Flavour

[Stavros]

i have been having problems with trying to get any form of flavour from my shisha since from when i remember getting my own little pumpkin shisha and some tobbacos. The first time i ever had shisha i was blown away with the flavour ( i had a friends (double apple)) and i new i had to have my own. Any way I had got some 50g packs of nakhla (strawberry,peach,melon,2 applescherry) and alfakher (two apples, grape) and i even got some golden af eskandari apple seeing as every 1 raves on about it and how good the flavour is. but i cant get any form of flavour from anything, af double apple i had a slight anised taste and nak melon i got a slight hint of flavour but iv never been able to get a nice strong flavour that every 1 raves on about and what i exp that first time. its not usualy harsh smoke and do get decent clouds most of the time, so i think i have the heat management under control. the tobbaco smells like it should (tasty), exept nakhla mint used to taste ok now it has no smell and no taste. im using coconaras with a normal egyptian bowel on a little pumpkin hookah with tap water. sometimes with ice sometimes without and using a difuzer..Any ideas? i just made a order for some starbuzz so i cant wait to try that out and got a mini alien bowel to try 2. any pointers would be good

Thanks, stav

[rhineholt]

You're most likely not packing enough. With Nak, I've never had luck at packin it lightly. So try to put a little more than you normally do in and see if it does anything.
what bowl are you using right now?
Another thing, ice, although making the smoke cooler, can take away flavor.
If I'm right, you have a pumpkin hookah. Get a new one. That could also be your problem. They suck.

[joytron]

Make sure to clean that pipe. Also try cutting the coals in half for your egyptian. How is the shape of your hose, might be starting to fall apart.

[Stavros]

atm im using a egyptian and im packing it tight and loose trying different things but it dusnt seem to do much. and i usualy only use room temp water but i thought id try different things to see if it will help. and iv cleaned the pipe and it makes no difference. and the hose is still fine actually i only smoke once every couple of months if that im not a regular, and i will be buying a new pipe soon but it costs a arm and a leg to get 1 sent down to australia . seeing as they dont sell them here much any more . and with new laws in South australia (where i live) they dont sell anything any more that involves pipes or nht stuff