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[Altron]

Changed my set up... even smoked out of my new MYA i just bought and I still can't get Al Fakhar to smoke well..


MYA Acrylic

Regular MYA Bowl

Cold water, no ice

Circular holes made from pin

1 3k to start, another added a 5 mins or so later


Al Fakhar Orange - Still dont understand why I dont get that good orange taste, to me it tastes really really bad, like an orange gone bad. 5/10

Al Fakhar Green Grapes - Smells sorta like grapes... but nothing like it, again another bad experience. 4/10

[MechAnt]

Al Fakher Lemon

Setup: 26" Mya Acrylic, Standard Mya bowl, modded hose 1/2" gauge, locally made Natural fingers

Cut: Typical AF cut. Wet as hell

Smell: Very lemon-y. Had a slight floral essence to it.

Smoke: Great, thick clouds.

Taste: Not an extremely powerful lemon. On the weaker side but I like this particular flavor like that.

Buzz: Little

Duration: About an Hour. We could have kept it going but other smokers wanted another flavor

Overall: 8/10. Taste was good but not spot on. Great mixed tho.



AF Mint

Setup: 26" Mya Acrylic, Standard Mya bowl, modded hose 1/2" gauge, locally made natural fingers.

Cut: Typical AF cut. Wet as hell

Smell: Peppermint, spearmint, all mints that you can imagine.

Smoke: Great, thick clouds.

Taste: Its like smoking an altoid. Refreshing and has a slight menthol that I love.

Buzz: Little

Duration: 1 hour. People wanted a flavor change

Overall: 10/10. Great flavor and smoke. Best served as mixer. Edited October 13, 2007 by MechAnt

[jaratlif]

Al Fakher rocks, by far the best brand for value around.....

Mint

smell is really good 10/10

taste is pretty good, better than al wahas 9/10

smoke is amazing on most al fakher 10/10

overall 9.5/10 I will be getting this more often

Melon

smell is awesome 10/10

taste is good but quite strong enough 7.5/10

smoke density is also great 10/10

overall 8.5/10 will eventually get again

fruit coctail

smell is decent 7.5/10

taste is OK 6/10

smoke density below average for al fakher 5/10

This gave me a ridiculously bad headache 2/10 overall

apricot

smell is good for apricot 9/10

taste decent, i don't really like apricot in general though 7/10

smoke density is great even with 1/4 of an exotica if set up right 10/10

overall 8/10 for me, better for people who like apricot

[Baby Space Jesus]

I just got two flavors of Al Fakher that I have never had before: vanilla and cardamom. I have had vanilla in many other brands, but this is one the better vanilla flavors I have tried. I thought it had a pretty intense smell (reminded me a little of some wedding cake shisha I once had). It smokes great though, especially with cardamom. Although I am not sure what a cardamom exactly is, it is a delicious hookah flavor. Does anyone knwo any other brands of vanilla they think are better than the Al Fakher?

[Cube]

Setup:
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Appearance: small box (50g), unresealable bag inside, short cut, moderately wet

[img]style_emoticons/default/Hookah.gif[/img] Al Fakher [i][color=#ffff00]Lemon[/color][/i] [i] [img]style_emoticons/default/Hookah.gif[/img] [/i]

Smell: pine-sol-esque, a natural lemon with a candy undertone

Taste: Unlike the smell, entirely natural lemon, like a lemon rind, pretty enjoyable

Smoke: Great clouds, puffy puffy

Buzz: Perfect! not too much

Longevity: 1 hour

Overall: 7/10, repeatably fun, but nothing too special

[img]style_emoticons/default/Hookah.gif[/img] Al Fakher [color=#00ff00][i]Apple[/i][/color] [i] [img]style_emoticons/default/Hookah.gif[/img] [/i]

Smell: INCREDIBLY SWEET, like a green apple jolly rancher...outside of the box. Once I opened it up, though, I really couldn't smell anything. It was like they sprayed smell on the outside. Weird.

