a modest aromatic that is in all honesty, satisfying. I’m going to start using my experience with captain black original as a standard. If the blend I’m smoking is worse than captain black, don’t bother and get rid of it.
I don’t see myself buying more of this blend as I have stock piles and higher quality blends. But if I was stranded on an island and only had a pouch of captain black I wouldn’t be all that upset....Read More
I don’t see myself buying more of this blend as I have stock piles and higher quality blends. But if I was stranded on an island and only had a pouch of captain black I wouldn’t be all that upset....Read More
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Sailing with the Captain
September 27, 2025
By:
Shoeless
Product: Captain Black Original 1.5oz
My first true codger blend and one of the few that doesn't tend to bite me. The vanilla flavoring toes the line with artificial but doesn't cross it. Can almost become marshmellow-esque further into the bowl. Available everywhere, I think this is a good blend for all experience levels.
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