Peretti Blend No.100

(3.25)
A medium strength, slow burning, cool and aromatic blend of delightful flavor and aroma.
Notes: First blended in 1928, Blend 100 is distinct. Burley, Virginia and Cavendish tobaccos are dressed with a proprietary aromatic and the result is a sweet aroma and taste with a lingering hint of white pepper.

Details

Brand Peretti
Series Burley Blends
Blended By L.J. Peretti
Manufactured By L.J. Peretti
Blend Type Burley Based
Contents Burley, Cavendish, Virginia
Flavoring
Cut Coarse Cut
Packaging Bulk
Country United States
Production Currently available

Profile

Strength
Mild to Medium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Medium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming

Average Rating

3.25 / 4
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
May 18, 2007 Mild to Medium Medium Medium Pleasant
This is a very unusual blend indeed. Had I not read Mr. Shelor's excellent review, I would have never guessed what the main essence in this blend was.

Blend 100 is a breeze to pack, light and smoke. At first light it is flowery, herbal, slightly spicey and just a little sweet.

Even though I smoked this outside, the sidestream aroma was very intriguing.

Unfortunately, the casing swamps out the burley, and other leaf in this blend. It's odd. I enjoy Original Mixture (which is intensely aromatic), but this one doesn't quite make the cut for me.

I won't buy it again, not because it is bad, but because there are others I much prefer. If you are fond of old school aromatics, you should probably try an ounce, to see if it appeals to you. It could be a favorite.

If you prefer the simpler, more straightforward Cavendish type blends, this will seem quite peculiar. If you crave straight tobacco taste, this will certainly leave you wanting.

Recommended to the adventurous connoisseur of fine burley blends.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Nov 15, 2006 Mild to Medium Mild to Medium Mild Pleasant
One of the gentlemen at Peretti's told me that Blend 100 contains the aromatic agent used in their Blend 33. He was absolutely correct. What that agent is..."I could tell you, but then I'd have to shoot you."

Blend 33 by itself is overpoweringly aromatic and almost bizarre, at least by modern comparisons. As an additive to Peretti's 333 or D-7485, it is wonderful if used judiciously.

In Peretti's Blend 100, it is toned-down considerably and makes for a smooth, cool, and interesting smoke for those wanting nothing fancy. This is simple plug-cut Burley at its best, perhaps what "drugstore" tobaccos once were, but are no longer.

An easy yet stimulating "all day smoke" for the Burley lover. As to the aromatic...you'll love it or hate it. It is so unusual that it makes neutrality next to impossible.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Nov 03, 2021 Medium Very Mild Medium Pleasant
I think the Peretti line of Burley blends are almost in a class by themselves. They are simply far and away superior to anything else out there. No.100 is a terrific cool and old timey blend. Everyone reviewing peretti mentions the old school quality and for good reason. The best comparison are some of Gawith's aromatics in the sense that they use the same type of flavours. Tonka bean, deer tongue, anis, wintergreen, and even rose or bergamont. They do it with restraint. No.100 is a good example. I cant tell you quite what is in it, but its subtle and enhances the nutty character of the burley -- which is just top notch burley. Nothing compares. This is one of their best. I believe it is also an older one of their blends. Like NoName and DD, this is a cool and slightly floral blend, with great mouthfeel. They are all similar and yet each is distinct.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Feb 01, 2016 Mild to Medium Medium Medium Pleasant to Tolerable
The supplied description reads: "A medium strength, slow burning, cool and aromatic blend of delightful flavor and aroma". This doesn't tell you much about the blend, but I read elsewhere it's one of their oldest mixtures, and is distinctly in the "old-time aromatic" genre.

In the bag, it appears to be an all burley mixture of mostly cubed or plug-cut leaf. The smell in the bag is...different. Floral notes intermixed with spices and maybe a little vanilla? I've never knowingly smoked a blend containing deer tongue, but I wonder if there's some in here.

The blend lights and burns very well. Taking my first few puffs, I was taken aback - I had tasted these flavors before, both in the ghosts of old estate pipes, and later in some of the Iwan Ries house blends. The quality burley tobacco flavor is clear, but a distinct, cool, "floral vanilla" note is also present throughout. At times, the aroma of fresh-cut roses seems to emerge, only to disappear after a few puffs. At other times, I get a distinct vanilla note from the tobacco. Frankly, it's difficult to describe, but if you've ever tasted it, you know exactly what I'm talking about. Though I've never tried it, I'm reminded to descriptions of Wilke's "Royal Scot" and other aromatics that dominated before the Cavendish Craze.

I like blend 100. It's unique, and from another time - evocative of old-fashioned barbershops, front parlors, and soda counters. Will I be ordering an 8 oz. paint-can? Probably not, but I'm enjoying the sample while it lasts.
Pipe Used: Radice billiard
PurchasedFrom: L.J. Peretti
Age When Smoked: Fresh
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