ZooJohnnyZETA Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 As promised I will be reviewing 2 of the newer Al-Amir flavors that were released several months back. At the moment I only have the Watermelon and Sour Apple flavors from the new line, so those will be the ones I review. However, if you have any of the other new flavors (Kiwi, White Grape, Blackberry, Triple Apple, etc.) your reviews would be much appreciated as well. So by all means post them in this thread if you like. For tonight's review I have chosen Watermelon... so... here you have it! Al-Amir Watermelon --------------------------- The cut of this massell is the same used in every Al-Amir product. A finely shredded massell very much akin to that of Al-Fakher. A few tiny stems linger about in the sea of dark red flakes drenched in molasses, but it is still near stem free. The mixture is indeed wet, as the bottom 1/3 of the bag is sitting in a pool of sweet sauce. The smell of this new Al-Amir product is, well, for a lack of a better word... wonderful. Although there are notes of watermelon drifting about in the scent, it is predominantly that of red Hawaiian Punch. I kid you not people, it smells just like the red Hawaiian Punch tastes. And now... its time to smoke... I have smoked this massell once before in my medium Egyptian Hookah from Hookah Shisha and found it to be severely lacking in flavor. So this time I have decided to smoke it in my Junior Travel Hookah from www.thehookah.com. I find that my little travel hookah tends to make my massell a bit stronger in the flavor department than my large one does, so it is often better to use with more subtle flavors. So now that this has been explained, on with the review! When smoked, the flavor continues to be very mild. Although I find the flavor is decently stronger in my smaller hookah. Twords the begining of the bowl the flavor is very subtle, to the point of being difficult to notice when you exhale the smoke through your mouth. However when exhaled through the nose you get the distinct flavor of watermelon. About 5 or 10 minutes into the bowl the flavor of the massell does grow decently stronger. At this point you deffinately get a rather light and slightly real watermelon flavor no matter how you exhale it. Though it is still exceptionally weak compared to the flavor of other Al-Amir flavors such as Grape, Double Apple, Peach, or Strawberry. As far as the buzz goes... well, its pretty much par for the course. The same sort of mild relaxing feeling that you get from the average bowl of Al-Amir or Al-Fakher. Nothing really strong, but deffinately not weak either. A very peaceful level of relaxation good for an after dinner or before bed smoke. Just a nice calming feeling that lets your mind drift easily from one thing to another with a zen like fluidity. So now we come to my final thoughts about this massell. Over all, I would say I don't think this one is worth purchasing. Which I really do hate to say, as I have loved every other Al-Amir product I have tried. I'm just astonished by how incredibly weak the flavor is. The smell from the jar is phenominal, but when it comes down to the flavor of the smoke this massell just doesnt deliver. The flavor isnt at all offensive, but it's just not strong enough to make this worth trying or buying again. The only thing this massell really has going for it is it's lack of stems and it's zen like buzz. On a scale of 1 to 10, I give this massell a 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathazar Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 That's the general feeling for all the new Al-Amir flavors. I think it was Blackberry and Pomegranate that sucked the worst. They had absolutely no flavor whatsoever. Infact all the Al-Amir flavors that I've tried totally blew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooJohnnyZETA Posted March 18, 2005 Author Share Posted March 18, 2005 Wow... thats a real shame to hear that youve had such bad experiances with Al-Amir. To me it's just as good as Romman and Al-Fakher if you find the right flavors. I highly suggest that you try Al-Amir's Double Apple, Grape, Strawberry, and Peach. All of those are my favorite versions of the particular flavors. I vastly prefer Al-Amir Double Apple over Nakhla, Al-Fakher, and Romman Apple. I think the grape is just as good as Al-Fakher's, even though it tastes greatly different. Al-Fakher's is this sort of white wine/grape/current flavor where Al-Amir's is a grape bubblegum flavor. The strawberry shines as the most realistic and wonderful tasting strawberry I have ever encountered. And I think the peach is almost exactly the same as Romman in flavor only way less expensive. I would reccomend those flavors as some of the best massell around. I'll go as far as saying that if you buy them, try them, and still dont like Al-Amir then I will buy the remainder of the jars from you! I pay $5.99 per jar of Al-Amir at my local shop and have yet to find a brand that gives me a better smoke for my money, even though I do love all 3 types of Al-Fakher as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alen Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 