Taste: Kind of unnoticeable, a bit like apple, a natural taste, [u]NOT LICORICE[/u], which was nice; after about half an hour though, the flavor was gone.

Smoke: Oddly temperamental, took me 20 minutes of re-wrapping and re-lighting coals just to get good smoke

Buzz: Less than the lemon

Longevity: 1 hour

Overall: 5/10, I won't feel bad about smoking the rest of what I have, but given the initial smell, I was really disappointed. Edited November 9, 2012 by mushrat

[TBatcho07]

TBatcho07's Review: Al-Fakher Caffe Latte <3

Setup: 14" Mya QT
Bowl: Medium Tangiers Phunnel and a Mya Bowl
Hose: Cloisonme Gyro Hose and Standard Mya Hose
Screen/Foil: Foil of course
Liquid In base: Water(room temp.)

Cut: Lot's of small stems,a couple large ones.Very VERY juicy,red in color like all AF.

Smell: Heaven and coffee

Taste: Tastes just like it smells,an incredible shot of coffe and vanilla is what I could make out the most.Maybe Hazelnut.

Smoke Thickness: Like all AF you get GIGANTIC clouds.

Buzz: I can't seem to get a huge buzz off this stuff anymore,I smoke it a lot

Duration: 2 hours in my phunnel.

Overall Rating: 10/10 The most incredible flavor I have ever tried,my all time favorite so far.

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TBatcho07's Review: Al-Fakher Mint

Setup: 14" Mya QT
Bowl: Medium Tangiers Phunnel
Hose: Cloisonme Gyro Hose and Standard Mya Hose
Screen/Foil: Foil of course
Liquid In base: Water(room temp.)

Cut: Lot's of small stems,a couple large ones.Very VERY juicy,red in color like all AF.

Smell: Smelled of STRONG MINT,some friends said it reminded them of toothpaste lol.

Taste: Tastes like incredible mint flavoring.

Smoke Thickness: Like all AF you get GIGANTIC clouds.

Buzz: I've smoked this quite a few times and I get a really decent/nice buzz each time.

Duration: 2 hours in my phunnel.

Overall Rating: 10 /10 A great flavor and smell and it doesn't make me sick to my stomach or give me headaches lol.


Another for Al-Fakher! Edited August 2, 2008 by TBatcho07

[Nabiscuit]

Al Fakher Café Latte

Hookah: Pharaoh 2 Hose Egyptian Hookah
Bowl: Small Phunnel
Screen/Foil: Reynolds HD
Hose: Nammor
Coals: 3 Coconaras
Base Liquid: Water & Ice

Appearance: Very fine, very sticky, few stems, swimming in red
Smell: Like a Vanilla Latte. Wonderful.
Taste: Just like it smells, only sweeter. Fantastic.
Smoke: Good Clouds
Buzz: Little-Med
Duration: 2 Hours

Overall: 10/10 - Okay... So there's a lot of brands of Shisha that I've never tried (Al Waha, Starbuzz) and there's a lot of flavors and brands that I have tried (Hookah Freak, Romman, Tangiers, Fantasia, Fusion, Al Fakher, Nakhla)... And out of the 30 flavors that I've tried since we started smoking in March... I have to say, without a doubt, this is the best flavor that I've EVER had. I'm guessing that you're gonna have to like coffee to enjoy this flavor, but it's spot on. It's a very sweet coffee flavor with a hint of vanilla that keeps you sucking and sucking to get as much smoke as you can. Paired with an actual venti Latte from Starbucks (we tried this last night), this was so unbelievable our brains almost exploded by the sheer overload of joy that our tastebuds and olfactory sensors were experiencing every second of this glorious smoke. Within our first four puffs of our first 50g box, we immediately purchased 500g of the stuff because we knew this was going to be our new "go-to" flavor. I cannot stress enough how great this was. Okay... Let me try to settle down now. But this stuff really is great and I highly recommend it.

