Premium Tobacco reviews - all combined

[King Mo]

this the collection of all the reviews i've done of premium tobacco
(with a couple of non-premiums here and there). Reason I'm condensing
them is because they were reviewed at different times and are too
dispersed.

so here it goes

fumari WHITE PEACH

this didn't smell too fantastic when I opened it. Texture was nice ,and wasn't wet but not dry either.

Started it up, and smoked it, and I must say it is a nice flavour to
smoke. Tastewise it is very accurate, and it was a pure taste which
didn't feel contaminated as u sometimes get with cheaper tobacco (u'll
have extra tastes here and there). It is a gentle smoke and not strong,
but flavoursome, and lasts for very long too. Compared with the romman
peach, I'd say it's a tough call and is similar, but this one had a
more pure peach taste in my opinion.

Great flavour, alround good, but not spectacular in any one way. Tough to fault. 8.5

fumari GUAVA:

This was rather interesting. Smelt like guava, and the texture was
similar to the peach. Once smoked, again the flavour was nice (a little
mild) and you could feel and smell the guava. Not too strong, but it
was so different that you couldn't fail to be a little excited by it.
Not for those who don't like guava, but I liked it.

again, great flavour, so different, decent smoke 8

fumari MINT CHOC

This was again rather interesting. quality was the same as the other two, and the smell was nice.

Once smoked, I must say the mint is what overpowers everything, but
where most mint flavours taste like mint with a little hint of crap,
this tastes like mint, with a little hint of chocolate If you like
mint, you'll like this no question, and the chocolate hint is very very
mild, but nice.

Enjoyable, possibly best mint I've tried. 8.5

fumari YELLOW APPLE

This I was looking forward to. Got it going, and it smelled nice. My
criticism is it wasn't too apply, and tasted very very floral. I hate
floral flavours, so was disappointed with it as it didn't appeal to my
taste. The flavour strength was good, as was the smoke, but I hate
flowery tastes. Nice if you are into rose and such flavours.

no good for me, but not bad quality, 6 for me, but 8 if you like the flavour

fumari CHERRY

This one looked great and seemed to be a nice one. That was until I
got it going. it was far wetter than the others, and that I believe
affected the smoke. There was far more smoke created (almost of Fakher
standards), but the problem was the flavour. It was tooooooooo light.
You couldn't really taste it. It was just smoke.

Nice smoke, but very little flavour 5.5



fumari PREMIUM MELON

This was an interesting smoke, similar to the others in texture, and
the same smoke density, which is acceptable, but by no means at all
close to fakher.

Flavour was decent, and it lasted for a long time as with the
others. It doesn't taste luxurious though, and you'd be almost as happy
with the cheap stuff.

The flavour didn't feel contaminated with others as with the rest,
and you get what you expect, if your expectations are of a normal melon
flavour.

reasonable, but cheap-ish in taste. 7




Qemah Apple:

I had high hopes for this baby. came in the premium fakher packaging
with a flip top plastic case, and 4 mouth filters. smelled strong, nice
texture, and nice and wet. The smell was almost honey-syrupy with a bit
of apple.

once lit, I was unpleasantly surprised. I thought this was gonna be
great but it wasn't. The flavour was very "tobacco-y" with a bit of a
zaghlool feel to it. The fruity aspect of it tasted like cheap grape
(not the fakher grape).  A kind of musky taste you feel in your nose.

the smoke produced was excellent, and this shisha is probably
amongst the strongest I have ever smoked, due to the strong tobacco
flavour of it.

comparitively, Apple Fakher still reigns supreme for me over all the
other apples, but this is the strongest, and has an unusual flavour to
it. I would rate it over double apple fakher, and also over golden
iskandarani fakher. It is a more pleasant smoke than those. It lasts
very long too.

overall I give this a 7.5 out of 10. Good quality, and very strong,
but was not "appley enough" for my liking, and lacking in sweetness.
Not better than Regular apple fakher ,which is the best i've tried.

 

Mango Fakher:

this stuff smells nice and fruity. It's really moist, and gives a nice mango smell.

Not much to say about this one, as it is pretty easy to describe. A
good shisha, with a satisfactory amount of smoke generated. The mango
falvour comes through mildly, and is not too strong, in the same style
as apricot fakher.

overall, i'd give it an 8 out of ten ,as it is a very pleasant (but mild ) flavour, that is good for a change of mood.

Coconut Fakher:

this is a superb smoke. possibly the only non-fruit flaovour that i
love. The smell is great, the smoke itself smells like a sweet
cocunut.dessert. It mixes well with many flavours, but on it's own,
delivers a quite delightful flavour.

I give this one 9.5 out of 10.



Golden Grape:

I've had too much of this stuff, so will review it again seeing as I am much more used to it.

It's a delightful smoke, with a flavour that may not appeal to
everyone, but if you are a fan of Fakher grape, you will love this.
Very strong rich flavour, although due to the strength of the taste and
smell, you find u may get bored of it. I found that happened with
Fakher grape before, and I went 6 months not smoking it before liking
it again

beautifully smooth smoke, the tobacco itself is syrupy and very fine, with a smell that your neighbours can smell.

flavour is rich, and almost blackurranty, and overall, a fantastic
experience for the first time, but over time can be a bit overwhelming.

My revised score is 9.5, Regular grape gets an identical review,
although its flavour is more user friendly with everyone, and can be
tolerated more over long periods.

