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Carnival of the Shisha: Starbuzz Hookah Tobacco

A Review of Starbuzz Hookah Tobacco
Starbuzz is another American Ultra Premium Hookah Tobacco.  They have made a name for themselves for many reasons, which we’ll get into.  Its these reasons that make us believe that this is the only truly ultra premium hookah tobacco on the market, not only in price but also in [...]

Carnival of the Shisha: Soex Herbal Hookah Tobacco-Free

A Review of Soex Hookah Tobacco-Alternative

And now for something completely different: Soex Herbal Hookah Tobacco-Free. What is Soex? Well, some say its tobacco-leaf extract without the nicotine, other’s say it’s alien technology recovered from Roswell, New Mexico. Those people would be wrong. It’s actually shredded sugar beats. Who’d have thunk it?
From the same makers as [...]

Al Fakher Hookah Tobacco: Carnival of the Shisha

A Review of Al Fakher Hookah Tobacco
Al Fakher has been sweeping through Middle Eastern neighborhoods for the past couple of years. Nakhla’s old stomping ground has been usurped with this straight from the Emirates upstart. If you are at a Middle Eastern cafe and they offer you “premium tobacco,” this is probably the stuff you’ll [...]

Nakhla Hookah Tobacco: Carnival of the Shisha

A review of hookah tobacco offered by Nakhla.
We’ll be breaking down some tobacco reviews here on the HoBlog. This one is the tried and true: Nakhla.
Much of what hookah smoking is today is owed to Nakhla. This Egyptian company has been there from the near beginning: Almost 100 years ago they began the process of [...]

Sultan Hookah Tobacco: Carnival of the Shisha

A Review of Sultan Hookah Tobacco
Sultan was one of the first American produced hookah tobaccos to hit the market: All the way back in ‘ought 2 (’02). Sultan has gotten in a bit of trouble: filing for bankruptcy, being acquired, etc, but they still produce some good stuff…and some terrible stuff. Like a box of [...]

Authors

Trent, Maynard
Trent, Maynard

Trent graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Madison in August 2005. He worked for Lucent Technologies and later joined AIESEC US to financially manage and expand grants to the US Department of State, American Express and the Starr Foundation. He currently resides in The Jersey City, a glorious place to be alive. [ » more ]

Mike, Duke of the Dream
Mike, Duke of the Dream

Mike graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Madison in May 2007 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and a concentration in Mathematics. He is an online technologies enthusiast and actively follows the trends of social, viral marketing through weblogs, online forums and social networking sites. He is currently kicking it in Malaysia, which is significantly warmer than Wisconsin. [ » more ]