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Al Fakher Vanilla

Hookah: Pharaoh 2 Hose Egyptian Hookah
Bowl: Small Phunnel
Screen/Foil: Reynolds HD
Hose: Nammor
Coals: 3 Coconaras
Base Liquid: Water & Ice

Appearance: Very fine, very sticky, few stems, swimming in red
Smell: Very strong sweet, vanilla flavor.
Taste: Just like it smells, but with a whole lot less flavor.
Smoke: Good Clouds
Buzz: Very Little (normal AF)
Duration: 2 Hours

Overall: 7/10 - It's a very pleasant flavor that isn't overpowering and would be great for adding a little Vanilla mixer into other flavors. Really wished the flavor was stronger, but it was still very enjoyable.

[Tom1]

Al Fakher Apple

Smell: Light apple smell, no anise
Taste: A good light flavor, doesnt mix well as it's easily overpowered
Smoke: Very thick
Buzz: Slight at times
Duration: over an hour

Overall: 8/10


Al Fakher Apricot

Smell: Very good, like actual apricot
Taste: It didn't taste as good as it smelled. It has floral undertones too
Smoke: Very thick, also very heat resistant
Buzz: Slight at times
Duration: over an hour

Overall: 6/10 I wouldn't buy it again, but if you like floral shisha's you should give it a try



Al Fakher Berry
Smell: Very sweet, its hard to make out anything distinct
Taste: It tastes great! its hard to make out the different berrys though
Smoke: Very thick
Buzz: Slight at times
Duration: over an hour

Overall: 9.5/10 one of their best, hands down.



Al Fakher Bubble Gum
Smell: It actually smells like 'original' flavor bubble gum
Taste: Its good and tastes like what it should but has kind of a weird aftertaste, mixes very well with grenadine or watermelon to get rid of the aftertaste.
Smoke: Very thick
Buzz: Slight at times
Duration: over an hour

Overall: 8/10



Al Fakher Cafe Latte

Smell: Like coffee
Taste: It tastes like coffee with very noticable hints of hazlenut and chocolate
Smoke: Very thick, can be heat sensitive at times
Buzz: Slight at times
Duration: over an hour

Overall: 6.5/10 Coffee shisha isn't really my thing, but this is still the best one I've found so far


Al Fakher Cinnamon

Smell: Like a cinnamon stick
Taste: Very flavorful and not too spicy
Smoke: Very thick
Buzz: Slight at times
Duration: over an hour

Overall: 8.5/10 Most spicy flavors over-do the spice without enough flavor, AF has this one down though


Al Fakher Coconut

Smell: It smelled like coconut husk
Taste: The flavor was a bit light, but wasnt like nakhla coconut where it tastes like the rind
Smoke: Very thick
Buzz: Slight at times
Duration: over an hour

Overall: 6.5/10 It tastes good but needs more flavor



Al Fakher Cola

Smell: Vinegar
Taste: Vinegar
Smoke: Unsmokable
Buzz: Unsmokable
Duration: Less than a minute

Overall: 2/10 I have bought cola on many occasians, and only one out of the four times has it actually smelled like cola.
AF really needs to give their quality control a kick in the ass. It only gets a 2/10 because it tasted good the one time I had a smokeable
batch, however one out of four is completely unacceptable.


Al Fakher Grape
Smell: Ketchup
Taste: Ketchup
Smoke: Very thick
Buzz: Slight at times
Duration: Longer than cola, but still less than ten minutes

Overall: 0/10 Like cola I tried it a few times since I've heard so many good things about it. Unfortunatly they have all smelled and tasted like ketchup.


Al Fakher Grenadine (pomegranite)
Smell: Not really like grenadine or pom, It doesn't smell bad though
Taste: Like bubble gum it has a weird aftertaste, mixed together they're awesome
Smoke: Very thick
Buzz: Slight at times
Duration: over an hour

Overall: 6/10 alone 8.5/10 mixed


Al Fakher Honey

Smell: Like floral honey
Taste: flowery
Smoke: Extremely thick, this shisha is VERY heat resistant
Buzz: Slight at times
Duration: over an hour