 

Golden Bahraini:

this is the one I've been waiting for, and without Hookahculture, I'd have had to by a big box and take a risk:

here's the review:

initial texture and smell: nice cut tobacco which is soaked in the
traditional fakher fashion, not as much as grape but still
substanitial. The smell is faint, with a little sweetness and a bit of
liquorice.

Smoke: smoke generated was excellent, really thick and luxurious as
i come to expect. Tastewise, it was pleasant, and typical of a double
apple, but with less liquorice and more userfriendly. It is a very mild
taste in my opinion, but I prefer it to Fakher double apple, and also
Nakhla double apple, both of which have a stronger liquorice taste.
Perhaps the taste was not strong enough, but with the smoke generated
and the mild taste, you find yourself able to stomach this high quality
product very well.

In apple rankings, I'd prefer this to the Golden Eskandarani, but
Apple Fakher still reigns supreme as the best apple of the range in my
opinion.

summary: very acceptable smoke, and worth having as a nice change if
you watn a double apple flavour which is not overpoweringly liquoricy.

8.5

overall apple rankings of the fakher range of which I have tried all now:

1) Apple Fakher

2) Golden Bahraini

3) Qemah Apple

4) Golden Eskandarani

5) Double Apple



FAKHER COLA

This is a nice tobacco, the smell as mentioned is like gummy cola sweets. The tobacco is nice and wet and very finely cut.

Once this is lit, the sweet cola taste hits you in a wonderful way. Just like cola sweets (sweets is English for 'candy')

the smoke is nice and thick, and the flavour really is a lovely
change from the norm. It really does taste good and I only tried it
briefly before, but now I've made my own i can see that this is one
flavour which is welcome to any tobacco collection. It's different from
all the flavours, but not in a crappy bitter way like the floral or
citrus flavours. It is different in a sweet, kid-like manner in which
you feel like a child again truely enjoying the smoke.

this is spot on from Fakher 10 out of 10. A great flavour for a change of mood.

 

GOLDEN STRAWBERRY FAKHER

This is an interesting smoke. The tobacco is incredibly wet, and you
literally have to squeeze some of the juice out of the tobacco before
putting it in the head. Smells like sweet strawberry dessert.

Once lit up, this produces a nice thick luxurious smoke. I am not a
strawberry man, and am not too fond of strawberry shishas, but for
those who like strawberry, this is a fantastic smoke. The flavour is
subtle in nature, but the taste is really excellent if you are a
strawberry fan. A pure strawberry dessert flavour, with no other
noticable taste other than strawberry goodness.

Lasts for ages too.

I personally give this a 9 because it is excellent tobacco, if you
like strawberry then quite possibly you'd give it a 9.5 or 10.

 

AMIR CHERRY

This stuff was very interesting. when opened the tobacco is a
reasonable texture, not as fine as the fakher or liquidy. It's wetness
had a gritty or powdery feel to it and does not drip as much as the
fakhers (esp golden strawberry). It smells pretty nice.

Now for the smoke test.

Well, to have a good cherry in my opinion. It has to be a subtle
flavour that is not strong, but sweet and easily recognisable as
cherry. A good cherry is one of the most relaxing flavours to have
because it is subtle, smooth, silky and just the kind of thing you
would smoke till every last drop of molasses is burnt through.

Now for the amir cherry. I tried it at first. took it's time to get
going, but after a few minutes of smoking, it had reached a stage with
loads of beautiful white smoke, and a flavour that sums up all that I
have said above. It really is the perfect cherry in my opinion. It has
the sweetness of fakher cherry, without the floral undertones that
affect it. It is a light smooth shisha that you can smoke for hours,
with a beautiful flavour. This is the cherry for me, and I will enjoy
having this in my collection.

As a cherry fan myself, I have to give this a perfect 10. It takes time to get going ,but worth the wait.

 

APPLE FAKHER

as you know, I love the stuff, So seeing as i been smoking some fresh new apple fakher, it's worth another review

tobacco - excellent texture, wet, fine and great smell

taste - sweet apple taste, tiny hint of liquorice which you hardly notice in the great goodness of this awesome flavour.

Smoke - beautiful rich thick smoke, to get smoke this thick you'd
normally put loads of coal and risk coughing your guts out, but with
this, you need minimal coal, and the flavour is supreme with the thick
smoke. a lovely combo.

no need for elaborations. This is a classic essential flavour for
anyone. This is what they serve in upper class places in the emirates,
it's an automatic choice, Apple fakher, is second nature to the
sophisticated shisha smoker.

what mark? well, of course a 10, would be an insult to give it
anything else. It is impossible to hate this flavour, you either love
it, or you will like it alot.



CAPPUCCINO FAKHER

this was a flavour i hadn't personally tried before from fakher. Was looking forward to it.

Tobacco: fine fakher cut as you come to expect. This tobacco is
literally dripping and far wetter than anything i've seen. The smell is
gorgeous, just like the coffee filled chocolates or coffee cake. Really
sweet coffee smell.

The smoke and taste: when lit and smoked, you get a reasonable
taste, which is not as intense as the smell, but a mild coffee, almost
chocolaty taste. It is a decent smoke, but not something i feel I can
smoke for long. I guess it's not the ideal flavour to smoke and not the
tobacco's fault. The smoke was rich and white up to fakher standards.

