Hookah Love & Reviews

IM BACK GUYS!!

2020-10-16T22:45:00.001-07:00

Heyy everyone, I'm back!! Here's another post, hookah setup, old school, just like we always used to do it. Put your coals on the stove and Let's get started. How to setup your hookah and bowl, let's go!

Tonight's setup: classic funnel bowl, Fumari White Peach (one of my all-time favorites, definitely recommend), and two layers of foil -- because its the cheap thin stuff. No different than usual, shiny side down and sprinkle the tobacco in the bowl.

don't forget to mix the tobacco with the juices before packing. Now you're going to want to lay something down because this is going to get a little messy and it always spills over save yourself the household of cleaning up the mess by putting down some newspaper or other item that you could just quickly fold up and discard afterwards.

So we sprinkled the tobacco into the bowl let's not be so meticulous about it just don't overpack it and definitely don't push it down.

Tightly like a drum we don't want any air to escape. Now you can use a toothpick but I prefer a pin or needle as it makes smaller holes and just seems to work better with a funnel bull setup. With a standard Egyptian clay bowl I would probably do the same thing, it's just about personal preference. We just need some good airflow through the bowl in order to get a good smoking session.

I used a pin for these holes but the pin itself was pretty thick so it came out the same as if I would use a toothpick. I typically like to use a needle and get smaller holes, but like I said before let's not be too meticulous about it it's not a big deal.

now if you followed instructions in the beginning you should have your coals about ready by now. As far as coals you're going to want to use a natural coconut coal or similar. Absolutely do not use instant coals -- those should be only used for incense in my opinion, not hookah. Now if you have an old school electric coil stove that is going to work better than a more modern gas stove like I have here but the gas stove will still do the trick it's all about the technique.

I'm not going to recommend that you do what I'm doing here using the hookah ashtray to deliver your calls to the hookah but I live on the edge and I'm just going to carry these without an oven mitt but if you do this use an oven mitt -- the coals will heat up the metal tray faster than you know it, so hurry up and dont drop the coals through the center (use a better carrier lol).

I'm not going to cover the rest of the hookah setup in this post but hopefully you have that set up already all you really need to know is have the stem going in about one to one and a half inches into the water. The important thing is to make sure you have good gourmets and that they are tightly fitted so there is no air escaping or coming in through the ports.

Now listen this is very important:

You need to be patient. You need to let the coals sit on the bowl for 5 minutes. The other important thing is that the coals need to be completely read hot before smoking (or taking any sort of draw for that matter). Do not smoke the hookah with coals that are still partially black (unlit).

And that's it! Enjoy your hookah!! Have a good night, thanks for reading.

PUFF BAR - Disposable e-cig Review

2019-12-31T00:11:00.000-08:00

PUFF BAR - INTRO & PRODUCT REVIEW

Today I am reviewing the puff bar buy puff salts and the pink lemonade flavor. This product is a nicotine salt-based disposable electronic cigarette. It delivers a 5% nicotine content activated by a draw. The product itself is very well made and has an appealing product packaging and design language. The unit itself is very small and has a compact form factor. The finish on the outside consist of a soft touch rubberized material and hard plastic at the ends; for air intake and mouth on each end respectively. It is very nice and delivers good draws and satisfying hits.

PUFF BAR - PINK LEMONADE FLAVOR REVIEW

At first test this flavor seems to be decent. It is more mellow and suttle in flavor than anticipated. I read that this was one of the top puff bar flavors which lead me to the decision of purchasing it and giving it a try. I have tried many puff bar flavors (blueberry, cucumber, watermelon, o.m.g., cucumber, cafe, peach, and probably another that I can't remember at the moment.) I don't think this one is at the top in my opinion. I would much prefer and would recommend something like o.m.g. or watermelon over this. I will attempt to write reviews on those flavors soon.

Overall, it was better or close to my expectations. Its not terrible but as I said, would prefer a different flavor. I would probably not buy this flavor again and therefore would not recommend. But if you're really obsessed with pink lemonade or want to see what I'm talking about for yourself, go ahead and try it for yourself.

PRODUCT PACKAGING

Very sleek, colorful, and modern design. Almost juul-like in its appeal and design. Maybe even moreso. Arguably appealing to kids.

Pin holes

2015-05-06T22:55:00.001-07:00

Fumari - Tangelo

2015-05-02T16:35:00.001-07:00

tan·ge·lo

/ˈtanjəˌlō/ noun

noun: tangelo; plural noun: tangelos
1. a hybrid of the tangerine and grapefruit

(Review coming soon)...

