wyteboy Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 OK, so I went to the store today and I bought what I thought was a 250g box of AF Apple. It is a GREEN box with a picture of red apples on the front. Being an idiot that I am, I didn't notice until AFTER I left the store that the box says GOLDEN Al Fakher on it... I got a 50g box a looong time ago of gs af bahraini and I thought I remember the box being RED...either way, I DID NOT LIKE that flavor, too much anise for me! (hate it so I am real sensitive to any of that type of an additive or flavor) POINT is, I am now reallllly wondering WHAT THE HELL DID I DO. ISn't the REGULAR box of AF Apple green with a picture of red apples on the front? If so, then why does the box and the packaging inside say GOLDEN AF? OR did I just not look carefully enough and in fact I did buy a box of GS AF Bahraini Apple? The box doesn't say Bahraini anywhere, it just says Apple, but it says "Apple" UNDERNEATH "GOLDEN SEAL AL FAKHER" SO to anyone who can help me...am I cool or did I buy the bahraini?? It took me like 5-8 bowls just to get the anise flavor out of my hookah and hose last time so I do NOT want to load this up just to try and see which it is...can someone help me? Thanks guys!!!! (the good thing is, I DID find the great AF Cherry there so i will be returning home with af grape and cherry, plus getting an order of the fumari watermelon and white peach...PLUS the esk apple i just ordered from ali, so i have quite a stash to last me a looong time, hope I can keep it fresh!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyteboy Posted August 14, 2005 Author Share Posted August 14, 2005 12 views and no responses...just posting again to convey the sheer confusion and desperation, LOL. mo, bubble, cypress, mush, nerv, ashan, math, yashman, ANYONE who could possibly help with this....whether or not I bought the regular af apple or the GS, PLEASE respond....I am real wondering about that....I looked at the box again, again it is green with a picture of red apples on the front and JUST says Apple, but it also says Golden Seal Al Fakher... So confused, thanks for all of yur help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR Bubble Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 Sorry, I'm not quite the AF expert here. Can you ask the people at the store? MR Bubble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamaliel Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 Just checked my stash,the gs bahraini that I have is in a red box the gs esk is in a golden box with green apples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyteboy Posted August 14, 2005 Author Share Posted August 14, 2005 hey mush, it looks just like that box except the box, the tub on the inside, AND the bag of ma'assel on the inside ALL have the words "golden seal" printed on the box, BUT it is that box with that picture... LOL! I actually did just get a digital camera so I can take a picture of the box and post it later, but that's what it looks like. the regular AF apple box but it says Golden Seal on it...what do ppl think most likely? gamaliel, thanks! makes me feel a little relieved the bahraini IS in a red box like I remember...tho i guess it's possible it is a bag of bahraini ma'assel in a regular apple box, LOL. the bahraini if I remember didn't have a strong anise smell, just a touch so when i smell this it's hard to tell if the faint anise is there or not, LOL. so that's the scoop. i asked the ppl at the store, the guy basically had no clue if it was regular or bahraini except he told me he thought it was regular apple (in very broken english, don't know if he even understood what I was asking about.) So...regular af apple box...except with GOLDEN SEAL printed on it, the tub and the bag inside....but the tub has the same pic on it AND just says apple (golden seal apple), but doens't say bahraini. OK, now that i've repeated myself 11 times (i apologize), curious what the other respected members of this forum's best guess is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyteboy Posted August 14, 2005 Author Share Posted August 14, 2005 OK I took pics on my digi camera and am going to try to use my friend's comp to upload them tomorrow. Instead of starting a new thread with the pics, I'll just post the pics in here, as long as you guys remember to come back to check em out The bag itself doesn't say any flavor, it just says "Golden Al Fakher." Anyway, you'll see tomorrow I'll also post a pic of myself as well hopefully. I am really just curious what your guys' opinions are once I post em. Mush, it is a 250g box since I forgot to post the size earlier when you asked, sorry about that. So yeah, I am hoping to figure this out SOME way without ACTUALLY having to smoke the stuff to figure it out, lol, though not sure that is possible. Maybe with your guys' help manana, it will be later fellas, i'll post the pics sometime around 2pm PST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intangible Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 hi im a dumbass, i was wondering why you wouldnt want to smoke it^ i know nothing about hooka culture, whats bad about if it smells like black licorice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyteboy Posted August 14, 2005 Author Share Posted August 14, 2005 if it tastes like black licorice, I'll wanna throw up and the anise flavor stays for awhile and lingers in the hose, meaning for the next few bowls of whatever I'll smoke - I'll be tasting the black licorice. and plus since my smoking will probably be about once a week or once every two weeks now, I don't wanna waste one of those opportuinites on a flavor and get grossed out (this is until, of