It can be smoked for a good hour easily, and will not burn quick as
all the fakhers do, but the flavour is not quite compatible with me,
and it is again a nice one for a change, but the change isn't
fantastic, not like say cola or other unusual flavours.

overall,it is decent, and of a premium standard in terms of quality,
but the flavour was not something I'd personally smoke too much of.
Another point to note, is also because it is a REAL HOSE KILLER. You'll
probably have to have about 5-6 sessions with other tobacco for the
taste in the hose to totally fade away. It really really lingers.
Coconut and coffee really do stick around for a while in your hose, be
warned.

overall, 7.5  [/b](good quality but reasonable flavour that is easy to get tired of)



PLUM FAKHER



This is another one I hadn't tried before. Seemed like an interesting flavour, so went for it.



Tobacco is wet and fakher like, I dont really think I need to describe fakher tobacco anymore.



The taste: Well, upon smoking this, I became reminded of the peach
flavours I'd tried. Things that didn't go down too well with me. Peach
and Plum are essentially in the same category.



the best way i'd describe this, is that they have a 'buttery taste' to
them. Something I really did not like. I'd perhaps put Golden
Eskandarani in the same category too.



Well, the sweet buttery taste would go down well with a peach or Golden Eskandarani lover, and i would recommend this for them.



It lasts long, with good smoke, the taste I didn't like, but it wasn't
something that can be described as bad, because it did the job.
Personal preference really.



I give this one a 7.5



NAKHLA PISTACHIO

pistachio? sounds interesting right, great snacks while watchin a
movie or something. Can it be made into a tobacco? not really as far as
the egyptians are concerned.

Tobacco: pretty dry with a bit of stickiness. Very roughly cut, a
few pieces will fill the bowl. It's such big chunks that as a result
the airflow is pretty good as the packing is rough due to the big
pieces not packing well (which is not a bad thing).

smoke : decent smoke generated. Ridiculous taste which is almost
like some chemical. They should have called it Nakhla chemical flavour.

summary: chemical like taste, nothing remotely pistachio about it. not worth they money.

overall, I give this a [b]3.5[/b], simply because it smokes.

ROMMAN SWEET MELON

 

tobacco: delightful smell, the cut is wafer thin, and relatively
easy to use. No problems there. very wet for this type of tobacco.

smoke and taste: reasonable smoke, not of fakher standards, but good
quality. The taste is at first a little hard on the throat (not through
my own fault, believe me i have made many a shisha ) After about
5-10 mins of smoking, this one starts to get going . The melon taste
comes through very well, and it is a nice pure flavour. Something nice
and summery, and i like it. once it has settled, it is quite a lovely
smoke. light, airy and with a pleasant flavour.

overall: This is good quality stuff, and lasts for a long time.
Among the best melon flavours I have had, but you have to smoke through
a bit of crap to get to the goodness after a few mins, then it's plain
sailing.

solid flavour, nice smoke, tough to dislike [b]9[/b]

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ROMMAN APPLE

tobacco: less wet than the melon, again very thin strips of tobacco,
almost like flakes of thin coconut in texture. smells very good. The
romman flavours seem to have a fantastic smell to the box. almost like
perfume.

Smoke: this one got going a bit quicker, and after 2-3 minutes,
became nice and settled. A light smooth flavour. tough to describe. A
fresh tasting apple with a bit of sweetness ,but not very sweet. easy
to smoke for a long time, and lasts long.

verdict: nice smoke. tough to fault, but not with the richness of
flavour or smoke density of fakher apple, which is unbeatable really,
so an unfair comparison I like it, but not spectacular in any
sense.  [b]8
[/b]
ROMMAN BANANA

Tobacco: reasonable smell, nothing spectacular and not as nice as
the previous 2 romman flavours, but pleasant. The cut is similar to the
apple, not overly wet, and straightforward to work with.

Smoke: romman smoke as before, good, but not close to fakher smoke.
This one took at least 15 minutes before I found it settled and nice to
smoke. The flavour is decent banana, not too strong, but a nice chilled
smoke. It doesn't last as long as the other flavours though, and for
that it will be marked down.

Overall: as a banana flavour, it is better than most. Not something
you'd throw away, but not fantastic. Flavour is optimum for about half
an hour or so after the initial period of 'settling'.  [b]7
[/b]
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FUMARI WATERMELON

tobacco: incredibly strong sweet melony/watermelony smell. Hits you
with a moist feeling at the back of your throat, this feeling, common
with banana flavours, mean it'll smoke quite harsh with a feeling in
the back of your throat. The texture is sticky and good sized pieces
similar to romman (in fact i believe the tobacco is the same type as
romman use as the texture is so similar, different flavours of course)

 

Smoke: when this is lit, the throaty moisture cannot be felt too much and becomes negligible.

now a new paragraph for the taste. The taste is something I would
simply describe as absolutely phenomenal. Yes, thats right, Phenomenal.
A beautiful sweet watermelon flavour that really really is amazing.
F**k fumari peach. this is the fumari flavour worth buying. I totally
agree with mathazar here that it is one of the best shisha flavours on
the market. The taste is amazing and so pure.

the smoke density is acceptable, and nothing is like fakher in that
respect, but the flavour  more than makes up for it. Doesn't last too
long in my opinion, but u should get a good hour, and in fact, a
phenomenal hour out of it

overall: beautiful flavour that is something special. Not often non fakhr flavours affect me like this. definately worth a [b]10
[/b]
FUMARI WHITE GRAPE

 

Tobacco: texture decent, needs to be spread out a bit in order to
pack it correctly. smell is nice, has a grape fakher-like smell to it,
but not as strong.

smoke: once lit, there is a mild grape flavour, but very weak in my
opinion. Not one I'd buy again. even burning the hell out of it doesnt
affect it too much. Not a strong flavour at all.

