Peretti Crown

My first review of a tobacco, I’m a pretty novice smoker and haven’t been comfortable offering up my thoughts when most the tobaccos I like are so thoroughly reviewed. This seems to be the exception. I recently found myself at Paretti’s for an afternoon and tried a lot of different blends while there. I purchased small samples of 333 and Omega, but went with a large tin of the crown. One of the other reviewers touched on what I think has resulted in the relatively low overall score, I think it’s being unfairly compared. Much like wine ratings tend to favor tannic oak bombs, crown doesn’t stand up to blends of really high strength. For a first pipe of the day or milder smoke I think it’s a wonderful experience. Maybe it’s my inexperience, but I have to believe there is a light topping here that makes it smoke like a slightly sweet early morning pipe. The Virginias are most prevalent, but the Orientals and Cavendish provide depth and balance. If I’m having a single pipe a day I may not reach for it, but if I’m loading the pipe all day long I’m definitely leaning heavily on the Crown