As I still consider myself a noob to pipe smoking I’m still not great at picking out what a tobacco has to offer. But I do enjoy trying new tobaccos and have yet to find one that I can truly say I dislike, therefore mixture 79 seemed an appropriate attempt at finding a dislikable tobacco.

When it first arrived I was unsure I wanted to give it a go. I mean really I did not want to put this stuff in my pipe. Look what it did to the envelop it was sent in!!!



Upon further investigation (reading the apology not from canadapost) I found out it did not actually dissolve the end of the envelop but the package was damaged in mail sorting.



Seeing that the plastic baggy it was shipped in was not damaged was no less worrisome leading me to believe the mail sorting machine wouldn’t even tackle this tobacco. I none the less mustered up the courage to give this a go tonight.



Attempting to load the m79 into my Brindisi (wish I had a cheap cob for experimenting) I was starting to wonder if indeed tmoran had sent tobacco or a baggy of potpourri as a joke to this unsuspecting canuck. Cautiously I decided I’d give it a go and try it anyway.

I allowed it to sit for approx. 5-10 minutes as it seemed a bit moist and then using the only method I’ve “mastered”, loaded the licorice/anise scented potpourri into the pipe with the swirl method.

I made my way out side to get started and to my surprise it lit rather easily. With all the hype about this magnificent blend I’m eager to give it a go…



At first there was little smoke, and the smell of my grandmother’s perfume on our way to church fills my nose. Perhaps it wasn’t perfume and she enjoyed a bowl of this prior to every Sunday morning service?
Rather strong room note as it’s all I can smell and I’m smoking outdoors with 20-30 km winds blowing. The smoke output really picked up and I was rather enjoying that. The perfuminess eased and turned to a salty floral taste. Like smoking salted flowers. I picked up a familiar flavor I’ve tasted in a few others, perhaps Lakeland?

Halfway through thoughts of cussing as a kid hit me and I can nearly taste the suds on the bar of soap, and an hour later I’m still tasting it.

Over all I’d say it’s not absolutely terrible. Possibly a small/half bowl would be nearly enjoyable for a quick smoke when in the presence of those not enjoying the aroma of tobacco. Head cold and want a smoke or not planning on really paying attention to the smoke (think cheap yard cigar) might be doable. Was a bit much for a full bowl on a nice evening out on the deck. Not going to rush out and buy some, and the sample I have will most likely not get used up, though I may try mixing some other blends in with it to see what horrible creations I’m capable of.

Thanks to tmoran for the inclusion on this to the neighbor to the north and the opportunity to satisfy my curiosity of this questionable baccy.