Serbetli samples

[MR Bubble]

Howdy. I received a package of Sebetli samples from alen yesterday. Of course, the apples are always the first to be smoked. The apple I chose first is "red and green apple." I hope I got that right alen, as none of the sample bags were marked. You have never seen anything like this (except the nuke plant Homer Simpson works at) before. It almost reminds me of the autopsy slides of Sclerosis of the liver we had to watch in the Army Drug and Alcohol Program (the Army's version of AA). Imagine glowing pond moss. Stuff looks repulsive. I almost puked when I touched it, thinking "I'm going to smoke this?"
I never felt a massell like this before. It is like a thick, sticky paste. Trying to separate it and put it in the bowl is a daunting challenge as it just balls up into a new shape and sticks to your fingers. Anything that makes it into the bowl is a large, sticky clump. Must be like playing with ones own feces. However, I think the feces would cooperate better after a  while. In fact, last night I tried to smoke a bowl of it ( the Serbleti) and had such a tight draw, I was getting a headache. That was from all the sticky, clumpy paste plugging the holes up in my bowl. Alen suggested I just pick little pieces and drop them in the bowl, until I had a good quantity. Then adjust them as necessary with my toothpick. That is what I did, and it does work better, but after about 2 minutes, the tight draw comes back, but not quite as bad as last night.
The taste is a light rendition of candy apple something. I do taste a slight sour that is almost lemony and reminds me of a pinch of coriander, which would be about right for its Mediterranean origins. This doesn't exactly explode with flavor in the mouth, but seems a good healthy hint of apples, kind of the way Nakhla produces a impressionist sense of flavor with it's apple, but a more pleasing taste most would find pleasant. The sour part of the flavor (which I said reminds me of lemon/coriander) also seems to mimic the peel of an apple in a strange sort of way. So now we have  A sweet apple, sour candy apple (hint) and a lemon/coriander/peeling mixture. Not bad at all. I like this. I had complained about HH green apple having a washed-out, almost non-existent flavor, but this is a little tastier with a better quality tobacco that doesn't remind me of lucky strikes. So now, here comes Bubble's hieroglyphics:
Flavor: It would get a big smiley if only the flavor were more pronounced. However, I just love the different senses of flavor. Sweet apple, sour apple, candy, and a hint of coriander (or what I feel to be).
Smoke Density:  Mighty thick here in the house-o-bubble. It could be better with practice.
Buzz-Factor: That face is for last night's trial run. My finger tips were vibrating!  Right now, I feel like I had a shot of ouzo, with my stomach being all warm inside, and I'm very relaxed.
Nose Hitability: For girls just starting out with nose-hits. A dud in that area.
General feeling of wellness: I'm quite pleased.
Final thoughts: A remarkably unique blend of apple flavors. This is one to smoke while alone, relaxed and just want to ponder things. It will not be a "slap you in the face" explosion of flavors, but a calming, impressionistic sense of a flavor medley, with some tastes I really can't nail. I almost seems a little like an Eskanderany apple. I love smokes like this! This would be my all time favorite if it had a little more flavor strength and it weren't so tight drawing. But for now, my all time favorite apple still happens to be Nakhla regular because it's just plain weird.
At your service,
MR Bubble

[[LB]]

your description of the tobacco would
make me dump the whole pacakge right into a bio hazard bin then power
wash my kitchen. how can you smoke it if it doesent even resemble
tobacco!

[MR Bubble]

[quote name='[lebanese_blonde']] how can you smoke it if it doesent even resemble tobacco![/quote]
 
Easy, just load the bowl and apply hot coal. There is plenty of weird looking tobacco out there. This just happens to be the weirdest. It is quite good. I have a rule about consumption of weird looking things. Especially food: Don't matter what it looks like. all comes out brown anyway.
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[[LB]]

hahhahaha

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Sick pup....
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[alen]

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the only difference with the serbetli is that it has this real fine cut and that they use real thick honey and nearly no glycerine  so actually you dont have to pay a lot of money for glycerine that in the wet brands out there imo its a real fine tobacco you only have to learn how to use it right exactly as all other brands out there
glad you liked the first sample i look forward to next review
Alen

[Sonthert]

Actually what we are calling smoke is actuaslly vaporized glycerine....this is how the process works and I'm baffled by the public health notices. Carbon Monoxide is one thing (Arrrgh! use yer Charcoal Briquettes at yer own risk, matey!).For very thick, maasel, I've used head rings INSIDE the bowl, to keep the maasel from being sucked into clogging the holes. You clear it, it clogs up...the tobacco is being sucked down the holes! I had a few VERY thick, small ground maasel prototypes I made...I finally settled on larger pieces (to prevent clogging) and looser pieces (so its easier to pack). Al Waha used to be more like that and old Nahkla you used to have to scrape off of chunks.

[alen]

yepp you are right i have done a lot different mixes with glycerin and you get a real thick smoke with a real glycerin wet tobacco but this serbetli is really different it hasnt got any glycerine wetness just a real thick sticky honey texture but it really produce one of the whitest thick smoke ive seen ?

