[Tobacco] Best hookah flavors and brands

I'm going to do another flavor list but this time instead of naming out tops, I'm just going to name out good hookah flavors that I can approve of. And I'm going to name out some bad ones. Enjoy

*=excellents

Al-Fakher * (50g/$4, 250g/$12-$15)
Mint (as a mixer)
Rose *
Apple/double apple
Eskareni apple *
Melon *
Watermelon *
Pomegranate
Orange
Lemon
Cola (interesting)
Their gold line
(+others, fruit flavors usually a go, interesting flavors as well like spices)
(Avoid: fruit mix, fresh mist, if it sounds weird avoid it but most flavors are excellent)(avoid grape)(vanilla-very subtle flavor-pass)

Starbuzz * (100g/$11 250g/$17)

Pink *
Safari melon dew *
Cape cove *
Blue mist (obv) *
White peach
Coffee
(Tons of other good mixer flavors)
Cardamon, rose, pipe, etc
(+Tons of fruit Flavors)
(Some to avoid but I can't remember them because I never buy them)
(Acid Cigar smelled terrible for a flavor)

Nakhla *(classics+newer) (250g/$10)
Margarita *
Sweet melon *
Double apple (sometimes) *
Mint (as a mixer)
Any from the Mizo line *
Mizo mint
Mizo lemon
Mizo raspberry
Mizo watermelon
Jasmine
(Avoid: weird flavors, grape, fruit mix, mango, apricot, cherry, any really dry tobacco questionable)
(Caution Nakhla tobacco is strong @ 0.5% nicotine compared to the usual 0.05%)

Al-Waha (look for the new packaging)
Guava
Mango
Gum
(Others)

(Avoid old Al-Waha)

King moussal (be careful w this brand)
Black grape *
Mango
(Avoid in general)
(Avoid rose at all costs, it tastes like perfume)

Fumari * (lots of interesting flavors) (100g/$11)
White Gummy bear
Red Gummy bear
Chocolate mint chill *
White peach *
Blackberry *
Tangelo
Fakhafakhafina
(+others)

Fantasia- I haven't had a good experience with this brand- pass

Fusion- Interesting flavors, weird names

Fumari - Mint Chocolate Chill

I smoked some of this tonight, pretty good stuff tasted like mint chocolate ice cream.

Setup: hookah: Egyptian Khalil Mamoon

Coals: generic coconut

Bowl: Egyptian

Clouds: fluffy clouds excellent.

Flavor: excellent, good unique mint flavor. Tastes like what you would think. You can taste the chocolate but just as equally there's the mint. So if you don't like mint then this is probably not for you.

Buzz: n/a, same as others

Rating: 4.5/5 would recommend but wouldn't smoke it all the time.

Fumari mint chocolate chill hookah tobacco 100g pouch

[TIPS] Hookah Improvising

Sometimes you don't have the necessary tools to smoke hookah with. That's no problem. I have improvised many times with many different hookah parts.
Today I'm smoking hookah and I don't have my hookah gourmet from my bowl.
Here is a quick fix you can do about it without having to run to the store.
Use either paper towel or newspaper. Fold it up so that its a strip. Wet it so its damp, wrap it around your stem and put your bowl on top. It should create a good seal if you do it correctly.
That's all for now, peace out.

Tonight's pattern

Starbuzz Exotic Pink tobacco flavor

One of the best Starbuzz flavors IMO. Tastes like a sweet candy flavor. Hard to really describe, its like cotton candy but not exactly. If you like candy flavors you should check this stuff out.

I bought a 250g tin, that's how much I like this stuff. Make sure you aren't getting ripped off prices should be as follows:
250g/16$
100g/11$
50g/7$

Al Fakher - Orange and Mint

If you like orange flavored hookah you will like this.
What's there to say really, it's your typical Al Fakher tobacco, same cut -juicy

Taste like like the fruit, not artificial like orange soda.