Overall: 7/10, I dont like the floral taste, but the smoke was truly massive


Al Fakher Lemon

Smell: Smells like a real lemon
Taste: Actually tastes like a real lemon, a bit tangy
Smoke: Very thick
Buzz: Slight at times
Duration: over an hour

Overall: 8/10 Solid flavor


Al Fakher Mango

Smell: Like a mango
Taste: There was barely any flavor, went through two 50g's with the same result
Smoke: Very thick
Buzz: Slight at times
Duration: over an hour

Overall: 3/10 Very little flavor



Al Fakher Mint

Smell: Like delicious mint!
Taste: Also like delicious mint! One of the best mixers around
Smoke: Very thick
Buzz: Slight at times
Duration: over an hour

Overall: 10/10 Best mint for the price hands down.


Al Fakher Orange

Smell: Very strong citrus smell
Taste: Very strong orange flavor
Smoke: Very thick
Buzz: Slight at times
Duration: over an hour

Overall: 8/10 In my opinion its second only to tangiers orange soda (in the "orange" catagory if such a thing exist)


Al Fakher Peach

Smell: Just like a real peach
Taste: It wasn't bad, It had a nice real peach taste to it rather than nakhla's 'candy' flavor
Smoke: Very thick
Buzz: Slight at times
Duration: over an hour

Overall: 6.5/10 The rating may seem a bit harsh, but I prefer nakhla/mizo peach in just about every way. Also if I'm looking for a 'real' peach flavor
A local shop has handmade peach they solely import that blows everything else away.


Al Fakher Pineapple
Smell: Like a pinapple
Taste: Flavors a bit light but still enjoyable
Smoke: Very Thick
Buzz: Slight at times
Duration: over an hour

Overall: 8.5/10


Al Fakher Plum

Smell: Like a real plum
Taste: Flavors a bit light, but real plums don't have the strongest flavor so I can't holt it against AF
Smoke: Very Thick
Buzz: Slight at times
Duration: over an hour

Overall: 8/10 Very enjoyable


Al Fakher Two apple

Smell: Like straight anise
Taste: Strong anise flavor with a hint of apple
Smoke: Very Thick
Buzz: Slight at times
Duration: over an hour

Overall: 8/10 Nakhla DA is better but I enjoyed it



Al Fakher Vanilla
Smell: Exactly like vanilla extract
Taste: Very creamy, mixes well with a lot of flavors
Smoke: Very Thick
Buzz: Slight at times
Duration: over an hour

Overall: 9/10


Al Fakher Watermelon

Smell: Like candy watermelon gum
Taste: Exactly the same as it smells... delicious
Smoke: Very Thick
Buzz: Slight at times
Duration: over an hour

Overall: 10/10, best watermelon out there


Whew, enjoy!

[Purplepotatoe]

Al Fakher (Grape-Mint)
Set Up: Mya QT // Bowl that came with hookah // 2 Coconara // Water
Appearance: Really Juicy // Few Stems
Smell: Kinda Strange, had a mild cough syrupy grape smell when it was first opened.
Buzz: None for me
Smoke: Wasn't bad
Taste: Was really enjoyable, once you get used to the flavor it milds out and becomes smoother. The grape was the strongest flavor but the mint added nicely.
Length: Just under a hours, the flavor held well through the first and slowly died off as it went on.
Overall: 8/10 I personally loved it. It can be really strong for some at the beginning but once you get it going you will enjoy it.

Al Fakher (Mint)
Set Up: Mya QT // Small Phunnel // 3 Coconara // Water
Appearance: Really Juicy // Few Stems
Smell: Minty
Buzz: None for me
Smoke: Pretty normal AF
Taste: Really really strong very minty
Length: 1.5hrs, the flavor held well through session.
Overall: 7/10 the 7 is a high 7 coulda been 8 but i had to knock some points as it being almost to minty for my likings.

Al Fakher (Cinnamon)
Set Up: Mya QT // Small Phunnel // 3 Coconara // Water
Appearance: Really Juicy // Few Stems
Smell: Exactly like cinnamon
Buzz: None for me
Smoke: Pretty normal AF
Taste: If you like cinnamon it rocks
Length: 1.5hrs, the flavor held well through session.
Overall: 9/10 stable in my collection. This stuff is incredible.

