wyteboy Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 OK, I will try to keep this brief as I have reviewed thesebefore. Before I start anything though, I would just like to tell everyone, if you can, USE NOUR COAL!! So glad I am sending a MO tomorrow for a bag of those babies 1) Romman Peach with 1.5-2 3kings, small hole pattern (was used on all of these smokes). This was definitely the best smoke I have gotten out of the Romman Peach. Very thick smoke, but ultimately this peach flavor is not for me. Some love it, I far prefer the Fumari White Peach as I think it is a better flavor on the tounge, more realistic and the smoke is phenomenal. I would give my final rating on this smoke an 8 for good flavor and good smoke, just not my personal taste for flavor but I could see some people LOVING this. 2) AF Strawberry - This will surprise some ppl. Let me preface this by saying I definitely did something wrong with this bowl. Not sure what. My last smoke of this was absolutely a 9.5-10, this is more like a 7.5. The smoke was flavorful, but not nearly as good as last time. I either had too much coal or poked too many holes, even though they were small. It then got kinda harsh and I peeled the foil off after about 10-15 minutes because I was really looking forward to this and the ma'assel was just TOTALLY black and charred throughout. I can only think the biggest difference is last time I loved this so much was with the NOUR coal...this was with the 3kings. I am going to smoke this again tomorrow night with a friend who has never tried the hookah and see if its better. I am going to order another 50g of this tomorrow and hope its as amazing as it was the last time when I smoked it with the Nour I also have coming in the mail. I would still absolutely recommend this to anyone looking for a very sweet, realistic Strawberry but tonight the smoke was just off.... 3) GS AF esk apple - like Mush, this is starting to be my backup bowl. Loaded this in and man it was good. Great tasting, smooth, wonderful, if you want a lighter, crisp, sweet green apple with no licorice, TRY THIS!! Maybe it was hitting the 3 bowls in one night after not smoking for over a week but I got a real bad feeling in my stomach and head towards the end of the 3rd bowl so I stopped smoking. I feel pretty nauseous still so I think I need to sleep. Tomorrow night I will re-review the Romman Raspberry and if it is a big difference, the AF straw again in this same thread, if it's annoying tell me, but I just want to give everyone on here the best reviews I can to make your own decisions about what to buy. Mush, your package will be mailed tomorrow for sure so look out! Sending you a ton of stuff as a thanks for your AF purchase for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyteboy Posted June 8, 2005 Author Share Posted June 8, 2005 One question for more experienced smokers than my self, I used the new 6 foot hose I bought. WOuld that mean when I pull I am causing MUCH more heat to be drawn through the bowl and thus burn much quicker? Or is that just silly? lol....thanks! I was just starting to believe with the 3kings and my new small pattern I was good to go for life and the smoke with the gs af esk apple was still fabulous, I just wonder what went wrong with my af straw . Man I can't wait to get some Fumari samples too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyteboy Posted June 8, 2005 Author Share Posted June 8, 2005 sorry to post again in my own thread but I forgot to say I tried the screen tonight for the first time and it lets in WAY too much air actually, I couldn't get the ma'assel hot enough with it to produce a good thick smoke so I switched back to the foil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alen Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Hey wyte could you please send me your adress one more time i had a little f**k up and deleted all my messages in the inbox- and dont give up it take some time to get it right with the screens but when you got it it really smokes well and it shure saves time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alen Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 oh btw good reviews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 The hose shouldn't effect the heat of the draw. You are still pulling the same amount of are into your lungs (or are you?) so how far you are pulling it from won't matter. As for the Screen. Try the foil chimney. traps the heat by creating an overn like condition in your bowl. Do you inhale? that can actually mke a difference in a few ways I can think of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMOKE~N~BUBBLZ Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 I agree with mush, The length of teh hose should make no differnce, teh only way it will make a diffrence is if you have a leak in your hookah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyteboy Posted June 8, 2005 Author Share Posted June 8, 2005 I guess I inhale it yeah....mush, do you smoke it just like a pipe or do you inhale? How would that make a difference? Can you give sort of instructions on how to build the foil chimney...? Sorry for so many questions guys, but thanks! Just when I thought I wasn't a newbie anymore!! Tonight it is Romman Raspberry and AF strawberry again and I hope it's a lot better. It may not be since I'll have to use 3 kings again but we'll see. SEnding away today for a bag of Nour coals from hookah-shisha.com and an order for 50g of af grape, cherry, straw and gs af esk apple from tobaccoimport. Once I deal with them I'll post a review of their service and product. THanks guys!