aah good to have you back - great review as allwaysyou really take it up to another level and since ive followed you way back here on the forum i really think its great that you dont dizz a whole brand beacuse they have a weak flavour or two - remember the old days when we reviewed nakhla and no one had tried any premium brands ? hehe -i still have my favorits from nakhla and al waha-ok ok math dont flame me now i know what you think about nakhla happy smoking everybody-alen support your lokal shisha dealer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathazar Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Alright, on behalf of your reccommendation, I'll try Al-Amir Double Apple, Strawberry, and Peach. I'm not into Bubblegum flavors, so I'm going to have to pass on the Grape. Thanks for the tip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypress Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 I have heard of people not liking some of the premium lfavors because it has too much flavor and thats the way they are. They like subltle flavors. My opinion is the flavor has to be strong and it also has to match the aroma. I smoked some that smelled good but had a weak flavor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooJohnnyZETA Posted March 18, 2005 Author Share Posted March 18, 2005 Hey Alen! It's great to be back, it really is. I'm a little out of practice in writing reviews so that one wasnt quite as detailed as I usually like to make them. But then again, I can usually go on and on about the flavor for half a page and there really wasnt much to say about this one. Man does that ever bring back some memories... back when the best quality massell I was reviewing was Nakhla and the occasional treat of Al-Waha Your absolutely right though, every brand has at least 1 or more weak flavors. Even after all this Al-Amir, Al-Fakher, and Romman I still have a few Nakhla and Al-Waha flavors I really love. The more things change, the more they stay the same Mathazar, that makes me really happy to know that your going to give Al-Amir another shot. It really is one of the most under rated premium brands I think. If your willing to give a second chance to my Al-Amir, I'm more than willing to try your HookaH HookaH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathazar Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Try the Grape, Apple, Melon, Margarita, and/or Pineapple. All good flavors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reapermanx Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 mathazar u didnt plug the hazlenut hookahhookah. Isnt that a sign of the apocolpyse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mo Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 i like the al amir cherry alot. best cherry in my opinion, esp as cherry is one of my fav flavours. I found it to have a very gritty texture, almost powdery. Also, there were huge branches in there practically, so I am surprised it has been described as very fine. The taste is fantastic though, I will buy again from that brand, but will have to choose my flavour carefully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR Bubble Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 Mo, have you tried their grape yet? When I tried it, I didn't get a bubblegum impression. It was absolutely awesome. MR Bubble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypress Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Has anyone tried their raspberry? I am looking for a good raspberry ma'assel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kofod Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 I think it has that symptomatic (for al amir) lack of flavour - and the flavour that is there is not that distinct raspberry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHookah.com Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Hey Guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chr1z Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 hi i ahve tested al amir watermelon. and i can say it sucks . smoke is nood good like al fakher and dont taste like watermelon.... dont buy it. i like al amir grape . a lot of smoke and taste good. al amir rasspery is one of the best from al amir. a lot of smoke but the tabacco is not strong enough for me. hope soon al amir lemon will arrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooJohnnyZETA Posted March 26, 2005 Author Share Posted March 26, 2005 Great news George! I am VERY excited to try this new line of Al-Amir! I'll be waiting anxiously for you to announce your distribution of samles. Being a loyal Al-Amir customer it truely makes me smile to hear that the quality of the new line will be boosted up to that of the old. Far out man... far out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypress Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 Samples would be nice to gain back some of the customers. I am intersted in finding a good raspberry so hopefully that flavor has been beefed up too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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