Smashraj84 Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 In my quest for a more intense flavor from my hookah, I used my smoke points I had collected at Southsmoke to help purchase:1 box of Golden Japanese Charcoals1 bag of Nours finger coals1 ceramic bowl with lidI read reviews that the abu haitham japanese coals are better than the golden, but the golden are very good as well. Since the Abus aren't coming in for a while and I need to figure this out I went with the Goldens. I also got a bag of Nours. So between the Japanese, the finger coals, and my 3 kings, SOMETHING has got to give me more flavor.P.S. If you haven't read my previous threads. I have a Mya QT, with mya hoses, mya bowl. I've used a few different brands of tobacco and at most gotten solid flavor (mostly from Tangiers) for 15 minutes or so. The only thing I can think of that is not allowing the flavor to come through to its fullest is the coal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashraj84 Posted May 16, 2006 Author Share Posted May 16, 2006 One of the customer reviews of the finger coals says " Nour Natural Charcoal Fingers These are great." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukasa Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Next time i smoke i am going to use the natural olivewood egyptian coals i got at my local shop. They are in discs and i got them accidentally because the guy at the shop mistook them for 3 kings coals. Anybody know the coals i am talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilgore trout Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 The arabic word at the top of that red bag says "nour" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashraj84 Posted May 17, 2006 Author Share Posted May 17, 2006 Sweet. So I definitely got a bag of Nours finger coals.Does anyone have any info on those Japanese Coals I got? I read Tangiers reviews of Canary Jap. Coals and Golden Jap. Coals and apparently they are very different quality so I'm hoping they are the Golden Jap. Coals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 Hookah Company also has Golden Japanese Charcoal, now. I know I delivered them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashraj84 Posted May 18, 2006 Author Share Posted May 18, 2006 Grrr....I e-mailed Southsmoke and asked them about the Japanese Charcoals I bought and here is the response I got:"The Canary and Golden style Japanese Charcoal are currently not available. We are awaiting these brands for future supply.At the moment, it is the type of Japanese Charcoal in a red box. There are three pieces per stick instead of four. It is still the same size, except each piece is bigger.These are authentic Japanese style Charcoals with the stamp "Made In Japan" on the box. They are not the type that say Japanese Charcoals and are made in China."Has anyone tried THESE Japanese Charcoals? I'm a little PO'd that they showed a picture of one thing and sold me something else. Hopefully they're good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsboy Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 There are like 10 brands that are the same as Nour coals out there. I have tried a couple. Their problem is when they are half let or if you light them indoors, they smell like sh*t .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashraj84 Posted May 18, 2006 Author Share Posted May 18, 2006 Don't they have to be lit on a stove? How are you gonna do that anywhere BUT inside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashraj84 Posted May 18, 2006 Author Share Posted May 18, 2006 [quote name='Smashraj84']Grrr....I e-mailed Southsmoke and asked them about the Japanese Charcoals I bought and here is the response I got:"The Canary and Golden style Japanese Charcoal are currently not available. We are awaiting these brands for future supply.At the moment, it is the type of Japanese Charcoal in a red box. There are three pieces per stick instead of four. It is still the same size, except each piece is bigger.These are authentic Japanese style Charcoals with the stamp "Made In Japan" on the box. They are not the type that say Japanese Charcoals and are made in China."Has anyone tried THESE Japanese Charcoals? I'm a little PO'd that they showed a picture of one thing and sold me something else. Hopefully they're good.[/quote]They e-mailed me back and said the only other thing written on the box is "Silver Coal". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
web250 Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 [quote name='Smashraj84']Don't they have to be lit on a stove? How are you gonna do that anywhere BUT inside?[/quote]Most stove-lit coals can also be lit with a torch liter, or a mini torch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashraj84 Posted May 18, 2006 Author Share Posted May 18, 2006 [quote name='web250'][quote name='Smashraj84']Don't they have to be lit on a stove? How are you gonna do that anywhere BUT inside?[/quote]Most stove-lit coals can also be lit with a torch liter, or a mini torch [/quote]Hey Web, what coals does Frolic sell? I was thinking about calling them, but I'm gonna be in Newark tomorrow night so I'll probably just stop in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siren Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 Hey Smashraj84, I can definitely empathize with you and your situation. In hopes of getting a better smoke myself, and after reading favourable reviews for Golden Japanese charcoals, I also placed an order with South Smoke. Not having the inside scoop on Hookah Company’s supply, I ordered from South Smoke under the same assumptions as you, and am now finding myself somewhat disheartened at the possibility of receiving 2 boxes of some generic Japanese brand. I think my order went through a few days before yours, so perhaps there is still some hope…wishful thinking?? Anyhow, it is scheduled to arrive later on today so, like you, I’m just hoping they’ll be good. If you haven’t received yours yet I’ll let you know how it goes. In the meantime, fingers crossed... Laura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