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 I inhale deeply..... I would say it would matter in terms of air flow over the coals and smoke in the vase. But I guess that isn't your problem... I'll post some pictures of the foil wrap I use. I've noticed a difference in heat and smoke from times when I don't use it. Coud be just me though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyteboy Posted June 9, 2005 Author Share Posted June 9, 2005 OK let me start by saying I used the same setup as last night, small hole pattern and 1.5 3kings 1) Romman Raspberry - What I had left for myself wasn't that fresh anymore but I wanted to try it one more time. It was a little harsh I think because it was dry, but the raspberry flavor was very good, pretty realistic actually and sweet. Anyone looking for a raspberry needs to try this, probbaly my favorite Romman flavor yet, it gets an 8.5 2) OH BOY...GS AF ESK APPLE, I am only re-reviewing this for one reason. TO prove to everyone that less really is more. I didn't have that much of it left and am ordering more tomorrow so instead of basically using the amount I would use for one bowl, I cut it in half to save myself one more bowl of it next week while I am waiting for the new stuff to come. I filled a very small bowl, much smaller than usual and it was PHENOMENAL. Mush, can you get enough of this stuff??? It lasted almost an hour and was incredibly crisp and light and sweet and sooo green apple, I want to go buy some apples! This is probably the best bowl I have ever smoked, with one bowl of Fumari that comes to mind a close 2nd. I can't give this anything but a 9.5-10. Unreal, great smoke. Please try this people!! I don't know what happened last night with the AF Straw, but I will be taking a break tomorrow night and smoking the strawberry again with a friend Friday night. I'll keep that review brief and just let you know if it is a 10 like the first time or not as good like the 2nd time. Happy smoking everyone. Conclusion tonight: Best raspberry out there I imagine is the Romman and the GS AF ESK APPLE is an absolute MUST. And as everyone else on here will attest, for the newbies, less is more and smoke a flavor several times before finally judging it. One love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyteboy Posted June 9, 2005 Author Share Posted June 9, 2005 p.s. I am reassured once again by the 3kings as this phenomenal smoke was once again with them...but I am still really psyched to get the Nour in the mail. I will definitely be using 3kings and nour as my main coals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 dump the 3 kings, if you are in that much of a hurry you don't have time to enjoy the smoke anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyteboy Posted June 9, 2005 Author Share Posted June 9, 2005 I will once those Nour get here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyteboy Posted June 11, 2005 Author Share Posted June 11, 2005 Just smoked a mix of gs af esk apple and af strawberry. Probable 70-30 apple to strawberry ratio...Was pretty good. The apple was you know if a lighter, sweet but crisp flavor while the strawberry tends to be sweeter and a little sugary/candyish more...so more the apple flavor came through with a very nice sweet/sugar sort of strawberry hint of aftertaste and then of each hit. A VERY nice mix I recommend everyone try. I still probably prefer each on their own better but I definitely recommend mixing GS AF ESK APPLE with AF Strawberry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyteboy Posted June 11, 2005 Author Share Posted June 11, 2005 I meant "as you know, is a lighter..." sorry for the typos lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyteboy Posted June 12, 2005 Author Share Posted June 12, 2005 AF strawberry and I are in a fight, lol. I don't know where that first magical bowl went. In the beginning I had 1.5 3 kings and small hole pattern, the same I have used with AF GS esk apple when it was phenomenal the other day and the same I used when the mix of the two smoked just fine earlier today. Maybe for some reason AF Straw just needs less heat. I am going to either smoke this again soon and try my other large hole pattern that has worked well for me in the past or just wait to try this again when I get the nour coals in which is what I was using when I fell in love with the AF Straw the first time. The review: The 50g pack from BNN has a sort of jam/mush texture to it and smells phenomenal. The first couple hits of this were good, solid strawberry flavor and I was beginning to think it was about to really kick in and be outstanding. THen it got sort of harsh and gross so I removed the 1/2 coal and just smoked with the 1 3kings. It definitely improved, became smooth again and strawberry tasting but again, not nearly as good and full of flavor as it was before. I recommend everyoen try this who is looking for a strawberry as i KNOW it can be amazing but for some reason I haven't been able to get it right lately with this and it is frustrating. I have another 50g of this coming soon so I hope I can figure it out, hopefully all it will take is the nour I am also going to try the screen again when I get the nour