mushrat Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 My friend who works for me at the bar, visited Neal while he was in LV. Picked up some Tangiers F-line Coco since he loves it and we are presently out. He let it Acclimate for more than enough time and it isn't right. Smells burnt and like it has been mixed with something like zagouhl. Has anyone else had problems with Tangiers they got from TDP or from the shop? Strangely enough the packageing was the older Blue printing instead of the current Red/orange and yellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickReppinThe909 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 call eric he will give you the run down but i dont want to start another evil thread. i also had this problem when i bought cool strawberry from them it didnt taste anything like cool strawberry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfaltous Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 I just got several packs of Tangiers from TDP and have had no issues with them at all. However, I'm by no means a Tangiers expert and a lot of the ones that I got are ones that I'm trying for the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 QUOTE (NickReppinThe909 @ Jun 11 2008, 11:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>call eric he will give you the run down but i dont want to start another evil thread. i also had this problem when i bought cool strawberry from them it didnt taste anything like cool strawberryI have..just checking for 1st hand info. Like to get the facts myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickReppinThe909 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 yea i got some un acclimateable (that even a word?) watermelon in the old packaging that had DRY tobacco in it i mean crispy dry in some places and i tried smoking it and it tasted like a cheap cigar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OC4111 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Maybe that's why my batch of mixed fruit never tasted right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuie Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Same thing here got my Tangiers F-Line Apple...acclimated 48 hours and tastes like DIRT! I am letting it acclimate more, but maybe it's not the acclimation problem, there was a weird stem in the shisha that i though out out of habit of tossing stems...but i have never seen that in tangiers before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 If your tobacco has a "burnt" smell or taste soemthign is wrong. We suspect Zaghoul in the stuff we got. That would give it that Cigar smell and taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staygone Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Were the bags sealed and all when you guys got them?-QM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OC4111 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 I wish I still had that batch to confirm. but if I remember correctly it had a slight hint of fruit. i'm thinking a cigar odor too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarios2 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 No problems here, I got horchata, melon blend, and k-peach, all smoke great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 yes, they were sealed..but that's easy to do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename067 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Thats fairly weird.Zaghloul has a VERY distinct smell to it...how bad/dry/old must the tobacco be for it to smell like that?PS: Its Zaghloul not Zaghoul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplexCoda Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 I havent gotten anything from tdp but i also havent had any problems with any of my tangiers from anywhere. Also a question...WTF is Zaghloul? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victim026 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Zaghloul is the traditional tobacco smoked in the middle east. There's quite a few different forms of it but it's very very strong and is smoked with the coals straight on top of it, no foil whatsoever. As much as I smoke I still can't handle Zaghloul expect in maybe 2 or 3 hits at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Click Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 (edited) I have two diff. tangiers from DPG. One smells and tasted fine. The others even after acclimation has a strong tobacco, smokey cigar smell to it. I dunno whats up. Maybe that's just how the flavor smells. Anyways just my 2 cents. I know he is going through a lot. So i dunno. It's probably nothing. Neal is a good guy. Edited June 11, 2008 by click Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 QUOTE (click @ Jun 11 2008, 06:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I have two diff. tangiers from DPG. One smells and tasted fine. The others even after acclimation has a strong tobacco, smokey cigar smell to it. I dunno whats up. Maybe that's just how the flavor smells. Anyways just my 2 cents.what flavour is off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidglass Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Well I ordered my first order of tangiers orange soda from TDP. It came in a sealed bag....in a starbuzz container. I would assume because it ships better that way, which doesn't bother me. I don't have any means for comparison except for some horchata i traded with someone, but kind of hard to tell. I wish it smelled a little more like orange soda but it's still pretty close. And it doesn't kill my throat or anything, and it all looks uniform so I'm assuming no foul play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted June 12, 2008 Author Share Posted June 12, 2008 QUOTE (liquidglass @ Jun 11 2008, 07:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Well I ordered my first order of tangiers orange soda from TDP. It came in a sealed bag....in a starbuzz container. I would assume because it ships better that way, which doesn't bother me. I don't have any means for comparison except for some horchata i traded with someone, but kind of hard to tell. I wish it smelled a little more like orange soda but it's still pretty close. And it doesn't kill my throat or anything, and it all looks uniform so I'm assuming no foul play.you'd know pretty quickly..the stuff doesn't accimate right and has a distinct cigar/zaghoul/tobacco smell that is hard to miss.If anyone got an f-line that was off, do you remember if the wrapper was blue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdl Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 I just want to assuage everybody's concern, I will be looking into this for you all.Has anyone got tobacco from The Devil's Playground that didn't smoke well and then get tobacco from other vendors that was fine...is it specifically stuff from the Devil's Playground?I've been on the phone all afternoon, I've talked to George, Neil, Mushy and assorted other players in the trade, and I'm trying to get a handle on it. It sounds implausible that this would happen, but I'm taking it very seriously, I assure you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy1966 Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 (edited) I just got some cooling from HC and it was in real old packaging. The outside wrapper was like it was air sealed and a ton of left over plastic on the top, and it was thin plastic and not the thick plastic that is around the wrap. Edited June 12, 2008 by Snoopy1966 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidglass Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 QUOTE (mushrat @ Jun 11 2008, 09:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (liquidglass @ Jun 11 2008, 07:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Well I ordered my first order of tangiers orange soda from TDP. It came in a sealed bag....in a starbuzz container. I would assume because it ships better that way, which doesn't bother me. I don't have any means for comparison except for some horchata i traded with someone, but kind of hard to tell. I wish it smelled a little more like orange soda but it's still pretty close. And it doesn't kill my throat or anything, and it all looks uniform so I'm assuming no foul play.you'd know pretty quickly..the stuff doesn't accimate right and has a distinct cigar/zaghoul/tobacco smell that is hard to miss.If anyone got an f-line that was off, do you remember if the wrapper was blue?I agree I actually got some FAKE Nakhala called El Nakhala that was pretty much cigar tobacco. So my Orange Soda is legit. Sorry about your batch though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anxiety Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 i got peach tea from neal and it tasted perfect...it actually only took like 3 hours to acclimate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobbed Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 got kpeach and kcherry all are perfectfrom dpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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