Shisha tobacco | Top varieties buy online

What is hookah tobacco?

We all know it, the sweet smell of smoke, which rises to our noses in front of the hookah bars. The smoke smells like sweet apple, lemon, berries, fruit mix, cherry, menthol, mint, lime, pineapple or a hint of grapefruit. Who Shisha also needs a tobacco for smoking, which is specially made for this purpose. The high-quality shisha tobacco is mixed with intense flavorings, which provide a strong taste experience when smoking. The moist glycerin-enriched hookah tobacco is loosely filled into the tobacco head with tongs, then covered with a perforated aluminum foil, a chimney or a heat management device, on which the glowing coal is later placed. Between hookah coal and hookah tobacco is usually left between 0.5 and 1cm space. This ensures that the tobacco is only heated but not burned. Meanwhile, there are countless tobacco manufacturers, which offer tobacco varieties in various variations. The proof of the pudding is in the eating, because tastes differ. While some celebrate one type of tobacco, others do not like exactly this type at all. To find out which product tastes best to you, we recommend you to buy different varieties in small packages and mix them with your setting and hookah components to test.

Our Top Ten Shisha Tabaks

Of course, the tobacco when smoking hookah is always a matter of taste and what tastes particularly good to one, triggers the other only head shaking. Since more and more people buy hookah tobacco online, clear trends can be identified. We have compiled our top 10 tobaccos, which we can recommend to you for maximum hookah enjoyment.

Our Top 15 Shisha Tobacco Brands

There are now countless different brands and manufacturers of hookah tobacco. Especially from the German hip hop scene, more and more rappers bring their own tobacco creations to the market. Most of these so-called Rapper Tobacco Brands, but are produced under the umbrella of existing well-known producers. We have compiled the most important 15 hookah brands for you. 

What are the ingredients of hookah tobacco?

Shisha tobacco consists of the following three ingredients: Finely cut raw tobacco, which serves as a base, selected flavorings (based on molasses), which provide an intense flavor, humectants and glycerin, which provides a strong smoke. Flavored shisha tobacco is soaked in glycerin and molasses (sugar syrup) with flavorings for many days until it has absorbed the ingredients. After that, the tobacco mixture has a moisture of 20 to 40% and is thus significantly moister than, for example, commercial cigarette tobacco.

Blonde or Dark Blend?

As a rule, the blond Virginia tobacco is used as the starting material for most tobacco varieties. The dark Burley tobacco belongs to the Dark Blend varieties and contains significantly more nicotine, since the tobacco is not washed. The strong Dark Blend is especially appreciated by experienced hookah smokers. Many manufacturers mix several tobacco varieties together to achieve an optimal taste.

Nicotine free shisha tobacco / tobacco substitute

Basically, it can be said that there are no nicotine-free tobaccos (yet). But there are various tobacco substitute productswhich do not contain nicotine and can be smoked very well in hookahs. Whether you prefer menthol, mint, blueberry, peach, fruit mix, passion fruit, prickly pear, in terms of smoking pleasure, substitute products offer everything you want for shisha smoking. Among the most popular tobacco alternatives without nicotine are:

Shisha stones / steam stones

Shisha stones, or vapor stones, which can soak up molasses, humectant and glycerin, are vaporized by the heat of the coal like conventional tobacco products. Visually remind Steam Stones resemble a handful of damp pebbles. You can find more information in our corresponding section.

Shisha creams and pastes

The mass of the cream is poured directly into the tobacco head (As accessories only Phunnel or glazed heads) and provide excellent smoking properties with a particularly intense aroma when vaporized. Creams and pastes can also be smoked in the hookah as a supplement to "real" shisha tobacco. With this, however, they are of course no longer free of nicotine.

What flavors of hookah tobacco are available?

Berry, berry mix, fruit mix, berry, raspberry, strawberry, blueberry, orange, grapefruit, passion fruit, dragon fruit, lemon, lime, apple, pear, peach, lychee, pineapple, mango, vanilla, coconut, pomegranate, honey, cherry, banana, anise, grape, gum, menthol, mint, watermelon, pistachio, mojito and iced tea.

How much does hookah tobacco cost in Switzerland?

Tobacco tax: Almost half of the sales price in Switzerland is accounted for by tobacco tax, thanks to which, for example, 2.08 billion flowed into the AHV and IV coffers for all tobacco products in 2018. Further information: FOPH.

How much does the tobacco for a hookah cost?

Between 10 and 20 grams of tobacco are needed to fill a tobacco head. Smoking a shisha (10g) therefore costs between CHF 1.65 and CHF 1.98.

What packaging units are offered?

Who wants to buy hookah tobacco in an online store can usually choose from the following packaging units: 50g, 100g, 200g, 1 Kg

How to store a hookah tobacco?

Shisha tobacco buy online is one thing - the storage that it does not lose its freshness the other. At the latest after the first opening of the purchased tobacco tin, the question of the ideal storage arises. Because if your hookah tobacco dries out, it is practically inedible. If you have bought a small amount, which you smoke within two weeks, there will be no problems, because no mixture dries out so quickly. However, if you have a large collection of tobaccos, you may need some tins only rarely. Therefore, pay attention to the following points during storage:

• Never store your tobacco tins on or near a heater
• Choose a place protected from heat and light
• The refrigerator is too humid and therefore not suitable for storage
• Make sure that the cut is surrounded by as little air as possible
• If necessary, use a freshness bag or freshness box

Shisha Heaven - your swiss online store

Shisha Heaven is your Swiss online store for hookahs, tobacco and hookah accessories. We offer you a handpicked assortment of high quality tobaccos and hookah products, which meet the highest standards. Secure top quality from the hottest brands at especially good prices in our online store. Our team is available for advice and information at the e-mail address info@shisha-heaven.ch at your disposal! More information about nicotine addiction can be found in the following category.