I haven’t reviewed a Social Smoke flavor in a while, so I thought I would give Sour Apple a try. The label on this product is from a production batch, so ignore it. I am not usually a fan of the sour or sweet flavors, but this one was quite enticing. Take a look at the video and see what you think.
This is a pretty great flavor and I would highly recommend it. You can get it at Buyhookah at a pretty great price. They also ship fast too. Until next time, remember: Life is too short to smoke cheap shisha!
Well, it was laying around…that’s why! I just couldn’t put off reviewing this any longer.
While this is not a flavor that I would pick to smoke on a mid 70′s temperate day, it wasn’t all that bad. Although, I do believe it would have been much nicer on a late November day with a fire lit in the fireplace and a cup of tea. This shisha has a distinct mint aroma with hints of cinnamon and nutmeg. When you smoke it though, the mint is in the background and the cinnamon and nutmeg take over.
The smoke is standard Starbuzz smoke, big puffy clouds. The quality of the tobacco is evident and the moisture content perfect for a cool smoke that won’t easily burn.
There is no doubt, Starbuzz makes a really good product. It is pretty consistent and it really is a quality made shisha. The flavors are just too plentiful and overlapping for my taste. This one is a flavor that if they pulled tomorrow, I doubt if anyone would notice. If I need this flavor, I could choose a variety of others that are similar and not really miss anything.
Overall, this is about a five on a scale of ten for me. Nothing that really leaps up and says, “notice me!”. If you like a unequal mix of sweetness, cinnamon and mint, give it a try.
Until next time, remember: Life is too short to smoke cheap shisha!
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!
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!
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!