Al Fakher (Berry)
Set Up: Mya QT // Small Phunnel // 3 Coconara // Water
Appearance: Really Juicy // Few Stems
Smell: Plenty of berry smell couldnt decipher the flavors in it though
Buzz: None for me
Smoke: Pretty normal AF
Taste: Exactly like it smelled
Length: 1.5hrs, the flavor held well through session.
Overall: 9/10 very very delightful, will prolly stockpile some.

Al Fakher (Orange)
Set Up: Mya QT // Small Phunnel // 3 Coconara // Water
Appearance: Really Juicy // Few Stems
Smell: What everyone has been saying about the smell is true, orangey smell with some chemical hint.
Buzz: None for me
Smoke: Pretty normal AF
Taste: I couldnt hate this flavor with anymore passion
Length: 1hr, i stayied and smoked through the entire session even though I didnt like it.
Overall: .3/10 I dont really need to say much here other then I did end up pukeing at the end.

[ColibriDon]

AF Orange

Taste: Vaguely citrusy. You could tell it was orange but not very strong. Not impressed by flavor.

Cut: Good, typical AF. Few stems, nice and juicy.

Smell: Weird orange.

5/10 Not good, not bad. Just middle of the road.

AF Honey

Taste: Very subtle but definitely honey. I liked it.

Cut: Good typical AF. Very juicy.

Smell: Strong Honey, very good smell.

8/10. I loved it. Huge clouds, great taste, great stuff. I am buying some more.

[Twisted]

Grape

Setup : KM Amoura, 2 cocos. Small egyptian bowl.

Smell : Smells like grapes.........that were thrown up on. I can't stand the smell of this tobacco.

Flavor : When I read grape, I thought it would be a little fruity. Not something that tastes bitter.

Buzz : None

Duration : 30 minutes before I said "Ok, I can't take this anymore." and switched it out.

Overall : I didnt enjoy this flavor very much at all. I give it a 2/10






Strawberry

Setup : KM Amoura, 2 cocos. Small egyptian bowl.

Smell : Smells like strawberry jam, very good smell.

Flavor : Didn't taste like an actual strawberry, more like a candy flavor.

Buzz : None

Duration : About an hour.

Overall : I'm glad I purchased this stuff, tastes good, smokes good. 8/10

[porksandwich9113]

[b]Al Fakher [color="#696969"]Vanilla[/color][/b]

[b]Hookah:[/b] SS Junior
[b]Bowl: Medium Phunnel[/b]
[b]Screen/Foil:[/b] Reynolds Heavy Duty
[b]Hose:[/b] Nammor
[b]Coals:[/b] 33mm 3Kings
[b]Base Liquid:[/b] Water & Ice

[b]Appearance: [/b]Short Cut, several stems, moist
[b]Nicotine:[/b] 0.05%
[b]Smell:[/b] Just like vanilla that you would cook with. Intense, but very soothing and nice.
[b]Taste:[/b] MM. Fantastic Vanilla. Strong, natural. Yummy!
[b]Smoke:[/b] Slight clouds.
[b]Buzz:[/b] Slight if I powerhit.
[b]Duration: [/b]1.5 Hours /w 3 people smoking.

[b]Purchased From:[/b] MaharajaHookah

[b]Overall: 7.5/10. Not Bad Shisha. The taste was nice, but was missing something. The smoke was a bit lacking for me as well.
Not much to smoke alone, but it's a great mixer!

[/b][b]Al Fakher [color="#a0522d"]Cappuccino[/color][/b]

[b]Hookah:[/b] SS Junior
[b]Bowl: Medium Phunnel[/b]
[b]Screen/Foil:[/b] Reynolds Heavy Duty
[b]Hose:[/b] Nammor
[b]Coals:[/b] 33mm 3Kings
[b]Base Liquid:[/b] Water & Ice

[b]Appearance: [/b]Short Cut, several stems, moist
[b]Nicotine:[/b] 0.05%
[b]Smell:[/b] Very much coffee/cappuccino scent. Very pleasing to me.
[b]Taste:[/b] Far Far too strong for my liking. It was like I was eating coffee beans or something.
[b]Smoke:[/b] Big Clouds.
[b]Buzz:[/b] Slight if I powerhit.
[b]Duration: [/b]1.5 Hours /w 3 people smoking.

