Brand and Flavor: Starbuzz Lemon Mint
Shisha Cut: med, stems, dark green in color. Drippy.
Hookah Type: 22" Egyptian
Duration: 1hr 15min +
Bowl: standard clay
Foil / Screen: foil
Coal / Amount: 2" dinamite natural coal
Smoke: med to thick
Buzz: none
Smell / Flavor: Smell was a light lemon, with an undercurrent of mint. Taste was mint w/ a exhale of Lemon. Refreshing.
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFjndqq-hho
Rating (1 to 10): 7-8
I was very surprised with this flavor, I did expect alittle more Lemon flavor, but it was a good refreshing and relaxing smoke. Thankfully it doesn't seem to suffer the typical SB heat issues, but it could be I know SB has this issue and handled right.
Wish i had enough for a 2nd bowl, as I would have done a video review. I may even consider purchasing this flavor by itself, if it could be found at a decent price.
Recommended if located at a good price.
8/20/07
Nahkla Tropicania Review
Brand and Flavor: Nahkla Tropicania
Shisha Cut: typical nahkla, course and oil, dark brown in color.
Hookah Type: 22" Eypgtian
Duration: 15 min
Bowl: standard clay
Foil / Screen: foil
Coal / Amount: 2" dinamite natural coal finger
Smoke: thick
Buzz: heavy
Smell / Flavor: Smell was strong; overly fruity and heavy on the citrus. Taste was gross; sickenly sweet taste, mix-mash of fruit and lemon. Very strong and overpowering.
Rating (1 to 10): 2
I am glad I only bought a 50g pack of this flavor as the smell & taste (most importantly) was horrible. The smell was strong, the taste even worse - it was a horrible mix/mash of fruit + lemon, overpowering and somewhat nauseating. After 15 min of fighting w/ it I gave up and tossed the whole thing (even the unused).
Perhaps mixed (lightly) with mint it may have been smokable, but as it was, I considered unsmokable.
Shisha Cut: typical nahkla, course and oil, dark brown in color.
Hookah Type: 22" Eypgtian
Duration: 15 min
Bowl: standard clay
Foil / Screen: foil
Coal / Amount: 2" dinamite natural coal finger
Smoke: thick
Buzz: heavy
Smell / Flavor: Smell was strong; overly fruity and heavy on the citrus. Taste was gross; sickenly sweet taste, mix-mash of fruit and lemon. Very strong and overpowering.
Rating (1 to 10): 2
I am glad I only bought a 50g pack of this flavor as the smell & taste (most importantly) was horrible. The smell was strong, the taste even worse - it was a horrible mix/mash of fruit + lemon, overpowering and somewhat nauseating. After 15 min of fighting w/ it I gave up and tossed the whole thing (even the unused).
Perhaps mixed (lightly) with mint it may have been smokable, but as it was, I considered unsmokable.
8/17/07
Hookah Pro Prize!
Well, I finally got my hookah - turns out the post office has it since the 6th and NOBODY told me! I even went there and picked up another package on the 8th and they said NOTHING! Damn it people!
But anyways, it's a nice steel 22" Eypgtian style hookah. Blue glass base, blue hose (non-washable) and a clay bowl. Bowl wouldn't stay on the stop (mouth was too narrow for the stem top) but I have several other bowls that fit fine.
Smoked him already - it's great! Hits like a champ! Nice and stable as well, works wonderfull!
Many thanks to Mahir from Nazar Hookah for the prize, was well as SamBooka, Admin of HookahPro!
I'll work on a new video for him once my PC it back up and running - it's refusing to Boot into Winsucks anymore... so I give, Linux here we come!
Nakhla Pistachio Review
Nakhla Pistachio
Shisha Cut: Typical Nakhla; medium, some stems. Medium to dark brown in color. Oily.
Hookah Type: 2-hose Syrian
Duration: 45-50min, 1hr 15min
Bowl: standard clay
Foil / Screen: 2 layers of thin foil, 1 sheet of thick coal
Coal / Amount: (3) 2” Dyinmite fingers, Windcover, (2) 33m Goldens (whole)
Smoke: Medium to Thick
Buzz: Nakhla typical – it will floor you if you aren’t careful
Smell / Flavor: Smell = Similar to unmade pistachio pudding mix. Taste = strange, hard to pin-point. Not a full “nutty” taste, not a pudding, a strange mix w/ a undertone of Almonds.
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYaI8TZmcWw
Rating (1 to 10): 6
The only reason for the middle-grade score is the strange taste. It’s not a bad taste, just very different. At first I wasn’t sure if I liked it, but now that I smoked it a second time, it seems to be growing on me.
May be good mixed with some Vanilla or Mint.
If you want a new experience, I highly recommend picking some up. For the price, even if you dislike it – you haven’t wasted too much money.
Shisha Cut: Typical Nakhla; medium, some stems. Medium to dark brown in color. Oily.
Hookah Type: 2-hose Syrian
Duration: 45-50min, 1hr 15min
Bowl: standard clay
Foil / Screen: 2 layers of thin foil, 1 sheet of thick coal
Coal / Amount: (3) 2” Dyinmite fingers, Windcover, (2) 33m Goldens (whole)
Smoke: Medium to Thick
Buzz: Nakhla typical – it will floor you if you aren’t careful
Smell / Flavor: Smell = Similar to unmade pistachio pudding mix. Taste = strange, hard to pin-point. Not a full “nutty” taste, not a pudding, a strange mix w/ a undertone of Almonds.
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYaI8TZmcWw
Rating (1 to 10): 6
The only reason for the middle-grade score is the strange taste. It’s not a bad taste, just very different. At first I wasn’t sure if I liked it, but now that I smoked it a second time, it seems to be growing on me.
May be good mixed with some Vanilla or Mint.
