wyteboy Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 OK so I was feeling sort of nauseous and had a real unpleasant taste in my mouth from the licorice in the bahraini so I packed a big bowl of strawberry after washing my hookah to try to "smoke out" the licorice flavor and to get a nice strawberry taste in my mouth. to no avail. this gross licorice aftertaste was EXTREMELY powerul through the hole smoke. I just cleaned and poured water through the stem and hose a ton of times to try to rinse it out and am letting it try but I just puleld on the hose like an hr later and the air still tastes like licorice, BLEH Am I basically just gonna have to smoke through it say when I get the Grape in or some flavor REALLY non licoricey or would washing with lemon juice or something cure the aftertaste instantly? Also I am extremely annoyed at Tobaccoimport to be honest. First they send a package COMPLETELY OPEN and LOSE their LAST 50g pack of gs af esk apple. THEN when they offer to replace it with bahraini, I SPECIFICALLY ask if there is ANY licorice taste to it because I do not want that and he says "No, zero licorice, it tastes exactly like a red delicious apple, you will really liek it, no licorice." Well everyone can make a mistake (with the pkg) so I decide to trust him I guess and take it, what else can I do anyway, they have my money and lost the flavor I want so I ahve to get SOMETHING as a replacement. NOW I smoked this bowl full of licorice flavor that has currently really ruined the taste of my hookah. UGH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR Bubble Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 You should have a couple or three hoses on hand. Also, give your body a rest. Sometimes when you ge thold of something really pungent and nasty, You will still be tasting things in your thoat and mauth for a while. You know, like after a good hangover barf. Tomorrow, you may taste different. MR Bubble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyteboy Posted June 21, 2005 Author Share Posted June 21, 2005 LOL thanks bubble.... yeah I only have 1 hose so I hope the licorice goes away if i get the grape, watermelone or peach this week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyteboy Posted June 21, 2005 Author Share Posted June 21, 2005 p.s. bubble, will the taste just eventually dissipate or is the hose basically ruined? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypress Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 It will eventually blend and go away. You might need another dominate flavor to get rid of it. Also you might need to brush your teeth and wash your mouth to get that licorice flavor out. I would think since you are sensitive to it is lingering in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyteboy Posted June 21, 2005 Author Share Posted June 21, 2005 thanks cypress! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypress Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 I didnt realize that they changed their site. It must have been within the last couple of months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mo Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 I am surprised to hear you find the golden bahraini liquoricy. It is the least liquoricy double apple flavour I have tried. as for the taste, make sure you clean your pipe and base, and use a different hose. Obviously clean your head as well. next time you make a shisha, don't put the head on, leave the head off and smoke. If you can taste something, then you will know you have a dirty shisha. If you take out the hose and suck on the connector (if you have no replacement hose), then you can eliminate the 'dirt' causing factor, whether it's the dirty pipe, or the messed up hose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alen Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 hey Mo i have tried to pm you but there seems to be something wrong with something but ill keep on trying to send you my adress later sorry for posting this on your thread wyte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Wyte, Try the lemon juice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyteboy Posted June 21, 2005 Author Share Posted June 21, 2005 thanks mush, thinking of doing that today... King Mo, what do you mean smoke without the head on?? I am confused... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mo Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 I mean, when you put the water in the pipe and have everything ready, bar putting the head on the shisha, pull through the hose and see if you taste anything. in an ideal world, if the shisha is headless, you will be sucking flavourless air which means when you put the head on and the coal, there is no external flavour that will affect your smoke (coming from the pipe or hose). If you can taste something, then you know that your shisha needs cleaning or the hose needs replacing/cleaning. I'm not sure if I have explained myself clearly, but quite simply, before you light your coals and place them on the head, remove the head from the system, and just suck air (the water will bubble as normal), but see if you taste any nasty tastes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyteboy Posted June 21, 2005 Author Share Posted June 21, 2005 OK and if I do taste something like licorice, does that mean the hose is permanently gonna be that way? I was hoping, like Cypress said, that by smoking through it with a few flavors, after a few more sessions that licorice taste will be completely gone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bintang Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 I think it will eventually go away - I got a free box of liquorice Al-Waha a while back and despite not liking liquorice in the first place, I gave it a shot. Man it was nasty...I threw the rest of the 50g box away and it took several cleanings and smoking sessions to eventually get that taste out of there. Also, in my experience mint is a generally dominante flavor, so if you like mint, you could give that a shot too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piperdown Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 If you decide to go the separate hose route, try the washable hoses direct from [url="http://www.myasaray.com/store/item.asp?ITEM_ID=602&DEPARTMENT_ID=36"]myasaray[/url]. If memory serves I paid about $7 US each - great price considering most resellers charge double that for the metal-tipped hoses. They are very flexible and a snap to clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Bintag: of course it'll take a few more days to get the mint out.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bintang Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 [quote name='mushrat']Bintag: of course it'll take a few more days to get the mint out....[/quote] This is true...I guess I was just giving an example based on my particular tastes. I can tolerate mint, but liqourice/anise seed...ugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyBiz Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Even though most of the old guys will yell at me for suggesting this, suck up a big thing of hot water and lemon juice into your hose and swish it around. Blow it out, and make sure it's dry. Made my hoses taste brand new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yashman19 Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Nah, I think a lot of the guys on here reccomend lemon juice to clean hookah/hoses. I haven't had to do it yet, but when I need to, I'm gunna try the lemon juice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR Bubble Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 If it's a wahable hose, should be no problem. Nerv had a great idea about making sure it is completely dry: After you wash it out, go outdoors, hold ont oone end and swing yourself around in crcles a few times (I would suggest night time for this). The centrifugal force will suck the water right out of the hose. So don't be too close to the car. MR Bubble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Thats the method I use, First the lemon jouice and then the lasso effect. Worked great so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyteboy Posted June 27, 2005 Author Share Posted June 27, 2005 when you say hold onto one end, you mean plug one end with a finger and twirl around? How much lemon juice do you put into the hose? before you swish it around? thanks guys!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yashman19 Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 [quote name='wyteboy']when you say hold onto one end, you mean plug one end with a finger and twirl around? How much lemon juice do you put into the hose? before you swish it around? thanks guys!![/quote] Don't matter if you plug one of the ends, the force will pull it all out the far end farthest away from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 I pretty much pour it full...more or less....just get enough in so you can plug both ends and swish it back and forth. I actually do it 2 times then rinse. As far as the lasso part....you don't have to plug either end. I still hang mine up to dry even after though..just to make sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyteboy Posted June 29, 2005 Author Share Posted June 29, 2005 awesome to know much! first thing I'll do with the Hookah when I get back in August is use the lemon juice trick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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