Good afternoon all!

Once again, I am in pursuit of finding a shisha comparable to Al Fakher Grape w/Mint. I could smoke this day in day out for the rest of my life and never tire of it. I can’t say that about any other shisha. Tangiers cool strawberry and Social Smoke Absolute Zero are close, but they just don’t have the power over me that Al Fakher does.

This weekend, I went out to my local smoke shop and bought some Fantasia. I bought some mint, watermelon, white grape and the other grape one with the clever name…which I can’t remember. Now, the watermelon and mint combo is nice, but no matter how I mix the others, nothing comes close to the Al Fakher. Be it Starbuzz, Fumari, Social Smoke, I just can’t find the equal. Am I doomed to this fate! Does anyone have a favorite that they are so passionate about that they would share with the world? Do a video and I’ll post it here and we will share it with the world. Unless of course it is in limited supply, then just email me and we’ll share it…screw everybody else.

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

Good Morning All!

Well, another weekend behind me and more Fantasia flavors to review. I am really on this Fantasia kick lately. Mostly because I haven’t placed a shisha order recently and so I just buy what I can find locally. But I have to tell you, the flavors aren’t that bad, actually, some are quite good.

The Wild Mint comes somewhere just in the middle. The flavor is definitely a peppermint and is a good, fairly distinct flavor. The problem is that it is just not strong enough or memorable, once you have exhaled. There is no lingering “MMmmm” like you get with for instance, Al Fakher Mint. As a stand alone flavor, maybe this will hit the mark for the average once a week hookah smoker. For us once to twice a day types, it is just too weak to pull any real enjoyment out of the smoke.

If you are a casual hookah smoker, this may be a good one for you…give it a try. If you are a heavy hookah smoker, stick with the stronger blends of mint. This one just won’t do it for you. 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 afternoon all!

Today I am reviewing one of the shishas that I usually don’t review. I have spoken to so many people over the last couple of years that say I am way off base the way I trash some of the cheaper brands of shisha. So I thought I would go out and give a few of them a try.

Now, granted, I can be a bit of a shisha snob when it comes to what I smoke. I have a couple of preferred brands, namely, Al Fakher and Social Smoke. I have tried many, many brands and these are the ones that I always come back to. They have stood the test of time in my time in smoking them. Also, granted, I can afford to drop a couple hundred bucks on shisha each month. But what if my budget were cut back to under fifty bucks a month. What would I buy then?

Which leads me to today’s review. I went to my local cigarette store that sells Fantasia and Jewels. I bought a 50G of Strawberry Jewels for $2.29. It smelled great and I thought, what the heck, let’s give it a go. This is not the first time I have tried Jewels, but I have never been impressed with the overall smoking experience. This time, I decided to approach it from the standpoint of it was all I could afford.

I used my regular rig and a couple of Three Kings 40′s to get it rolling. And I must say, this was not a bad smoke. The flavor was definitely strawberry and the smoke was plenty thick. It was definitely a bit more harsh than the other brands I mentioned, but I expected that because at this price, the quality of the tobacco won’t be as good. But, the flavor of this particular one was dead on strawberry, and more than I expected I would enjoy. The only complaint I have is that at the finish, there was a bit of an ammonia taste, very slight, but still noticeable.

Overall, this was much better than I envisioned it would be. I don’t know that I will make a habit of smoking this brand, but in a pinch, I could do worse. So, if you are on a tight budget, give this a try. Not too shabby.

Until next time, remember: Life is too short to smoke cheap shisha…unless you have to.

Good Afternoon All!

It’s been a really busy holiday season so far, sorry for the lack of posts lately. Today I review another Social Smoke flavor, this time, Berry Punch. I am not a huge berry fan, but I do like an occasional smoke in this flavor category. This is a particularly good representation of a berry flavor in my opinion. There is definitely a Kool-Aid-ish flavor to it. As I state in the video, there seems to be a slight eucalyptus flavor to this, which I have also experienced in the Al Fakher Berry flavor. So this must be the nature of the beast. Watch the video and see what you think.

I hope you enjoyed today’s review. I should have some new videos up in the next week or so, so keep your eyes peeled.

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