Johnny_D Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Dear Forum :- Anyone have much (or any) experience with this Tobacco ? It's a decent price in the uk and i fancy something other than Nahkla (Which is so stupidly priced it's just not funny) [url="http://www.hookahshop.co.uk/afzal-orange-250g-p-436.html"]Check it out here[/url] Cheers, JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calcartman Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 I have many afzal flavors (or had), and its really not a shisha i enjoy. It comes with 4 free mouthtips per box, and you get your moneysworth by weight (very juicy), but its not a pleasant smoke to me. Its very finely diced, it almost looks like powder with juice all over it. I find it very sticky, and hard to pack a bowl with in a way that burns well and is easy to draw through. Lemon-Lime was a decent flavor, and my friends liked their peach (very weak flavor though). and it has a strong, unwashed buzz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarity Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 i tried afzal once and only once. the taste was pretty awful, i would not recommend it. i had it with my stash for the longest time, but recently passed it on to a friend. he's afraid to try it haha. we make jokes because 'afzal' sounds close to 'asshole'. which is pretty much what it tasted like. not that i know from experience or anything. : P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_D Posted October 11, 2006 Author Share Posted October 11, 2006 Thanks Cal' and Clarity [img]http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m273/Johnny_w_D/thumb.gif[/img] I allways appreciate honest opinion.. As Nahkla has been my staple Narghila Diet for years, how would you stack it again Nahkla? Cheers, JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macho555 Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Isn't Afzal made by the same people as Soex? Judging by how people speak of Soex, I can't imagine it would be that wonderful... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarity Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 johnny_d-- i've never tried nahkla, so i couldn't tell you. macho555--yes soex makes afzal, and i wouldn't be surprised if they have some sort of herbs mixed with the tobacco. its a cool sounding idea, but if that really is what they do, then they have failed horribly. xP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_D Posted October 11, 2006 Author Share Posted October 11, 2006 [quote name='clarity']johnny_d-- i've never tried nahkla, so i couldn't tell you. macho555--yes soex makes afzal, and i wouldn't be surprised if they have some sort of herbs mixed with the tobacco. its a cool sounding idea, but if that really is what they do, then they have failed horribly. xP[/quote] Damn it. Soex blows. And yes, i just checked www.soex.com and yep, Afzal is there. I wonder if it's worth blowing £8 on it ($5) just to try it out. JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarity Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 well i say the best way to learn something is by experience (in most cases). if you've got $5 to blow on it, i say do it, just so you can form your own opinion. who knows, maybe you'll get a good batch and like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LB] Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 i heard it looks like shit, and has a texture similar to cookie dough or something. calcartman sounds like he knows best. there are some retailers in the us that ship overseas though- i forget there was someone who recently said they were offering overseas shipping./ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUXOR HOOKAHS Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 JD: Yes as you found out AFZAL is made by the Soex people. This is an Indian tobacco that is vey different from Egyptian tobacco. I to smoke quite a bit of Nakhla and it is very different. Nakhla is smooth and mellow Afzal is tart and slightly bitter (much the same as Soex) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Ive had the afzal strawberry, it wasn't THAT bad. It was actually pretty tasty, just not up to the level of other things I could get. I think there are a few afzal reviews in the review section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ch3W Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Man I love Azfal orange... it's one of my favourate flavours. Afzal isn't a bad brand in my opinion. My friends love it, and so do I. Each to his own though. Nakhla is the daddy for sure, but so hard to get hold of the real stuff in the UK. Al Falkner is also good (not sure I've spelt that right). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calcartman Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 [quote name='Johnny_D'][quote name='clarity']johnny_d-- i've never tried nahkla, so i couldn't tell you. macho555--yes soex makes afzal, and i wouldn't be surprised if they have some sort of herbs mixed with the tobacco. its a cool sounding idea, but if that really is what they do, then they have failed horribly. xP[/quote] Damn it. Soex blows. And yes, i just checked www.soex.com and yep, Afzal is there. I wonder if it's worth blowing £8 on it ($5) just to try it out. JD[/quote] It really isn't terrible, and if you're stuck on nahkla you might find some flavors you like. I suggest starting with a 50g box though, and pick a flavor you generally like from other brands. (NOT BLACKBERRY!). The orange wasn't bad, neither was peach or lemon-lime. If you're sick of nahkla, give it a shot. The buzz is about the same, flavor is a personal opinion. Also, 8 pounds is about 15$ (maybe thats what you meant, just a typo?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_D Posted October 12, 2006 Author Share Posted October 12, 2006 Thanks for the followups guys! I'll be getting a couple of 50g samplers and i shall give it a damn good shot! Each to there own JD PS :- mention for hookahshop.co.uk who are sending me a couple of sample Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hookahmania Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 8) Goodluck on that J_DAWG, i have never heard of it, the do talk the talk though. tell me how u like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpimpitox Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 good luck with the stuff JD!!! let us know how craptacular it turns out to be :twisted: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAHkoo Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 i have afzal apple and the texture is like sticky play dough, taste isn't that bad kinda minty, and it wont smoke right if you don't have enough heat source, but compared to naklah and al waha its ok, to have if you have company over or just to have a quick session. At my local smoke shop it was $3 for a 50g box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingervoodoo Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 I'm new here but had to chip in! Nahkla is crap! If thats all youre smoking then you may wee yourself with excitment when you actually smoke proper shisha. I dont even bother buying any shisha in england because its all way too expensive and rubbish. I'd rather not smoke at all than smoke any of the fake al fakher and nahkla I can pick up in liverpool. Go to southsmoke.com, hookahcompany.com etc and buy some real al fakher, or al amir etc and even with the price of delivery to the UK it works out cheaper than buying rubbish here. Al Fakher on southsmoke.com is $9.99 (about £6 for 250g) Its £4-50ish for fake al fakher here! I haven't tried azfal but I suspect thats rubbish as well. I've tried loads of 50g samples in the past to check out whats good and whats not, now I wouldn't even disrespect my shisha-pipe by putting anything else in it but 1) al fakher 2) al fakher premium 3) romman 4) al amir 5) starbuzz 6) havana. There may be other good brands out there but I dont know about them. Seriously fella, Nahkla and all the other corner shop toot isn't like smoking a shisha at all. Do I sound harsh?! Don't mean to rant but ordering from the states has been like a revelation to me! It will cost about £13 delivery from the states but even if you add that onto a few £250g jars it makes it reasonable and a really good shisa pipe is priceless! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_D Posted October 15, 2006 Author Share Posted October 15, 2006 Thanks GingerVD. I've spent so much time looking around the us sites and drooling Have you ever had issues with getting the packages into the uk? Have you ever had to pay the customs & Excise duties? JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingervoodoo Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 thankfully not, and the companies don't really splash it all over the box either. I had a few boxes sent over and I've never had to cough up for duties. What I did was order lots of 50g sample packs from both hookahcompany.com and socialsmoke.com. I ordered 10-ish sample boxes to make the delivery worthwhile but when you convert it to £'s it works out about £2.50 a pack, about the same price as the dried up cornershop rubbish. Now I know what I really like I'm ordering at least four 250g packs to be sent to my aunts house in california, cos I'm going on a hoilday there soon and I plan to shisha out! If I had any of the good stuff left I wold of sent you out but I'm down to my last bowl of al amir banana split now.... :-( Get some al fakher or some al amir, you'll be in shisha heaven! :-) oh, and i got some cream for the gingerVD. cleared up fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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