The following review comes from TR.com on my current favorite tobacco, Peretti's D-7485.
Peretti's description of D-7485 on their website does not include a list of ingredients, but judging by the appearance and smoking qualities I would say it has bright and dark VAs, burley, and latakia. It's appearance in the pouch is medium to dark brown with some bright leaf and a small quantity of black latakia. The pouch aroma is inviting, with notes of apples and a slight musty aroma from the latakia. It arrives fairly dry, not unlike a C&D blend. Loading and packing are easy due to the cut of the leaf.
Touching match to leaf, the first impression is of a mild VA tang and a bit of burley nuttiness. After a second light, the latakia looms in the background, with its' creamy notes. Mid-bowl, the same tastes are apparent and I find this to be a very good mild English. As the bowl winds down, the VAs take over until the smoke ends with a fine gray ash.
D-7485 requires minimal relights, as is the case with most Peretti blends. I find them to be very good in the lighting and burn departments. It burns cool in the bowl, and does not exhibit a tendency to bite.
Scores for D-7485: taste-17 out of 20; lighting and burn- 9 of 10; value- 8 of 10. 34 points equals another **** winner for Robert Peretti.
Smokey
Peretti's description of D-7485 on their website does not include a list of ingredients, but judging by the appearance and smoking qualities I would say it has bright and dark VAs, burley, and latakia. It's appearance in the pouch is medium to dark brown with some bright leaf and a small quantity of black latakia. The pouch aroma is inviting, with notes of apples and a slight musty aroma from the latakia. It arrives fairly dry, not unlike a C&D blend. Loading and packing are easy due to the cut of the leaf.
Touching match to leaf, the first impression is of a mild VA tang and a bit of burley nuttiness. After a second light, the latakia looms in the background, with its' creamy notes. Mid-bowl, the same tastes are apparent and I find this to be a very good mild English. As the bowl winds down, the VAs take over until the smoke ends with a fine gray ash.
D-7485 requires minimal relights, as is the case with most Peretti blends. I find them to be very good in the lighting and burn departments. It burns cool in the bowl, and does not exhibit a tendency to bite.
Scores for D-7485: taste-17 out of 20; lighting and burn- 9 of 10; value- 8 of 10. 34 points equals another **** winner for Robert Peretti.
Smokey
