Details
| Brand | Peretti |
| Blended By | L.J. Peretti |
| Manufactured By | L.J. Peretti |
| Blend Type | Burley Based |
| Contents | Burley |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Flake |
| Packaging | Bulk |
| Country | United States |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Medium to Strong
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2015 | Medium to Strong | Extremely Mild | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
The slices are very earthy, woody and toasty with a fair amount of nuttiness and some cocoa. It's not as sweet as some burley products, and even the molasses has a dry, weak quality. There's a hint of another sweet flavor, but it's hard to say what it is, and is mitigated by a few sour notes here and there. The strength is just past the center of medium to strong. The taste is a step short of the full level. Has a medium nic-hit. Won’t bite, but has some roughness and harsh notes. Burns cool, clean and a little slow with a very consistent, lightly sweet and savory, sour flavor that translates to the lingering, bitter after taste. Requires some relights. Leaves a little moisture in the bowl. Needs to be sipped. It's less sweet toward the finish. Not an all day smoke.
-JimInks
-JimInks
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2010 | Medium to Strong | Very Mild | Full | Pleasant |
I am too cheap to buy Somerset online but, if I lived near Peretti's and walked by the place every once in a while, I'd pick an ounce now and again. It's like smoked salmon - nice for an occasional Sunday breakfast but not a steady diet (unless you're a grizzly bear).
If it wasn't for Stonehaven and MacBaren's Navy Flake I wouldn't smoke much burley but Somerset, the thinnest cut flake I've ever seen, is a cut above, burley-wise. Rubbed out to a rough consistency it breaks up well enough to stuff and folded up a bit it'll fill a pipe and burn fine. There is a hint of citrus that comes in and out for me throughout the pipe; what I presume is fresh tabak has a hint of an edge that is distant from harsh but it does ask you to smoke slow or suggests a bite. I haven't had any that is aged but I expect it would soften a bit. Trapped with me in the car Mrs. Moo said it smelled quite nice but, after a week of Penzance, she might have said old kitty litter would smell nice. She is a skillful critic, however, so I rated the room note "pleasant."
I like full-bodied, medium strength smokes. This one is right there. I'd love to try some that has rested for a year or three.
If it wasn't for Stonehaven and MacBaren's Navy Flake I wouldn't smoke much burley but Somerset, the thinnest cut flake I've ever seen, is a cut above, burley-wise. Rubbed out to a rough consistency it breaks up well enough to stuff and folded up a bit it'll fill a pipe and burn fine. There is a hint of citrus that comes in and out for me throughout the pipe; what I presume is fresh tabak has a hint of an edge that is distant from harsh but it does ask you to smoke slow or suggests a bite. I haven't had any that is aged but I expect it would soften a bit. Trapped with me in the car Mrs. Moo said it smelled quite nice but, after a week of Penzance, she might have said old kitty litter would smell nice. She is a skillful critic, however, so I rated the room note "pleasant."
I like full-bodied, medium strength smokes. This one is right there. I'd love to try some that has rested for a year or three.
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