Some time ago, I picked up a variety of LJP tobaccos from a forum member. Included were two units of this Thanksgiving Blend.
I decided to wax nostalgic and save this until November. So, we are here.
I have to begin by saying that I generally avoid tobaccos characterized as aromatic. I do flex a bit, smoking rum doused navy stuff and some PS LTF. But, overall, not my forte.
The Thanksgiving Blend is pressed into a 4 ounce bar. It looks and smells like something you could eat. I got a "tin" note somewhere between fruit cake and chocolate.
HERE'S an interesting bit of lore and history from LJ Peretti. Virginia and burley flavored with fruit juices and rum.
It smells deep and earthy and slightly sweet. Mine is a few years old (2 or 3, if I recall) and the cello wrapped cake was also inside a vacuum sealed textured bag from the forum seller.
The cake was intact and at a perfect moisture level. No goopiness about it, that I could tell. I began getting a bit excited. It crumbled into perfect bits with three fingers and little pressure. It WANTED to be incinerated.
I chose the MM Cob that I've been using for Semois. Broken in and somewhat neutral.
Chocolate covered cherries came to mind, at first. However, that would be too simplistic a descriptor. The Virginia sweetness interplays with the fruit juice and the burleys add the complimentary cocoa tones and the rum, though I can't pull it out of the line-up, I suspect is adding the 3rd dimensional influence to the whole shebang.
In fact, I think I CAN sense the rum, if you imagine one of those island drinks in the tulip shaped glass, with all kinds of weird stuff sticking out of the top... Well, the tobacco is NOT like that drink, but the rum is a subliminal influence, just like in those sort of drinks.
It burns slow and smooth and, for me, a few relights. I have coffee, an IPA and water on the side, for some reason. The coffee pairs well.
It's satisfying and comfortable. Interesting without being exciting. It is indeed, turkey, stuffing, cranberries and pumpkin pie.
It appears that LJP sold out in 3 days, unless they have another batch in the press. So, mark your calendars for next year, the 80th year of production.
Verdict: GET SOME!
I decided to wax nostalgic and save this until November. So, we are here.
I have to begin by saying that I generally avoid tobaccos characterized as aromatic. I do flex a bit, smoking rum doused navy stuff and some PS LTF. But, overall, not my forte.
The Thanksgiving Blend is pressed into a 4 ounce bar. It looks and smells like something you could eat. I got a "tin" note somewhere between fruit cake and chocolate.
HERE'S an interesting bit of lore and history from LJ Peretti. Virginia and burley flavored with fruit juices and rum.
It smells deep and earthy and slightly sweet. Mine is a few years old (2 or 3, if I recall) and the cello wrapped cake was also inside a vacuum sealed textured bag from the forum seller.
The cake was intact and at a perfect moisture level. No goopiness about it, that I could tell. I began getting a bit excited. It crumbled into perfect bits with three fingers and little pressure. It WANTED to be incinerated.
I chose the MM Cob that I've been using for Semois. Broken in and somewhat neutral.
Chocolate covered cherries came to mind, at first. However, that would be too simplistic a descriptor. The Virginia sweetness interplays with the fruit juice and the burleys add the complimentary cocoa tones and the rum, though I can't pull it out of the line-up, I suspect is adding the 3rd dimensional influence to the whole shebang.
In fact, I think I CAN sense the rum, if you imagine one of those island drinks in the tulip shaped glass, with all kinds of weird stuff sticking out of the top... Well, the tobacco is NOT like that drink, but the rum is a subliminal influence, just like in those sort of drinks.
It burns slow and smooth and, for me, a few relights. I have coffee, an IPA and water on the side, for some reason. The coffee pairs well.
It's satisfying and comfortable. Interesting without being exciting. It is indeed, turkey, stuffing, cranberries and pumpkin pie.
It appears that LJP sold out in 3 days, unless they have another batch in the press. So, mark your calendars for next year, the 80th year of production.
Verdict: GET SOME!
