All You Need to Know About Hookahs

By John McCree


Looking for a good shisha flavor? Read along to learn how you can get a superb shisha flavor that suits your taste.

Shisha is the name of the flavored tobacco which is normally used in the a hookah. Following are the ingredients, which are found in shisha these days:

1. Tobacco

2. Treacle (uncrystallized syrup produced in refining sugar)

3. Honey

4. Sugar

5. Molasses

6. Glycerin

7. Nicotine

8. Dried Fruit

9. Distilled Water

The manufacturers of shisha have been experimenting a great deal recently and they have produced some really creative flavors such as Fantasia's "Cuban Mojito". Even so, fruit flavors still are the most used flavors among hookah smokers. Many of the newer flavors do, however, take their cues from the tried and tested traditional fruit flavors. For instance, Blueberry Muffin or Pink Lemonade clearly have their roots in a fruity base.

Shisha flavors have become versatile due to the relative simplicity of flavoring during production. Unique flavors are made because essentially every ingredient can be mixed in dried, tobacco, glycerin and sweetener.

Social Smoking

Hookah is usually shared in a social environment where the smokers may gather for pleasant conversation and to enjoy the aroma created by the flavored shisha smoke. Once hookah became extremely popular in the Middle Eastern nations, every single social establishment started serving hookahs. Today they are seen in places from smoking parlors, to clubs, to the home.

The smoke from shisha has a soothing effect on the smoker, which is one of the main factors why it became popular swiftly. People smoke it out of social pursuit and not for any kind of biological effect it has. On the contrary cigarette to begin with, has a really bad smell and smokers normally smoke cigarette out of addiction. A cigarette undoubtedly lasts no more than 5 minutes and a shisha lasts for more than one hour, but the latter is not addictive.

Getting the Most Flavor from Your Hookah

No rocket science here, just some good common sense and discipline can go a long way when it comes to getting the most from your hookah. To begin with, cleaning and maintaining your device properly is important. Clean your hookah with warm soapy water after each use, or at the very least wash it diligently in between switching brands or flavors.

To have a longer and smoother smoking session, you should make sure that the charcoal does not burn the tobacco. Prepare the bowl in such a way as to prevent the tobacco from becoming stuck to the foil or screen; in fact, try not to let the tobacco touch the foil in any way. When you're packing the bowl, leave a few millimeters between the top of your tobacco and the plane created by the rim of the bowl. Then, when you wrap the foil taught around the head, you'll naturally have the desired amount of space needed to prevent the dreaded burn. Placing two toothpicks on top of the tobacco in a cross is a good way to prevent the foil from touching the tobacco. Additionally, while "packing" the bowl, don't pack the tobacco down firmly. Instead, loosely pile it into a fine mound allowing the air to go through the mound. This will also stop the tobacco from burning as quickly, and it will need less suction on the hose to get a nice, full flavorful hit. If desired you may even use two sheets of aluminum foil to help prevent against overheating. Don't burn the shisha and you'll be able to enjoy a smooth and long session of smoking.




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