What are the types of tobacco for hookahs?

Fans of smoking hookah know that for this procedure you need a whole set of different accessories. In addition to coal, foil, special tweezers and coolant, the most important ingredient is tobacco. From his choice depends on the range of pleasures that a smoker can get. There are a variety of types of tobacco for hookahs, which are fundamentally different from each other.

Main product

It is generally believed that the first hookah was invented by Muslims in one of the eastern countries. Many of them are still fighting for the right to wear the proud name of the creator of an unusual apparatus for smoking. However, some scholars disagree with this statement. After all, the first to open the tobacco Indians of America. In addition, it is there that archaeologists have found during unearthing unidentified devices resembling a pipe or a hookah. Perhaps in this country a similar method was known many centuries ago. But it is not enough to have a special apparatus. It is necessary to have certain accessories for it. In addition to coal briquettes (tablets) and special tweezers, there are a variety of types of tobacco for hookahs. There are only three of them, but each has its own history or the cause of its creation. It is known that initially such devices used a conventional tobacco leaf.

Directly before use, he had to undergo a special procedure:

1. First, the leaves should be soaked in water. This made it possible to purify the product from harmful resins.

2. Then the product should be properly wrung out. He should not have been wet, but slightly moist.

3. After that, depending on the type of hookah, it should either be chopped and folded into a cup, or screwed on top of it, like a cigarette.

All kinds of tobacco for hookahs originated from this main product, which was called "tombak" (tombak). This word has Turkish roots. Yes, and smoke a hookah in this form, mainly in Turkey, Iran or Syria.

Advanced composition

It is known that the nicotine contained in tobacco leaves, when ingested, creates a feeling of mild euphoria. Many smoke to achieve this particular condition. But over time people have learned to receive and other pleasures from this process. They noticed one interesting feature. If the leaves are pre-soaked with a sweet composition, then during smoking, smoke acquires an unusual pleasant aroma. It was then that new types of tobacco for hookahs appeared:

1. One of them is a mixture of crushed tobacco with sweet molasses. And the leaves for this use dry, without pre-soaking. They contain a lot of nicotine and foreign resins. When mixed with molasses, the mass becomes black. Such a composition was called "jurak" (jurak). Such mixtures are very popular in Pakistan, India and Saudi Arabia.

2. Over the years, people have become very cautious about the large content of nicotine in smoking products. The industry of many countries began to produce mixtures with its reduced content. Do not stay away and fans of hookah. A new kind of tobacco called "Masel" (m`asel) was invented. It was produced in two versions: with and without flavors.

Each of these hookah tobaccos is good in its own way.

Conscious choice

Each smoker has his own special taste. Some people like the scents of flowers, while others prefer fruit or spices. By this principle, the industry produces a variety of tobaccos for hookah. The types of this product are quite widely represented in the trade network. Today anyone can come to the store and buy not only the hookah itself, but all the necessary accessories for it. Beginning smokers, of course, want to try as many different varieties and varieties of tobacco as possible. But people with experience have already managed to determine the choice and find the best option for themselves. To study consumer demand, each company constantly conducts sociological research to find out what the mass buyer prefers.

As a result, a couple of years ago it turned out that most people, oddly enough, chose mixtures with the flavor of an apple. A very small amount preferred the taste of strawberries, mint, mango and cappuccino. But every year the choice is changing, and in the future, there are many possible options.

Leading manufacturer

Smoking tobacco for hookah is produced at manufacturing plants in various countries. Its composition is almost the same for all. Such a mixture usually includes a tobacco leaf, molasses (or honey), glycerin, various flavors and sometimes preservatives. In fact, all this - "maseli" - the most popular types of tobacco for hookah. Alfakher (Al Fakher) is one of the largest and most famous enterprises that produces them.

In recent years, this company has gained worldwide recognition and has become a true leader in its field. It produces whole series of products with a variety of tastes:

• Fruit;
• Arena;
• Gold;
• Cream;
• Special;
• Without the use of tobacco.

Connoisseurs of hookahs choose these products for their excellent quality, rich palette of unusual flavors and low content of nicotine. The company is relatively young. The factory located in Ajman, this year turned 16 years old. But this time was enough for the whole world to recognize its superiority.