Premium tobacco reviews Part 2

[MR Bubble]

HookahCulture, I thought you were lost at sea or something. Good to see you back.
MR Bubble

[King Mo]

as promised, here are further reviews


ROMMAN DOUBLE APPLE:

here's an interesting one, highly recommended by Mathazar and cypress,

Tobacco: romman tobacco, some wetness, same as other romman ,easy to
use, although chunks are a little on the big side (could do with being
smaller). Smells interesting, mild liquorice smell. Typical of bahraini
apple.

smoke: very smooth smoke, not a strong liquorice taste and easy to
have. One of those standard flavours  which are smokable by most.
I must say though there is nothing spectacular about it, although it is
very smooth.

Overall: decent smoke, which to be honest, doesn't do much for me, and
I'd say is about the same standard as nakhla tobacco, but smoother with
a milder taste. This one I have to disagree with mathazar and cypress.
I can see why you guys like it, but trust me, try Golden Bahraini, and
you'll get the exact same effect, with smoother smoke and an improved
taste. Golden bahraini is twice as good as this one Romman D.apple
gets a 7


Romman Raspberry:

tobacco: typical of romman, smell's good, maybe not quite raspberry,
but something along those lines. Invites you to wanna smoke it

Smoke: decent smoke, nice smooth flavour, which hits you alot more on
the aftertaste.  Almost like a raspberry bubble gum or something.
Not a strong flavour, but enjoyable, and very easy to like for pretty
much anyone. Not spectacular by any means.

Overall: a nice decent flavour with a pleasant sweet raspberry-type
aftertaste. very smooth. An interesting part of a collection, and worth
a 50g pack to try.  score: 8

coming up over next few days, Romm- orange, lemon, rose, pineapple

[King Mo]

just cos I'm in a smoking mood, I made another head

here's the details (smoking it now)

Romman pineapple:

Tobacco: described the texture too many times in this thread. The smell is nice and inviting. A sweet artificial pineapple smell

Smoke: decent taste, nothing spectacular, but beats the fakher
pineapple (Which is not hard, considering it's the worst fakher flavour
)
Not worth smoking too much as it does nothing, pretty much everything else is better to smoke.

Overall: better than fakher pineapple, but the actual flavour of
pineapple doesn't really suit shisha smoking. Not recommended. Average
smoke 6

[Mathazar]

I didn't like the GS Bahraini Apple,  I thought it was too weak in
flavor for my tastes. I find that Romman Double Apple is much stronger
in flavor, it has a nice clean,  crisp, fresh taste that I really
enjoy.  Plus,  with 2 Golden Coals it provides lots of smoke,
an abundance of flavor, and it lasts a good long time. 

Of all the brands of Double Apple I've tried,  I rate Romman's
Double Apple a score of 10,  for pure and utter perfection 

[tobbsman]

I totally agree with Mathazar concerning the Fakher GS Bahraini Apple. For my taste it is the weakest GS flavor !
It should be the the premium version of Fakher's 'normal'-line 2Apples, but it isn't ! Instead it is priced 3 times more expensive and doesn't beat 2Apples. What a shame. I also have the problem that it gets harsh very fast, also when heaving the coals nearly 1 cm away ... it's always the same troubles with harshness ... anybody experienced the same? 
But there is one amazing mix with Fakher Apple flavor! ratio 90%FakherApple:10%GSBahraini ... this is my standard behreini Apple smoke, when I need some licorice tase under my tongue  ...
I also agree about the Romman 2Apples, that's indeed a outstanding piece of art and is worth its money. The other Romman flavors I consider as quite weak, except the Peach of course
groetjes, tobbsman
 

[King Mo]

hmm, I have to disagree with you guys. Didn't find romman double apple too strong.

With regards to golden bahraini, I found it a similar flavour to
romman, both quite mild in comparison to other double apples I've
tried, but I actually felt more flavour with the G.bahraini which I
liked. I stand by my comments . I
smoked the flavours with a friend so got a second opinion too. My
friend liked the romman double apple a little better than me (perhaps
an extra o.5-1 mark on top of my score.

here are some further reviews.

