dizzing Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 well, i just went to my local lounge (which i thought carried only nakhla) for some apple ma'assel. well, to my surprise, they had all sorts of options now. they said they'd gotten a new triple apple (which i bought, and it turns out it's hennawy brand.. it also says "bahrini" on it, so it might be bahrini apple... it's made in egypt, not bahrain...) .. i picked up some o the old standby nakhla double apple, and finally just some regular apple. to my surprise, this was not nakhla apple, at least i don't think it is.anyway, the package is a super flimsy white plastic container, rectangular shaped. on it is a roundyellow sticker on the front with 2 red apples on it. there is arabic writing both above and below, which i could never hope to read. needless to say, it doesn't match the writing on any other ma'assel i have available for comparison.on the back is a health warning sticker, and an indicator that it's .46% nicotine, .06% tar (WHAT?? actual tar? wow, more honest than most ) , and 250 grams contents. there are no other english words on the package. inside the container was a SUPER sticky package of tobacco. there was molasses all over it, and the bag was simply tied off to close it. when i dumped it out and stirred it up, it had a very unique smell. molasses and apple, i guess, but it doesn't remind me of other apple tobaccos. the molasses is HEAVY in this stuff, at least in the package. i haven't smoked any yet. does anyone have a clue what this stuff might be?? if only i could read arabic!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuschultz Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Sounds gross. Let us know how it smokes. Also, how about some photos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzing Posted March 5, 2006 Author Share Posted March 5, 2006 i gleaned from the second word on the sticker an "l", "s", and "m" , but there's some other character between the s and m that i can't make out. plus, i'm not sure about these, because i just went off a chart i found that compares the letters to roman ones. *shrug*and i don't have a camera available, or i'd get pics... perhaps someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzing Posted March 5, 2006 Author Share Posted March 5, 2006 oh, never mind, i'm guessing that says "ma'assel"damn it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuschultz Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 nice try. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seandoo Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 wow that def. sounds interesting! yeah keep us posted on how that stuff smokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzing Posted March 5, 2006 Author Share Posted March 5, 2006 well, after studying my nakhla, i've determined that the other word on the yellow sticker is "apple"so, it's got a picture of 2 red apples, and above it, it says (in arabic,) apple ma'assel.below the picture are some characters that are all separated and have several repetitions, so i think they're probably numbers ofsome kind.which means there's no brand name anywhere on the damn thing??well, i'll be damned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzing Posted March 5, 2006 Author Share Posted March 5, 2006 oh, there's a sticker on the side that says "1999".my nakhla double apple box says "1991" on the side.what is the significance of this, i wonder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghunfrytimma Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 hmmmm maybe its the an "established in" date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuschultz Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 hopefully it isnt a born on date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavlakos_politakos Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 maybe its best to take this stuff to a lab and get some tests run on it..try it out,and if you never respond again well just assume it either killed you or traumatized you so much you couldnt do anything whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 when you are done send me the wrapper, i'll ask a buddy. well lookie there...2000+ i feel so old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpico Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 I think you spend way too much time with the hookah.If I had started my Arabic courses I would have helped you out...but since I am a slacker you'll have to wait til August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 I can read Arabic if you could get a scan.But... I can't understand it... lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navynmr Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 i can help you out, post a pic man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Nahkla is at least 60 years old, I believe. I want to say they date back to 1922, but 1991 is not their establishment date. As Eissenberg pointed out previously, technically, as I understand him, glycerine is tar. The term is meaningless for hookah tobacco. Congrats to Mushy on 2000 posts! Get to 10,000 and I'll buy you something nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 fax me a photocopy of the box.. sent a pm with my fax #. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HookahCaterpillar Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 I think I have seen that shisha before at my local shop in maryland. I never tried the apple but i have bought the strawberry on occasion. Im not sure what brand it is but in my opinion the same quality and smoke as nakhla. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LB] Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 [quote name='ZAP']I can read Arabic if you could get a scan.But... I can't understand it... lol.[/quote]same- but donkeema you were saying you wanted to get nakhala double apple- how can you smoke that! i tried smoking one 15 gram bowl yesterday and i was literally seconds from vommitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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