Tricks of the Trade

Try putting ice in the glass base of your Shisha and get the water ice cold before smoking. This makes for a smoother more enjoyable smoking experience. Try mixing lemon juice, orange juice, or some other flavor into the water in your glass base. It will enhance the taste of your Shisha smoking experience. Using milk instead of water makes the smoke thicker.

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• You can store your shisha tobacco at room temperature but it must remain in an air tight container (i.e. tupperware, jar, zip lock bag, etc.). This will keep your tobacco from drying up and losing its flavor.

• When you first start smoking your Shisha, try placing the charcoal on the outside of the bowl and working it around the edges of the bowl. The center of the bowl should be the last place your charcoal is placed.

• Some people smoke the Shisha like you would smoke a cigar while others inhale the smoke. Neither way is more correct than the other. It's a preference thing.

• For a sweeter and perhaps more flavourful smoke, you can add some wine to the top two inches of the water in the base of your Shisha. It's a happier smoke, and you can really taste the wine.

• Because of it's consistency, the tobacco tends to clump up. Before you pack the bowl, crumble it up in your fingers to spread it out throughout the bowl.

• When you place the foil tightly over the Shisha bowl, make sure the shiny side is facing down so it will retain more heat from the charcoal. Mixing and matching flavors is a very fun thing to experiment when trying to create the ultimate flavor. Mixing "mint" with other flavors provides for a cool refreshing taste. I like to mix cherry and cola tobacco, tastes like cherry coke!

After you're done poking your holes in the foil, cover the top of the clay bowl with the palm of your hand and blow through the bottom of the bowl, then release your hand and blow just a little longer. This prevents any tobacco from getting into the holes of the bowl and makes your Shisha pull better. It's good to always blow out the smoke that collects in the glass base every once in a while so the smoke does not become stale. This gets rid of some of the harsh flavor from the stale smoke.

• It is suggested not to run water through the hose. Simply blow air through the hose after/before each use to blow out the particles inside the hose. Occasionally, use a small amount of water/lemon juice and "swish" it around in your hose.
  
  
• Clean your shisha regularly. This will ensure that you are always getting the best quality smoke and a superior smoking experience every time.

  
  
• When placing the foil on top of the hookah bowl, make an elevated border to prevent the charcoal from rolling off.

  
  
• Due to the amount of smoke from a shisha try blowing smoke rings.

Etiquette

• Never light your cigarette with the coals on your hookah. It some countries it is considered an insult!

• Always leave your hookah at ground level, to prevent an accident

• Never pass the hookah directly to another person. Always first put in down and let the next person pick it up.

• Invite your friends and family to share your hookah. To not ask is considered an insult.
  

 

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