In Praise of Mixture 79

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huntertrw

Lifer
Jul 23, 2014
5,874
7,591
The Lower Forty of Hill Country
Mixture 79 was a favorite of the late Hugh Hefner. Perhaps its aroma attracted all those nubile, young women (or maybe it was simply his money and the 15-minutes of fame he offered). To my nose, however, the only thing that aroma would attract are grandmothers and their moms, for it reeks like an old-lady's perfume!
 
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pappymac

Lifer
Feb 26, 2015
3,565
5,056
Slidell, LA
They seriously must have changed the recipe because when I tried smoking a pouch back when I started pipe smoking in the early 70s, it out Lakeland the Lakeland blends.

I thought about giving it another try as my palate has changed considerably, but I just can't do it.
 

burleybreath

Lifer
Aug 29, 2019
1,093
3,871
Finger Lakes area, New York, USA
I like it a lot, but I used to cut it with Mac B's Golden Extra, because the flavoring of Mix 79 was way over the top. It no longer is, in my opinion. I can easily smoke it straight. Ditto for the last years of Middleton's Cherry, Kentucky Club Mixture, and Half&Half, all of which were obnoxiously flavored or scented at one time. The old Bond Street tasted like pure soap to me. It wasn't the scent, actually, but its potency, like wearing too much cologne. Everybody except the smoker used to bitch about it.

But I like it. It has a wonderful bowl aroma, unlike many "superior" blends. I'm buying it by the tub. Wish I'd done the same for the Cherry, KC Mixture, and Walnut. (They used to sell these Anywhere,USA.)
 
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ThePiedPiper

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Dec 18, 2023
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Good old Mixture 79. If you ever took a sip of soda and thought, "I wish I could smoke this." then this one is for you.
 

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