Genel Hookah: We always tell and discuss brands that originates in Russia or US, but today we are going to switch it up a bit. Genel brand comes from Latvia. It has been in the market since 2016 and rarely makes appearance in the hookah industry events. But recently I have had a pleasure to have my hands on it and trust me, it Is a hidden gem. Now, I must admit that I have lied a bit. Even though the brand started in Latvia, later on, they switched their production sight to Russian land and originates in Russia now. The packaging of the flavors look familiar with an all black cartons and just the brand name on top. Queues are clearly taken from another hookah brand (Darkside). The tobacco leaves that they use are originated from Central Europe and are cut fine. It is easy to work with due to consistent and fine shred.

There are 3 lines of the flavors:

Gold Edition – the lightest one that uses Virginia gold

Platinum edition – medium strength that uses a blend of Virginia and Burley

Black Edition – strictly Burley for the maximum strength.

The lines consist of 42 flavor variants, although I have not tried all of them, I must say that the ones that I ad pleasure to try, were pretty strong and consistent throughout the session. I have tried the Platinum Edition flavors and must say, there was a good amount of buzz ones I have tried them. The bowl was packed by the creators of the flavors and they said that UpgradeForm bowls are the best for their flavors. Due to Upgrade’s thick walls the blend heats evenly and nice. The top flavors that I have noted were Genel Love which is a soft, silky tobacco flavor, Candy Wave which tastes something that Candy Crush creators would smoke, and Big bru, which is just a random mix of 33 different flavors. Sounds weird, but tastes great.

Overall, the product came out great ad I encourage you to try it, if you can get your hands on it. It is quality, tasty, and pleasant product that would be great for all hookah enthusiasts.