I like Mixture 79.. but like you say, It's as weak as puppy pee. I usually go for Mixture 79 after I've smoked myself into a headache, with some of my stronger blends.
H. Sutliff Mixture No. 79
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I like that idea of perhaps mixing something with a higher nicotine kick to it, interesting. Maybe some HH ODF and 79??? Worth a shot for a noob, I mean what have I got to loose?
I like that idea of perhaps mixing something with a higher nicotine kick to it, interesting. Maybe some HH ODF and 79??? Worth a shot for a noob, I mean what have I got to loose?
That sounds like it might make for a good combo.
Adding ODF sounds like that should work. Don't add too much, maybe just a pinch.I like that idea of perhaps mixing something with a higher nicotine kick to it, interesting. Maybe some HH ODF and 79??? Worth a shot for a noob, I mean what have I got to loose?
I'm really glad you like it. But, I am still pissed that we had forum bullies that prevented us from having good-natured wholesome camaraderie at Mixture 79's expense. But, we live in an age of harassment, picking on the good guys, and ego. So are the way of things. :::sigh:::
I agree. All of us yayhoos sitting around smoking PG & purse-slurry surprise deserve every bit of ribbing you can dish out.
I'm curious, is the Sutliff bulk version the same as the tub version?
Good question. I’ve only ever bought the Sutliff bulk.
I've tried the pouch and the bulk version. The pouch version is hosed down with PG to a point where I was able to leave the pouch open on my mantle for a solid week and it was still damp. The bulk version seems to have significantly less humectant, and to me the topping is slightly more subtle. If you've ever had Heine's Blend, I find the bulk version of M79 to share a few more of it's nutty qualities(it's supposedly the base of M79).
Heine's Blend is the base of Mixture #79. I confirmed that with Sutliff's retired blender, Carl McAllister years ago. I was smoking HB at the same time I was smoking M #79, and that was how I noticed the similarity.
I suspected that from the way people talk about Mixture 79 not drying well. The bulk is damp, but it’s more water moisture than humectant, and dries to a smokeable humidity quite easily for me.
Thanks for confirming that! I figured as much. If anyone smoked Heine's blend and M79 back to back, it'd be hard to deny. They both have a sort of toasty nuttiness that I've only ever tasted in those two blends.
Does this mean they share the same casing to some extent?
Heine's blend has a sweetness to it, but otherwise lacks the flavoring that M79 has. I like them both a lot!
No. The tobacco base is the same, but the resemblance ends there. Heine's Blend has pineapple, coumarin and a citrus topping I can't remember. I think it is lemon.
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Carl said I was the only person who ever noticed it. I'm not sure that I would have had I not been smoking both at the same time.
Btw, the original formula for M #79 had a musk in it that was used in gun powder. The FDA eventually made them take it out.
Mixture 79 does not deserve the bad rap it gets, usually the butt of many jokes on the forums and reviews, but the actual taste is not nearly as bad as people make it out to be. Actually it is a very good blend that is not too moist and has a unique topping (people say anise so that could be it) but the provlem is people go by the negative reviews and already have it in their heads that it won't live up to expectations, but buy a Oz and try it first you may be surprised like I was.
I had Mixture 79 so many years ago that I can't remember it. I should give it a try again.
I really like it. I favor English / Latakia blends, but do like Mixture 79 quite a bit.
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