Overall: fumari are an unpredictable company; this flavour is not a
good one, and nothing good to say about it. If you've run out of
flavours and want some very mildly flavoured plain smoke, then this
would get a 10 lol. But my verdict on this one, a disappointing [b]4.5
[/b]
HookahHookah Apple

tobacco: bizarre texture, almost like the inside of a cigarette.
Very fine strands that are easy to work with, and the smell is fantastic

smoke: the smoke was pretty flavourless. Very disappointing as the
smell was very nice indeed. I could not taste anything, used a small
head, a big head, all that was left was for me to get head but still
made no difference. tried everything, but most surely this was
flavourless

overall: nice impression and packaging, but absolutely no flavour worthy of mention. a disappointing [b]4[/b]

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Hookah Hookah Hazlenut:

Tobacco: same as before, glorious smell like my favourite coffee
(Hazlenut Mocha) but again a funky cut which is almost like dried
grass. no such thing as a tobacco leaf to be found.

smoke: this one gave a little hazlenut hint, but again the flavour
was way too mild, and did not reflect upon the great smell. After a few
minutes of smoking, the faint hazlenut became nothing, and the tobacco
was dead. Again tried a multitude of combos to get it to smoke well,
but this again had no flavour to mention.

Overall: a slight improvement on the apple, the smell was amazing but the smoke is where it counts, and this scores low. [b]5[/b]

 

Hookah Hookah Melon:

Tobacco: same as before, and again a wonderful smell.

Smoke: this one I really could taste, and made it worthwhile. A
fantastic melon flavour with a touch of honey. Really really nice taste
and among the nicest I have tried. Unfortunately, this taste was rather
shortlived, and after about 25 minutes, the wonderful taste faded to
nothingness, and this was a big head holding about 25-30g of tobacco.
The taste was beautiful though, and pushes up the score. Decent smoke
density too.

Overall: this tobacco is a worthy smoke, but you'll have to keep
changing the head every 20-30 mins max to maintain the wonderful
flavour. It is damn tasty. It's relatively cheap at 10 dollars, so
worth trying and the expenditure isnt high. It loses out because it
doesnt last long. If it lasted twice as long, it would get a 10, but
because it fades so quickly, then the score I'll give, purely on the
nice experience of the temporary flavour is [b]8.5
[/b]
fruit Cocktail Fakher:

Tobacco: this is quality tobacco, lovely red and moist, and the lives easy to break up and use. smells great too.

smoke : the flavour is very similar to the plum, not a very mixed
flavour, but an enjoyable smoke and relatively mild. It last pretty
long too. the smoke density is of fakher standards and the best in the
business (closely followed by that of Amir cherry). It's not a flavour
I can love, but decent all the same. Nothing really to fault.

Overall: a nice flavour, similar to the plum, which will provide a good smoke [b]7.5
[/b]
FUMARI FRENCH VANILLA

Tobacco: mild subtle smell, very encouraging, could it be a winner,
or another one of those flavours that is would make a good air
freshener but a crap tobacco.

Smoke: surprise surprise, the mild subtle smell, results in an
exceptionally mild flavourless tobacco. Very smooth and doesn't burn.
Great for practicing tricks etc, but the flavour is not to be found.

Overall: another loser from fumari. I cant believe those guys have
the guts to ship tobacco all the way here ,only for it to be
flavourless. thats cherry, grape, vanilla from the company that are all
absolutely worthless smokes. Nice and smooth, but no flavour [b]4.5[/b]

guys, for your own good, never touch anything that scores below a 6
in my reviews. Even out of curiosity. You'll thank me later

NAKHLA DOUBLE APPLE

Tobacco: well, it's fresh off a tree, giant chunks of tobacco and
god knows what. Smell is reasonable, but nothing overly special.

Smoke: nice thick smoke. The taste is a mild liquorice with a hint
of apple. goes to your head better than many flavours, and enjoyable.
Lasts pretty long too. minimum 45 mins.

Overall: a good flavour for beginners, and for a change, it is a
classic flavour which although isn't spectacular, is tough to
criticise. If you feel like a shisha, and something pretty reliable.
Then Nakhla double apple does the job. very easy to smoke, and great to
kill time with. It has it's place in a shisha collection, and not one
to be discarded. [b]7
[/b]
Qema Grape.

Tobacco: thick Qema texture, bigger chunks as with the other Qema
flavours. Not the smooth tiny pieces of fakher. This is reflected by
the usual strong tobacco influence in this range. smells like grape
though, but not as strong as others.

Smoke: very thick fakher smoke , that only fakher can produce. The
flavour is a mild version of the golden grape flavour, because the
tobacco is so strong, you can really feel the 'heaviness' of the
tobacco in the taste. If you like strong stuff, then the qema range
produces strength of premium quality to complement the taste.

