Shisha flavours glossary

November 15, 2020

Image of hookah bowls filled with shisha tobacco

One of the best things about smoking shisha is that there are so many different flavours to choose from. Unlike other forms of smoking tobacco like cigarettes and cigars, shisha offers the most diversity in its tastes and smells, with new mixes of shisha flavours being concocted all the time. In this month’s blog article, we look at all the different flavours of shisha, as well as some of the most popular variations of these shisha flavors.

Açaí shisha

Açaí flavoured shisha provides an earthy taste similar to a mix between blackberries and unsweetened chocolate.

Hookain Intensify Stones – Bar Lean shisha

Apple shisha

Apple flavoured shisha can be sweet (red apple), sour (green apple), or combined with anise/aniseed (double apple) for a liquorice kick.

Hookain Intensify Stones – Asphalt Manta Erotik shisha
Heaven Leaf Double Apple shisha
Heaven Leaf Apple shisha

Banana shisha

Banana flavoured shisha offers a sweet and creamy taste.

Heaven Leaf Banana shisha
Al Fakher Banana shisha

Black Currant shisha

Black Currant flavoured shisha is typically tart with earthy notes.

Hookain Intensify Stones – Bar Lean shisha

Blueberry shisha

Blueberry flavoured shisha features a sweet and slightly acidic taste.

Hookain Intensify Stones – Fellatio shisha
Hookain Intensify Stones – Cotton Candy Cream shisha
Hookain Intensify Stones – Bar Lean shisha
Heaven Leaf Wild Berry shisha
Heaven Leaf Blueberry shisha
Al Waha Blue Lion shisha

Bubble Gum shisha

Bubble Gum flavoured shisha creates a sweet, fruity tasting smoke.

Hookain Intensify Stones – Bubblenciaga shisha
Heaven Leaf Bubble Gum shisha
Al Fakher Bubble Gum shisha

Cactus shisha

Cactus flavoured shisha is similar in taste to pear, with both sweet and sour hints.

Hookain Intensify Stones – Code In Love shisha

Caramel shisha

Caramel flavoured shisha tastes like burnt sugar; sweet and smoky.

Heaven Leaf Caramel shisha

Chai shisha

Like tea, chai flavoured shisha is spicy and sweet, with a strong cinnamon taste.

Heaven Leaf Chai Spice shisha
Al Fakher Cinnamon shisha

Cherry shisha

Cherry flavoured shisha offers a bittersweet taste.

Hookain Intensify Stones – Cheri Zkitllez shisha
Al Fakher Cherry shisha

Chocolate shisha

Chocolate flavoured shisha features the rich, bittersweet taste of cocoa.

Heaven Leaf Cheesecake Fudge shisha
Al Fakher Chocolate shisha

Coconut shisha

Coconut flavoured shisha has a mild and nutty taste.

Heaven Leaf Pina Colada shisha

Al Fakher Coconut shisha

Cotton Candy shisha

Cotton Candy flavoured shisha is sweet, fruity, and creamy.

Hookain Intensify Stones – Cotton Candy Cream shisha
Heaven Leaf Cotton Candy shisha

Cranberry shisha

Tart and sweet, cranberry flavoured shisha is similar to cherries but more sour.

Hookain Intensify Stones – Swee Ty shisha

Grape shisha

Grape flavoured shisha can be both sweet and tart to taste.

Hookain Intensify Stones – Big Black Barries shisha
Heaven Leaf Grape shisha

Grapefruit shisha

Grapefruit flavoured shisha is both bitter and sour in taste.

Al Fakher Grapefruit shisha

Kiwi shisha

Kiwi flavoured shisha is sweet and mildly tart, like a mixture of bananas and strawberries.

Hookain Intensify Stones – Kivi King shisha
Al Fakher Kiwi shisha

Lemon shisha

Lemon flavoured shisha has a sharp, sour taste, with a hint of sweetness.

Hookain Intensify Stones – Green Lean shisha
Heaven Leaf Lemon Zest shisha
Al Fakher Lemon shisha
Al Waha Casper shisha

Lime shisha

Lime flavoured shisha has a sour, bitter taste.