course, I change the gf's mind about the hookah...I just need time, lol!) WIll post the pictures of the box later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Deere Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 [quote name='intangible']hi im a dumbass, i was wondering why you wouldnt want to smoke it^ i know nothing about hooka culture, whats bad about if it smells like black licorice? [/quote] It's only bad is you dont like the flavour of anise. I personally love it, so it wouldnt be bad for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyteboy Posted August 14, 2005 Author Share Posted August 14, 2005 Here are the pics....you can see the word "Golden" on the box, the inside tub and on the bag...also on the side of the box you may not be able to read it, but that little start yellow logo also says "golden seal" on it... SO thoughts on what the heck I bought? a mystery Golden version of regular AF Apple? LOL! thanks to anyone who responds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alen Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 wow this was a new one to me too-but the box and container looks like their standard apple not the bahareini so I think its their sweet and nice apple not the licorice kind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intangible Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 5 entries found for anise. 1. An annual, aromatic Mediterranean herb (Pimpinella anisum) in the parsley family, cultivated for its seedlike fruits and the oil obtained from them and used to flavor foods, liqueurs, and candies. is it gross? i want to try it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypress Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 Anise is like licorice. If you can stand licorice then you might like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 more specificaly, Black Licorice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intangible Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 ew black licorice is terrible... i hate when you are eating jelly beans and accidentally eat a black one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Deere Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 well anise is the spice that they use to extract the flavour for black licorice, so it is exactly the same flavour, btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyteboy Posted August 15, 2005 Author Share Posted August 15, 2005 enough about gross black licorice , what I want to know from CYpress, mush, math, others who have boxes of regular or have seen boxes of regular AF Apple, from those pictures, do you think I am safe and bought the regular AF apple and for whatever reason the entire product has the world GOLDEN all over it or do you think it is probably some different ma'assel that is NOT the regular AF Apple? thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Deere Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 well even though you didnt mention me.......... that is the box/tub that my regular apple came in. bahraini apple has a red box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyteboy Posted August 15, 2005 Author Share Posted August 15, 2005 sorry JD, soooo many forum members on here, would have taken me FOREVER to list every name I could remember....please don't feel any disrespect! well i guess when the time comes to smoke it, i'll have to open the bag and just smell. any anise at all and I'll be displeased. It's just that GOLDEN word that has me up in arms. night fellas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypress Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 You should be able to smell the anise when you open the package. Just smoke it. The worst that could happen is that you wont like it. Maybe even vomit. But i dont think you will die . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyteboy Posted August 16, 2005 Author Share Posted August 16, 2005 I think I will try it tomorrow....though if there is that anise taste I am gonna be PISSED cuz it'll take like 5 bowls worth to get it out, lol. the bahraini barely smelled like anise, it was very, very faint even though it tasted a ton more like anise than I would have liked...I am unsure if this apple ma'assel smells like anise or not, LOL, just thought you guys would enjoy those pics of the mystery Golden regular box that I got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 got me man, could be they ran out of the other bags at the factory. I remember getting this tequilla from mexico, not designed for export, that had 1.5L written on the 750ml bottle lables. They simply used what they had handy. What's important is how It TASTES. so? hows it taste? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mo Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 I can safely say I have never seen that before I've just finished a box of al fakher, and opened a new one, and I had someone bring me a box of fakher from emirates which I haven't opened. incidentally, in the emirates, the box costs about 3 english pounds, or maybe 5.5 dollars!!! only difference was that some of the boxes are red tobacco, some have a brown colour, and I think the brown is better (but perhaps it is psychological). I am intrigued by your 'golden' apple labelled tobacco. It's either something different, or it's a fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyteboy Posted August 17, 2005 Author Share Posted August 17, 2005 I will hopefully try it manana and post the review I guess in my wyteboy compiled review thread, i guess i'll call it "mystery Golden regular AF apple" LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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