Paradise Baba 200g - Blueberry Grape Shisha Steam Stones with Menthol

Paradise Baba is a fruit mix of grape and blueberry, kept fresh by menthol. Paradise supplies these steam stones per 200 grams. The tub shows a starry sky above a palm beach, with the flavor in three words below it: Grape, Blueberry, Menthol. Sweet, fruity and fresh at once, and all that without tobacco leaf in the bowl.

What does Paradise Baba taste like?

The grape comes first: sweet and juicy, like a bunch straight out of the fridge. Behind it sits the blueberry, which makes the flavor fuller and a little darker. Only at the end do you notice the menthol, which freshens everything up and leaves a cool breath behind. The whole is fruity without getting heavy, and fresh without being sharp.

Why grape and blueberry go so well together

Grape and blueberry complement each other nicely. The grape is light and sweet, the blueberry has a deeper, somewhat darker side. Together you get a fruit flavor with more layers than one fruit alone. In the shisha world it is a well-known combination, often searched for as blueberry grape.

Baba, Grappy or Amigo?

Paradise also offers grape and blueberry as separate flavors. Grappy revolves around green grape, Amigo around sweet blueberry without menthol. Baba puts grape and blueberry together in one tub and adds menthol. If you like both and do not want to choose, Baba is the easiest pick. Want one fruit in the lead role? Then grab one of the separate tubs.

Baba or Blue Magic?

Blue Magic is blueberry with menthol, also known as blue ice. Baba also has blueberry and menthol, but adds grape to it. Thanks to the grape, Baba tastes sweeter and rounder, while Blue Magic puts more emphasis on the cold. Torn between the two? Start with Baba if you prefer something milder.

What does the menthol do in Baba?

The menthol is not the lead here but a finish. It arrives at the end of the draw and keeps the sweet grape and blueberry airy. That way the flavor still feels fresh in your mouth after half an hour. If you normally stay away from ice-cold flavors, you will often find the coolness in Baba pleasantly mild.

Mixing with Baba

Baba is already a mix, but you can build on it further. Add Paradise Chillema and you get a lemony fresh side, while Paradise Moonshine softens it with honeydew melon. Paradise Twisted fits too: apple and grape make a fresh fruit duo together. Fill one half of the bowl with Baba and the other with the second flavor, so each flavor keeps its own character.

Paradise from the Netherlands

Baba is made by Paradise Supplies B.V. from the Netherlands. The company replaces tobacco with mineral granules, which absorb a self-mixed molasses with aromas. Paradise says the flavors were conceived in collaboration with people who run a shisha lounge. The tub contains no nicotine: 0 mg.

How to make a bowl of Baba

Steam stones work in almost any bowl, but a silicone bowl is extra easy to clean after a sweet session. Have a look at the silicone hookah bowls for that. Fill it to a finger's width below the rim, without pushing the granules down, so air stays between them.

Working with foil? Then poke a fine pattern into it. For the heat, coconut coals are a good choice, such as the Black Coco coals. Two coals are usually enough to start; a third only comes when the clouds get smaller.

Keeping Baba fresh

Too much heat quickly makes the grape sticky sweet and pushes the menthol away. Notice that? Then set a coal aside or remove one for a while. Draw calmly and not too long in a row, so the bowl has time to stay at an even temperature.

Keeping molasses under control

Steam stones are full of molasses, and with a warm bowl some of it can run down. A molasses catcher under the bowl catches it, so your hose and base stay clean. After the session, rinse the bowl with warm water and let it dry well.

Storage

Close the tub well after use, so the granules do not dry out and keep their flavor. A dark cupboard without big temperature swings is the best place.

Who is Baba for?

For everyone who loves fruity mixes and wants a bit of freshness without icy cold. Also when you smoke with friends and not everyone likes the same flavor, Baba is a safe choice: grape and blueberry almost always go down well. Want to look further? At Paradise Steam Stones you will find the whole brand, from soft to extra cold.