Overall: I personally prefer a strong flavour, but no doubt this is
quality stuff. I dont smoke shisha for strength, but if I did, then
Qema would be what I buy. This is highly recommended if you feel most
flavours are weak in their 'tobacco influence' [b]8
[/b]
PINEAPPLE FAKHER

Tobacco: fakher cut, wet, small pieces, easy to use. The smell is
rather strange, a hint of pineapple with a hint of some type of
medicine, not too exciting.

Smoke: the smoke in this one is good, as expected with fakher whose
smoke is the richest. The only problem is the taste. It is just not
good. It tastes of something that perhaps resembles pineapple, but also
a medicine. The unappealing smell reflects in the taste. It is
smokeable, and you do get rich smoke with a taste, but the taste itself
is not a nice taste.

Overall: this is one of the weaker fakher flavours. Not in terms of
strength, but the taste itself is not nice, and is not what I would
describe as pineapple. It is smokeable though, but not nice. I dont
recommend it. [b]5
[/b]

ROMMAN DOUBLE APPLE:



here's an interesting one, highly recommended by Mathazar and cypress,



Tobacco: romman tobacco, some wetness, same as other romman ,easy to
use, although chunks are a little on the big side (could do with being
smaller). Smells interesting, mild liquorice smell. Typical of bahraini
apple.



smoke: very smooth smoke, not a strong liquorice taste and easy to
have. One of those standard flavours  which are smokable by most.
I must say though there is nothing spectacular about it, although it is
very smooth.



Overall: decent smoke, which to be honest, doesn't do much for me, and
I'd say is about the same standard as nakhla tobacco, but smoother with
a milder taste. This one I have to disagree with mathazar and cypress.
I can see why you guys like it, but trust me, try Golden Bahraini, and
you'll get the exact same effect, with smoother smoke and an improved
taste. Golden bahraini is twice as good as this one Romman D.apple
gets a 7





Romman Raspberry:



tobacco: typical of romman, smell's good, maybe not quite raspberry,
but something along those lines. Invites you to wanna smoke it



Smoke: decent smoke, nice smooth flavour, which hits you alot more on
the aftertaste.  Almost like a raspberry bubble gum or something.
Not a strong flavour, but enjoyable, and very easy to like for pretty
much anyone. Not spectacular by any means.



Overall: a nice decent flavour with a pleasant sweet raspberry-type
aftertaste. very smooth. An interesting part of a collection, and worth
a 50g pack to try.  score: 8


Romman pineapple:



Tobacco: described the texture too many times in this thread. The smell is nice and inviting. A sweet artificial pineapple smell



Smoke: decent taste, nothing spectacular, but beats the fakher
pineapple (Which is not hard, considering it's the worst fakher flavour
)

Not worth smoking too much as it does nothing, pretty much everything else is better to smoke.



Overall: better than fakher pineapple, but the actual flavour of
pineapple doesn't really suit shisha smoking. Not recommended. Average
smoke 6







Romman Orange:



tobacco: nice smell, not overly strong and inviting to smoke



Flavour: not the strongest flavour in the world, and has an orangy feel
to it, but nothing that really makes me want to smoke it again, my
friend didn't like it too much either. I really do not see the appeal
(sorry to the romman orange fans). Its a different type of flavour, but
nothing remotely special. Would have preferred a bigger hit of flavour,
and a sweeter smell.



overall: not a strong flavour, nothing too bad though, but certainly not worth buying imo. 6.5


 Romman Lemon:



Tobacco: nice lemony smell. Something very inviting indeed, got me pretty excited.



smoke: This is everything the orange should be. Beautiful amount of
white smoke, lovely strong lemon flavour. quite brilliant really.
definately one for a collection, and very different.



Overall: I loved this one, it's great, wiht only one gripe, in that the
lemon flavour itself could become a little sickly to smoke too much.
But for every once in a while, it's great. Will have to check out the
fakher lemon to see how it measures up, but this is the best romman I
have tried.  9.5





Romman Rose:



tobacco: standard romman tobacco as described many times. No difference here. Smells like rose water.



Smoke: very smooth and accurate to the flavour. ROSE WATER. yes, that's
what it tastes like ROSE WATER. Floral, bitter, and about as sweet as a
raw coffee bean.

Man, I hate this flavour, but I gotta hand it to them, it is accurate.



Overall: This is an accurate depiction of rose water, translated into smoke. It is smooth, and the taste is strong.

the only problem is that it is rose, I would hate it for any other brand, and this is no exception. Score?for me it's  -300 (or 8.5 if u like rose)



Al Amir LEMON



Tobacco: nicely presented in their fantastic sealable plastic
container, far stronger than al fakhers breakable container, and less
leaky than Rommans leaky container. Smells really good too, fresh
lemony smell which was similar to the Romman lemon (which is an
excellent flavour and got 9.5 in my previous review)

Good cut, with a gritty powdery feel as with their 10 out of 10 Cherry flavour.



Smoke: nice rich thick smoke, fakher standard with a lovely refreshing
lemony taste that is not strong, nor subtle. A perfect lemony taste
which is not as acidic as you would expect a lemon to taste. A very
pure flavour that smokes beautifully with no extra tastes that
sometimes find their way into various brands and flavours.



