DrShisha Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Hello, i just went on hookah-shisha.com and i was checking out what they were saying for each tobacco and they were like saying Romman, smoke density= excellent (whereas al fakher "good" and al amir "average") and romman smoking time= 2 hours whereas al fakher and al amir 45mins to an hour respectively, and saying that romman tobacco might be expensive but it has maximum smoking time and worth the money? somehow i dont buy to all this, like saying romman is better than AF and all those stats, where do they get them from!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumonshoe Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 The guy who makes Romman tobacco owns Hookah-shisha... :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiKaL Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 I would personally take al fakher ANYDAY over romman, but I personally really didnt find anything great about Romman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 I really like rommans, and it does last longer than most nakhla or waha, but I don't think the differance is as much as they make it sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onion Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 I've got no qualms with h-s.com, but thats probably the only thing thats a bit off-putting. Click on the verisign thing on the bottom right of the page, and check who its registered to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yashman19 Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 I've only tried romman tobacco a handful of times, from samples I recieved many moons ago from a nice gent from this forum. IMO is was meh. I had raspberry, lemon and grape. The smoke density was borderline fakher, and even a tad less, while the flavor was there, but not very abundant. I would most definitely smoke it again, but never buy it. So I guess if someone were to give me some Romman, sure I'll smoke it, but the quality doesn't justify the price, imo. Other people love the stuff, but I think they are just exaggerating because of the amount of money the dropped on it But hey, don't take our word for it. Try ordering a 50g pack of a few flavors and see for yourself. You never know, it might just be your next favorite brand. And with only buying 50g packs, you won't be wasting your money if you end up not liking it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 I love romman lemmon, orange, and apple. And I like that unlinke most premium shishas, rommans is unwashed.java script:qr_show_hide(); Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpimpitox Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 romman is def not worth the price you pay for. i have had 2 experiences with romman and they both sucked big time. like i said in my review of romman strawberry, unless i go 2 a lounge and thats all they serve, i wont be smokin romman anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingervoodoo Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 [quote name='Joseph']I love romman lemmon, orange, and apple. And I like that unlinke most premium shishas, rommans is unwashed.java script:qr_show_hide();[/quote] what do you mean, 'unwashed'? Dont know much about the makings of shisha I'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Not to get too far off topic: Some shishas are unwashed, they don't rinse the tobacco leaves before processing. That generally gives a nicotine content around .5%. Others are washed, this gives them a nicotine content of .05%. Your average cigarette is between 3.5% and 10% nicotine as a comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingervoodoo Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 So I could be smoking the equivalent of a pack of twenty over an hour session? I've read that you get a lot of nictotine hit from shisha smoking due to duration but the thing I like about shisha is that you dont cold-turkey from it in the way you do cigarrettes. I fought long and hard to give up cigs but shisha smoking doesn't make me feel like I'm taking the slippery slope back to the dark side or anything? But if you're getting that much nicotine you'd think you would, hey? Must be all the other rubbish in cigs that makes you crave it so much, hey? Or just the quick fix. oops! rambled off topic. soz! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR Bubble Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Ginger, I feel your fight. I'm trying to cut the cigs. I was doing really good up till a couple weeks ago. I don't know what to do anymore, but at this point, I find shisha a problem Maybe if I can ever cut the cigs, I will do better with shisha. As far as Romman, The only flavor I found remotely worthy is the Double Apple. Now, that is a tasty Christmas treat! 8) MR Bubble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingervoodoo Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 When I gave up cigs i didn't touch any nicotine product for a long time 'cos i knew anything would send me back. Now I haven't smoked them for a long time i do sometimes get a nicotine craving smoking shisha but its more of a vague idea than a overpowing craving. Because i've distanced the physical addiction of nicotine with the psychological gratification of cigarettes I think its easier to remain a casual shisha smoker than grouchy cig-junky! Don't get me wrong. we all know its the nicotine thats physically addictive, but you can't instantly gratify it with shisha, or build shisha into your day-to-day life until it becomes an integral part of everyday activities. Still, might ask my boss if I can incorporate 5-hour long shisha breaks into my working day. Might be worth a try eh? oops, rambled again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macho555 Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 I only tried Romman Mint, and I didn't think it was worth the price at all. I thought the cut was hard to deal with, the flavor was only so so...I guess it did last longer though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksblazer Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 The only Romman flavor I've tried was the Peach and it I would I would say that it's one of the best Peaches out there. Right along with Tangiers Juicy Peach. That bieng said I would rather have 250g's of Tangiers Juicy Peach than 2 50g boxes of Romman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40 Thieves Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Peach is definitly one of their strong ones - but I would side with their Sweet Melon - pry one of the best smokes available on the market. That said all the "american" made shisha is gonna be priced higher than the imports (AF - AW - etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakemonster Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 What was the rumor? Something about Romman being a contract product made by Al-Waha? Peach stood out.... I do think its better than Al-Waha... I'd throw it in the ring with Havana and Layalina.... on a few flavors, I'd probably run it against Fakher... I havent managed a solid two hour smoke session with any Romman tho..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OPR234 Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 When I had Romman I was unknowingly using coals that left a garbage-ish aftertaste and it still tasted alright. I had apple and raspberry. Even though I enjoyed it, I still believe its overpriced for what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukasa Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 I've never tried it, but the consensus is that its for suckers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ Perry Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Rommann is overpriced junk compared to the awesomeness of fahker and layalina. It's essentially taking al waha, doubling the price, and saying it's twice as good as nahkla and smokes twice as long when the two are about on par with one another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mo Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 I did think at one time that Romman was repackaged Al Waha with some flavours being surprisingly similar and both coming from jordan. This was from a couple of flavours but the guy who sells it came on to argue his point. After trying a couple more flavours, it is actually a very good product. Their lemon is fantastic in my opinion. Al Amir Lemon is very close in comparison, so perhaps the price isn't justifiable, but certainly the lemon is worthy of 'premium' status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 [quote name='40 Thieves']Peach is definitly one of their strong ones - but I would side with their Sweet Melon - pry one of the best smokes available on the market. That said all the "american" made shisha is gonna be priced higher than the imports (AF - AW - etc)[/quote] Well, I don't know if I am reading this right, but Tangiers is american made and is cheaper than Romman, which is imported from Jordan, so I don't think this generalization works. Tangiers is cheaper than almost all "premium" shishas, and it is domestic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrShisha Posted October 21, 2006 Author Share Posted October 21, 2006 I rate southsmoke.com and they do every brand EXCEPT romman. Lol. n i like that for some reason. Dont ask my why! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 I just got 250g of romman lemmon from the local shop for $13, I am so happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosepotatoes Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 definately over hyped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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