Hookah Freak - It's Super Freaky! Mmmm...

If you’re a Super Hookah Freak, like me, you probably search high and low for unique shisha flavors… Well, fellow hookahphiles, our wildest shisha dreams have come true. I recently discovered a very freaky new brand, aptly called Hookah Freak Shisha… and my hookah world has forever changed. Instead of smoking the same classic flavors like grape, orange, double apple, or (yawn!) strawberry, we finally have the option of branching out and trying all sorts of new hip flavors created for the modern hookah smoker. Now we have options like Blueberry Pancakes, Peppermint Schnapps, Smashing Pumpkin, and Vanilla Mojito.

“It’s an old school tradition with a new school twist” – the slogan sucked me in immediately and it turns out that it’s also the perfect way to impress your friends with unique new flavors that will leave them all wanting more. I recently stocked up on Hookah Freak so now my “shisha library” includes: Holy Shisha, Banana Split, Grapeful Dead, Malibu Sunrise, Long Island Ice Tea, and Half Baked (to name a few - it’s a pretty extensive library).

I have smoked every type of hookah shisha from every shisha manufacturer you could possibly imagine, and nothing I have sampled has even come close to the quality or the accuracy of the flavor of Hookah Freak. I am a true fan and I know my favorite brand has forever changed. I mean, why smoke anything else when you can enjoy delicious Peach Cobbler - without the calories?

The true beauty of Hookah Freak Shisha is the fact that you really taste the flavor that’s listed on the jar – not some warped and watered down version of it. I mean Atomic Fireball starts out hot and spicy and ends with a sweet aftertaste, just like the candy; and Snicker Doodle is honestly the closest thing to homemade cookies you can find; Tropical Explosion tastes exactly like a refreshing summer drink you would have lounging on a beach; and Mint Chocolate is just like diving straight into your favorite bowl of ice cream.

I also love that they come in 100 gram jars – which is about 10 good hookah sessions and I have to have a good variety of shisha on tap at all times. So, the 100g jars give you the best way to stock up on an assortment of flavors, get plenty of smokes out of each jar, and still build up an impressive selection for that night when you need to try out something new and exotic.

So, Hookah Freaks, if you’re feeling freaky and a little bored with the old school flavors and need to experience something new and exciting - Hookah Freak is the perfect fit. Try out a couple of the flavors and I’m sure you’ll be just as hooked as I am.

My recommendations: Mint Chocolate Chip, Ambrosia, Malibu Sunrise, Sexxxy Chocolate, Freak’s Choice.

Happiness Can Give You Blisters

Let me set a scene for you -- A college student sits on the back porch of his apartment with a pair of metal tongs in one hand and a lighter in the other. He stares at a piece of charcoal held in the metal tongs… while his thumb is turning white from the pressure he’s been applying on the lighter’s gas button for a full minute. Beside him lies a wrapper with “Quick-lite” printed across the side.

Ok, that image has to be a bit depressing for avid hookah freaks. Fortunately, there’s a metaphorical Zoloft for the average quick-lite charcoal blues. Akhla Charcoal is the Greek equivalent of a small-scale supernova.

I received my sample pack of Akhla Charcoal and decided to go out onto my back porch to light it, as had become my little ritual. I took my lighter out, shook my hand in preparation for another “quick-lite” session, and held the flame to the small, round black briquette… for about two seconds. The charcoal popped, and an orange trail traveled the length of it and engulfed it. I might have been staring a little too intently, because my face melted a little bit -- yet I still managed to smile as I walked inside.

Of course, that’s just the lighting process. I was even more amazed when I got the coal inside my apartment and onto a bowl of Blueberry Pancakes flavored Hookah Freak Shisha. Apparently most quick-lite coals are made by soaking a normal coal in lighter fluid or something else similar. Before, I had been smoking Gunpowder Berry Pancakes. Suddenly, I was smoking real Blueberry Pancakes. I swear that Aunt Jemima was somewhere off in the background humming a little tune.

So, it lights fast and burns clean… what else can it do? While I smoked I prodded the coal with my metal tongs and it stayed together… charcoal has a tendency to get ashy and fall apart, making your tobacco taste bad by getting down into the bowl. The little chunk of coal went from black to grey and remained solid the entire time. The entire process took about an hour, which was a feat within itself.

I guess this should be summed up… I have a new friend. His (or her?) name is Akhla Charcoal. It burns hot, burns long, burns clean and burns fingers, so don’t play with it without the proper equipment. It will be a permanent addition to my circle of buddies when we’re sitting around, smoking some Shisha, and telling our outlandish stories.