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!

Good Afternoon Hookah Whisperers!

Due to some galactically bad luck I have had with some online hookah stores this past year, I wanted to flat out ask the question. So, below, you will find just such a survey. I really hope you all will take this semi seriously at least, as I am looking for a good, dependable vendor to service my customers. Please don’t base your answers on the “pretty cool box” that it came in, or the “coolest bubble wrap you’ve ever seen”.

Base your answers on customer service, speed of delivery, completeness of order…that kind of thing. I’ve watched some vendor reviews that really don’t do this issue much justice. If you just open the box and say, “here’s what I got! I can’t wait to try it!”, what good does that do anyone. Heck, every order I get I can’t wait to jump right into! But, did you get the right stuff. Some stores use the old “substitution” policy which I have come to hate. If I ordered Kiwi-Melon Al Fakher and they send me Cotton Candy Fantasia, there better be an incredibly good reason. And by incredibly good reason, I mean “the President has been shot”, kind of reason, or “I accidentally called “The Rock” a mama’s boy and I am just now eating solid foods again”, reason. So, be honest and try not to make it personal. And know, with your answers, you may just save a life out there!

I will post the results as soon as I get a large enough number of responses to make a responsible judgment of overall service. Thanks for your participation!

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

Good Afternoon Hookah Whisperers!

In honor of the Halloween holiday coming this month, I wanted to re-run my Ghost Hunter’s shisha review. As most of you know, although there was some mysterious activity happening in the video, we are fairly certain that it was not paranormal. Abnormal perhaps, but not paranormal. Enjoy the video.

I hope all of you are starting to plan for Halloween. I, of course am not dressing up as anything, as I live every day of my life as a Pirate!

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

Good Afternoon Hookah Whisperers!

I am really excited to share the link below with you today! This is a must see DVD for anyone who is interested in what is in store for the global economy over the next fifty years. So, if you plan on being alive, I highly recommend you watch this video.

Sadly, this is not a shisha review video, but I think that “must see’ is a given when it comes to my reviews. This is a really really well done video about a guy that predicted the 2008 financial collapse and has more to say. His background is what is the most compelling to me. This is an average joe. He was an LAPD narcotics officer and blamed the CIA for running drugs, and was summarily booted. The rest of his life, he has just been a student of the world around him, and he has some stunning insights.

Anyway, I have provided a link for you below, and yes, I do make like a 4% commission if you buy one, which comes to 40 cents, so I’m not getting rich from this. I just wanted to make it easy for you to obtain. Tell you what, I’ll use the 40 cents to buy more shisha to review.

In all seriousness, I was really impacted by this video and I want to spread the word about it. As you can probably tell from my video rants, I am not a fan of big intrusive government. This is what Michael Ruppert blames for many of the coming disasters. I am a fan.

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

Good Afternoon Hookah Whisperers!

Today we attack another Al Fakher flavor. This is a relatively common flavor in the shisha world, and quite often the flavor that most people associate with hookah smoking. This is a great flavor! As I say in the video, it’s hard to say this is a white grape flavor, but it is the white grape flavor that I associate with white grape shisha. Watch the video and let me know what you think.

So, great flavor, nice and sweet, great clouds…what more do you want in a shisha? Definitely give this one a try.

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

Good Morning Hookah Whisperers!

Today I am really excited to review Al Fakher Golden Strawberry! This is a flavor that really grew on me over the course of smoking the one bowl we smoked that day. It is really a strong strawberry flavor with a very soothing finish. I did a Capt. Howdy and came back after about twenty minutes and re-reviewed the flavor. It really develops over the course of the smoke. Watch the video and see what you think.

Yeah, this is an everyday for me now. It is a great soothing, creamy, smoke and is a lot of fun to enjoy. Definitely give this one a try!

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