Hookah Love Blog

As the popularity of hookah grows, so do our options for smoking. The last couple of years have seen an explosion in the number of companies producing shisha for dedicated smokers to enjoy. One area of the market where there has been tremendous growth is in the tobacco-free market. Without nicotine, the jury still seems to be out as to whether or not these options will really catch on, but one thing is sure: There are a good number of tobacco-free options available with great flavor options and smoke quality if you are interested in giving them a try!

Hydro Herbal Shisha – We have been offering Hydro Herbal shisha on hookah-shisha.com since late 2008 when the company first began offering their product. Hydro uses sugar cane as a base in place of the tobacco which, in my opinion, adds to the amount of sugar available for vaporizing and enhances flavors. In fact, Hydro has such a high quality flavor and smoke to it that when smoking around the office people are often surprised to learn that they are smoking a tobacco-free product. “Dr. 23” and “Kali Drizzle” are two of my personal favorites and I am always sure to have some Hydro Herbal Shisha in my stash at home for when one of my friends request it.

Hookah-Hookah Evolution Tea Shisha – The makers of Hookah-Hookah Shisha Tobacco ventured into the tobacco-free market with Evolution Tea shisha. Favorite flavors from the tobacco line like “Peanut Butter” and “Pina Colada” carry over nicely to the tea side of the line. The tea shisha is a bit oily in texture and there is definitely a tea undertone to the flavors, but overall the quality of smoke is very good and the tea shisha is relatively resilient to over-heating.

Shiazo Shisha Steam Stones – One of the newest tobacco-free options comes to us all the way from Germany as Shiazo Shisha Steam Stones. The steam stones combine porous rocks with glycerin and flavors to create a steaming or vaporizing effect not unlike the steam stones in a sauna. The stones heat up helping the heat from coals reach deep into the bowl. The result is a large volume of vapor and flavor that lasts a long time and is extremely resilient to heat. I personally enjoy the “Pina Colada” flavor and have even had a pleasant experience mixing some of the flavors. The stones are also reusable (for a few sessions) so they also provide a reasonable value.

Al Fakher Herbal Shisha – The newest tobacco-free offering to hit hookah-shisha.com cashes in on the reputation that Al Fakher Shisha Tobacco has built in its wildly popular tobacco brand. My experience with this brand leads me to believe that whatever “natural herbs” are used in place of the tobacco in this brand are married with the same flavoring that Al Fakher uses in their tobacco, since the flavor seems to be nearly identical to the tobacco line. Smoke density and volume seems to be very good, but I found the Al Fakher herbal to take on a bit of an “herbal” taste if exposed to too much heat. I highly recommend giving the Al Fakher Herbal Shisha a try, just be careful to bring the heat up slowly to avoid burning the bowl and ruining the flavor.