Overall: This flavour lasts for a long time ,and belongs in a premium
collection. There is really nothing in it between this and the romman
lemon. This one perhaps is a tiny bit smoother, but both are awesome.
The reason this one gets higher though?? well, that's because it is
practically half the price of romman, with equal or better quality.
This is a fantastic lemon flavour, and I will have to try the fakher
version to see how it matches.

Nothing to fault in this at all. Supreme smoke, no deductions, very highly recommended if you have enjoyed other lemon flavours  10



Al Amir TRIPLE APPLE



Tobacco: a reddish gritty tobacco cut into reasonable pieces. of the
wetter variety as oppose to the lemon which is drier. The smell is very
much like Qima apple, a red apply kind of smell.



Smoke: this took time to get going, perhaps in full flow after about 5
mins. Rich thick smoke, and a taste that is like a cross between Qima
Apple, and fakher apple, but not quite the strong tobacco influence of
Qima apple, nor the sweetness of fakher apple. It is a solid, smooth
apple taste, which doesn't excite in any particular way, but cannot
really be faulted too much.



overall: a cheaper version of Qima apple, but as good and more
stomachable because of the lighter feel of it. Reddish apple flavour
with not much sweetness. Can't taste any liquorice or sour apple
flavour as it is not in that category even. Very easy to smoke and a
decent performer. 8


al amir GRAPE



tobacco: this one came in a box for some reason, but had the same
airtight plastic bag as the others that come in plastic containers.
Very wet and has that powdery feel again. Tobacco chopped up into very
small pieces. Smells like grape, but not the fakher grape, more of a
cheapass grape with the lower quality brands. (tough to really
describe, but something detracting from the 'sweet' grapy flavour you
get with fakher.



Smoke: decent smoke thickness, and lasted pretty long. It tasted like
it smelled, which was not fantastically appealing in my opinion. If you
like the cheap grape flavours you tend to get in shisha cafes (The
non-sweet dark grapy hint of a flavour) then this is an improved
version of them. Doesn't really compare with Fakher grape, it taste
differently, but in a bad way, although it is rather harsh to say that
as fakher grape is one of the top flavours around.



overall: a reasonable flavour, which is not sweet at all and is what
you would expect of a standard grape flavour. It is a higher quality
than the cheap stuff, in that you get a thick smoke with long lasting
flavour. Nothing to rock my world though 7


Al amir BANANA:



Tobacco: less wet than the grape, with a banana smell. again tobacco cut quite fine.



Smoke: well, it's pretty tough to find a nice banana flavour, and is
usually in my opinion where most brands slip up. It is something in
priniciple that would sound good to smoke, but is always below
expectations. This is one of the better bananas i've had. mild banana
taste, with almost a bit of cinnamon mixed in.



overall: banana is a flavour that always seems to be something I
imagine to be great, but that doesn't quite materialise. You can tell
it's banana, (with perhaps a melony feel and some cinnamon mixed in).
decent smoke, but nothing to really shout about. 7.5







Al Waha 5 Star Mix:



Tobacco: this one is dripping wet and doesn't look like the typical
alwaha. The smell is strange, perhaps a mixed berry type of smell. Cut
decently too, and literally dripping wet.



Smoke: this is a strange one. Pretty harsh at the beginning on the
throat, almost like a moist feel, but after a few minutes is smoking
smoothly. The taste is like a mixed berry soft drink, with some type of
chemical contamination. It is quite a bizarre taste, and not a very
strong one either. The smoke is typical of the cheaper brands, not
thick white luxury you'd get from fakher, romman or al amir.



Overall: this one is too strange for me to give a review to. It tastes
too artificial and chemically for my liking. Would not purchase again.
thankfully just a 50g pack.  5

[King Mo]

I make that 42 reviews.

I don't even want to know what my lungs look like, or how much I spent over the past year or so on this.

Should really focus on my university work

[mikem]

[quote name='King Mo']I make that 42 reviews.I don't even want to know what my lungs look like, or how much I spent over the past year or so on this.Should really focus on my university work[/quote]
I hear ya Ive smoked so much hookah over the past few days i dont even want to look at my hookah for a week.

[alen]

Nice one Mo -good to have all reviews at one place-keep up the good work

[cypress]

Good job in getting this collection together. We need to keep all the
reviews coming so all can search to get a better picture of what the
ma'assel tastes like. 

[King Mo]

haven't been on in a while, but was in the shop the other day, and thought I'd purchase a different brand. It was the same price as Nakhla. Made in Bahrain.
 
[b]Mog El Bahr (As written on the box) (pronounced m-ow-j)[/b]
[b]Double Apple[/b]
Tobacco: reasonable double apple smell, a bit of liquorice with perhaps a little hint of Apple. The cut is like Nakhla that has been cut very fine. Sticky and red, and small pieces that make it easy to use and pack a bowl with.
Smoke: The smoke took time to come, and is not as thick as Fakher, but comparable with most other brands. The taste is similar to Nakhla double apple, perhaps with a bit more smoothness. Easy to smoke, but loses its flavour after a short while. You can get a good 40 minute smoke out of it.
Overall: Nothing overly special, but not bad either. An average tobacco with a decent 'double apple' smoke. I appreciate I am not being totally descriptive with the flavour, but only because the flavour is such a standard one with no surprises or extra hints of additional flavour. It does the job, and was a reasonable bargain priced at Nakhla levels in the UK. [b]7[/b]

[wyteboy]

thanks as always King Mo

[ZAP]

Cheers for the reviews!