Hookah Bowl Mix

Here is a good hookah mix recommendation you can try out, or try some variations of it. Tried it last night it was:
1/3 Starbuzz - cope cave (other margarita type flavor will do)
2/3 Al Fakher - watermelon

Starbuzz E-hookah review

Starbuzz exotic blue mist e-hookah

This is a new product out by Starbuzz. Its a disposable e-cigarette which features  some exotic flavors from their shisha flavors. Contains 12mg nicotine and supposedly 500 puffs.

My take on the product. Lets start with the positive:

Flavor: The flavor is very spot on with the flavor of the blue mist shisha. Im assuming its the same with the other flavors. From what Ive been told is the other flavors are good as well. It may start to taste harsh because youre ripping it too often/too strong and you forget its vapor not smoke. 5/5

Cons:

Components and function: Drags are taken via pressing a button and inhaling. Parts are pretty cheap and lack in quality and longevity. I know its a disposable product but compared to whats out there on the market right now for the same price cough cough blu disposable e-cigs these are sub par. As far as longevity this product lasted for a day and then it died. As far as 500 puffs, I definitely did not receive. In fact it made me question if mine was defective. I contacted starbuzz and received no reply which leads me to two ratings.

Components: 3/5

Starbuzz tobacco customer service: 0/5

Buzz: It has a little bit of nicotine which is the typical default dose of ecig nicotine: 12mg. Rating: 3/5

Product overall: Overall I would recommend this and I do like it but I wish it lasted longer. I may purchase again. I am disappointed with starbuzz as a company. Overall: 3/5 

How to set up your hookah pipe

Alright so its been a while since I last posted, I'm smoking some Nakhla sweet melon mixed with some Starbuzz berry type mix. I wanted to share with you the best way of setting up hookah in my opinion.

1. Base/Vase. First thing you want to do is obviously fill the base with water so that the stem is submerged about 1 inch. You could put some ice in it too just be aware that its going to raise your water level and give a stronger pull which is not what you want.

2. Hose. So a main thing that can alter your hookah smoking experience in a big way is the hose you use. There's a lot of good ones that are similar. What I'm talking about are hoses like nammor, narbish, and razan. The Khalil Mamoon hose will do the job as well. basically you want a thicker hose and preferably washable. You can also stick your hose in the freezer while your setting it up.

3. Bowl. The best bowls I've found are the classic clay Egyptian bowls. These are the ones that come with any Egyptian hookah you buy such as a Khalil Mamoon. Mod bowls get too hot, I've tried a funnel bowl but I couldn't get good air flow. Vortex I haven't tried just because I'm skeptical and the Egyptian bowl does the trick fine, so why fix something that isn't broken. If you're trying to smoke overly juicy tobaccos or tobacco such as Tangiers you're going to want to use a vortex or funnel bowl. You just have to master the way to set it up.

4. Tobacco. Pick a good tobacco with the flavor of your choice. See my recommendations if you need help. If you don't know what to buy you can look at my list of what brands I recommend  For the most part you wont go too wrong with mainstream brands like Starbuzz or Al Fakher. Some brands you want to stay clear of because they're complete garbage.

5. Foil. The best way to set up the foil, I've found, is to use one sheet of heavy duty aluminum and poke a ton of holes with a pin. If you don't have these materials you can double foil a cheaper aluminum foil and if you don't have a pin you can use a toothpick. The smaller the holes the better.

6. Coal. The best coal to use are the natural coconut husk coals such as Cocnara, Chronic Coals, Gaia, or similar. If you don't have these you can use another natural coal but they wont last as long as the coconut. I don't recommend using flint coal or instant light coals, they're full of chemicals and alter the taste of smoke.

And that's basically it, just experiment with the technique until you master it to your preference. Use good products and you'll get better quality smoke.

Al-Waha Mango Molasses

Cut: Medium Al-Fakher-like cut.

Smell: Pleasant sweet mango.

Taste: Tastes like mango, but not too sweet. Good taste.

Smoke: Good clouds. More heat sensitive than Nakhla so be cautious.

Rating: 7.5/10 I don't had much experience smoking Al-Waha, but its comparable to Al-Fakher. I wouldn't say its as good or better but still pretty decent stuff. As for the flavor, its actually a good mango flavor. Ive had other mango that tasted like dried mango's or spiced mango, this ones a pretty solid flavor.