Good afternoon all. I just wanted to let you know that I have a bunch of Japanese style coals that I am blowing out on eBay this weekend. 160 coals for a starting bid of $4.44 plus shipping. These are some excellent coals that I use daily. Are they Coco’s…no. But they also don’t cost what Coco’s cost. They last quite a while, usually around an hour and a half for me. I use three sets of two coals each on my large bowl on my rig, and that is pretty hot. They don’t have an odor and they ash pretty cleanly as long as you aren’t in a direct heavy wind.

I definitely like these, so give them a try. You can’t beat the price. By the way, I also have some hookahs on eBay this weekend at auction starting at $48 for a 28-31 inch rig. Check them out.

Until next time, remember: Life is too short to smoke cheap shisha!

Good afternoon all!

As you may have noticed lately, I have been expanding my view of shishas. I have decided that there must be other brands out there that I have tried, but not enough to get a good taste for their overall product. Fantasia is a perfect example of this. I have been such a snob over the years that I discount the shisha that I believe is of a lesser quality. Once again, Fantasia is a perfect example of this.

For some reason, I have it in my head that this is not as high quality of product as say StarBuzz, Al Fakher, or Social Smoke. Maybe it is because of the fact that it can be purchased at cigarette stores, I am not sure. What I do know is that I have not been fair to this brand.

This weekend I tried the Cuban Mojito. Wow! This has an amazing flavor to it. Very Limey and you can almost taste the alcohol, it is such a good match! There is an ever so slight mint hit at the very end, making the finish quite unique. The cut is a very small clean cut, and the moistness of the tobacco is fabulous. I think it may be a bit too moist, but I think they package it this way knowing it may be sitting on a shelf in a cigarette store for quite some time. Having said that, I have never had any of the fantasia that I have bought be dry in any way.

This is a really good flavor and I recommend you give it a go. Until next time, remember: Life is too short to smoke cheap shisha!

Good morning all.

Okay, I admit it. I am a shisha snob! I love Al Fakher and I have a hard time smoking anything else. I want to address this issue today by talking about my latest Jewels experience.

So, I picked up some more Jewels to review, this time Peach. This stuff smells great! It has a great aroma even with the packaging and the box still surrounding it. When you open it up, you see its weakness. This shisha is just too dry. When you smoke a bowl and clean it out later, it becomes evident. You know how normal shisha may have a little charring around the edges or on top? This whole bowl is charred and black, which can lead to a really harsh smoke. Since this isn’t my first rodeo, I am able to avert this with good heat management. But for the newbie who buys Jewels because it is cheap, they are in for a horrible smoking experience and probably will think the rest of us are nuts for enjoying this pastime.

So make sure when you are introducing hookah to someone, that you smoke good stuff and let them know some of the ins and outs so that they can replicate there experience with you, with others.

As always, remember: Life is too short to smoke cheap shisha!

Good Morning All!

As my colleague, Jonathan, looked at his ThinkGeek calender this morning he noticed that it is Star Wars Day. I asked, “Why today?”. “May the Fourth?”, was his snide reply. So, to all of you Star Wars freaks out there, myself included enthusiastically, Happy Star Wars Day! And May The Fourth, be with you!

Photo: Courtesy kevindooley

Good afternoon all!

I just wanted to let you know about a site that you may have seen me mention before. It is BuyHookah.com. It is not only a great retail site, with all of your shisha, hookahs and accessories. It also has a great blog and a couple other areas to check out. Especially the Wiki Project. This is an informational section on the hookah lifestyle and world. Be sure to give it a look when you get a chance.

More reviews to come from me, so keep visiting. Thanks a bunch.

Until next time, remember: Life is too short to smoke cheap shisha!