LJ Peretti

[banjoner]

Hey folks!

I'm going to Boston in March (for the Seafood Show - anyone else going?) and planning my annual trip to LJ Peretti.

Last year they had some Esoterica and I was strapped for cash when I popped in so i couldn't go too wild. I got a tin of Dunbar and a 2oz bag of D-7485.

This year I am going down there empty-handed and I'm allowed to bring 7oz back to Canada duty free.

What are some favourite blends (non-aromatic or lightly aromatic) that you can recommend?

 

[mso489]

It might be worth a call to match up your favorite constituent tobaccos with their blends, or at least get their menu in mind, or this might be done at their web site. Recommendations are good, but may not align with your preferences, and you want this to be a big success. Sometimes staff can take your preferences and make a good recommendation.

 

[litup]

I agree with MSO. Peretti's has a pretty wide range of blends on hand so knowing what types of tobacco you like would help us (and you) narrow it down and provide a better recommendation.

 

[alaskanpiper]

Royal and Tashkent are great english/balkans. And anything with the word "flake" or "slices" after it. Cuban mixture if you like Burley.

 

[judcole]

I love Boston Slices - a good one if you like Dunhill Flake.

 

[mingc]

Their No Name is a better version of old Mixture No. 79 than new Mixture No. 79. Seriously!

 

[lochinvar]

A second for Royal and Tashkent. Royal is very close to original Sobranie, very Oriental forward. Probably my favorite from Peretti. Tashkent is Latakia and Oriental only, and takes the incense like quality tobaccos like Durbar had, and amps it to 11. I rarely feel the urge for Latakia blends, but often get a specific hankering for Tashkent.

 

[64alex]

+1 for Tashkent and Cuban mixture.
The first if you like Oriental/Latakia and it is one of the few mixtures which does not have anything else from them.
The second while technically considered a Burley blend it is an excellent mixture of nearly any component baccy you might think.

 

[kylef]

Cambridge Flake for me! That's my pipe-smoking nirvana.

 

[sasquatch]

Tashkent, D-9575, "500", and the Cuban Mixture are my faves.

 

[grumpyoltroll]

Royal. Though Cambridge Flake is very nice too.

 

[jerry]

I’ve tried many, many of their blends since the early 70’s, and for me, Tashkent is a standout.

 

[oldguyoldpipes]

Cambridge Flake
Boston Slice
No Name
Crown
Loch Lomond
Dundee

 

[canadianpuffer]

If you find something you like they ship to Canada so you can always restock!

 

[Saintwilliam]

British is one of the few English mixes I like, the blender recommended it to me after I told him I am mainly a VaPer smoker. That said #8 slice VaPerBur is really good, just have to dry it out. And his RCTR is a Red Virginia ribbon that I quite enjoyed as well.

 

[drrock]

Peretti’s Cuban Mixture and Tashkent are outstanding.
Park Square is well represented in my humble stash but I wonder if the Park Square I have is blended from McClelland tobaccos so I can’t speak for the current offering.
Peretti aromatics Blend No. 432 and Coffee Blend are absolutely delicious

 

[stbruno70]

I’ve tried many, many of their blends since the early 70’s, and for me, Tashkent is a standout.

Me too.

 

[docpierce]

Crown
Royal
9575
Blend 52
DD