Peretti Blend No.333

First, a little context: I've smoked all of Peretti's burley blends, and they are all very good to excellent. Uhle's Perfection Plug is also excellent. That said, to me, 333 is the ultimate Codger Burley, at least that I've come across yet. It has a very very good medium strength natural tobacco taste and smell when burning-clean, fairly simple, satisfying. What it also has more of and better than any other burley blend I've had is this: the sublime, apparently elusive, deliciously natural nuttiness that a great burley blend should have. 5 stars on a scale of 4!!!

For those who want to expand their burley Horizons this is a must try! I love the granulated burley and that Ohh so nutty sweetness burley. Another great Baccy from Perettis. Only draw back you get a bit of chunks in your mouth or stuck in the stem if drafthole of pipe is a bit larger. This so far their best Burley blends.

Since I am a fan of Carter Hall, I definitely wanted to try this one, as it was recommended as a great burley. After trying it, I refer to it now as Carter Hall +! The burley flavor in this tobacco is great, a little bit stronger than CH but not at all in a bad way. The flavor is nice and mellow, and yet not at all disappointing. It stays consistent and I found it stayed lit pretty easily. A nice flavor combined with a great room note made this a Peretti's blend I would definitely go back to again.

This is one of my favorites. I definitely get, what has already been described here as a molasses taste. This granulated mixture is cool and slow burning with a rich sublime taste and excellent room note. Highly recommended for any tobacco lover.

This is a wonderful Burley from another era. I mean dancing the swing, war bonds, radio shows, etc. True Americana.

Dark brown, lightly moist smallish cubes with a fair amount of even smaller granulated tobacco. Naturally sweet almost fermented pouch aroma. Really great.

Just scoop it in the bowl, barely tamp, and give it a light. I can almost hear The Glen Miller Band in the background. Plain good old fashioned Burley in the finest tradition. No bitterness at all. Burns clean and very dry all the way down the bowl.

A top flight tobacco from a time long ago . . . when going to the drugstore meant having a chocolate malted at the counter. Do try it if you are a Burley fan or just want to take a trip in a time capsule.

Out of the four blends I tried from Peretti's, this was the one I had to have more of. The Burleys and hint of mature Virgina's really come together to form a near rhapsody. Everyone that's been in "smelling range" loves the aroma, even my wife (Stop the presses! She likes one!). There's the usual nutty burley flavor here along with the sweetness of Virginia.

Easy to pack, light, and snow white ash... nothing better. Get the pound, I did.