Customer Reviews (20 Total)
Excellent Prominent Latakia With Some Citrus, Spice, and Sweetness
June 17, 2018
Product: Lane Limited Crown Achievement Bulk
I have never had the original CA from of way back.
[Tin/bag - Pungent Smokey, tire rubber, coming through the bag and the box it was shipped in. Fades to like a muddy dank horses stall without the poop - maybe some slight old leather. Great mo... Read More
isture ready to smoke.]
Reminds me faintly of Gaslight at the start - No burning candles flavor, just barely there with maybe a hint of candle, but some good, enjoyable Latakia. Cool, and a little tangy citrus. More Latakia, not much Perique for me in the nose, but it is a player. Similar to Hearth and Home Larry's Blend, but a little less full (think I prefer Larry's just a hair more). Little grassy Virginia here and there. Some small sweetness at times, and a tiny hint of sour once in a while. Hints of Perique spice occasionally. More good spiciness with the sweetness and once in a while some very faint sour too, consistently down the bowl.
Very enjoyable smoke, no bites and easy to manage with few relights needed. Burns down to grey ash with little to no moisture in the bowl. ◄7.4/10✠Skulls► Read Less
Great Stuff!
June 26, 2018
Product: Lane Limited Crown Achievement Bulk
Runs the wife, kids, dogs, cats and bugs off! Good smoke but the above just don't appreciate quality!
For the love of all that is holy
August 14, 2017
Product: Lane Limited Crown Achievement Bulk
It straight punched me in the nose through the ziploc bag, the bubble wrap, the enveloppe and the mailbox. Woke up a week later and stored it in a jar. Anyone who unpreparedly opened the jar experienced the same fate.
Smell is of strong spicy/pepp... Read More
ery flowers salad and dusty retirement home couch fire. Tastes like the exhaust of a steam engine and tweed jacket leather elbow patches but in a good way.
Indescriptible and unforgettable, I enjoyed this much more than the much hyped Balkan Sobranie. (Which was a well kept, still fragrant and moist tin from back when it cost 1,72$ in Canada, inherited by a friend from his late grandfather, mind you) Read Less
you must try
May 20, 2015
Product: Lane Limited Crown Achievement Bulk
Continuously in my rotation. Spicy, countered by mellow Latakia and orientals. This is just amazing and a tribute to the blender.
Product: Lane Limited Crown Achievement Bulk
Tin note is smoky, sour and Rasin. Looks like the typical English blend, blacks, dark browns and light browns, a mix cut: shag, ribbon and broken flake with a few stems and very dry. Burns easily, requires an average amount of relights. Orientals and... Read More
Latakia takes the lead. The Virginia's trails and further back is the perique. The strength and nic are mild-med, and no flavoring detected. The taste is consistent and around the medium mark. Taste of earth, smoky wood, a few sour notes and slight sweet. I couldn't taste any spicy perique. Mildly offensive room note and a good after taste. Read Less
Real Deal
September 05, 2020
Product: Lane Limited Crown Achievement Bulk
So as an intermediate piper, I say this might be the most “mature” blend I’ve tried. Opening the tin will fill the room with a leather scent. Not for you who are just migrating from aromatics, or you will not appreciate the worth and likely write it ... Read More
off. My tin was dry on open, and I smoked it directly from a briar that has never seen an aromatic blend. I erred by puffing too fast at first and developed a hint of bite, but slowing down remedied that easily. Certainly has an earthy, leather and alfalfa quality. It’s neither sweet nor bitter, but a hint of spice. This will not win over the non-smokers in your house, that’s a fact. Overall it’s a very nice blend and I recommend it to the aficionados of non-aromatics. Read Less
Excellent Blend
December 03, 2019
Product: Lane Limited Crown Achievement Bulk
I have shared this tobacco with a few curious acquaintances who could not stop complimenting the flavor and how smooth of a smoke it was. This is my daily tobacco for now. I am anxious to revisit this with some age to it.
Excellent !
January 26, 2019
Product: Lane Limited Crown Achievement Bulk
Have you ever been to a barbeque where they put some pecan shells on the coals to add a little nutty sweetness ?
If not, try this. A little sweet, a little nutty and a ton of charcoal briquet Latakia. This is Nightcap's daddy.
Excellent
October 19, 2018
Product: Lane Limited Crown Achievement Bulk
This is big and bold and in your face a little bit like 965 little bit like nightcap and a little bit like sobranie. it's got it all
Full-flavored, nighttime smoke
August 29, 2018
Product: Lane Limited Crown Achievement Bulk
This is a little too latakia-forward for my taste, but it is a well-behaved, cool-smoking full English mixture that you will enjoy if you like the Latakia "campfire" experience.
Deserves the name.
