Funnel Bowl Review, Tangiers Root Beer Review

[Erica]

SORRY! This is my first real review on here! So bare with me.I got my package yesterday after work. Opened it up and was really surprised about how big the bowl was! I ordered the Black and Red style bowl. I figured it would match the pipes. Hookah: Mya Stem with unknown Base.Bowl: Funnel BowlHose: Mya Saray hose with the long wooden tip.Tobacco: ½ Starbuzz Black Grape, ¾ Starbuzz Watermelon mixed. Filled to the top of the funnel with a little extra on the sides.Foil: Heavy Duty ReynoldsHoles: One medium sized hole in the center, 12 holes around the outer edge.Tobacco Condition: Very Wet and smelled FANTASTIC (like always)Coals: Japanese style, three quarters spaced evenly around the bowl. Smoke: Usually we would wait for the tobacco to warm up before we started puffing, we were all really anxious to see how the bowl smoked so we did not wait and went right to it. I must say only after three or four puffs the bowl was already smoking like a champ! Nice big white clouds. Since we were indoors, the smoke was PERFECT for O blowing contests. Haha Flavor intensity/longevity: The flavor was AWESOME. Not only did it taste great, it lasted a very long time. The flavor never died down and was great until I took the bowl off. In fact, my friend was still trying to smoke it while I was taking it off. But alas, it was time to go home.Time: 1 hour 45 minutes, 5 people smoking, 2 pipesClean Up: I took the bowl off and there was no gooey mess like there usually would be. There was no molasses dripping into the tray. When I emptied the bowl into the trash there was still a layer of unused tobacco, which was impressive. All in all, this bowl was very impressive and well worth the money. Compared to any other bowl I give it a 9.50. The -.5 was because more coal dust got into the stem, which would make for more cleaning BUT it is easier to clean coal dust than molasses so only -.5. Perhaps a little direction on how to set up the holes on the bowl would be a great help. Other then that I have NO complaints. Hookah: Mya Saray Black “candy jar” Vase with Mya Stem.Bowl: Big Bowl, UnknownHose: Mya Saray Thick hose.Tobacco: Tangiers Root BeerFoil: Heavy Duty ReynoldsHoles: Medium Holes all around the bowl, about 20-25Tobacco Condition: Very dark, and smelled like those little root beer candies you get at claim jumpers. Looked like good quality tobacco, little-no sticks.Coals: two ¼ Japanese, the packaging stated not to use too much heat with brand of tobacco which was a really nice warning, so thanks for that.Smoke: Started out thin, got a little thinker about 5 minutes later.Flavor intensity/longevity: I must say that the flavor compared to the smell was very disappointing. It tasted NOTHING like root beer, or anything for that matter. After about two go around in the circle the hose was hung up and the bowl was taken off to make a new one.Flavor: Unfortunately, I do not think I will be buying Tangiers Root Beer again. I am glad I only ended up buying to 100g pack because I am really considering throwing it away. Perhaps Ill give it one more chance. Hopefully the outcome will be a little different then the first.Time: 20 minutes.This flavor seems like it has great potential but just isn’t there yet. I hear so many good things about Tangiers tobacco I guess I just picked a dud flavor. There will be a Tangiers purchase in the near future.[img]http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n69/ooocharmsooo/fgh.jpg[/img][img]http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n69/ooocharmsooo/untitledhj.jpg[/img]

[Skimo]

good review, lol if your going to throw the rootbeer away ill gladly take it haha

[ghostofdavid]

I also like the review. Interesting hookahs too. Where'd you pick them up?

[Caro]

so how do I get this Tangiers stuff?

[Erica]

Well The black on on the left is a Mya, You can buy them on the site, the red one on the right i believe may be a mya but is out of production. They are from a hookah bar calleld Bulldog Hookah and Cigar, 417 Main St. Huntington Beach, Ca*My old work*

[DCShisha]

Why don't you try the Rootbeer in the funnel bowl? Not that they have to go together but wouldn't it make sense to try the Tangiers shisha out of the Tangiers bowl?

[Erica]

Well the thing was, I wanted to try the new bowl with something I have already smoked. That way I can compare the differnce between the Hold bowl and the new bowl.Since I had never tried the tobacco before I want to try the New tobacco in a setting that is exactly the same as all the other times I've smoked so I can see how well it smoked and how good the flavor was. Perhaps tonight I will try the Root beer in the tangiers bowl?

[mushrat]

Tangiers can be had at www.hookahcompany.com, and www.hookahkings.com, and of course our very own www.mnhookah.com .

[gunsboy]

Nice Cat .. Hope it does not attack your hookahs some day and cause major damage to them or the carpet ...

[Erica]

Oh it did last night.. haha he likes the bubles that hookahs make, and he jumped on the hose. nice big holes in the carpet. Stupid Ozzy(cats name) *sigh*

[DCShisha]

Erica, sounds like solid reasoning; let us know how you make out with the funnel bowl and the rootbeer shisha.

[Caro]

so wait a sec, is this a tangiers forum?

[djbomberto]

no tangiers' is a tobacco that has magic powers that make you see green

[mellamobunny]

huh?

[mushrat]

Nope, but he produces one of our favorite Ma'asells, makes real cool bowls, is VERY active in the forum, and is an all around nice guy, so we talk about him a lot.

[Caro]

ok, so this forum isn't affiliated with any company right?

[MN Hookah]

No it is not

[NorthEastSmoker]

[quote name='Caro']ok, so this forum isn't affiliated with any company right?[/quote] as others have said... nope... we have varied opinions on different shisha's.. many enjoy Tangiers.. he actively posts good knowledge without pushing his product on here, so he is well-liked

[mushrat]

Right, the company that actually pays for the forum stays out of it.And all people associated with a particular vendor are expected to make their affiliation known as well.Thats why we thumped the HH idiot hookahgirl a few days ago. Kept claiming she wasn't with HH but her e-mail was Jacky(at)hookahhookah.com. *sigh*

[MN Hookah]

I was welcomed with a warm reception because I was up front and introduced myself even, and I just want to say.....I love you guys.  

[aronparsons]

Your experience with Tangiers Root Beer was very similar to mine; the smell was spot-on and amazing, but the flavor was weak and disappointing. It's been the only Tangiers flavor I've not really cared for (hey, it's bound to happen) ;-)

[Erica]

[quote name='aronparsons']Your experience with Tangiers Root Beer was very similar to mine; the smell was spot-on and amazing, but the flavor was weak and disappointing.  It's been the only Tangiers flavor I've not really cared for (hey, it's bound to happen) ;-)[/quote] Well that's good to hear. Because I had high hopes from all the great things i hear about it on here.Atleast Im not the only one though ;o)

[Lukasa]

Erica, did you acclimate the tangiers shisha? Did it yield you harsh smoke? or thick, nice, non-harsh smoke?

[Erica]

No I did not acclimate it first, well I mixed it up then let it sit for a lil over an hour, but I live in Southern California, we don’t have much humidity or heat. But yea, It wasn't hot at all. The taste was just gross. It taste nothing like it smelt, and compared to the other bowl we were smoking it just wasn’t worth bothering with?

[Lukasa]

[quote name='Erica']No I did not acclimate it first, well I mixed it up then let it sit for a lil over an hour, but I live in Southern California, we don’t have much humidity or heat. But yea, It wasn't hot at all. The taste was just gross. It taste nothing like it smelt, and compared to the other bowl we were smoking it just wasn’t worth bothering with?[/quote] But was the smoke thick or thin?