Re: Paradox
Posted: Tue 7th Aug 2012 11:16 am
I have only visited paradox once, it was a Wednesday evening and as we were heading back across Jordaan to Centrum we decided to make the detour to this highly recommended coffeeshop.
As we entered I imidatly noted that every table, every chair, every bit of space was full. A lot of the reviews I had read said how this was a nice quite shop, it definitely was not on this occasion; it was around 18:00 maybe a little latter so I guess everyone had finished work and headed for their evening biffter.
Hence we were forced to do a buy and fly, I was not overly disappointed by this as the shop looks like it could do with a lick of paint, also I did not feel the seats look all that comfortable. I really wanted to try their Turkish hash as to my knowledge I had never smoked any before. I asked the Budtender, a genuinly nice guy that must have been at least Seven foot tall, he told me that it was a real fine hash. He was showing me the €25 bag of three grams, I said I would take that one, I think it took the guy by surprise looking at his face. He then pulled out another 3 gram bag and said it looked like a better piece and he wanted me to have that one, good lad! So that was it we turned and went out into the early evening.
The Turkish was was indeed a fine smoke. To start with I could not find away through the tough exterior of the has and my first joint I simply picked of small solid chunks with my finger nail and popped them in, it seamed tough and solid a bit like the old soap bar of our childhood. That is until I smoked the joint, it was a lovely smoke, not one that was going to blow me away but I was stonned, do not get me wrong. I used this hash as my stock day time smoke for the rest of the trip. The more I got to know the thick strip of hash I had in my hand the more I liked it. I found that the Turkish can be made playable with a bit of love and attention and the warmth of the palm. I really enjoyed the Turkish and would recommend any hash lover try it for a welcome change to our usual smokes.
I think that when I visit Paradox coffeeshop again it will be in the day time so it's a little quieter and I can sit and appreciate the atmosphere. My score is lowered by the look of the shop and by the fact we could not sit down but the quality of the Hash pulls it back up to a solid 3.75/5
As we entered I imidatly noted that every table, every chair, every bit of space was full. A lot of the reviews I had read said how this was a nice quite shop, it definitely was not on this occasion; it was around 18:00 maybe a little latter so I guess everyone had finished work and headed for their evening biffter.
Hence we were forced to do a buy and fly, I was not overly disappointed by this as the shop looks like it could do with a lick of paint, also I did not feel the seats look all that comfortable. I really wanted to try their Turkish hash as to my knowledge I had never smoked any before. I asked the Budtender, a genuinly nice guy that must have been at least Seven foot tall, he told me that it was a real fine hash. He was showing me the €25 bag of three grams, I said I would take that one, I think it took the guy by surprise looking at his face. He then pulled out another 3 gram bag and said it looked like a better piece and he wanted me to have that one, good lad! So that was it we turned and went out into the early evening.
The Turkish was was indeed a fine smoke. To start with I could not find away through the tough exterior of the has and my first joint I simply picked of small solid chunks with my finger nail and popped them in, it seamed tough and solid a bit like the old soap bar of our childhood. That is until I smoked the joint, it was a lovely smoke, not one that was going to blow me away but I was stonned, do not get me wrong. I used this hash as my stock day time smoke for the rest of the trip. The more I got to know the thick strip of hash I had in my hand the more I liked it. I found that the Turkish can be made playable with a bit of love and attention and the warmth of the palm. I really enjoyed the Turkish and would recommend any hash lover try it for a welcome change to our usual smokes.
I think that when I visit Paradox coffeeshop again it will be in the day time so it's a little quieter and I can sit and appreciate the atmosphere. My score is lowered by the look of the shop and by the fact we could not sit down but the quality of the Hash pulls it back up to a solid 3.75/5
I just smoked a big blob of it as I'm finishing off my stock before leaving in the morning. Fresh green resiny smell. EXPANSIVE smoke. Burns for days. Strong hybrid stone with almost psychedelic visual effects. 9.5/10