[BOWLS] Apple on Top hookah bowk

2015-04-30T01:03:00.001-07:00

Apple on Top hookah bowl - black

Parts: 1. metal hookah bowl with rubberized exterior to be able handle the bowl when its heated up.

2. Metal tray/screen, removes the need for aluminum foil.

Performance: Surprisingly it works really well. It is a vortex bowl but made of metal. The tray snaps on to the bowl. Simplifies hookah setup and smoking. Designed really well.

Tested Setup: Full size KM ice, KM rainbow hose, 3-4 Coconara coals

Rating: 10/10

Starbuzz Pink

2015-04-18T12:08:00.001-07:00

I love this flavor 😊

Fumari - Red Gummy Bear

2015-03-29T12:36:00.000-07:00

Fumari - Red Gummi Bear

Fumari tobacco consistency

Fumari - White Peach

2014-12-09T04:56:00.001-08:00

[Tobacco] Best hookah flavors and brands

2014-11-10T01:04:00.001-08:00

I'm going to do another flavor list but this time instead of naming out tops, I'm just going to name out good hookah flavors that I can approve of. And I'm going to name out some bad ones. Enjoy

*=excellents

Al-Fakher * (50g/$4, 250g/$12-$15)
Mint (as a mixer)
Rose *
Apple/double apple
Eskareni apple *
Melon *
Watermelon *
Pomegranate
Orange
Lemon
Cola (interesting)
Their gold line
(+others, fruit flavors usually a go, interesting flavors as well like spices)
(Avoid: fruit mix, fresh mist, if it sounds weird avoid it but most flavors are excellent)(avoid grape)(vanilla-very subtle flavor-pass)

Starbuzz * (100g/$11 250g/$17)

Pink *
Safari melon dew *
Cape cove *
Blue mist (obv) *
White peach
Coffee
(Tons of other good mixer flavors)
Cardamon, rose, pipe, etc
(+Tons of fruit Flavors)
(Some to avoid but I can't remember them because I never buy them)
(Acid Cigar smelled terrible for a flavor)

Nakhla *(classics+newer) (250g/$10)
Margarita *
Sweet melon *
Double apple (sometimes) *
Mint (as a mixer)
Any from the Mizo line *
Mizo mint
Mizo lemon
Mizo raspberry
Mizo watermelon
Jasmine
(Avoid: weird flavors, grape, fruit mix, mango, apricot, cherry, any really dry tobacco questionable)
(Caution Nakhla tobacco is strong @ 0.5% nicotine compared to the usual 0.05%)

Al-Waha (look for the new packaging)
Guava
Mango
Gum
(Others)

(Avoid old Al-Waha)

King moussal (be careful w this brand)
Black grape *
Mango
(Avoid in general)
(Avoid rose at all costs, it tastes like perfume)

Fumari * (lots of interesting flavors) (100g/$11)
White Gummy bear
Red Gummy bear
Chocolate mint chill *
White peach *
Blackberry *
Tangelo
Fakhafakhafina
(+others)

Fantasia- I haven't had a good experience with this brand- pass

Fusion- Interesting flavors, weird names

Fumari - Mint Chocolate Chill

2014-11-10T00:29:00.001-08:00

I smoked some of this tonight, pretty good stuff tasted like mint chocolate ice cream.

Setup: hookah: Egyptian Khalil Mamoon

Coals: generic coconut

Bowl: Egyptian

Clouds: fluffy clouds excellent.

Flavor: excellent, good unique mint flavor. Tastes like what you would think. You can taste the chocolate but just as equally there's the mint. So if you don't like mint then this is probably not for you.

Buzz: n/a, same as others

Rating: 4.5/5 would recommend but wouldn't smoke it all the time.

Fumari mint chocolate chill hookah tobacco 100g pouch

[TIPS] Hookah Improvising

2014-10-01T15:09:00.000-07:00

Sometimes you don't have the necessary tools to smoke hookah with. That's no problem. I have improvised many times with many different hookah parts.
Today I'm smoking hookah and I don't have my hookah gourmet from my bowl.
Here is a quick fix you can do about it without having to run to the store.
Use either paper towel or newspaper. Fold it up so that its a strip. Wet it so its damp, wrap it around your stem and put your bowl on top. It should create a good seal if you do it correctly.
That's all for now, peace out.

Tonight's pattern

2014-09-28T01:12:00.001-07:00

Starbuzz Exotic Pink tobacco flavor

2014-08-15T19:20:00.001-07:00

One of the best Starbuzz flavors IMO. Tastes like a sweet candy flavor. Hard to really describe, its like cotton candy but not exactly. If you like candy flavors you should check this stuff out.

