Tangiers hookah tobacco

Dark tobacco with a number

Tangiers relies on dark base tobaccos: Burley and Dark Leaf, in other words dark-fermented, strong tobacco. Every flavour carries a fixed number shown in the triangle on the pack, such as 96 for Cane Mint or 87 for Kiwi. The shop also stocks Blackberry Lime, Pink Grapefruit, Passion Fruit, Juicy Peach, Erics Mango, Strawberry, Maraschino Cherry, Cream Soda, Green Tea, Lemongrass and 2500 Blueberry.

American setup: packed tight in a phunnel

You smoke Tangiers differently from light tobacco, namely in the American setup. For this you pack the tobacco firmly into a phunnel, a bowl with a single raised hole in the centre, until it sits flush with the rim or 1 to 2 mm below it. It must not touch the foil. Tangiers makes its own phunnel bowls designed for this dense filling. Stir the tobacco in the pack beforehand so the molasses is distributed. If it is very moist, leave it open to air out for a while.

Build up the heat slowly

Poke plenty of holes in the foil and start with little heat: in small bowls two whole or three half coals are enough. Store opened packs airtight in a tin, not in a zip bag.