web250 Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 [quote name='Smashraj84'][quote name='web250'] [quote name='Smashraj84']Don't they have to be lit on a stove? How are you gonna do that anywhere BUT inside?[/quote]Most stove-lit coals can also be lit with a torch liter, or a mini torch [/quote]Hey Web, what coals does Frolic sell? I was thinking about calling them, but I'm gonna be in Newark tomorrow night so I'll probably just stop in. [/quote]I can't recall them selling coals, but that isnt to say that they don't. They do have for sure HH tobacco, and hookahs. So it'd make sense if they sold coals as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashraj84 Posted May 19, 2006 Author Share Posted May 19, 2006 Siren- Mine are coming today as well. I won't be able to use them cause I'll be out of town though. Post a review of them if you get a chance. Thanks.Web-I won't be in Newark til 8 or 9 tonight so I won't be able to hit up Frolic. Maybe on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashraj84 Posted May 19, 2006 Author Share Posted May 19, 2006 I went home on my lunch break and picked up my package. The finger coals are Nours (the picture is showing one side of the bag, on the other side is NOURS). The ceramic bowl looks pretty damn cool, can't wait to use it tonight.The japanese coal are, like they said, in a red box with no other writing besides SILVER COALS and made in japan on it. I didn't open up the box yet to look at them though.Siren, lemme know how they smoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
web250 Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 [quote name='Smashraj84']Web-I won't be in Newark til 8 or 9 tonight so I won't be able to hit up Frolic. Maybe on Saturday.[/quote]Cool, be sure to let us know what/if they sell coals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siren Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 Hi again, I’ve been religiously tracking my order through FedEx and apparently it just arrived like 10 minutes ago. Unfortunately, I won’t have time to run across the border and pick it up before the shipping company closes. Even worse, they’re closed on weekends! I’ve been dying to get a hold of some new flavours, as my stockpile is running pretty low, so I’m pretty disappointed. But anyways, I unfortunately won’t be able to get back to you until Monday at the earliest and I’m assuming that, by then, you’ll probably have sampled them for yourself. So please do let me know how it goes, as I’ve been pretty curious since reading your post last night. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 In the area of lighting naturals, I always recomend a small butane camping stove. I like it better than a torch because I don't have to hold it. I can set a coal on it and then sit and wait. I only smoke outside, and the camping stoves are compact and work great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 There are no good Japanese charcoals that I am aware of that come three per bar...one characteristic to look for is how cleanly are they made? If they look rough and irregular, they are of poor quality. Canary distributes tow Japanese charcoals. One is claimed to be made in Japan, the ones that come three to a bar, but the representative told me they are made in the Middle East. They are exceptionally poor. As I said in a review "If they smoke hookah in hell, these are the charcoal they use." The price is about $1.50 vs. $6 per box, similar weights. That is $6 for the real Canary golden Japanese charcoal, which ar very good charcoal, worth the extra money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashraj84 Posted May 21, 2006 Author Share Posted May 21, 2006 Here is what they actually look like. They don't seem to be rough or irregular at all. If anyone has tried these or has any info on them, lemme know. I think I'm gonna hold off on them until I hear more info.[img]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/Smashraj84/Picture3.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashraj84 Posted May 25, 2006 Author Share Posted May 25, 2006 Bumping this to see if Siren has tried them yet or anyone has any information.They're also sold at hookah kings "http://hookahkings.com/cgi/HOKstore.cgi?user_action=detail& amp;catalogno=CJP60[img]http://hookahkings.com/images/db_images/CJP60_L.jpg[/img]Box of high quality Japanese silver hookah charcoals made specifically for hookah smoking. These charcoals burn hot, and odorless. This box contains 60 silver square pieces." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookahtobacco Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 man, u really waste ur time reviewing this japanese charcoal. i have tried it before and it is fine. it is definately authentic japanese charcoal. i spoke with some people over at south smoke and they said they are awaiting the abu haitan brand. they said it is hard to come across right now. i understand what ur saying, but the japanese charcoal in the picture is no knock off - its the real thing made in japan - just different company. listen to what i say, ive tried them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashraj84 Posted June 1, 2006 Author Share Posted June 1, 2006 Why am I wasting my time? Because YOU tried this coal. We all know one man's favorite is another man's garbage.I haven't used either of the new coal because I haven't had that much time to smoke, but I did use the new bowl with the clip on screen and wind cover and viola! I have flavor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Raj: those charcoal in your picture do not match the picture of Golden Japanese Charcoal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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