Come, relax and enjoy a centuries old custom that is currently practiced all over the world. Later in 2008, Gojo will open it's Outdoor Hookah Lounge which will be located in our front patio area. Read a book, conversate with friends, or just enjoy the scenery!

The Hookah's origin traces back to India. It surfaced in the form we know it as today around the 15th Century when Indian Glass manufacturing began as a result of the exporting of glass to India through the British East India Company. The glass base was called Shisha. Its mystique spread to Iran where special strong, flavorless tobacco was used with it called "Ajami". It rose to fame under the Ottoman Empire's rule around the time of Murat V in 1623-1640. The sultans of the age took portraits with their Nargiles and it became a status symbol of the time. It was smoked after royal dinners and at diplomatic meetings.

The tobacco that is used for smoking hookah pipes is different than the type of tobacco used in cigarettes. It is also called shisha and in the past came in a damp-blend of freshly picked tobacco leaves that were dipped in molasses or honey. The Turkish-blend of shisha tobacco was one of the more popular choices.

The present times, however, have a variety of different flavors as the shisha tobacco is often mixed with fruit extracts and other flavorings and there is now a wide variety of different flavors and aromas to choose from.

Some of the more popular flavored tobacco includes that which is mixed with vanilla, apple, mint, and lemon and often, different flavors are combined to provide a more exotic blend. On the market today, you can even find shisha tobacco in the flavor of cream soda and mint chocolate chip.

In addition to the traditional fruit flavored tobaccos, like apple, melon, orange, mango, strawberry, grape and peach, you can now find shisha tobacco that tastes like your favorite soda or alcohol. Pina Colada, Cognac, Margarita, Cola and Cherry Cola are just a small sampling of the flavored tobaccos you can find.