dark_lord Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Hi, I am new to this forum and I am happy to have found a place to discuss something that has been a hobby of mine for many years. About eight years ago, I had gone to Israel to work as a volunteer on a kibutz. It was there that I first encountered narghile, or hookah as it is known in the states. The first time I smoked it I was forever hooked and since then I have never finished my quest for the perfect smoke. The only available tobacco in Israel at that time was Al Nakhla with "Double Apple" being the golden standard, so of course that is all I smoked. However, the coal we used was called "Estari," it came in a gold foil wrapper and the name and all writing on it was in Greek. There was a picture of the three wisemen following the star to Bethleham on it as well. These coals were of the self-lighting variety and no matter how hard I look, I can't find any evidence that they existed at all since I left Israel. I'm sure that there are better SL coals on the market now, but these hold some sentimental value to me. If anyone can help me find them, please let me know.Gracias,d_l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamscott06 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Welcome to the Forum Do you mean like quicklights? Most of those are self starting i guess.. only takes a little bit of flame then there good after a little blowing.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternalSoil Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 welcome dark lord!i have never heard of those coals, they must be a regional thing with no online availability.the best self lighting or "Quick light" (QL) coals are three kings, and some people say golden too, but they are wrong. you can get them in a lot of middle eastern shops and most online retailer sell them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybersist Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Welcome! I prefer the 3 king QLs as opposed to the Golden's. But I have moved on and gone to the natural side of the force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 my friend used those coals after he came back from israel. i dont think he ever got around to finding them in LA though =/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canon Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 i prefer 3 eagle over anything for ql's and as far as naturals go everyone agrees on exoticas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HookahDude831 Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 sounds like your talking about golden rolls. the best Ql's IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctsmo Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 (edited) are they the same ones as these, i made a post about themhttp://www.hookahforum.com/index.php?showt...mp;#entry163886on post 13 i posted pics which might help Edited January 12, 2008 by ctsmo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everydayshisha Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 (edited) First of all the coal are called ASTERI and not estari (although your translation is right) as you posted and i can get them locally really easy and basically from everywhere. I guess you live in the US tho, so i doubt you'll be able to find them. They really are nice coal. 33mm, super quick lighting, no porobs at all but i'd give them a 8/10 on the taste(along with the 3k's). the only QL i gave a 9 is "belgian charcoal".PIc below (of theit newest packing/roll) This is the foil its rolled in.Cheers Edited January 12, 2008 by everydayshisha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 QUOTE (everydayshisha @ Jan 12 2008, 06:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>...the only QL i gave a 9 is "belgian charcoal"...although belgian coals burn hotter than other QL's and ash better, they give everyone headaches that has smoked with me. http://www.hookahforum.com/index.php?showtopic=16701 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_lord Posted January 12, 2008 Author Share Posted January 12, 2008 Cool... Thank you for all the info. Asteri, huh, at least I was close. It was Greek to me. Anyway, I purchased something similar from a seller in Israel. When I get them, I'll post a rating. It is also good to hear that the Exotica coals are as good as they are, I just purchased some from Hookah-Shisha. Muchas Gracias, Tomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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