Mathazar Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 They did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooJohnnyZETA Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 I've got some serious taste testing to do! So far the only "Non-Double Apple" Apple flavors I have smoked are Nakhla Apple, Nakhla Eskandaraini Apple, Al-Fakher GS Eskandaraini Apple, Romman Apple, and Al-Amir Sour Apple. Of all of those my favorite is Al-Fakher's GS Eskandaraini and second place goes to Nakhla's Apple. Nakhla's doesnt have much of a real apple taste to it, but theres somthing about the flavor I really enjoy so I keep it on hand at all times. I'm really dying to try some new apple flavors though. Mainly HookaH HookaH Apple, Al-Fakher Apple, and Al-Amir Apple. Unfortuantely it's going to be at least a month or more until I have any income so it could be a while until I can taste somthing new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathazar Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 Personally, and no offense to King Mo, but I think AF Apple tastes like a cross between bubblegum & banana. The only other Apple I liked other than Hookah-Hookah was Romman Apple. Romman Apple has a tart taste to it which makes it nice. AF Apple is sweet with no tartness. Sorry, but I like my Apples tart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 banana? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathazar Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 Okay, maybe banana isn't the right description. What it probably reminds me more of is chewing gum, like Wrigley's Juicy Fruit. It just doesn't grab me and keep me coming back for that great flavor that you'd expect from an even half-way decent Apple ma'assel. I would say my next to last choice would be Romman Apple, and then Hookah-Hookah Apple in 1rst place. I really never much liked AF GS Eskandarani, because it just doesn't, in my opinion, have that great sour apple taste that you'd come to expect from a ma'assel that's supposed to resemble Granny Smith Apples. Hookah-Hookah does. And, yes, it HAS been improved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathalie Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 [quote name='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 $9 sounds coolsville! Also, thanks for your comments re: Hookahhub's shippingPeace[/quote] I actually haven't yet ordered from them myself (just researched many stores to decide where I should order so I don't know if it would go through customs well...I think not paying duties is getting increasingly harder though unfortunately, especially now that the government has recently realized that there's tobacco in m'assel Impoort duties for tobacco don't dtend to be too bad though....for Ontario it's around 13 cents a gram which for me still ends up cheaper than buying crappy old Nakhla from alimited selection in stores here would be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuarriP Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 .13$ per gram sounds like a raw deal to me. My last order was around 500 grams, that means I would've paid $65 CAD in duties on products worth less than 25 USD. The tax and duty structure seems more geared toward cigarette and cigar imports. At least for cigars the duty structure is pegged to the value of the ciger, not its weight. To import 1000 grams, which isn't a massive order, especially for the shipping concerned like myself, of Hookah-Hookah tobacco from hookahhub to Ontario it would cost around $200. You're probably paying 30 CAD locally for your shisha, still cheaper to get it in T.O. COST BREAKDOWN for 1000 grams of hookah-hookah tobacco from Hookahhub.com 36.90 USD for the product, that's 44.69 CAD according to the currency converter at XE.com. plus 8% GST value, which equals 3.58 CAD plus 11.1 cents per gram tobacco tax, equalling 111 CAD plus Brokerage fees from Canada Post and UPS, 7 CAD and 6.90 USD (8.36 CAD) GRAND TOTAL = 174.63 CAD, a 389% increase!!! So we're still screwed , but now we're getting screwed by the gov't. QED But, at least Canadians can buy pipes and accessories from hookahhubwith little markup now, . That's cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 Tobacco import tax sucks. If anyone knows of a place that sells quality Ma'assel within Canada, please post it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathazar Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 All my Canadian friends buy from the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuarriP Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 gotta buy from the States I think, unless you can find a local shop that carries ma'assel, even if you do find a local supplier our tobacco taxes are much higher. Socialized medicine drives the cost of bad stuff like booze and smokes up, because they cost our heathcare system millions of $ per year. I suggest finding a supplier across the border and bringing it north yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mo Posted April 3, 2005 Author Share Posted April 3, 2005 this thread is a little long for my liking. may have to either sort it out by posting just the scores for each flavour or something perhaps there should be a 'user reviews' section. anyways, here's Romman Rose: tobacco: standard romman tobacco as described many times. No difference here. Smells like rose water. Smoke: very smooth and accurate to the flavour. ROSE WATER. yes, that's what it tastes like ROSE WATER. Floral, bitter, and about as sweet as a raw coffee bean. Man, I hate this flavour, but I gotta hand it to them, it is accurate. Overall: This is an accurate depiction of rose water, translated into smoke. It is smooth, and the taste is strong. the only problem is that it is rose, I would hate it for any other brand, and this is no exception. Score?for me it's -300 (or 8.5 if u like rose) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypress Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 Thanks for writing a review on this. I was wondering if I should try Rommans, or Fakhers. By your review I dont think that I will buy this flavor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highpockets Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 I've got Fakher's Rose, it's a quality Rose flavor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mo Posted April 4, 2005 Author Share Posted April 4, 2005 [quote name='cypress']Thanks for writing a review on this. I was wondering if I should try Rommans, or Fakhers. By your review I dont think that I will buy this flavor.[/quote] as highpockets says, fakhers is also a good rose flavour. the reason i hate rose so much, is because I absolutely cannot stand the taste. If you like the rose taste, then it's about an 8.5 But my minus 300 still applies lol. they wouldn't make the flavour if people didn't buy it, but be warned it is most definately an aquired taste, and gettin a 250g would be potential suicide. Alway go 50g for a risky flavour like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyteboy Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 King Mo, I don't think I saw a review of the fumari mint choc chip...did I miss something? am I an idiot? I agree with you on all the common flavors we have smoked, except for the Fumari White Peach. I am not sure what it tasted like "before" as I smoked it for the first time a few weeks ago but man I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE that flavor. It's a great tarty almost-ripe Peach flavor and is one of my 3 most favorite smokes so far, up there with Fumari Watermelon and AF Cherry. Have like 6 new flavors to try very soon, all the more reason I am glad I will have not smoked from this past Wed-next WEd, a full week break to prep for a lot of smoking in a short amount of time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyteboy Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 also Math, did you ever review the Cream Soda? Mo, thanks for all the reviews once again. I just read this thread over again and it makes me even more excited to try my new flavors coming! So far, my best smokes would be #1 - Fumari Watermelon #2 - AF Cherry #3 tie - Fumari White Peach/AF Grape #4(or 5/) - HH Pineapple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zdavoz Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 [quote name='wyteboy']#1 - Fumari Watermelon #2 - AF Cherry #3 tie - Fumari White Peach/AF Grape #4(or 5/) - HH Pineapple.[/quote] Yah, it should be #5 after #3 if number #3 is a tie. I want to try watermelon. =o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mo Posted May 7, 2005 Author Share Posted May 7, 2005 @ wyteboy, will copy paste all the reviews into one thread, I don't like them being so dispersed. there will be mint choc chip amongst them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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