Sure has helped me a lot!

[King Mo]

you're welcome guys, just make sure you don't waste your money

[King Mo]

here's another flavour I thought I might as well try while I'm sorting
out my assignments, only a 50g box, but why not, I give them all a
chance

al waha CANDY

Tobacco: similar to the al waha 5star, a deep red coloured concuction,
that is not typical of the regular Al Waha flavours. The tobacco isn't
very fine though, and there are some big pieces of leaves (not so much
sticks) which are not fantastic when you are trying to pack a bowl. A
slight sweet smell but nothing really strong enough to tickle the
senses.

Smoke: reasonable thickness of smoke, thick, but not rich white thick
as in the fakher smoke. The flavour is one I would describe as sweet
with a tiny hint of citrus. This again is very difficult to pinpoint,
other than describe it as in the previous sentence. There is an
artificial feel to it which is typical of such brands. Quite smooth to
smoke and there is a flavour to it (which I guess is a positive
result).

Overall: This is a decent change if one is looking to try something
different with a sweet taste but pretty mild. Nothing to brag about
here, but there really isn't much to criticise. I guess because the
term 'candy' is quite an ambiguous one which leaves the flavour very
much open to question, and difficult to have a comparison. In
conclusion, nothing special, but nothing disgusting either. Smokeable,
and if you want to cure a craving for a shisha, then you can pop this
in and have some low satisfaction, and low disatisfaction smoke. 6.5

[King Mo]

Seeing as I only had a 50g box of Golden strawberry for my review, I
decided to purchase plain Fakher strawberry to see the difference
(previously I have had it in shisha cafes rather than via my skilled
hands )

here's the details.

fakher STRAWBERRY

Tobacco: very wet tobacco, and easy to sprinkle and with your
fingers. smells identical to the golden strawberry, and to be honest,
is practically the same tobacco more or less. Smells like a strawberry
dessert.

Smoke: fantastic 'rich' fakher
smoke, as expected, and the flavour is excellent too, I have become
more of a strawberry fan since my earlier review of the golden. This
flavour is creamy in nature, and perhaps should be called strawberrys
and cream, or even strawberry milkshake, as that is how it tastes. Not
the strongest of flavours, but very smooth and pleasant.

Overall: this is a fantastic
part of a shisha collection, and a very solid strawberry flavour,
perhaps my favourite, as the richness of smoke is very difficult to
find in other brands. No risks here, a great flavour and one where the
quality can be felt even by the unexperienced smoker. 9.5

[wyteboy]

right on King Mo!

[wyteboy]

though I should mention I don't know the creamy-cheesecakey type subtle flavor that many others seem to...however it is still great!

[King Mo]

Coming Soon:

Abu Haitham-  Apple, Mint (my first time with this brand)

Layalina - Strawberry, Cherry (1st time with brand again)

Moj al bahr - Tripple white apple (bizarre description, perhaps a bizarre flavour)

Waha - Peach (just for the hell of it, it will suck, but consistency is boring)

Golden Fakher Eskandarany- (re-review as I have acquired a taste for
eskandarany these days, and it is not in my collection of reviews above
)

[MR Bubble]

[quote name='King Mo']Waha - Peach (just for the hell of it, it will suck, but consistency is boring)[/quote]
Hey Mo, if it turns out to be the best you've ever had, would you admit it?
MR Bubble
 

[King Mo]

why of course I will. Everything deserves a chance, even the tobacco made in the pits of jordan and Egypt 

If it gets more than a 7 according to my scale, (I promise to be
totally honest), I'll eat the stuff. (lets just say I aint too
optimistic)

Al Waha Lemon too (forgot to mention that)

[alen]

 way to go Mo  i really looking forward to all the goodies that you sending and the coming reviews -im going away a couple of days to the deep forests but my wife gonna call me when the stuff arrives-anyway it gonna be very intresting im really curious of the romman double apple-
thanks man and take care
Alen 

[King Mo]

abu Haitham APPLE


Tobacco: very easy to work with, small finely cut pieces of medium
wetness. has a bit of a red apply Qema apple/ Al amir 3 apple smell to
it, but nothing too tantalising.

Smoke: The smoke was ok on this one, a decent thickness, with that red
apply flavour that is like a cross between Qema Apple, and Apple
Fakher. Nothing special at all, but an enjoyable smoke nonetheless.

Overall: a decent smoke, but perhaps not worth owning in my opinion.
It's a poor mans Qema apple, but not quite as good. As far as single
apple flavours go, Apple fakher is still the best I've tried. This is
worth a try, but only if someone else has paid for it. I'll give this a
7

[King Mo]

layalina CHERRY:


Tobacco:
medium wet tobacco with a very strong smell. I don't know why, but the
smell reminded me of hookahhookah apple. Had a cherry smell to it, and
looked promising. The texture itself was pretty sh*tty. big pieces of
leaves that aren't too pleasant to handle.

Smoke: medium smoke thickness, with a taste that was a little on the
cinamonny side, but with no real cherry flavour of note. A very
disappointing taste, with little to brag about. It lasted quite a
while, and was similar to the al amir cherry flavour, but simply
without the cherry, which missed the whole point.

