Empire, Haarlem

[Not_the_monk]

New menu for Empire in Haarlem dated 1 December 2023, kindly submitted to coffeeshopmenus.org by LJH Stores

https://www.coffeeshopmenus.org/0-Haarl ... mpire.html

[Not_the_monk]

New menu for Empire in Haarlem dated 16 January 2024, kindly submitted to coffeeshopmenus.org by Bruce van Dam

https://www.coffeeshopmenus.org/cs-empire.html

[Not_the_monk]

Decent shop just off the main street not far from the station with a few tables outside, now has a darker theme and Darth Vadar outside Friendly service and decent prices (standard for Haarlem), the Mac 1 (€10/g) was nothing more than ok, unfortunately didn't get to try anything else but would return.

[Not_the_monk]

New menu for Empire in Haarlem dated 2 November 2024, kindly submitted to coffeeshopmenus.org by jollylittlehun

https://www.coffeeshopmenus.org/cs-empire.html

[KeyMonCha]

Really like this shop... Perfect on a warm day, with its outdoor seating and open front. It's still pretty old school, as far as decor is concerned, but the menu is similar to the more modern CS; with US strains and concentrates starting to take up a reason portion of the wares... Still, Amnesia, G13,.WW,.etc, all still available, and under or around €10...

...currently, I'm smoking through a gram of Taro Gelato (€18pg), and I must say, it's a very nice, tasty little bud... Nicest of the trip so far... 8.5/10

*edit: G13(€10pg) Smells lovely, tastes ok... Still, I have absolutely no complaints as a W&B smoke... As with Haze, it tastes nothing like i remember G13 tasting, but it's a good deal, none the less... 7.5/10

*edit2: TenCo - Yellow Zushi(€35pg) smelt lovely, and was a decent evening smoke, but for the price, i was expecting something more unique... BT was adamant the the "Blue Zushi", was better, but nowhere stocked that right now... Disappointment and budget brings the score to 6.5/10, mostly out of spite.

*edit3: Amnesia(€9.50pg) Again, its not a stand-out smoke, but for the price point, its a fine morning toke, that ain't going to get you too wasted... Tastes ok, too... 7/10... I'd give it 6.5/10, but I want it to be higher than the Zushi.

*edit4: Dreams Gold(€12pg) Nice offering from a name that's was completely new to me on this trip, but I may be becoming a fan of... Very nice smoke, with flavor and a really nice chilled buzz... Tolerance might be getting a little high now, so take these reviews with a pinch of salt... 8/10

*edit5: Kosher Dreams(€12pg) Not quite up to the standard of the Dreams Gold in terms of flavour, but I think slightly superior in punch; another promising offering... 8/10

*edit6 London Dreams(12€pg) I only managed to grab the last remnants of this strain.... I'm also on morning 8 of a very hot week, only stopping smoking long enough to eat, shower and obviously, wander around aimlessly, taking photos of things I've probably taken hundreds of times before... With that said; 5/10.