Hookain Intensify Stones – Kivi King shisha
Hookain Intensify Stones – Green Lean shisha
Heaven Leaf Lime shisha
Al Waha Dirty Thirty shisha

Mango shisha

Mango flavoured shisha is very sweet, with a creamy texture.

Hookain Intensify Stones – Punani shisha
Hookain Intensify Stones – Cotton Candy Cream shisha
Heaven Leaf Mango shisha

Melon shisha

Melon flavoured shisha provides a sweet and fruity taste.

Hookain Intensify Stones – Fellatio shisha
Al Fakher Melon shisha

Menthol shisha

Menthol flavoured shisha complements many other shisha flavors, and contributes the cool “ice” smoking sensation.

Hookain Intensify Stones – Swee Ty shisha
Hookain Intensify Stones – Green Lean shisha
Hookain Intensify Stones – Cheri Zkitllez shisha
Hookain Intensify Stones – Big Black Barries shisha
Hookain Intensify Stones – Bar Lean shisha
Hookain Beyond Steam Stones – Menthol shisha

Orange shisha

A citrus blast, orange flavoured shisha is boldly sweet and tart.

Hookain Intensify Stones – Punani shisha
Hookain Intensify Stones – Asphalt Manta Erotik shisha
Heaven Leaf Orange shisha
Al Fakher Orange shisha

Passionfruit shisha

Similar to orange and mango but more sour, passionfruit flavoured shisha is fruity and tart.

Hookain Intensify Stones – Punani shisha
Hookain Intensify Stones – Fellatio shisha
Hookain Intensify Stones – Asphalt Manta Erotik shisha
Al Waha Ice Maracuja
Al Waha Sweet Shock shisha

Peach shisha

Peach flavoured shisha is very sweet with floral notes.

Hookain Intensify Stones – Code In Love shisha
Heaven Leaf Peach shisha
Al Waha Friday 13 shisha

Peanut Butter shisha

Peanut butter flavoured shisha is salty, nutty, and earthy in taste.

Heaven Leaf Peanut Butter shisha

Peppermint shisha

Similar to spearmint, peppermint flavoured shisha has more of a eucalyptus taste.

Hookain Intensify Stones – Cheri Zkitllez shisha
Heaven Leaf Peppermint shisha

Pineapple shisha

Pineapple flavoured shisha is sweet and fruity in taste.

Hookain Intensify Stones – Punani shisha
Heaven Leaf Pina Colada shisha
Al Fakher Pineapple shisha

Pomegranate shisha

Pomegranate flavoured shisha offers a sharp, sour taste similar to cherries and cranberries.

Heaven Leaf Pomegranate shisha
Al Fakher Grenadine shisha

Raspberry shisha

Raspberry flavoured shisha is sweet, juicy, and slightly tart.

Hookain Intensify Stones – Swee Ty shisha
Heaven Leaf Wild Berry shisha

Spearmint shisha

The cool taste of menthol is prevalent in spearmint flavoured shisha, with a sweet twist.

Hookain Intensify Stones – Punani shisha
Hookain Intensify Stones – Kivi King shisha
Hookain Intensify Stones – Bubblenciaga shisha
Hookain Intensify Stones – Big Black Barries shisha
Hookain Intensify Stones – Bar Lean shisha
Hookain Beyond Steam Stones – Mint shisha
Heaven Leaf Spearmint shisha

Strawberry shisha

Strawberry flavoured shisha is sweet and creamy in taste.

Heaven Leaf Wild Berry shisha
Heaven Leaf Strawberry shisha
Al Fakher Strawberry shisha
Al Waha Strawberry Cream shisha

Vanilla shisha

Vanilla flavoured shisha provides a sweet, floral, and woody taste.

Hookain Intensify Stones – Code In Love shisha
Heaven Leaf Vanilla shisha
Al Fakher Vanilla shisha
Al Waha Friday 13 shisha

Watermelon shisha

Watermelon flavoured shisha has a light, sweet taste.

Hookain Intensify Stones – Fellatio shisha
Hookain Intensify Stones – Cotton Candy Cream shisha
Hookain Intensify Stones – Code In Love shisha
Heaven Leaf Watermelon shisha
Al Waha Blue Lion shisha
Al Waha Sweet Shock shisha