Romman Orange:

tobacco: nice smell, not overly strong and inviting to smoke

Flavour: not the strongest flavour in the world, and has an orangy feel
to it, but nothing that really makes me want to smoke it again, my
friend didn't like it too much either. I really do not see the appeal
(sorry to the romman orange fans). Its a different type of flavour, but
nothing remotely special. Would have preferred a bigger hit of flavour,
and a sweeter smell.

overall: not a strong flavour, nothing too bad though, but certainly not worth buying imo. 6.5


 Romman Lemon:

Tobacco: nice lemony smell. Something very inviting indeed, got me pretty excited.

smoke: This is everything the orange should be. Beautiful amount of
white smoke, lovely strong lemon flavour. quite brilliant really.
definately one for a collection, and very different.

Overall: I loved this one, it's great, wiht only one gripe, in that the
lemon flavour itself could become a little sickly to smoke too much.
But for every once in a while, it's great. Will have to check out the
fakher lemon to see how it measures up, but this is the best romman I
have tried.  9.5

[Mathazar]

Yeah,  the lemon ROCKS!!!  I like mixing it with
Hookah-Hookah Margarita for a superb Lemon/Lime flavor.  The Lime
REALLY complements the flavor of the Lemon.

[anti-dentite]

Thanks to King Mo & Math's reviews on this board, I ordered the following Al Fakhar flavors:1. Apple 2. Grape3. Coconut4. Apricot
The first thing I noticed with the AF shisha is that it's very moist - the tobacco swims in a jelly like mixture, which makes this smoke very - as King Mo so correctly described it - "luxurious." 
I must admit that I didnt find the flavors as intense as I thought I would, but that was probably because I was enjoying the smoke so much since it's not harsh at all. I also get about an hour out of a bowl of this stuff, which is excellent.
Of all four I have to say I enjoy the grape the most and the coconut the least. Although all of them have a similar smoke which I enjoy very much!
Now to sample some of the other brands recommended by KM & Math!

[MonkeyBiz]

Figured I'd post a few on my own experiences on some of these flavors.
These are going to be quick, and not as detailed as some of the others,
hope that doesn't offend anyone.

I ordered a sampler pack of Al-Fahker, with Apple, Grape, Lemon, Cherry, and Melon. And had some Romman Strawberry and Peach

AF Grape
Amazing. Great smell, great taste, great smoke. I've smoked this twice and loved it.

AF Apple
Meh. Tastes like licorice (not my favorite flavor). A little harsh, but not bad.

AF Lemon
Did not like it. I may have overpacked the bowl on this one, but I
definitely could taste the burning from the charcoals. Not that great.
I may try it again.

AF Cherry
Not bad. Very candy flavor. Decent smoke.

AF Melon
Also amazing. Right up there with Grape as one of my new favorites.

Romman Strawberry
Very tasty. Not a bad flavor. Nice smoke.

Romman Peach
Also good. Not a strong flavor, nice aftertaste. I liked it.

[Reapermanx]

i would like to say... I hate you all... im sitting here with a pack of nakhla with like 20 or so flavors from rommon and hookah hookah reading your reviews salavating while reading your reviews of all the flavors. I havent had a good smoke in 2 weeks .

[Reapermanx]

i meant to say that the flavors from rommon and hookah hookah are in the mail and i dont know where then will get here [img]http://hookahforum.com/forum/smileys/smiley19.gif[/img]

[anti-dentite]

You definitely have to plan way in advance to make sure you have the right amount of shisha on-hand at all times. I've noticed it takes awhile to receive my shipments from some of the online providers, so I order plenty at a time!
 
Reaper - I'll enjoy my AF shish tonight in your honor!

[Mathazar]

Well,  I ordered  1200 grams of Fumari today,  along
with 1000grams of Romman, and 9 boxes of Golden Coals,  all for
Overnite delivery.  It wasn't cheap,  but it'll last me quite
awhile.

The flavors I got were:

Fumari White Peach, Watermelon,  Guava, and Cream Soda

Romman Strawberry and Double Apple

And 9 boxes of Golden Coals comes out to 900 coals.  Definitely will last me awhile.

