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!

Today I want to review for you a real interesting flavor that I recently picked up. This is the Fantasia Sweet Red Melon. I used my usual rig and three Japanese style natural coals.

First of all, melon is a really hard flavor to match. I have tried several melons over the years and very few have come close to an actual melon flavor. This one really surprised me because it does match the melon flavor, but there is an additional flavor in the background. Maybe not so much a flavor, but a definite sweet taste, hence the name.

The flavor is a nice pleasant sweet melon, simple as that. The cut is especially small and incredibly juicy with very few stems. The clouds were great, but a lot of that depends on the coals you use.

Overall, this was a pretty nice smooth flavor. It is not one I would run out and buy over and over, but it was a good, once in a while, flavor for me. 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!

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!

Good afternoon all.

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!