Peretti Royal Blend

(3.61)
A blend of the choicest matured Virginian and the finest Oriental tobaccos. It contains a high percentage of the finest Yenidje (Turkish) leaf.

Details

Brand Peretti
Series English Blends
Blended By L.J. Peretti
Manufactured By L.J. Peretti
Blend Type English
Contents Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia
Flavoring
Cut Ribbon
Packaging Bulk
Country United States
Production Currently available

Profile

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

Average Rating

3.61 / 4
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Oct 15, 2017 Mild to Medium None Detected Medium to Full Pleasant
Peretti's - Royal

I'm finding, particularly toward the beginning of the bowl, the same sort of light sweetness I found in Tashkent, but dialed back a notch.  Also the same sort of leathery but dialed back a couple notches.

This smoke is more astringent, with a certain piquancy that I'm having a little trouble conjugating.  I notice, particularly on a snork, this flavor of rye (bread, not whiskey) that I'm really enjoying and some yenidze spice. Again, the latakia is well balanced, here almost to the point of subtlety, and I like how it and the oriental varietal get along (as DK has already expounded upon nicely).  The flavors give way from the slight leathery at the start, to the light toasted grainy rye thing in the middle, to a pleasant understated buttery sweetness towards the end.  At times this blend has a certain clean, almost refreshing quality about its taste and mouthfeel.  Nicotine hit is more to the mild side.

This is my third Peretti's blend and they're batting a thousand so far, so to say.  This one is an elegant, aptly named blend, exactly the sort of tobacco triumph I always hope for.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jul 03, 2016 Mild to Medium Mild to Medium Medium Pleasant
Well had the Peretti Royal Blend yesterday and this morning. It's great. The Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia are a Nice blend. The latakia is second to the oriental. Which is strange because you smell the latakia in the bag but when light up the oriental is the front. Mild taste burn with one light to a clean ash. I've read some call this a Balkan blend. I can't wait to try others of Peretti blends. Will probably get more of this. Highly recommend this blend. Hope you fine the useful.
Pipe Used: Peterson Aran Pot
PurchasedFrom: L J Peretti
Age When Smoked: Just received by mail from Peretti
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Feb 13, 2012 Medium to Strong None Detected Medium to Full Tolerable
There are two things I love about all of the Peretti blends I have tried so far: 1) The high quality tobaccos used and 2) the ready to smoke right now moisture level. Royal blend is no exception in either of these aspects and the flavors of this tobacco blend are fantastic - rich, smooth, slightly sweet and buttery. Aptly named - no king or emperor ever smoked anything finer than Royal Blend.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jun 17, 2011 Medium None Detected Medium to Full Tolerable to Strong
This was from my first order of Peretti's tobacco's...others being 333, Tashkent, Oriental #40, and Omega. Each one is excellent. Each one is worth buying and having on hand. I've read that every Peretti's tobacco is top quality and now I have the evidence to dutifully recommend their product.

Royal Blend is high class, snooty, pipe snob blend. And deservedly so. It's very good. It also happens to be the most accessible of the five I ordered. By my way of thinking, any pipe smoker would apprecitate the half hour of smiling that this baby brings on. The Yenidje leaves sprinked in it have no equal and are pure music to the palate. It made me want to pick up a brush and paint a mountain or something(I don't paint), or write a poem (I hate poetry). I very strenously recommended it. Four stars.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Dec 18, 2023 Medium None Detected Mild to Medium Pleasant to Tolerable
It is claimed that Royal Blend was created in an attempt to replicate the recipe of the legendary Balkan Sobranie. It's hard for me to judge how well Peretti blenders have succeeded, as the original Balkan Sobranie blend is also a legend to me. Unlike many manufacturers, Peretti specifies in this blend that Enidje is dominant among the Orientals, and this fact definitely caught my attention.

Appearance: the tobacco was purchased by me around mid-2023. Roughly sliced short ribbon of a mixture of different tobaccos, after a few months in the jar it has taken on an almost uniform light brown color, except for the significantly darker Latakia. The tobacco has a fine consistency and does not require drying or shredding.

Flavor: a mild, smooth, but quite bright bouquet. Undoubtedly, Orientals, led by complex spicy, slightly sour, slightly "buttery" aroma of Yenige, are the main note, giving out amazing tones of a complex mixture of spices, sandalwood and musk, but latakia softened by them with the aroma of leather, light smoke, adds density, making the overall ensemble almost tangible. Light fruity and woody notes from the virginia complete the picture. The overall bouquet so impressed me with its volume and integrity that I enjoyed just sniffing it for almost a full minute, and finally felt the barely noticeable citrus notes of the light virginia.

