LJ Peretti - 5 Burley Blends I Ordered

[Mike N]

I enjoy LJP’s No. 8 Slices and London Flake, so as I begin drifting towards winter Burleys, I decided to try five 2 oz. burley samples. The winner will see a 1 lb order.

“Cuban Mixture”- one I’ve tried before and really liked. LJP calls it their oldest blend, made with 7 components.

“No. 52“-Burley, Red Virginia and an Israeli aromatic tobacco used in cigarettes, Dubek.

“333“- Described as “heavy, but cool.” I have a few friends I would describe the same way. And I must add that LJP also has an old school “cool” vibe.

“W“- sweet, nutty with a touch of spice.

“No Name”- humbly described by this great tobacconist as “the world’s finest aromatic“ pipe tobacco. We shall see.


Anyone have a favorite of these 5?

 

[GardenStateoftheArtBriar]

I enjoy LJP’s No. 8 Slices and London Flake, so as I begin drifting towards winter Burleys, I decided to try five 2 oz. burley samples. The winner will see a 1 lb order.

“Cuban Mixture”- one I’ve tried before and really liked. LJP calls it their oldest blend, made with 7 components.

“No. 52“-Burley, Red Virginia and an Israeli aromatic tobacco used in cigarettes, Dubek.

“333“- Described as “heavy, but cool.” I have a few friends I would describe the same way. And I must add that LJP also has an old school “cool” vibe.

“W“- sweet, nutty with a touch of spice.

“No Name”- humbly described by this great tobacconist as “the world’s finest aromatic“ pipe tobacco. We shall see.


Anyone have a favorite of these 5?View attachment 431629

52 sounds good
Never had that

 

[Eireprof]

333 is my favorite Peretti blend, followed by no. 8 slices. Enjoy!

 

[PapaCoolDown]

Looking forward to hearing your tasting notes.

 

[Mike N]

As I always do, I jarred all five bags. Two ounces of loose pipe tobacco fits tightly into a 4 ounce jar.

So far the W. looks really the most interesting because it is a cube cut. I did smoke a bowl of the Cuban Mixture on my walk with the Doberman tonight and it was as good as I remembered.

 

[sardonicus87]

Of those, I've only had 52, No Name and 333...

And of those 3, my favorite personally was No. 52.

If you haven't had them, DD and No. 102 are other favorites of mine from them. Can't guarantee you'll like either one, but I would recommend anyone try them that's interested in LJP burley.

 

[ofafeather]

Cool selection. I’ve tried Cuban and No Name from your selection. Love them both. Bought 8oz of Cuban on my last order. Haven’t had a bad Peretti blend yet.

 

[greeneyes]

"Dubek" the company is an Israeli company.

Dubek, the tobacco variety, is a type of Basma from Macedonia.

 

[jerry]

Cuban is my favorite in that bunch.

 

[Briarcutter]

I've smoked "W", "333" and "No Name. No Name is my favorite, better buckle up for that oneIf you find you like " No Name" you may want to try "Original Mixture" Actually I've tried them all that you selected but these three stand out.

Since Sutliff went out I'm concerned about their cube cuts. If they have to rely on C&D, they're only going to get square cut ribbon. I don't think they make a traditional cube cut. I'm interested to see how they proceed. The last cube cut I got from C&D was pretty disappointing. Sutliff burley cube cut was a staple, should have gotten waaaaay more.

 

[Questionable Source]

Did you ask for spare labels and then cut, and fill the info out yourself?

That's the nicest hand writing I've ever seen on a Peretti label!

 

[Briarcutter]

That's the nicest hand writing I've ever seen on a Peretti label!

It appears they have usually doctors writing their labels

 

[LOREN]

I like Pride of Loch Lomond but I don't think it has any burley

 

[Mike N]

Did you ask for spare labels and then cut, and fill the info out yourself?

That's the nicest hand writing I've ever seen on a Peretti label!

Yes, I always ask for a few extra paper labels when the blends come in plastic bags and they are always generously supply a few at no charge. That’s the first time in 67 years anyone’s ever complimented my penmanship, but I guess in comparison it is a bit nicer than….

 

[Roach1]

Two bowls of Pegasus in a Jirsa 210 and now smoking a bowl of Hamborger Veermaster in the same pipe.

 

[Questionable Source]

Two bowls of Pegasus in a Jirsa 210 and now smoking a bowl of Hamborger Veermaster in the same pipe.

WAYS gone WILD!

 

[BriaronBoerum]

I like both 333 and W, I agree the latter has an interesting, almost chile-like spice note. I sometimes appreciate DD and 102, despite the LJP topping that comes across to me like an American style of Lakeland floral essence. B-94 may be a bit of an under-the-radar blend, it's got a dry spicy note similar to W, but it also has Black Cav with a rum topping, which may not be what you're looking for?

 

[bobpnm]

I am interested in your experience with W. I smoke 333 on occasion.

 

[Roach1]

Sorry.

 

[drrock]

It's difficult to find a pipe tobacco blend with more subtle complexities than Peretti Cuban Mixture.