So a friend of mine came by and brought a tin that he had gotten from Pipestud. He was excited. It was a really old tin of Country Doctor. I'd never heard of it, so we took a look on the review site, and surmised that it was a topped latakia mixture from the reviewers. It came in a tin that looked to be a long dead OTC blend. He told me how old the tin was, but now I cannot recall what he said, but the tobacco looked fairly fresh. I imagine that if it was in the OTC genre, that it must have been so laden with PGs that the age did nothing for it. The smell was odd and set off the memory bell, but I couldn't recall exactly what it reminded me of. He had already had a few bowls of it, and when I asked for a sample, he started pouring out more than half the tin. Now... this is a very generous guy. He always shares his buys from Pipestud, but he was giving me way more than he normally would. The thought struck me, "is he dumping this on me to get rid of it?"
Latakia? I didn't smell any. On first light the topping comes up and smacked me around, blech. Musty gym socks that had aged in a locker for an entire year after being worn for the first few weeks of gym, with something floral... is that cat piss I smell? The tobacco flavor was worse. Maybe a slight hint of latakia, but it was harder than trying to find Waldo on a wall poster. But, it kept ringing a bell that I couldn't focus in on in my memory. What did this remind me of. I had smoked this before, or something similar, something that brought about a strongly negative reaction.
My friend slips out the door quickly with a sly, "enjoy." Did I hear him giggle?
Déjà vu was hitting me all over again. I had smoked this before, but I had never heard of this blend. Then as I got to the bottom, which was hard work, as every cell in my body said to dump the bowl... it dawned on me. Mixture 79. It has been a long time since I had tried to smoke Mixture 79. I know that it has reached a legendary status for repulsiveness, but it is well a well founded reputation. A combination of horrible topping and even less appealing tobacco. I know, I know, it is probably not "exactly" like Mixture 79, but it had been a long time since I have had any. But, this was as close to the ol' Mix79 as I have ever tasted in a blend.
So, naturally, I did my part for the environment and put it in the compost. All in all, I don't recommend this one, but the tin is really cool. But, I probably won't get him to give me the tin, ha ha. It was an expensive one for him.
Latakia? I didn't smell any. On first light the topping comes up and smacked me around, blech. Musty gym socks that had aged in a locker for an entire year after being worn for the first few weeks of gym, with something floral... is that cat piss I smell? The tobacco flavor was worse. Maybe a slight hint of latakia, but it was harder than trying to find Waldo on a wall poster. But, it kept ringing a bell that I couldn't focus in on in my memory. What did this remind me of. I had smoked this before, or something similar, something that brought about a strongly negative reaction.
My friend slips out the door quickly with a sly, "enjoy." Did I hear him giggle?
Déjà vu was hitting me all over again. I had smoked this before, but I had never heard of this blend. Then as I got to the bottom, which was hard work, as every cell in my body said to dump the bowl... it dawned on me. Mixture 79. It has been a long time since I had tried to smoke Mixture 79. I know that it has reached a legendary status for repulsiveness, but it is well a well founded reputation. A combination of horrible topping and even less appealing tobacco. I know, I know, it is probably not "exactly" like Mixture 79, but it had been a long time since I have had any. But, this was as close to the ol' Mix79 as I have ever tasted in a blend.
So, naturally, I did my part for the environment and put it in the compost. All in all, I don't recommend this one, but the tin is really cool. But, I probably won't get him to give me the tin, ha ha. It was an expensive one for him.
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