[b]Purchased From:[/b] MaharajaHookah

[b]Overall: 5.5/10. The taste was too strong for me. The smoke was great, as was the smell. But I just didn't like the taste. Would be a GREAT mixer though.


[/b][b]Al Fakher [color="#a0522d"][color="#00ff00"]Double[/color] [color="#ff0000"]Apple[/color][/color][/b]

[b]Hookah:[/b] SS Junior
[b]Bowl: Medium Phunnel[/b]
[b]Screen/Foil:[/b] Reynolds Heavy Duty
[b]Hose:[/b] Nammor
[b]Coals:[/b] 33mm 3Kings
[b]Base Liquid:[/b] Water & Ice

[b]Appearance: [/b]Short Cut, several stems, moist
[b]Nicotine:[/b] 0.05%
[b]Smell:[/b] Like a pair of apples.
[b]Taste:[/b] A little Lacking, I did a bowl of Mint 10%/DA 90% and the mint was almost overpowering the apple even though there was only a little.
[b]Smoke:[/b] Big Clouds.
[b]Buzz:[/b] Slight if I powerhit.
[b]Duration: [/b]1.5 Hours /w 3 people smoking.

[b]Purchased From:[/b] MaharajaHookah

[b]Overall: 8/10. Not a bad shisha. I might enjoy it more if I smoked it without any mint, because the flavor was just not enough and was almost overpowered.
I might buy another 50g pack to test her out, but I will probably look elsewhere for a DA.
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[K1024]

[b]Brand - Al Fahker Golden Eskandarani Apple [/b] [b]
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[b]Hookah:[/b] KM [b]Halazona[/b]
[b]Bowl:[/b] Crown Hookah Classic V2.0
[b]Screen/Foil: reynolds wrap[/b]
[b]Hose: Roka hose[/b]
[b]Coals: 1 then 1.5 - 3 kings[/b]
[b]Base Liquid: water[/b]

[b]Appearance: standard Al Fahker no dye[/b]
[b]Nicotine: standard Al Fahker[/b]
[b]Base: [/b]
[b]Smell:[/b] delicious, halfway between candy apple and green apple
[b]Taste: Delicious and amazing. the best apple on the market.[/b]
[b]Smoke: fantastic, first try with crown bowl and it was amazing. full clouds with only 1 coal.[/b]
[b]Buzz: moderate[/b]
[b]Duration: 1.5-2 hours.[/b]

[b]Purchased From: HookahJohn.com[/b]

[b]Overall:[/b] 10/10 This is a real apple, no anise, and it is amazing. almost like biting in to a green apple.



[b]Brand - Al Fahker Orange[/b][b]
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[b]Hookah:[/b] KM [b]Halazona[/b]
[b]Bowl:[/b] Crown Hookah Classic V2.0
[b]Screen/Foil: reynolds wrap[/b]
[b]Hose: Roka hose[/b]
[b]Coals: 1 then 1.5 - 3 kings[/b]
[b]Base Liquid: water[/b]

[b]Appearance: standard Al Fahker not very much dye[/b]
[b]Nicotine: standard Al Fahker[/b]
[b]Base: [/b]
[b]Smell:[/b] orange-y
[b]Taste: Pretty good orange. [/b]
[b]Smoke: not quite as good as the apple.[/b]
[b]Buzz: moderate[/b]
[b]Duration: 1.5-2 hours.[/b]

[b]Purchased From: HookahJohn.com[/b]

[b]Overall:[/b] 7/10 its a pretty good orange, but it doesnt quite have a real orange down..or that much smoke. it has a little bit of a bite, but thats the citrus.