Taste: very mild, medium-bodied, with a spicy bouquet in the base but no peppery spice. The creamy taste of latakia framed by its light smoky does not interfere, does not contrast, but, on the contrary, weaves into the overall picture, playing the role of "just another Oriental". Barely noticeable sweetness and even lighter sourness are present in the taste, light woody notes are felt on the retrohale. The Virginia is definitely high-quality, but it is not the component that draws attention to itself in this blend. The mix of different notes weaves together very quickly into one complex bouquet where the individual notes are almost indistinguishable - I've smoked quite a few blends, and rarely have any of them fell in one together so quickly. This blend doesn't bite, has no sharp edges or gaps, smokes slowly, cool, quite tolerant of overheating, but immediately loses a fair part of taste. The strength is medium, my standard pipe gave me no trouble. However, from a very large pipe I got a weak but quite noticeable nicotine hit. The tobacco burns out almost completely, turning into a light gray dusty ash, leaving no moisture in the pipe. The aftertaste is unstable, woody-sweet, with barely noticeable salt on the tongue.

The smoke has a spicy woody flavor with a slight touch of sandalwood and a very slight smoky whiff of latakia. It is quite persistent, but I find it hard to call it unpleasant to others.

The bottom line? My best regards to Peretti blenders and some good men who made this opportunity possible! I have smoked almost all of the Royal I have, and I can without exaggeration call it a luxury tobacco. I will gladly replenish my stock at the earliest opportunity, although I skipped the last shipment of this tobacco in favor of other Peretti blends. After all, someone else should be given the opportunity to admire this blend!
Pipe Used: Peterson 69, 106, POTY 2007, POTY 2019, 605
PurchasedFrom: Smuggled through US borders 😉
Age When Smoked: Fresh
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Apr 19, 2023 Medium None Detected Medium Tolerable
Back in the day, I smoked Balkan Sobranie (the Original) almost exclusively, and had an ongoing mail-order subscription. There are some imitators, and without mentioning brand names, a couple that come close, but IMHO, this one comes as close to the original as is possible these days. The Yenidje and other orientals give a wonderful bit of sour tang to the tobacco, and while the Latakia isn’t what it was, this tobacco holds an honored place on my rotation. For those who are searching for an English blend that brings back the good old days, this may be the tobacco for you.,
Pipe Used: Charatan, Dublin
PurchasedFrom: L. J. Peretti
Age When Smoked: Unknown
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jul 27, 2018 Medium to Strong None Detected Full Very Pleasant
40 years of pipe smoking have led me to this point. I’ve been in search of a replacement for Balkan Sobranie for most of that time. Upon recommendation of a friend I have tried Perretti‘s royal mixture and proclaim it the closest I’ve found to the original Balkan Sobranie. The flavor of the Orientals comes through as a buttery sweetness that is most pleasing. The Latakia is perfect albeit Cyprian.
Pipe Used: 40 year old Peterson Standard System
PurchasedFrom: Peretti
Age When Smoked: New
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Dec 29, 2015 Mild to Medium None Detected Full Pleasant to Tolerable
Royal Blend has been my favorite balkan for a couple years now, and among my top period. I have tried many of the best rated balkans on this forum, and am always trying new and comparing, but this blend does my palet right! (I favor balkans, english, straight virginias most of the time). This is a wonderful blend with the right combinations and perhaps the Yenidje is indeed the star of the blend, as it plays with the latakia and virginia. Such a deep, rich, rewarding balkan. In my opinion, it's worth your time and could turn into a daily smoke. I have noticed differences in batches, but do believe it is probably simply a difference in age. My most recent batch now has over a year and a half in a jar with me and I can tell and enjoy the age.
PurchasedFrom: Peretti
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Oct 27, 2014 Mild to Medium None Detected Medium to Full Tolerable
This is my favorite blend from Peretti. Oriental is the main note here and it is awesome. From the first light the Yenidje takes center stage, with Latakia and Virginia playing base. The note from the Orientals are dry, pinching way up in the sinuses, with curry and bitter orange notes. Think incense over smoky sweet leather.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Oct 12, 2012 Medium to Strong None Detected Full Pleasant
This is simply one of the best (tied with Dunhill London Mixture & Three Oaks Syrian) English/ Balkan blend you can buy. It is absolutely delicious and the Turkish tobacco used is unlike anything I have ever tasted. It has a very luxurious buttery mouthfeel and has plenty of nicotine. Peretti blends are at the perfect moisture level for immediate smoking BUT they tend to dry out fast so make sure you have a way to keep it moist or order a small amount at a time.
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