[alen]

a little pic on the stuff
 

[MR Bubble]

Another round of Serbetli tonight. I have moved on to the mint. The consistency of this is the same as the "glow in the dark sour and red apple brew." The smell is pleasing and I had high hopes for this. Let me explain:
I tried one other mint before. It was Nakhla mint and I could never get it lit because of the mint strength. I kept coughing and gagging from the overpowering mint fumes! Therefor, I have been scared of any mint ever since.
Smoking this is less violent than I feared. It started out mild enough with a slight "dirty taste." After a few puffs, it was a combination of a burning and cooling sensation. Unlike the toxic apple, the draw is nice and easy. I added less tobacco to the bowl this time, and I really think I added too little. However, the flavor is there 100%. The taste isn't bad if you like "mint/spicy" things. I do, but it is still a little harsh. But how can I complain? It's mint after all and while I will smoke it again at a later time, I won't do it very often.
Flavor: Yep, it's mint. I can also sense a little eucalyptus in it. Imagine a mouth full of Fisherman's friends and trying to breath through your mouth. UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE:
about 15 minutes into the smoke, the mint is starting to mellow out a little to a comfortable level and I'm getting a heavy, "dark" taste with it. It kind of reminds me of a dab of chocolate. Interesting, but most likely my imagination. Really, not a bad flavor and I am growing a fondness to it. I really do like it.
Smoke Density: My problem is not quite enough tobacco in it. I wanted a nice easy draw and that is what I have. However, the smoke density is respectable enough and can't be knocked. I'd say it's average.
Buzz Factor: I'm slightly mellow. Not a punch like the last one.
Nose Hitability: Yesssss! This is the one! Frontal Lobotomy in a bag! Do a nose hit with this and there is no question in your mind that you are up to no good! Haven't had this much fun since I went on a slug-salting rampage!
General feeling of wellness: Maybe I should update the Buzz Factor rating. I'm mellow with a dumb look on my face.
Final Words: After the initial mint punch, this does mellow out slightly and turns pleasant. This isn't too complicated: mint, some Eucalyptus, a little something "dark" that I won't call chocolate anymore, since it was probably just my imagination, but a slight darkness in the background. This is a mint I can appreciate and have a little fun with. Too bad MRS Bubble refuses to try it. Since I have a very limited experience with min massell, it is hard to really compare it to anything. SO the number I am giving it is the rating of how much I am currently enjoying this, along with it's buzz. Lets say 7. Remember, some of you experienced mint smokers may not agree.
MR Bubble

[alen]

really looking forward to see what you like the cappuchino
 i know that you liked the a.f i sent you once but i think the serbetli is very close in quality (or mayby even better)

[MR Bubble]

I know I'm behind on this stuff. Just to think that alen was kind enough to send it to me and I'm still not finished with trying it.
Tonight is a chance grab at the capucino. I was looking forward to this from the start, but wanted to hold off until I got the technique down, as this tobacco is very, very hard to load in the bowl. As with all other flavors by this brand, it is almost in the form of a hockey puck. A STICKY hockey puck, that is. Just imagine trying to dicect this stuf with a toothpick in the bowl, because all the sticky dingle-berries clump up as soon as they come into contact with each other. Takes about 10 minutes of extreme care to do this.
Anyhow, once carefully prepared, it smokes like a champ! I am not too experienced with this flavor, as I've only had AL Fakher capucino before. So, I can only compare it to that, and of course, just base it on how much I happen to like it. It is a bit less sweet than I remember AF being. The tobacco is a nuetral, unoffensive flavor, but a bit heavy. The flavor isn't quite as pronounced after 10 minutes of smoking it, but it is pleasant anyway. Mildly sweet, with a (oh God, here we go again with a Bubble description) "Tastes like the smell of" fresh perking coffee at Grandpa's house when I was a kid. The best part is that the bubbling only adds to the "perking coffee" sensation. Don't think this compares to AF, as it is definately not as sweet as it, but equally as good. It is a capucino for ME. That is, not quite as punchy sweet, but more and heavier tobacco, with a capucino flavor that is slightly more that a "hint," or a mild impression of capucino.
FLAVOR:  Very mild. Impressionist's rendering of capucino. Brings back memories. Tobacco is pronounced but not offensive.
GOTTA HURRY NOW. It's starting to thunder here and tghe power goes out all the time. Damned south.
Smoke Desity: Oh yes sir. Very thick. If I didn't make so many little holes, it may be even denser.
Buzz Factor:  Yes, yes, yes!! I really tight, controlled buzz.
Nose-hitability:  Just not a bit manly.
Final thoughts: I really like this. Accurate flavor, but could be just a bit more pronounced. Capucino is not a traditional flavor, so it can get away with being more "cartoonish." Other than that, it really isn't as long lasting as previous Serb flavors. All in all, I'm happy with it as it is a wonderful flavor, but wouldn't spend a lot on it. I'm curious as to other brands capucino flavors. If you want a number, I would go a 7.5. It would be a solid 9.0 if it were longer smoking, and just a bit more punchy after 15 minutes.
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Sorry for all the miss spelled words on the previous post, but I was running out of time and couldn't use the spell checker.
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