Hookah-Shisha.com, the veiled manufacturers of Romman Tobacco, released a new line of shisha tobacco today under the name Al Tawareg (AL Ta-WEAR-Egg), which means “The Wondering Nomad”. The brand is intended as an economy line of their more expensive brand.

The new brand sports some unique flavors, namely Beer and All American Whiskey, as well as many more common flavors. Currently, there is some crossover between flavors offered in the Romman line and the Al-Tawareg line, such as Banana Split, Cappuccino, Coconut, Double Apple, Spearmint Gum and Sweet Melon. However, some differences should be expected.

I know it’s tempting to look into the bottom of an almost-empty tub of Al Fakher Soft Black and see all that juicy goodness and think, “this is going to be great!” But don’t be fooled! All that juice in there is actually going to create all kinds of problems.

Social Smoke, the maker of the modern hookah shisha by the same name, has officially released their own line of custom paired and branded hookahs, manufactured by the popular Madgy Zidan.

The new pipe offering boasts a solid brass construction and Social Smoke branded glass pyramid base…

LuxuryHookah.com, a new hookah manufacturing company out of Lebanon, launched their website only a few days ago, but has already seen some buzz in the online forums. I had the chance to speak to Chadi, the founder and owner of LuxuryHookah, about his new business and the what is being produced is definitely promising.

A new website, starbuzztobaccolawsuits.com, has recently brought to light legal actions taken by the tobacco manufacturer against many competing tobacco producers in the United States. Additionally, other companies have received cease and dessist letters.
In an apparent attempt to stifle the competition, Starbuzz Tobacco has filed for trademarks on many popular names of shisha tobacco. Trademark names won by Starbuzz Tobacco, and included in official court filings against Taqseem Inc, include Passion Kiss, Sex on the Beach, Guava, Pumpkin Pie, Sweet Melon, White Peach and Wildberry Mint. A number of trademark …

If you smoke consistently, you’ll eventually run into this problem. You tear into a fresh box of natural coals and start using them. Before long, you realize a lot of your coals are going out after 20 or 30 minutes. Your coals are water damaged. It might have been too much moisture in the air. Perhaps they were stored improperly, or maybe you got a bad box. However it happened, before you throw away 15 hard earned dollars, try to repair that box. It’s not a quick fix, but it’s …

Everyone has been to one. It is probably where you first tried hookah. Hookah lounges are starting to appear everywhere in North America. While walking downtown, you have probably smelt the sweet aroma of shisha being smoked for a cafe. Hookah lounges or cafes are great places to bring friends if they want to have a good time socializing. But what makes for a good hookah lounge? What would make you want to spend $10 or more for one bowl of shisha? Here is a list of some of the things that I look for in a good hookah lounge that I think you should look for too.

The Vortex Bowl from Sahara Smoke is one of only a few very popular specialty bowls. While it has a few drawbacks, one of its major selling points is that it’s among the easiest to pack. In this short tutorial I’m going to show you how to pack your Vortex bowl and get an excellent smoke, no matter what kind of shisha tobacco you fill it with. So, lets get started.
Mix Your Shisha
The Vortex Bowl shines the most when using a wet shisha (though brands that are more dry will …

The ongoing bane of any hookah smoker’s experience is returning a well used hookah bowl to its freshest, cleanest state. After a few weeks or months of smoking, it is inevitable that your bowl will get caked with a solid black gunk that most people find nearly impossible to remove.

A quick search on the internet will tell you to use baking soda, lemon juice, vinegar, oven cleaner, Bar Tender’s Friend, or even boiling the bowl for a long period of time, to remove the gunk. But if you’re anything like me, you’ve never had much success with these methods. Which makes sense. The stuff that’s stuck on there is a residue that’s been baking at around 400 – 600 degrees for 20 or 30 hours—or more, if you’re not in the habit of cleaning the bowl regularly. The popular cleaning methods simply aren’t powerful enough to make too much of a difference. With this cleaning method, you bowl will be about as clean as it will get, and it will only take about 10 minutes.

Being a photographer, I have a deep appreciation for the photographic craft. So a natural collision for me would be the hookah culture appearing in wonderfully taken photographs. So, I set out and started to explore Flickr for different ways that hookahs and the subculture around them have been immortalized in images. Here are 10 of the best that I found. Unfortunately, a lot of Flickr users would prefer people not see their work, rather than risk someone stealing it. So, instead of 10 awesome photos, here are 8 of …