since I couldn't get it smoking enough with the 3kings and the screen. When I smoke this again, I will ONLY re-review it if the smoking experience is MUCH different, either a ton worse or a ton better. Otherwise know this can be a 10 smoke or a 7.5. I am now also really excited to try the Al-Amir strawberry and see how it compares. Right now, this is definitely behind Fumari Watermelon, White Peach and the AF GS esk apple. I am reserving judgment on the grape until I resmoke it and I can't find the Cherry in small enough anywhere right now to smoke it anytime soon. Sorry this got long, just trying to give as much information as I can to help everyone out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR Bubble Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 If you didn't get pictures of the chimney, or as I call it the shroud, Don't sweat it. It's simple to do: Just cut your foil about 6 inches long and 4 inches wide. Wrap it around the bowl where you have 2 or 3 inches sticking above the top of the bowl. Now just place your coals down on the screen (or whatever you are using. The heat of the coals will be kept in the bowl much better. If you need more heat, just bend the foil over slightly at the top to reduce the size of the opening. Oh, BTW, shiney side in toward the coals. Do you have a wind cover? Should do the same thing. Well, almost as good. MR Bubble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 Oops...sorry got distracted. Here are some pictures for the chimney: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 Hit the wrong button. 2 last pictures. Also excellent for containing sparks and exploding coals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyteboy Posted June 12, 2005 Author Share Posted June 12, 2005 to all who use screens, do you find this chimney method to be the only way to contain enough heat to get a great smoke? One of the things that appealed to me about the screen was its easyness, just put it on and smoke, no dealing with the foil, etc....just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyteboy Posted June 13, 2005 Author Share Posted June 13, 2005 Well just wanted to post again since I would if the smoke was much different. I was tempted to use the larger hole pattern but decided one last time to try it again with the small pattern and 1.5 3kings. Don't have a single clue what I did differently this time than the others, except maybe cut a piece of the foil a bit smaller than usual? Anyway... If AF Strawberry and I were in a fight yesterday, we got back together tonight. Great smooth smoke the entire time, over an hr. This time it tasted more fruity sweet than strawberry perse like I remember, but that was fine with me. It tasted great and filled the room with a VERY sweet, nice, relaxing strawberry aroma. Just wanted everyone to know there is nothing wrong with the formula for AF Strawberry or anything like it. Try it and enjoy!! I have about 1-2 bowls worth left of this stuff, then that's IT until my other stuff comes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyteboy Posted June 17, 2005 Author Share Posted June 17, 2005 Realized I'd been smoking the AF Straw a lot recently but had only tried the GS AF straw once so I decided to light one more bowl of that tonight. Same as last time, I don't taste any recognizeable difference between between the regular AF straw and the GS AF straw. Still good, maybe the regular AF like I thought last time tastes a touch sweeter or more sugary, just a little, but no real difference. Excited to smoke the samples of Fumari watermelon and white peach I am getting later this week, man I hope they're as good as they were last time!! Have a great weekend everyone!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyteboy Posted June 19, 2005 Author Share Posted June 19, 2005 I am copying King Mos review word for word cause he said everything I would have. The only thing I'll add is that the 50g pack I received was absolutely positively DRENCHED in stuff...so much so that for the time ever i had some drip through the bottom of the bowl and a little into the stem I tihnk. I will be cleaning the stem a lot tonight. I can see a light green crust on the inside of the stem near the very top, even tohugh just the other day I ran a lot of water through the stem and green stuff came out, until it was clear. WEird that it's still there. Oh well. Here is the review and I am about to smoke the Banana, review on that shortly. Are people still reading this btw? Are they helping ppl out or are they sort of pointless now? Please let me know, thanks! 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] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypress Posted June 19, 2005 Share Posted June 19, 2005 I read them, but there are so many scattered on first review, second review, and final review. Compile all your reviews in one try to put only one review per brand and flavor. ttyl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyteboy Posted June 19, 2005 Author Share Posted June 19, 2005 Just tried the banana as well...Alen I can see why you didn't really like either of these flavors that much. The smoke was fun as it always is with AF, but the taste was just off....Dunno what it tasted like to be honest, I can't really describe it, but it's definitely NOT bananas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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