If you want a new experience, I highly recommend picking some up. For the price, even if you dislike it – you haven’t wasted too much money.
StarBuzz Chocolate Mint Review
StarBuzz Chocolate Mint
Shisha Cut: Medium, flaky, too many stems. Dark green in color. Drippy.
Hookah Type: 17” Modern, 27” Syrian
Duration: 1-1.5 hours
Bowl: glass bowl
Foil / Screen: pre-cut foil
Coal / Amount: Japanese silver tabs: 2 @ a time, 4 total
Smoke: Thick
Buzz: Mild to None
Smell / Flavor: Smell = a mild mint, with a slight undercurrent of chocolate, similar to a tootsie roll. Taste = the same, mild mint w/ barely any chocolate taste.
Rating (1 to 10): 7
This is a weak version of Chocolate Mint – Al Waha and Nakhla’s versions are considerably better. For a SB shisha, which is supposed to be a premium tobacco, I was slightly disappointed – both in taste, cut, and over all heat sensitivity.
I don’t recommend buying this shisha at it’s full price, but if you can get some for less, it’s still a decent smoke.
Video Review Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijvWDa9am24
Shisha Cut: Medium, flaky, too many stems. Dark green in color. Drippy.
Hookah Type: 17” Modern, 27” Syrian
Duration: 1-1.5 hours
Bowl: glass bowl
Foil / Screen: pre-cut foil
Coal / Amount: Japanese silver tabs: 2 @ a time, 4 total
Smoke: Thick
Buzz: Mild to None
Smell / Flavor: Smell = a mild mint, with a slight undercurrent of chocolate, similar to a tootsie roll. Taste = the same, mild mint w/ barely any chocolate taste.
Rating (1 to 10): 7
This is a weak version of Chocolate Mint – Al Waha and Nakhla’s versions are considerably better. For a SB shisha, which is supposed to be a premium tobacco, I was slightly disappointed – both in taste, cut, and over all heat sensitivity.
I don’t recommend buying this shisha at it’s full price, but if you can get some for less, it’s still a decent smoke.
Video Review Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijvWDa9am24
8/3/07
Hookah-Hookah Pumpkin Pie Review
Brand and Flavor: Hookah-Hookah Pumpkin Pie
Shisha Cut: fine, no stems. Wet and slightly sticky. Brown in color.
Hookah Type: 30" Syrian
Duration: 35min
Bowl: standard clay
Foil / Screen: foil
Coal / Amount: (2) 1-1.25" finger coals
Smoke: light to med
Buzz: none
Smell / Flavor: Smell was very similar to Pumpkin Pie spices. Taste was similar, but not quite - had a strange incense like taste, but not unpleaseant.
Rating (1 to 10): 4
Although the taste was good, other issues destroyed this smoke. This HH flavor requires more heat than normal to get going, but due to the increased heat - the shisha BURNS faster, thus shortening the length of time BEFORE the shisha burns. Also, without the extra heat - I got almost NO smoke. Flavor, yes, but smoke - nope.
Shisha Cut: fine, no stems. Wet and slightly sticky. Brown in color.
Hookah Type: 30" Syrian
Duration: 35min
Bowl: standard clay
Foil / Screen: foil
Coal / Amount: (2) 1-1.25" finger coals
Smoke: light to med
Buzz: none
Smell / Flavor: Smell was very similar to Pumpkin Pie spices. Taste was similar, but not quite - had a strange incense like taste, but not unpleaseant.
Rating (1 to 10): 4
Although the taste was good, other issues destroyed this smoke. This HH flavor requires more heat than normal to get going, but due to the increased heat - the shisha BURNS faster, thus shortening the length of time BEFORE the shisha burns. Also, without the extra heat - I got almost NO smoke. Flavor, yes, but smoke - nope.
Starbuzz X on the Beach Review
Brand and Flavor: Starbuzz X on the Beach
Shisha Cut: choppy, med cut. Brown in color. Wet. Stems, but less than other SB.
Hookah Type: 17" Modern
Duration: 1hr 15min (becasue I was tired and stopped)
Bowl: mini-clay
Foil / Screen: foil, thin
Coal / Amount: 33m Goldens, broken in half. 2.5 used in total, 2 pieces at a time. W/ windcover.
Smoke: thick
Buzz: mild to med - did give me a slight headache
Smell / Flavor: Smell wasn't like the drink, but a sweet fruity smell. Yummie, but I couldn't pin-point it down. Taste was basically the same, but that didn't detract from the smoke - taste was very good and not overly sweet.
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iXHWEtsLuU
Rating (1 to 10): 9
This shisha is one of the better SB's I've smoked - Peach was the best so far. Less stems than the others, good taste, although was hard to pin-point what it really was. More heat tolerant than most SB. The only downfall was a slight headache it gave me, probably more my fault than the shisha.
Shisha Cut: choppy, med cut. Brown in color. Wet. Stems, but less than other SB.
Hookah Type: 17" Modern
Duration: 1hr 15min (becasue I was tired and stopped)
Bowl: mini-clay
Foil / Screen: foil, thin
Coal / Amount: 33m Goldens, broken in half. 2.5 used in total, 2 pieces at a time. W/ windcover.
Smoke: thick
Buzz: mild to med - did give me a slight headache
Smell / Flavor: Smell wasn't like the drink, but a sweet fruity smell. Yummie, but I couldn't pin-point it down. Taste was basically the same, but that didn't detract from the smoke - taste was very good and not overly sweet.
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iXHWEtsLuU
Rating (1 to 10): 9
This shisha is one of the better SB's I've smoked - Peach was the best so far. Less stems than the others, good taste, although was hard to pin-point what it really was. More heat tolerant than most SB. The only downfall was a slight headache it gave me, probably more my fault than the shisha.
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