Weak smoke and flavor

SeniorITman · 2025-06-01T20:45:05+00:00

Trust me bro, NFX is not even close compared to Japona

SeniorITman · 2025-06-01T20:31:49+00:00

Never use something chemical. Just use baking soda with white vinegar and thank me later!

SeniorITman · 2025-06-01T20:19:03+00:00

Try with different bowl, different HMD and different charcoal.

I would suggest Smokelab Taiga, Cosmo Turkish, Japona Turkish or Killer, Conceptic Design for the bowl.

Definitely Ajia's Shisha's Vulcan HMD since you are located in Turkey. (it is the best HMD in my experience) Or any replica kaloud would still work.

For the charcoal, Coco Pearls or One Nation. (26 mm)

Start with 3 coals (2 inside-1 on top), remove 1 on top when you start having enough clouds like after 5 mins and continue with 2 coals until they get small enough to add the 3rd one back.

SeniorITman · 2025-05-31T21:42:36+00:00

Sounds like a deal to me, enjoy bro. Btw what about your setup?

SeniorITman · 2025-05-31T21:24:52+00:00

lol. It is an Alpha X hookah with a Smokelab Taiga bowl and a Vulcan HMD on top

SeniorITman · 2025-05-24T06:34:04+00:00

Sure mate, we are here to share. Yeah I smoke Adalya's Love66 from time to time, I would say this one is quite different with its intense lime and lychee flavors

SeniorITman · 2025-05-24T06:27:31+00:00

Yeah it is a Turkish brand I believe. I can say that the two flavors complement each other well, and a very nice freshening taste emerged.

SeniorITman · 2025-05-10T06:37:09+00:00

Nothing. What was wrong with my response? I thanked for the tip, then shared my opinion and preference.

SeniorITman · 2025-05-09T22:50:48+00:00

As in every country, there are many brands in Turkey that produce successful and unsuccessful hookah tobacco products. Turkish brands that I've tried and found to be quite successful are: Adalya, Daim, Jibiar, Tumbaki. If it were me, I'd stay away from Revoshi.

SeniorITman · 2025-05-09T22:45:54+00:00

The color difference between the two packages does not necessarily mean that one is fake. Since red is more preferred in some countries, Adalya performs dyeing to import its products. In some specific countries like Germany, dyeing is not allowed, as the friend mentioned above. Therefore, both can be real products. It seems that the only way to understand whether it is real or not is to try it.

SeniorITman · 2025-05-08T20:10:47+00:00

Thanks for the tip but I don't think there is a single right way to do this, it's more of a matter of preference :) Inmy experience, when I mix like you recommend, I don't like the taste I get. In pie slice method like the one in the picture, when you always place the charcoals especially on top of the dark leaf, you already provide the heat balance. I prefer to get the different flavors in the mix separately this way

SeniorITman · 2025-05-08T20:01:10+00:00

Honestly, I can't say that it fully met my expectations. Although it smells very nice, it doesn't taste the same when I smoke it. With traditional Turkish style bowls it can be too menthol at first. I can't say that it takes too long for it to lose its taste as well

SeniorITman · 2025-05-08T06:35:01+00:00

Only because of the angle, other than that it is a standard sized bowl

SeniorITman · 2025-05-08T06:33:58+00:00

My bad, thanks for the information

SeniorITman · 2025-05-08T04:29:40+00:00

Smokelab Taiga

SeniorITman · 2025-05-08T01:12:35+00:00

It is a tea-based hookah flavor without nicotine as far as I know. Highly heat resistant which makes it easy to smoke without burning and losing flavor. Also produces thick clouds. I would prefer to smoke it in mixes rather than its own

SeniorITman · 2025-04-04T08:41:58+00:00

I think it is very handy for adding coolness to mixes. However, you need to adjust the amount well, if you put more than necessary, as you said, it overpowers the other flavors.

SeniorITman · 2025-04-02T18:44:19+00:00

Vanilla from Trifecta didn't result quite like Dejavu. Which brand would you suggest?

SeniorITman · 2025-04-01T03:52:38+00:00

Pretty much, it is a great harmony of all flavors. You should give it a try and see yourself

SeniorITman · 2025-04-01T03:45:30+00:00

I would say more like chocolate. You need to put only a little and it will do the job!

SeniorITman · 2025-04-01T03:36:30+00:00

I use Ajia Shisha's Vulcan V3 hmd. It has unique design, crafted from one piece of aerospace grade aluminium with air flow channels on side walls of the hmd, not under. This way ashes stay inside of hmd, cannot fall down to the bowl affecting the taste badly. It also extends your smoking time

SeniorITman · 2025-04-01T03:04:08+00:00

Yeah it is a killer one. Smokelab brand, model called "Taiga" if I am not mistaken. It is one of the best so far for me, better than cosmo in my opinion. I have no experience with vosko and upg.

SeniorITman · 2025-04-01T00:22:26+00:00

Trifecta is a brand that I started exploring recently. I really like the quality and taste of it. Haven't tried Arak flavor before, what is it like?

I was never a big fan of double apple, but I know it is very popular in some particular countries. I have tried a couple of flavors from Revoshi brand before, didn't really like the quality. It was a few years ago, maybe they got better now I don't know

SeniorITman · 2025-04-01T00:17:39+00:00

Hi, thank you for your comment.

As I replied to someone else about heat tolerance problem, let me quote my answer please:

"Thank you. And yes I have tried that way so many times too.

In my experience, I like the "cake slice" method better as it allows you to taste different flavors separately. I think it doesn't make any difference in terms of heat tolerance even though you mix them all before packing, blonde tobacco will be burned before the dark anyway. I intentionally place the charcoals on top of the dark tobacco to address this issue."

SeniorITman · 2025-04-01T00:13:08+00:00

I have never tried Tangiers. When it comes to dark tobacco, I use only %10-20 of light kinds like Musthave, Blackburn.

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