July 20, 2018
Product: Lane Limited Crown Achievement Bulk
This blend, while a little harsh, is an excellent array of flavors. I think some age would do this blend quite well. Iths heavy but not a total lat bomb. The sweet and spicy of the iginia and perique pairs well with the smoky flavor of the Latakia. T... Read More
here is an underlying bite of floral citrus that will last long after the smoke and leaves you with a faint taste of s'mores under the overall tobacco flavor. I will order this again. Best I've ever had from lane. Read Less
Seat at the bonfire
October 15, 2017
Product: Lane Limited Crown Achievement Bulk
One thing I love about B&M shops is the probability of finding some finely aged tobaccos. I purchased a few ounces bulk at my local b&m shop because when I removed the lid for a whiff the aroma that greeted me was not only rich and incredible, but u... Read More
nique in a way that brought back memories. I think this particular batch had a few years on it, and the smoothness of it is fantastic. The tin aroma is redolent of fine Latakia and orientals with a pleasant hint of charred/burning fragrant wood smoke that triggers memories of autumns and winters paat. Thankfully the tin aroma translates quite well to the flavor, and provides a smooth, rich, fragrant smoke that leaves me wanting more when the pipe is finished. No tongue bite at all, and smokes very well and even. I'm not sure what there is to dislike here. Maybe it could use a little bit more nicotine, but then it wouldn't be an all day smoke, and for me it is right now. The first lane blend that truly satisfied me and showed me that they do have more than budget friendly average blends. Average nicotine. Read Less
Nice English
August 15, 2017
Product: Lane Limited Crown Achievement Bulk
This is a nice smoke. It’s not the best English that i have had but its very very nice. Subtle and very tasty. If i cant get my hands on the full English dark blend then this would be my number 2 for sure. Just a very very nice smoke (if you like... Read More
the English that is) Read Less
Buy now before I get it all
June 09, 2017
Product: Lane Limited Crown Achievement Bulk
This is good stuff. Dunhill 965 and Nightcap are my regular smokes and this blend reminds me of Nightcap. This blend though has a slightly creamy, sweet, and spicy taste that Nightcap doesn't have. I think it is closer to Nightcap than 965 but it ... Read More
stands on its own. If Dunhill goes away like they say or even if it doesn't this blend is a keeper. I smoked it in my Caminetto Oom Paul. Read Less
A Stout English
February 09, 2016
Product: Lane Limited Crown Achievement Bulk
I don't know if it was a last batch from the bulk crate but for me it was a stout English with some complex notes of Orientals and something else. Yet, I enjoyed it. I will have to try the tin hoping it will be a better sample. Comparable to Dunhill'... Read More
s My Mixture 965 without the pungent taste. Read Less
Product: Lane Limited Crown Achievement Bulk
I'm beginning to wonder if every blend that comes from Lane is great ! So far, for me, that's been the case. This Blend Is Pure Awesome ! Thank you !
Update;4/16- This has became my go to blend. I like others too but this, this is my go too !
For sure
December 14, 2015
Product: Lane Limited Crown Achievement Bulk
Sasieni has lost it's #1 go to position. Lane's C.A. is more satisfying, relaxing never a bite, stays lit with creamy attitude with each draw, in a word just perfect for my taste, it will not be the last sample of Lane's to age in my cellar.
Nice afternoon smoke
November 22, 2015
Product: Lane Limited Crown Achievement Bulk
I'm a big if nightcap and mm965. If you're familiar with these blends you may enjoy this as well.
I found crown achievement to be a bit milder than nightcap but with a bit more spice. I enjoy a lot of perique in an English blend which this doesn't ... Read More
have but it's enjoyable none the less. There is nothing overpowering about it. Just smooth and enjoyable.
Smoked in a Peterson spigot. Read Less
Product: Lane Limited Crown Achievement Bulk
When I first received this tobacco, the first few bowls exhibited a somewhat harsh but pleasantly complex taste. However, I had put some down in glass jars, tightly sealed, for future use.
After a year, the tobacco has mellowed, and also sweetened ... Read More
significantly...a VERY pleasant surprise, even showing a bit more easily the complexity of this great blend. I Can't wait to see what the two- and three- year jars will be like! Read Less
Welcome back, old friend
August 07, 2014
Product: Lane Limited Crown Achievement Bulk
Lane's Crown Achievement was one of my favorite tobaccos about 20 years ago. After a hiatus, I returned to pipe smoking about 10 years ago and tried to buy some more of this tobacco. Alas, it was no longer available. Flash forward to the present. I h... Read More
eard that Crown Achievement was back, and with the original formula, no less. I placed an order and eagerly anticipated its arrival. As soon as I got a whiff of the stuff, I knew my wait was over. This is an excellent English blend, perhaps my favorite overall. I will definitely be stocking up on this. Thanks for bringing it back. Read Less
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