Shisha Tobacco

Choosing a shisha tobacco

Every shisha blend combines cut tobacco leaf with glycerine, flavouring and a sweetener, typically molasses or honey, and it is smoked through a water pipe. The leaf underneath tends to be one of two kinds. Virginia leaf, the blonde type, normally gives a milder blend with less nicotine. Burley leaf, the dark type and frequently labelled "dark blend", normally gives a stronger one with more nicotine. On every flavour page you will find its taste notes and the weights it is sold in.

Pack weights by brand

Weights vary from one brand to the next. Afzal uses the smallest packs at 40 g; Banger is packed at 100 g, Element at 200 g and Al Fakher at 250 g. You can get Overdose, Sebero or Black Burn as 100 g or 200 g, MustHave as 125 g or 250 g, and Adalya largely as 200 g. Social Smoke, Darkside and Starbuzz each offer a choice of weights spanning 100 g to 250 g. Every product page states its precise weight and price.

Brand origins

Seven of the brands come from Russia: Element, Overdose, Banger, Sebero, MustHave, Black Burn and Darkside. Two are from the USA, namely Social Smoke and Starbuzz. Adalya is made in Turkey, Afzal comes from India, and Al Fakher is a UAE brand.

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