Hookah is a combination of tobacco and a blending agent like honey, glycerin, or molasses and flavorings like fruit or other juices. There are two main types of flavored tobacco in blonde or washed shisha and a dark leaf or unwashed tobacco. Blonde tobacco is suggested for people new to hookah or those that like a lighter smoke and less nicotine. This hookah is washed before flavoring and additives are combined lessening the nicotine and creating a less harsh smoke. Dark tobacco, on the other hand, is unwashed usually burley tobacco that brings a more harsh smoke and larger nicotine content. Expect each flavor to have hints of the taste of tobacco. Suggested for hookah enthusiasts or those that have already built a nicotine tolerance. Hookah shisha tobacco is also known as waterpipe tobacco, nargile, or argileh and is heated with coals on top of a hookah pipe.