But,  I'm really pissed,  I forgot to get some AF Apricot,  I've been wanting to try that out for months now

[RuarriP]

I just tried Nakhla Cola flavour, and I don't know how much better a premium flavour could taste. 

Thick smoky goodness, cool taste (though not exactly the same as my conception of 'cola')  burned slow and even....awesome

Complemented my rye and coke quite well

Even the texture of the smoke seemed to be more ... I don't know,
....silky, smooth.  At any rate, I highly recommend Nakhla's cola
flavour. 

BTW
Mathazar enjoy all 2.2 kilos of smoking, wow that's a lot...don't smoke
yourself stupid, try to get a little oxygen once in a while. 

[Mathazar]

Thanks Ruarri.......I've already started feeling the effects of smoking
to much ma'assel,  as I've been coughing quite a bit lately. 
I need to slow down.  I thought about quitting,  but that's
not an alternative because I'm too addicted to this stuff. 
So,  I'm going to have to discipline myself to only smoke a few
bowls a day, rather than 5 to 10 bowls.

Although, it's gonna be hard slowing-down with all that GREAT Fumari
White Peach & Watermelon.  I've heard people rave about the
Guava,  I hope the Cream Soda is just as good 

[RuarriP]

Mathazar: With your newfound dicipline you should be independant of these stores for quite some time

Everyone: If anyone knows of a site with cheap international shipping,
let me know so I can try these premium brands that all sound wicked.

[cypress]

[quote name='RuarriP']I just tried Nakhla Cola flavour, and I don't know how much better a premium flavour could taste.   

Thick smoky goodness, cool taste (though not exactly the same as my conception of 'cola')  burned slow and even....awesome

Complemented my rye and coke quite well

Even the texture of the smoke seemed to be more ... I don't know,
....silky, smooth.  At any rate, I highly recommend Nakhla's cola
flavour. [/quote]

I can tell you from the experience that I have with AF cola it tastes
like a cola icee. Its not sweet like the icee but its good.

[Gamaliel]

cypress,check out the af cola,it is indeed the best cola out there.I'm not a big fan of cola or rootbeer candies,but the af is right on target

[Nathalie]

[quote name='RuarriP']Mathazar: With your newfound dicipline you should be independant of these stores for quite some timeEveryone: If anyone knows of a site with cheap international shipping, let me know so I can try these premium brands that all sound wicked.[/quote]
Fumari actually has very reasonable shipping to Canada...If I recall correctly their large variety pack of whatever it's called (it get's you 4 flavours of their premium and 2 signature flavours i think) costs like $9 shipping to Canada....so they are one of the stores worth ordering from as a Canadian....

[RuarriP]

Nathalie,

  Is your info from personal experience?  If so,
does the package slip under the radar of Canada Customs?  I don't
want to pay their ridiculous duties... Aside from that $9 sounds
coolsville!

Also, thanks for your comments re: Hookahhub's shipping

Peace

[King Mo]

hmm an interesting point, there seems to be 2 kinds of apple fakher

one with a red tobacco ,and one with a pale brown colour. Not sure if
there's a difference in taste. but just noticed when comparing 2 packs.

[King Mo]

anyone got apple fakher??? please check the tobacco and tell me what colour it is.

I have 2 at home. One is red, one is brown. I think the brown one is slightly better.

[King Mo]

there is NO APPLE that is like Apple fakher.

just smoking it now and I just want to lie down and enjoy life

I think the brown version is the nice one, this was the ultimate apple
smoke which I was looking for and didnt know what it was. (i tried
apple fakher at a cafe a year or two ago and loved it and never quite
found the same flavour, even after buying apple fakher myself.) This is
the one.

i still dont know why there is a colour difference, maybe some one can find out

[Mathazar]

My Apple Fakher is brown and smells like bananas 

Infact, it tastes more like Banana than the Banana flavor

Although Hookah-Hookah Apple has declined a bit in flavor over recent
months, I still prefer it to anything else out there.  It smells
like Apple and it tastes like Apple.

[King Mo]

apple fakher smells like bananas?

I am inflexible in this, Apple Fakher beats any apple

hookahhookah apple was flavourless!! I sure hope they have improved it