Overall: This did not taste like cherry, and with cherry being such a
difficult flavour to find in good quality, was very disappointing and a
waste of money. Do not buy this, and this could well end up being given
away to a friend who doesn't know any better lol.

this gets a 5

[King Mo]

they keep coming:

moj al bahr Triple white apple:

tobacco: Comes in a nicely presented 50 g square box. You'd
almost expect jewelery to be inside judging by the way it is shaped.
Pull off the top, and inside you are presented with a reasonable
smelling bag, that perhaps has an Apple jam or something smell, with a
cross between Qema apple, Amir 3 apple, and Abu haitham apple. The
texture of the tobacco was pathetic though. It consisted of little
black bits that were difficult to spread out or anything, and had the
texture of condensed excrement of some small pet. Doesn't look too
appealing.

Smoke: After a short while, this got going pretty well. It did taste
like a cross between the aforementioned brands, but doesn't quite
succeed in it. Has a taste similar to its smell, but the just didn't
have anything too appealing about it. Not a sweet flavour like candy,
but more sweet like a dried fruit perhaps.

Overall: not going to buy this one again. Was smokeable, but not particularly nice in any way. 6

[yashman19]

Great reviews Mo.

Its nice to see reviews on flavors that I haven't heard of before, as
apposed to the Nahkla, Waha, Romann and Fahker. Makes me wish I could
find these types of flavors locally so I can try em out. Maybe someday
I can start buying online and check out these new brands.

Keep it up bro!

[King Mo]

Now, after smoking the apple, I needed something to perhaps give me a
more positive outlook , what do I choose, one of the fakher flavours?
well had too much of that, perhaps an Al Amir flavour? nah, may as well
go with fakher, but wait. There's an Al waha peach on my desk that is
unopened. Shall I take the plunge?  Fk it, why not .Heck, 
I don't even like peach, as you can see by my fumari and romman peach
reviews, which don't necessarily correspond with the peach lovers.
(although they got good scores as they weren't 'faultable' smokes)

Note this is a box, not a tub or can. (not sure if there is a
difference, but worth mentioning as occasionally things do differ with
brands have the same flavours in different packaging.

ALWAHA PEACH


Tobacco: peeled off the plastic seal, and opened the box. inside was a
bag of wonderful smelling tobacco. Had elements of the fumari and
Romman peach smells (tending more towards the romman, which in my
opinion is simply refined al waha) and looks promising. But this is Al
waha, so have to be careful. The tobacco is similar to the romman in
texture. nicely sized tobacco strips without too much to worry about.
medium in wetness and goes in the bowl nicely.

Smoke: started smoking this, and thought to myself, yea typical al
waha, not enough flavour, not enough smoke, will probably die on me in
a few minutes.
But I persisted. Why throw away the bowl, and it did seem promising at the start.

Lo and behold, about 5-10 minutes later, I found myself puffing a lot
more regularly. Too regularly in fact. There was a perfect balance of
peach, which pretty much was as good as the other peaches I've tried,
and with a great smoke density. The peach flavour was unmistakable, and
not contaminated in anyway. I was smoking a nice, sweet peach flavour
that was pretty effortless in that I didn't seem to worry about it or
think about it. It's another one of those al-waha/romman comparisons
that reaffirms the belief that romman is simply al waha with a little
more care.

Overall: well, what can I say. This was a great smoke, and certainly
something I'll smoke again and would not be embarassed to make for my
friends. At the price when you compare it to fumari's and romman's
overpriced efforts, then certainly a worthy addition if you want some
peach. An absolute bargain, especially as I had ordered a 50g, but the
nice guys at hookahcompany 'upgraded' it to 250. If you haven't tried
it, this is a very safe flavour to try, at a very safe price.

a peach of a flavour!   9  (yes 9!)

[King Mo]

[quote name='Yashman19']Great reviews Mo.Its nice to see reviews on flavors that I haven't heard of before, as apposed to the Nahkla, Waha, Romann and Fahker. Makes me wish I could find these types of flavors locally so I can try em out. Maybe someday I can start buying online and check out these new brands.Keep it up bro![/quote]
 
thanks alot man. I personally know what my favourites are now. This is just experimentation now . found fakher to be generally the best.

[hassan]

hey Mo.
Great Great Great review and very helpful by the way.
im not too happy about the 7 that the apple abuhaitham got (i just orderd some)
oh well you know i noticed that there are flavors that i dont like at
first but the second time i love them (al waha cappacino) also some of
them i like at first but the second time does not tast as good (abu
haitham mint)
im also looking forword to your abu haitham mint review.

[MR Bubble]

Quote: King Mo
Waha - Peach (just for the hell of it, it will suck, but consistency is boring)

[b](Quote MR Bubble)[/b]
Hey Mo, if it turns out to be the best you've ever had, would you admit it?[img]http://www.hookahforum.com/forum/smileys/smiley36.gif[/img]
MR Bubble
[b](Quote King MO)[/b]
why of course I will. Everything deserves a chance, even the tobacco made in the pits of jordan and Egypt [img]http://www.hookahforum.com/forum/smileys/smiley4.gif[/img]If it gets more than a 7 according to my scale, (I promise to be totally honest), I'll eat the stuff. (lets just say I aint too optimistic)
[b](Quote King Mo)[/b]
a peach of a flavour! [img]http://www.hookahforum.com/forum/smileys/smiley2.gif[/img]  9  (yes 9!)
 
Mo, Buddy, Some things are just worth remembering!