Thread: Hookah!

So, is anyone else here a fan of the middle-eastern tobacco pipe? I've been a joyous hookah user for almost two years. I had my first experiance at a lounge just before New Years Eve, and was -amazed- when the orange flavored tobacco actually tasted like orange. I bought a small one, two pouches of tobacco (Double apple, a strong anisey flavor, and cherry) and was hooked. There's nothing quite so relaxing as a masterfully set up hookah and good conversation. Am I alone here, or do I spy at least one or two other partakers?

i own three hookahs and at the cigar shop i work at we sell hookahs i love it i try all different types of tobacco and my favorite is mint. im always looking for new ideas for smoking hookah so let me know if you have any.

while not technically hookah - I like smoking shisha with my gf..

I first experienced the middle eastern water pipe on the shores of the Bosphorus River in Istanbul. Strong apple tea, apple flavored tobacco, backgammon, and waiters swirling about the dock with pots full of flaming coals to refresh our nargile. Truly a wonderfully relaxing experience. I have since smoked a few more bowls of the fruit molasses laden tobacco here in the states and I can forsee more of it in the future

yep, I keep a large 4 pipe hookah around for parties and such. delightful smoker! I've found that you can get herbal shisha in almost as many scents/flavors as shaving soap.

Got the bug in Iraq.
I have several now.

John P.

Originally Posted by bhands

i own three hookahs and at the cigar shop i work at we sell hookahs i love it i try all different types of tobacco and my favorite is mint. im always looking for new ideas for smoking hookah so let me know if you have any.

Yee-haw. Have you tried the apple head yet? It's amazing, all the juice keeps the shisha so incredibly moist, you can apply tons of heat and get an absolute -cloud- of billowing smoke. The only problem is that about an hour is all you get out of a head, after that the heat makes it collapse in on itself.

Wine, soda, juice, etc. in the base instead of water... Some folks swear by a 1:3 milk/water ratio, but I think it's pretty gross m'self.

There's not much you can do to improve hookah, I think. A nice, tall one-hoser with ice water, some spicy cinnamon tea or strong turkish coffee and a chessboard... it's just damn delightful.

Also, Jockey's, are you talking about Soex? How is that stuff? I've heard that the flavor's are flat and shallow compared to the tobacco.

I would like to say......anyone in NYC that wants to Hookah.....send me a PM.....

Originally Posted by TheDoctor

Also, Jockey's, are you talking about Soex? How is that stuff? I've heard that the flavor's are flat and shallow compared to the tobacco.

never tried soex, but I use a product from a competitor, black label.
http://www.hookahhub.com/Black-Label...-p-1-c-43.html

the flavors are every bit as good as tobacco if not a tad stronger. they absolutely soak this stuff in whatever flavor. the rose and jamaican rum are especial favorites of mine. plus, no tar, no nicotine, etc.

Originally Posted by jockeys

never tried soex, but I use a product from a competitor, black label.
http://www.hookahhub.com/Black-Label...-p-1-c-43.html

the flavors are every bit as good as tobacco if not a tad stronger. they absolutely soak this stuff in whatever flavor. the rose and jamaican rum are especial favorites of mine. plus, no tar, no nicotine, etc.

My friend, I hate to dissapoint. Tar is the solid material that's left behind after all gaseous components are taken out of the smoke produced after burning the material, and herbal shisha has that very same stuff. Shisha manufacturers get around that by claiming 0% tar on the label, because that technically means there's no -added- tar mixed into the blend, but it comes into being after smoking. Besides, the long-term effects of smoking herbs aren't well studied yet, they could be better, as bad or worse than tobacco.

All that said, I still want to try the stuff. There's a local hookah shop that carries it, and I'm hoping to get my butt up there this weekend!

For the price, Starbuzz is soaked too. Fusion is oversoaked, and Al Fakher is (really, really sweet) well-soaked in the glycerin/flavor mix too. Yummy, yummy stuff.