Peretti No Name

I have the fortune of working across the street from Peretti--i know you are jelous, its okies--. After seeing the reviews for the no name I asked to smell some at the store. When I was asked if I wanted some I said what the heck throw in an ounce. Let me tell you boys and girls its a stinker in the bag, no doubt about it. Its strong enough that started smelling up the other tobacco I had in the bag so I had to take the other stuff out of the bag. It does mellow out a lot in the bowl. yes its floral but nowhere near as strong as you would expect from the pouch smell. So give it a chance. I love it. As far my novice nose can tell the floral steps boldly forward with some herbal notes and nuttiness as well. It also burns very very well, do go slow on the puffing though cause it can get tripsy quickly. It requires very little effort to keep lit and its really pleasant for an after work relaxing puff.I think it would be very nice with some nice brandy. I would not smoke it to start the day though. Its an after dark blend. I did buy a cob for it because it will stink up the pipe. This pipe will only be used for this blend and that's cool with me cause I'm going to make this my favorite end of day blend. I loved it.I will say that I'm very very new to pipe tobacco. I used to smoke cigars and smoked nothing but deep maduros soo maybe this has influenced my tolerance of the strength of this blend. its heady, full, floral with some herbal notes and nuttiness but it mellows out in the bowl, it also needs few relights and burns clean through. it is ribbon cut so easy to pack.

No Name exemplifies the old style of aromatic pipe tobaccos: burley-based with some sort of strange, soapy/perfumey topping. These blends haven't been in style for decades, and many detest them (see the reviews for Mixture No. 79 for further evidence). Some of the Lakeland blends offer similarly antiquated pleasures.

I happen to love No Name, and Mr. Peretti's description of it indicates that he is justifiably proud of having created it. It's mostly cubed burley with a little pinch of Virginia. It smells heavily scented in the tin, and its physical characteristics make it beautiful to behold even before you've filled your pipe.

I like to smoke No Name in cobs and simply dip the bowl into the tin, scoop up the tobacco, and tamp lightly. Being burley, this blend is relatively strong on the nicotine (which I like), but easy on the tongue. Its aromatic topping is a powerful mixture of floral, soapy, and perfumey scents. I can smoke it all day long.

No Name also has the virtue of being remarkably consistent. Talk about quality control: 86-year-old Robert Peretti still hand blends every ounce of his house tobaccos. This is one of his masterpieces.

I love this crazy blend. It is intense and if you’re not in the mood for something that will knock your socks off, then don’t fill your pipe with it. I smoke mainly English in Balkan blends and this is a wild change of pace. It’s simply awesome for those moments I need new inspiration.

No name is becoming one of my favorite blends, I do like Lakeland type mixtures quite a bit. This Burley dominated mixture is a combination of Lakeland essence, a little rum, perhaps some deer tounge, roses, lemon verbena and a touch of Virginia. If you like 3 stars blue and mixture 79, I believe you will enjoy this mixture. It is in the same line only elevated to those fine Gawith blends. Not everyone’s cup of tea, for sure. No name is a traditional American blend, a blast from the past! Not too strong in nicotine but enough to scratch that itch for me. More than likely you will need a Lakeland dedicated pipe for this as it will permeated the bowl. 4 stars go me, only because I like these types.

Here’s a creamy burley with flavor. Yes, this tobacco has a, “floral” Lakeland aromatic. I would say the aromatic is more of an old barber shop aroma than it is floral. No bite, just creamy burley and…the essence. With all this going on one can still taste the burley. This is a strange tobacco blend, but in a good way. I would never have thought that the smell of this tobacco in the bag would produce such a

This is a very old school aromatic, meaning its nothing like contemporary aromatics. Im not sure the flavoring (Deer tongue, violette, rose, lavender, tonquin (tincture of musk I think), tonka bean, and maybe a form of anise..but possible quite a few others). This is what Peretti does and they do it splendidly. I find it hard not to give all their Burley blends 4 stars. They are the last of a kind and we should all be thankful. And by the by, their virginia flakes are excellent, too. Anyway, this is strong burley, some cavendish and va. But its a burely aro....old timey in approach. Nic hit is medium or more, and the burn is even and perfect. Peretti burley is unlike anything else out there.

This aromatic has a very strong perfume&soapy scent. Both pouch aroma and when smoked. It will leave a perfume ghost in a briar that lasts at least 3 or 4 bowls beyond initial smoking. As mentioned in other reviews: this is a flavor and style from a bygone era and I haven't smelled a similar type of smoke since I was a young boy back in the early 60's. If you are looking for something really different: give this one a try. The perfume smell reminds me of fabric softener dryer sheets and lingers long after the pipe is smoked. As an experiment, I mixed 1/2 ounce of Pipesandcigars.com "Butternut burley" with a couple pinches of noname and it was much less overpowering and more pleasant to my palate. So, I will probably be using my sample of noname as a burley mixing element rather than smoking it straight-up. It is worth getting an ounce or two just for the experience of tasting this type of aromatic even if you don't smoke it every day.