I bought a 250g tin, that's how much I like this stuff. Make sure you aren't getting ripped off prices should be as follows:
250g/16$
100g/11$
50g/7$

Al Fakher - Orange and Mint

2014-02-02T18:29:00.001-08:00

If you like orange flavored hookah you will like this.
What's there to say really, it's your typical Al Fakher tobacco, same cut -juicy

Taste like like the fruit, not artificial like orange soda.

Hookah Bowl Mix

2013-03-10T19:00:00.000-07:00

Here is a good hookah mix recommendation you can try out, or try some variations of it. Tried it last night it was:
1/3 Starbuzz - cope cave (other margarita type flavor will do)
2/3 Al Fakher - watermelon

Starbuzz E-hookah review

2012-12-18T01:41:00.000-08:00

Starbuzz exotic blue mist e-hookah

This is a new product out by Starbuzz. Its a disposable e-cigarette which features some exotic flavors from their shisha flavors. Contains 12mg nicotine and supposedly 500 puffs.

My take on the product. Lets start with the positive:

Flavor: The flavor is very spot on with the flavor of the blue mist shisha. Im assuming its the same with the other flavors. From what Ive been told is the other flavors are good as well. It may start to taste harsh because youre ripping it too often/too strong and you forget its vapor not smoke. 5/5

Cons:

Components and function: Drags are taken via pressing a button and inhaling. Parts are pretty cheap and lack in quality and longevity. I know its a disposable product but compared to whats out there on the market right now for the same price cough cough blu disposable e-cigs these are sub par. As far as longevity this product lasted for a day and then it died. As far as 500 puffs, I definitely did not receive. In fact it made me question if mine was defective. I contacted starbuzz and received no reply which leads me to two ratings.

Components: 3/5

Starbuzz tobacco customer service: 0/5

Buzz: It has a little bit of nicotine which is the typical default dose of ecig nicotine: 12mg. Rating: 3/5

Product overall: Overall I would recommend this and I do like it but I wish it lasted longer. I may purchase again. I am disappointed with starbuzz as a company. Overall: 3/5

How to set up your hookah pipe

2012-10-28T19:48:00.000-07:00

Alright so its been a while since I last posted, I'm smoking some Nakhla sweet melon mixed with some Starbuzz berry type mix. I wanted to share with you the best way of setting up hookah in my opinion.

1. Base/Vase. First thing you want to do is obviously fill the base with water so that the stem is submerged about 1 inch. You could put some ice in it too just be aware that its going to raise your water level and give a stronger pull which is not what you want.

2. Hose. So a main thing that can alter your hookah smoking experience in a big way is the hose you use. There's a lot of good ones that are similar. What I'm talking about are hoses like nammor, narbish, and razan. The Khalil Mamoon hose will do the job as well. basically you want a thicker hose and preferably washable. You can also stick your hose in the freezer while your setting it up.

3. Bowl. The best bowls I've found are the classic clay Egyptian bowls. These are the ones that come with any Egyptian hookah you buy such as a Khalil Mamoon. Mod bowls get too hot, I've tried a funnel bowl but I couldn't get good air flow. Vortex I haven't tried just because I'm skeptical and the Egyptian bowl does the trick fine, so why fix something that isn't broken. If you're trying to smoke overly juicy tobaccos or tobacco such as Tangiers you're going to want to use a vortex or funnel bowl. You just have to master the way to set it up.

4. Tobacco. Pick a good tobacco with the flavor of your choice. See my recommendations if you need help. If you don't know what to buy you can look at my list of what brands I recommend For the most part you wont go too wrong with mainstream brands like Starbuzz or Al Fakher. Some brands you want to stay clear of because they're complete garbage.

5. Foil. The best way to set up the foil, I've found, is to use one sheet of heavy duty aluminum and poke a ton of holes with a pin. If you don't have these materials you can double foil a cheaper aluminum foil and if you don't have a pin you can use a toothpick. The smaller the holes the better.

6. Coal. The best coal to use are the natural coconut husk coals such as Cocnara, Chronic Coals, Gaia, or similar. If you don't have these you can use another natural coal but they wont last as long as the coconut. I don't recommend using flint coal or instant light coals, they're full of chemicals and alter the taste of smoke.

And that's basically it, just experiment with the technique until you master it to your preference. Use good products and you'll get better quality smoke.

Al-Waha Mango Molasses

2012-07-27T23:37:00.002-07:00

Cut: Medium Al-Fakher-like cut.

Smell: Pleasant sweet mango.

