Hookah, invented in India, very quickly spread to the Muslim world. For them, this is not an ordinary smoking device, but a whole tradition, part of the story. The very first appliances were made from walnut shells. From the 19th century, hookah also begins its European procession. Here he began to be considered a luxury item of oriental style. Today they love hookah in Russia. For us, it has become fashionable. People consider hookah a way to get rid of stress after a hard day at work. It is even compared to yoga or the tea ceremony in China.
Someone considers his smoke not only more pleasant, but also much safer than cigarette. And what is a hookah on wine and how to cook it?
Is it difficult to make a hookah?
Many lovers of this wonderful device for lighting switched to wine in the form of a filler only because when it is inhaled, indescribable sensations arise. But picking the right ingredients and proportions is far from easy. Therefore, it is often preferred to smoke a hookah on wine in specialized institutions. You can try to create it at home. To do this, you need good wine and experience in smoking a hookah.
Classic rules
Follow the step-by-step instructions below, and you can make a hookah with wine without any problems:
- Choose a good and quality wine. You need to mix it with water. Knowledgeable people do not recommend the use of clean drinks (vodka, whiskey, etc.), since they drown out tobacco too much. Smoking such a hookah can cause alcohol intoxication, dizziness and even vomiting.
- Dilute the alcoholic drink with water to get a good hookah on wine. The proportions are best observed: one in three. Thus, you get a light and pleasant taste that does not interfere with the perception of tobacco. If the device is prepared for a person who loves to drink, then the proportions of wine and water can be one to one. True, in this case, the taste of tobacco is felt much less clearly (plus alcohol intoxication may occur).
- If the water was warm, then cool the solution.
- Pour the resulting mixture into a hookah flask. The instrument tube should be immersed in fluid about 6 centimeters. Do not pour more liquid into the flask, as this will complicate the smoking process. In turn, this difficulty can cause rapid fatigue from the device and general dissatisfaction with the process. In addition, such a depth of immersion will allow you to perfectly filter toxins, and therefore, save the smoker's lungs. Harmful substances remain in the wine, as in a filter.
This is important to remember!
Nothing more is needed to enjoy the process. But it is important to remember: it is not a matter of the temperature of the composition or the strict clarity of the proportions. You should use only a good alcoholic drink. Choose a quality and aromatic wine. Surrogates will not help you make a hookah on wine, reviews of which are usually enthusiastic. In addition, scientists argue that the use of surrogates affects the development of diseases of the oral cavity.
Which wine to buy?
Experts believe that young red wine is best for hookah. This drink when emitted emits light fumes and a wonderful aroma, pleasant taste. It is this wine that experts will recommend in the first place. The use of white wine is also not satisfactory, especially if you alternate it with red.
Taste sensations change and allow you to get more pleasure from the process. Pink nutmeg and sparkling drinks are important to use with great care. A hookah on wine of this sort may be interesting from the taste and aromatic point of view, but it can be dangerous. These drinks are able to intoxicate a smoker faster. Fortified wines should also be used very carefully. Maybe it makes sense to dilute them with water more than light alcoholic drinks.
How to make a hookah on wine? Choose tobacco
As in the case of wine, tobacco also choose only high quality. A good flavored tobacco is ideal for a light wine taste (it is better to choose fruit). Experts know which tobacco goes with any type of drink. So:
- If you make a hookah with red wine, a mixture of tobacco with the aroma of chocolate, cherry or plum will do.
- Strawberries, melon, grapes are suitable for making hookah with white wine.
- Flavored mint tobacco is suitable for a sparkling and pink drink.
- If you still decide to try the hookah on wine and vodka, then get the highest quality tobacco without flavors.
Important safety rule
After the completion of the smoking process, it is important to pour out the entire mixture from the hookah flask. Wine, which has absorbed all the toxic substances of tobacco, has become poisonous. The smell and color of the solution is similar to wine, but it can no longer be called such. If you used vodka, then it just gets cloudy. But in no case should you drink the mixture - this can result in severe poisoning or even death.
Is wine a filter?
Now you know how to make a hookah on wine. To create a good mixture, you need to clearly know what a person wants from the process. Incomparable pleasure comes to the smoker with the right combination of tobacco and wine.
Nevertheless, it is important to remember: even if wine is a kind of filter that absorbs a large amount of toxins in tobacco, it will not completely protect your lungs from problems. They still get toxins, and later this can lead to diseases of the respiratory system.
If you want to make a nice hookah without using alcohol, then take fresh juices or teas. Simple drinking water, milk (it softens smoke), pomegranate juice, cold red hibiscus tea are perfect for smoking.
If you put the fruits of cherries or grapes in a transparent flask of the apparatus (as the ancient oriental connoisseurs of hookah did), you can enjoy smoking tobacco and playing berries in a jar at the same time.
How to prepare the device for smoking?
The article describes in detail how to prepare a hookah with wine. But not everyone knows how to cook the device for its intended use. When you fill the flask with the mixture, close it tightly. You can also put ice cubes inside. So the smoke will cool faster. Install the shaft on the flask. Then place the saucer on the shaft. It is necessary for waste coal, tongs and a lid if smoking a hookah occurs outdoors.
The cover will protect the device from the wind. Put a bowl on a saucer and proceed to the most important stage - clogging the apparatus with tobacco. Do not forget to dry the tobacco well before use (if excess moisture still remains, carefully blot it with a napkin). If the tobacco is large, it can even be cut a little with a knife. Sticks and large parts of it must be removed. We put the tobacco in the bowl, you do not need to make a slide, but add to the brim. Do not ram the mixture, otherwise you will not get smoldering. Next, take food foil, fold in half and cover the bowl. Poke a few holes in the foil with a toothpick. If you install a foil ring vertically and one more layer on top of it (also pierced with a toothpick), you will create air space in the device. In this case, the tobacco will not burn, but smolder, which is the best suited for smoking hookah.