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[30 Aug 2011 | No Comment | ]
Hookah-Hookah revises tobacco recipes, packaging

Hookah-Hookah tobacco has revised the recipes in its entire line of hookah tobacco, as well as ditching the classic plastic tub packaging in favor of newly designed boxes.

In addition to the new packaging, the revised recipes make significant improvements to the smoking experience. Upon opening the package, the first thing you’ll likely notice is that the tobacco is significantly more moist. Upon breaking it up, you’ll also find that the tobacco is cut longer and there even appears to be a bit more of it. The actual look and feel …

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[21 Apr 2011 | No Comment | ]
The New Vortex Bowl

Sahara Smoke Company has revised their popular specialty bowl, known as the Vortex. The bowl retains its classic funnel shape, with the air holes drilled uniquely around the sides of the spire. The revised bowl retains most of its classic qualities, and gains a few improvements. But, the really important question is, how does it stack up against the classic Vortex bowl? In a word, great.

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[4 Apr 2011 | No Comment | ]
Tonic’s New Washable Hoses

Taqseem Inc, the maker of the popular hookah tobacco brand, Tonic, has released their own version of the fully-washable Egyptian hookah hose, as well as a fully-washable replacement for the standard short handled modern hookah hose.
Tonic’s Fully Washable Egyptian Hookah Hose

Like the other washable hoses on the market, Tonic’s premium washable hose is made without any metal which is prone to rust and eventually cause the hose to deteriorate. The alternative rubber materials, on the other hand, will last indefinitely. Though it will be a tad stiff until it’s …

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[2 Apr 2011 | No Comment | ]
A Closer Look at the Hookah-Shisha’s Mystique Ice-Tip

The last several years have seen some fantastic innovations in the hookah industry. From ultra-efficient hookah bowls that use less tobacco and coal, to hoses that won’t deteriorate under normal use. And Hookah-Shisha.com, creators of the Nammor washable hose and Romman tobacco, have taken another stab at modern innovation. This time, with the Mystique Hookah Ice Hose Tip.

The Ice Tip takes the simple concept that cooler smoke is smoother smoke, and approaches the process of cooling the smoke in a brand new way. Rather than the traditional method of placing …

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[6 Mar 2011 | No Comment | ]

Social Smoke, on March 1st, announced a new pricing structure which is designed to bring retail prices down and inspire new innovation and quality.

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[3 Feb 2011 | No Comment | ]
Hookah-Hookah and HookahPro.com Host Hookah-Freak Blend-Off 2011, Offers Free Samples

Hookah-Hookah, in cooperation with HookahPro.com, are working together on the annual Hookah-Freak’s Blend-Off 2011. The contest, and marketing strategy, from Sahara Smoke Company, sets smokers to design their own custom flavor blends.
The contest, which began on February 1st, boasts some impressive prizes, with the first 300 contestants receiving a free t-shirt, 9 finalists receiving 300g of Hookah-Freak tobacco and either a $30 Hookah-Hookah gift card, or single hose Genie Hookah, and the grand price winner receiving a full size Vulcan hookah, 4 Kilos of Hookah-Freak tobacco, and either an xBox …

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[3 Feb 2011 | No Comment | ]
Tonic Releases New ‘Made in USA’ Flavors

Tonic, the company behind popular premium tobacco flavors such as After Sex and Strawberry Citrus Mint, has released and new set of flavors, touted as being ‘Made in the USA’. The new flavors sport hip, but ambiguous names: Minty Dreams, Da Vinci, Virgin Strawberry, Romance, Kama Sutra, Bada Bing, Bellylicious, Babylon and Hitman.
Tonic has also updated its packaging graphics for the new batch of tobacco flavors.

The official description of the flavors is also ambiguous, with most descriptions including the phrase ‘special mixture’. We’ll have to wait for some hands on …

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[19 Jan 2011 | No Comment | ]

A representative from Social Smoke says that the prices of products sold in their online store will be going down, “way down”. The source says, “Basically we will be the cheapest (or match the cheapest) on the internet for many items.”
The circumstances leading to this drop in prices, as well as where about the prices will land, are still unclear. Also still unclear are exactly what products will experience the most significant drop in prices, since the company’s website sells a full gamut of hookah tobacco and accessories.
Pure speculation says …

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[11 Jan 2011 | No Comment | ]
Fuzzy Naval Mix

This Fuzzy Naval mix is sweet and mellow, and strikingly distinct. With the citrusy orange flavor as a foundation, the peach blends nearly seamlessly to create a mix that, when proportioned properly, is almost sure to be a crowd pleaser.

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[5 Nov 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
Starbuzz Serves Critic With Subpoena, Free Speech & Privacy Concerns

New developments in the Starbuzz lawsuits debacle have surfaced on the Starbuzztobaccolawsuits.com page. On Thursday, Nick Apromollo was served with a subpoena to deliver a deposition in regards to his involvement with the starbuzztobaccolawsuits.com website, to be held on December 1st of this year.
The subpoena damans that Apromollo appear along with a variety of documents, some of which sound legitimate, such as, “Documents provided to You by Taqseem during the Relevant Time Period.”,  “Documents in your possession and custody obtained from any source relating to Starbuzz, Taqseem, the Taqseem Lawsuit, …