Posts Tagged ‘cinnamon’

Brand and Flavor:  Tangiers Lucid Horchata

Shisha Tobacco Cut:  It’s the general Tangiers cut.  Brown and very wet.

Hookah Type: KM double trimetal.  Nammor hose

Duration: 2 hours

Bowl: Vortex bowl

Foil / Screen:  Regular foil

Coal / Amount:  3 or 4 CH QL coals depending on the necessity.

Smoke:  Awesome smoke.  Very thick and dense. A strong mouth feel.

Buzz:  Medium.  It’s nice and relaxing.

Smell / Flavor:  It smells like creamy cinnamon and molasses.  The flavor is similar but a bit light.

Rating (1 to 10):  8  I am giving this tobacco a solid rating.  It’s a very tasty and very resilient tobacco.  This is a nice spice flavor with a distinct cream like feel.  It’s tasty and lives up to the noir version.  I prefer the noir by a little bit because the tobacco flavors actually blend well with the horchata flavors.  When I have the option there is very little I prefer over a mix of lucid horchata mixed with noir horchata about 50/50 with each other.  If you are a fan of spice flavored tobacco then I suggest picking this one up.  It’s great and easy to work with.

September 21st, 2009

Hookah Freak Atomic Fireball

Brand and Flavor: Hookah Freak Atomic Fireball

Shisha Tobacco Cut: Typical HH and HF cut.  Shredded and moist.

Hookah Type: KM double trimetal. Nammor hose

Duration: 45 minutes or so.

Bowl: Vortex bowl

Foil / Screen: Regular foil

Coal / Amount: 2 CH QL coals

Smoke:  Thick large clouds and a nice room note.

Buzz:  Mellow and nice.  Light.

Smell / Flavor: Smells like and atomic fireball.  That’s about it.  The flavor is a sweet and spicy.  The cinnamon is subdued and a little weak at times.

Rating (1 to 10): 7 I am a fan.  It’s a nice step into spice flavors for those that have only enjoyed the fruitier side of hookah.  It’s not overly complex and is not going to wow you in the flavor department.  You get a sweet cinnamon flavor on the exhale and through the nose.  not so much as to make you sneeze or burn but enough to let you know it exists.  This can fade in and out a bit in intensity but the smoke always has a nice spice note.  I was really hoping this would be a strong cinnamon and live up to it’s namesake but sadly it fell pretty far short.   If you are a hardcore spice fan this will be nothing new and nothing amazing.  If you are more of a mixed drink and fruit hookah smoker then this is really worth a try.  It will open of a new side of hookah smoking that you may find you really enjoy but had not discovered yet.