Taste: Tastes like mango, but not too sweet. Good taste.

Smoke: Good clouds. More heat sensitive than Nakhla so be cautious.

Rating: 7.5/10 I don't had much experience smoking Al-Waha, but its comparable to Al-Fakher. I wouldn't say its as good or better but still pretty decent stuff. As for the flavor, its actually a good mango flavor. Ive had other mango that tasted like dried mango's or spiced mango, this ones a pretty solid flavor.

[Tobacco] Top Shisha hookah tobacco flavors/brands (IMO)

2012-06-24T00:52:00.002-07:00

Top Nakhla

Double Apple
Sweet Melon
Watermelon
Mint
Raspberry
Margarita

Top Al Fakher

Double Apple
Watermelon
Rose, Golden Rose
Cola
Mint
Melon
Jasmine
Golden Eskandarani Apple

Top Brands I'd Recommend

Of course its going to come down to individual flavors and some are rubbish even from a good brand.

Al Fakher

Starbuzz

Fumari

Nakhla + Mizo

Fusion

Avoid: old al-waha, llayinia (sp)

Nakhla Lemon

2012-05-21T17:41:00.002-07:00

Cut: Typical medium chunky Nakhla cut. Stemy.

Smell: Smells like lemon.

Taste: Not bad.

Smoke: Takes heat pretty well. Decent clouds.

Rating: 7/10 Not much to say about it. Decent lemon, gets old after a while. Better idea would be to mix it with other flavors.

Nakhla Mizo Raspberry

2012-05-21T17:23:00.002-07:00

Part of the Nakhla Mizo Line.

250g for 9.99$ as it says. Typical price, never pay more than that for Nakhla.

Cut: Typical medium chunky Nakhla cut, bunch of stems. JUICY.

Smell: Smells like berries.

Taste: Tastes like it smells more or less. Taste isn't exactly spot on but that's okay.

Smoke: Takes heat pretty well. Good clouds.

Rating: 8/10 Pretty decent flavor. Pretty sweet, pretty good. Good tobacco, try it out.

Nakhla Mizo Grape

2012-05-21T17:19:00.002-07:00

Part of the Nakhla Mizo Line.

Cut: Typical medium chunky Nakhla cut, bunch of stems. Juicy.

Smell: Smells like grape? Smells weird. Grape-ish.

Taste: Tastes like it smells more or less. I don't really like it.

Smoke: Takes heat pretty well. Medium clouds.

Rating: 6/10 Eh I don't know. Just not feeling the flavor. Smoke is good but flavor is blah. Grape is a weird flavor but I much prefer black grape. I don't recommend this but that's just my opinion, its still part of the Mizo line which is excellent.

Nakhla Mizo Watermelon

2012-05-21T17:14:00.002-07:00

Part of the Nakhla Mizo Line.

Cut: Typical medium chunky Nakhla cut, bunch of stems. Extremely juicy.

Smell: Smells like watermelon. Very pungent and sweet. Smells like Jolly Ranchers.

Taste: Tastes like it smells more or less. Extremely sweet, and delicious.

Smoke: Takes heat well. Good fluffy clouds.

Rating: 9/10 Extremely tasty and sweet. Another too sweet flavor. Still good if you can handle it. It will kick your butt. Recommend picking this up.

Nakhla Mizo Mint Molasses

2012-05-21T17:11:00.001-07:00

Part of the Nakhla Mizo Line.

Cut: Typical medium chunky Nakhla cut, bunch of stems. JUICY as the mizo line is.

Smell: OOwww weee. Very strong menthol. Would not recommend smelling this straight it will punch you in the face lol.

Taste: Mint. What more is there to say, its like a breeze in your lungs.

Smoke: Takes heat pretty well. Typical Nakhla clouds.

Rating: 9/10 Probably one of the best mints out there, another being Al Fakher mint. Very strong, not much to say its just mint. This is definitely a mixer. I would not recommend smoking a bowl of this straight, its just too much.

Nakhla Sweet Melon

2012-05-21T17:04:00.003-07:00

Cut: Typical medium chunky Nakhla cut, bunch of stems. Very juicy for being on the normal line.

Smell: Smells like melon. Very pungent and sweet. Smells like Jolly Ranchers.

Taste: Tastes like it smells more or less. Its not like cantaloupe though. Extremely sweet, but delicious.

Smoke: Takes heat well. Good fluffy clouds.

Rating: 9/10 This flavor is definitely on the top 10 Nakhla flavors. Extremely tasty to the point where its kinda over whelming. Too sweet for me and I have a sweet tooth. Definitely still worth it though. Pick this up for sure.