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Tobacco Smoking Culture:

Flavored Hookah Tobacco

A widely popular brand of Molasses tobacco is Nakhla Tobacco. Other notable brands of flavored tobacco from include: Al Waha, Al Amir, Habibi, Havana, Hookah-Hookah, Hookafina, Fantasia, Fumari, Fusion, Romman Tobacco, Starbuzz, Tangiers, Tonic, Layalina, Abajûra, El-bâshâ , El-'Esfahâny, En-nakhla, Ibyâry, Shîh 'el-beled, Zeglûl. All of these are Egyptian except for Shîh 'el-beled which is Tunisian, Fantasia, Hookah-Hookah, Starbuzz, and Tangiers which is produced in the United States, Fusion, Tonic, Al Waha, and Romman which is Jordanian, and Serbetli which is as well as Sima Sultan Turkish.

This is in addition to Bahraini molasses such as Bahraini Apple(done by local firms, and adopted by huge international hookah molasses firms such as Al Nakhla as well), and Bahraini Zeglul, and UAE Based Al Fakher molasses, which is often softer in taste than the Egyptian molasses. Today there are also numerous varieties produced in the West with more coming to market each year.

Besides being sold in little packets as is rolling tobacco, shisha is also sold in cardboard boxes and plastic jars. Packaging is generally illustrated with bright floral motifs, fruit, lush gardens and romantic images of sultans or pashas.

The relative proportions of tobacco, treacle, fruits and spices, on average, 30%, 50% and 20% respectively. The substance is generally valid for two years; boxes usually indicate the production date. Health warnings about lung cancer risks and cardiovascular disease appear on these products similar to other tobacco products elsewhere in the world.

Some manufacturers produce tobacco-free flavored herbal blends and market these as shisha as well. These herbal blends typically advertise themselves as having no tar and nicotine, thus a safer alternative that is still enjoyable. The two most prevalent brands of herbal shisha are Hookah-Hookah Black Label and Soex by Afzal. Other Distributors provide tobacco-based flavored blends as well as a variety of hookahs.