Almond

[Stuie]

Romman Almond

Hookah: Mya Obelisk
Bowl: Small Phunnel
Screen/Foil: Reynolds HD
Hose: Nammor
Coals: Coconaras
Base Liquid: Water

Appearance: Short Cut, Few stems, Very Juicy.
Nicotine: 0.5%
Base: Honey & Glycerin
Smell: Like Orgeat Syrup
Taste: Tastes just like real almonds, now I understand the orgeat smell. Every now and then a sweet undertone.
Smoke: Great Clouds
Buzz: Nice
Duration: 2 hours

Purchased From: Hookah-shisha.com

Overall: 9/10 I mean I wasn't sure it I would like a pure almond flavor but it was stinking good. Tasted like I got my bag of almonds out of the pantry. I am not a big nut flavored shisha fan but this changed my outlook on it.

[zoddi]

Romman Almond

Hookah: Mya Threepio (single hose)
Bowl: Stock Mya large bowl
Screen/Foil: Reynolds HD
Hose: Mya Synthetic Leather Hose
Coals: Coconaras
Base Liquid: Water

Appearance: Short, moist and slightly sticky, typical Romman
Nicotine: 0.5%
Base: Honey and Glycerin
Smell: Proper almond smell. Cyanide?
Taste: Lousy taste. Almond only exists in smell of shisha. Smoke is garbage.
Smoke: Good Clouds
Buzz: Doesn't stand out.
Duration: 1 Hours

Overall: Hookah-Shisha.com

Overall: 1/10 Romman is the last acceptable shisha left. I'm a firm supporter of al waha and nakhla, but there's too many batch variations, and most times they don't smoke well. Romman has always been gold standard, with all batches being decent to exceptional. This completely disappoints. It still smokes well like all romman. The flavor just completely upsets. Makes the normally completely neutral coconara coals' taste come through.

If this were some grade b shisha, I'd rate it high since it smokes well. But flavor is completely intolerable.

I got some turkish coffee and cinnamon to review next. Also got some grape, which is pretty much gold standard and doesn't need further reviews.

This is the first time I've gotten romman since they redesigned their packaging. The dual 125g sealing packs are a nice touch. Edited June 6, 2009 by zoddi