Herbal might always mean the same, but it doesn’t exactly always have to taste the same. I guess we realized this when we were trying out one of the newest herbal shisha’s on the market, Hydro. The name doesn’t exactly explain the product too well, so I’ll take the liberty of doing that myself.
Hydro herbal shisha is tobacco free, nicotine free, and also free of all other additives that most shisha’s have to offer. It’s made right here in the US, with premium herbs from another country. Hydro carries around 19 separate flavors, ranging from pineapple, to rose, an even to coffee! They only come in 50 gram boxes, but they are extremely cheap.
First thoughts:
When I first opened the box, the smell was really intense. It was a really sweet fruity smell. The smell made me have really high standards for the shisha, even knowing that most herbal shisha’s aren’t exactly premium if you know what I mean. Packing the bowl, I was practically drooling on myself.
Cut: Herby. It looks like a bunch of small sticks soaked in molasses for a while, and dyed red.
Flavor: The flavor was surprisingly not like the smell. It wasn’t nearly as fruity or sugary as I thought it to be. Regardless, it had the right mix of both the sugar and the fruit, thank goodness. Overall, I was highly impressed with Hydro. I would rate it a 7/10.
Smoke: I would give the smoke a 8/10. It impressed me more than the flavor did. There was about as much smoke as most other brands, if not more.
