Social Smoke, on March 1st, announced a new pricing structure which is designed to bring retail prices down and inspire new innovation and quality.

Ayam Zaman Double Apple, like all double Apple flavors is an anis based flavor which resembles sweet black licorice. Ayam Zaman’s version is significantly more mild than other brands on the market with some clear undertones of the natural tobacco flavor.

Kali Drizzle is most likely a combination of mint, blueberries and grape. The mint flavoring is relatively heavy, at times almost overpowering. But berry and grape flavors do shine through, though neither are even remotely realistic. Rather they’re more of a candy caricature of the real thing, and at first, almost chemical.

Hookah-Hookah, in cooperation with HookahPro.com, are working together on the annual Hookah-Freak’s Blend-Off 2011. The contest, and marketing strategy, from Sahara Smoke Company, sets smokers to design their own custom flavor blends.
The contest, which began on February 1st, boasts some impressive prizes, with the first 300 contestants receiving a free t-shirt, 9 finalists receiving 300g of Hookah-Freak tobacco and either a $30 Hookah-Hookah gift card, or single hose Genie Hookah, and the grand price winner receiving a full size Vulcan hookah, 4 Kilos of Hookah-Freak tobacco, and either an xBox …

Tonic, the company behind popular premium tobacco flavors such as After Sex and Strawberry Citrus Mint, has released and new set of flavors, touted as being ‘Made in the USA’. The new flavors sport hip, but ambiguous names: Minty Dreams, Da Vinci, Virgin Strawberry, Romance, Kama Sutra, Bada Bing, Bellylicious, Babylon and Hitman.
Tonic has also updated its packaging graphics for the new batch of tobacco flavors.

The official description of the flavors is also ambiguous, with most descriptions including the phrase ‘special mixture’. We’ll have to wait for some hands on …

Berry Punch, like the tobacco’s aroma, tastes like a richer, sweeter version of children’s Flintstones vitamins, but not so chalky. The flavor is mild enough that it’s not completely in your face, but rich enough to keep you interested. Though overall, it is a berry flavor, the exact berry flavor is ambiguous.

Ayam Zaman Watermelon, like it’s Hookah-Hookah cousin, is an excellent, realistic watermelon flavor. The flavor is sweet and rich, similar to the bright pink parts of a real watermelon, but there are also some notes of tartness, like you might find in the lighter parts of a watermelon found closer to the rind. However, unlike the Hookah-Hookah counterpart, Ayam Zaman’s Watermelon also has a distinct natural tobacco undertone which, in this case, takes away from the overall flavor a bit.

Passion Fruit Mojito does taste like a real mojito drink, which is usually made with lime, rum, soda water and mint. Social Smoke’s fruity version has a clear lime foundation, with very subtle mint and excellent proportion of sweet fruit flavors.

Evolution Tea’s Pina Colada tastes like the real virgin beverage by the same name. It is sweet, and refreshing, with a distinct coconut flavor. There are also some very subtle tea flavors underneath it all, which are actually a welcome addition, leaving a nice calming sensation.

Jasmine’s flavor betrays the aroma a bit more than usual. Where the aroma is sweet and mild, the flavor is stronger and distinctly floral, with little additional sweetness—which is what one would expect form a ‘Jasmine’ flavored shisha tobacco. However, compared to jasmine flavors from other brands, such as Nakhla, Social Smoke’s version is a bit sweeter.